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EV owners jolted by new taxes

At least 10 states are moving to impose new fees on electric vehicles or hybrids to make up for projected losses in gas-tax revenues.

John Upton Technology June 11, 2013

Americans want more renewable energy and more climate-change prep

New polls show widespread support for ramping up clean energy and preparing for sea-level rise and harsher storms.

John Upton Culture April 2, 2013

Is extremism in defense of GM food a vice?

Researchers who find problems with genetically modified foods deserve careful scrutiny. Instead, too often, they get pilloried or purged.

Nathanael Johnson Food and Agriculture August 19, 2013

Farmed Fish Production Overtakes Beef

By Janet Larsen and J. Matthew Roney The world quietly reached a milestone in the evolution of the human diet...

Lester Brown Uncategorized June 12, 2013

Bikeshare rolls into Chi-Town, spreading transportation bliss

A reporter checks out all 68 of Chicago’s new bikeshare stations and walks away tired, chafed, but impressed.

John Greenfield Technology July 3, 2013

Facing climate reality, cities look for ways to adapt

As stronger storms brew and sea levels rise, city leaders figure they’d better prepare for the worst.

Claire Thompson Cities June 18, 2013

World Solar Power Topped 100,000 Megawatts in 2012

By J. Matthew Roney The world installed 31,100 megawatts of solar photovoltaics (PV) in 2012—an all-time annual high that pushed...

Lester Brown Uncategorized July 31, 2013

Bike culture: Not as white as you think

A new report spotlights a decade of rapid growth in biking among communities of color. Now it's time for infrastructure to catch up.

Claire Thompson Culture May 29, 2013

After a sunny launch, NYC’s bikeshare hits a few bumps

The bright blue bikes of NYC's new bikeshare program wheeled a mind-boggling 13,768 miles on their first outing. Don't expect that to happen every day.

Sarah Laskow Culture May 28, 2013

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