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Go ahead: Ignore the “latest studies” and savor that chocolate

In picking our diets, we pay far too much attention to basic research into phenomena we barely understand -- and not enough heed to our own senses.

Nathanael Johnson Culture May 22, 2014

White roofs are better than green roofs, and everything’s better than black

Let's paint the town white.

Sarah Laskow Culture January 29, 2014

Cities to suburbs: Where’s the transit love? Suburbs to cities: Where’s the bus?

After suburban voters torpedoed a tax to fund bus service in the Seattle Metro area, transit activists grapple with the sad reality: Maybe the ‘burbs just weren’t designed for buses.

Amber Cortes Cities May 15, 2014

Want everyone else to buy into environmentalism? Never say “Earth”

A veteran marketer says green organizations must drop the nature imagery, talk about people, and repeat, repeat, repeat if they want to move the needle on climate.

Heather Smith Climate & Energy March 12, 2014

This new whistleblowing site wants to be the WikiLeaks of poaching

Yes, it's time to narc on your friend who keeps a slow loris in her purse.

Holly Richmond Culture February 24, 2014

Please don’t knit a sweater for a penguin

Being squeezed into a sweater can freak a penguin out -- and it’s really not necessary, thanks to heat lamps.

Holly Richmond Culture March 7, 2014

China’s coal addiction threatens the planet — but can it handle a natural gas revolution?

China's push to wean itself from coal has triggered a rush to develop alternative power sources. Here's a look at its natural gas boom.

Jaeah Lee & James West Technology September 18, 2014

Want to empower African American kids? Give them bikes

From 2001 to 2009, the rates of cycling among African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians grew far more than among whites. Ed Ewing is working hard to keep that trend going.

Josh Cohen Culture July 5, 2014

Even Congress is more popular than the oil and gas industry

A Gallup survey finds that literally every other industry is more popular than our friends in oil and gas.

Philip Bump Climate & Energy August 16, 2012

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