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People-friendly streets: They’re not just for big cities anymore

A bill in the Senate promotes "complete streets" that are more accessible to walkers and cyclists, and it appeals far beyond liberal urban areas.

Ben Adler Cities February 28, 2014

The brutally dishonest attacks on Showtime’s landmark climate series

An error-riddled hit-job op-ed in The New York Times blasts Showtime’s new series on climate change, "Years of Living Dangerously." Here's why the op-ed is wrong.

Joseph Romm Culture April 10, 2014

Can celebrities and prime-time TV make Americans care about climate change?

Harrison Ford, Don Cheadle, Jessica Alba, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and more team up for "Years of Living Dangerously." Producer Dan Abbasi talks Hollywood flair and global warming.

Kate Sheppard Climate & Energy April 9, 2014

Your cable box is a vampire, but it’s about to get more efficient

The Department of Energy struck a deal with the pay-TV industry to make DVRs and other set-top boxes suck up less power.

Ben Adler Technology December 25, 2013

Ask Umbra: Which milk alternative is the lightest on the land?

A reader is udderly flummoxed by the range of options in the non-dairy aisle. Umbra goes nuts.

Ask Umbra® Culture January 9, 2014

California’s cap-and-trade program could fund high-speed rail

Gov. Jerry Brown wants to take $250 million raised by the state's carbon-trading program and put it toward a fast train between L.A. and San Francisco.

John Upton Climate & Energy January 7, 2014

Three-fifths of America doesn’t know incandescents are about to disappear

A new survey found that only 4 in 10 Americans know that the lightbulbs will disappear on New Year’s Day.

Sarah Laskow Culture December 26, 2013

CNBC Marks Sandy Anniversary By Mocking Climate Change

CNBC host Joe Kernen marked the one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy by questioning the wisdom of investing to protect utility customers from climate change.

Brad Johnson Uncategorized November 6, 2013

Is the Arctic really drunk, or does it just act like this sometimes?

The biggest debate in climate science may be over whether global warming will create more winters like this one. If you care about weather, you'd better care about the outcome.

Chris Mooney Climate & Energy February 21, 2014

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