Articles by Sarah Laskow
Sarah Laskow is a reporter based in New York City who covers environment, energy, and sustainability issues, among other things.
All Articles
-
![]()
![]()
Anti-coal campaign is ‘the most significant achievement of American environmentalists’ since the 1970s
The Sierra Club's anti-coal campaign has shut down proposals for 166 coal-fired power plants.
-
Critical List: Warmest March on record for 25 states; LEGO hermit crab shell
A round-up of the news of the day.
-
![]()
![]()
Biodegradable slippers are the new creepy toe shoes (we hope)
I’m pretty sure this is the ultimate eco-product: a biodegradable shoe modeled after the Amazonian practice of painting resin onto one’s feet to protect them. Should you invest in these lovelies? Let us examine the advantages and disadvantages. Advantages: You can dispose of them in a compost bin. (Pre-shredding required.) You can get rid of […]
-
![]()
![]()
Indian man single-handedly plants hundreds of acres of forest
In the northern Indian province of Assam, there's a forest named after one man — not a politician, or a historical hero, but a guy who lives there today. It's named after him because he planted most of its 1,360 acres.
