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Richard M. Daley wants to make your city more sustainable

The former Chicago mayor is launching a company to help cities pursue money-saving infrastructure investments.

Sophie Quinton Cities August 1, 2013

Wild thing, I think I need you: How weeds could save dinner

Scientists are racing to study and conserve wild varieties of crops before they disappear. Such weeds could bolster agricultural yields as the climate changes.

John Upton Climate & Energy July 22, 2013

Another drilling blowout in the Gulf, another explosion

A well off the Louisiana coast blew out on Tuesday, sending out a cloud of natural gas that exploded into a fire, engulfing the drilling platform.

John Upton Technology July 24, 2013

Is global warming really slowing down?

Skeptics say global warming is over. They're wrong.

Chris Mooney Politics September 2, 2013

Fracking fights spread to Europe

European leaders want to use fracking to emulate America's oil and gas boom. European citizens are not so happy about that idea.

John Upton Technology September 4, 2013

This San Francisco dump pays artists to play with its trash

The company picks artists who use recycled materials in their art, gives them a monthly stipend, a studio space -- naturally, it's a shipping container -- and "scavenging privileges".

Sarah Laskow Culture July 9, 2013

600 Investors in South Dakota’s Premier Community Wind Project

In this episode of Local Energy Rules, ILSR’s Director of Democratic Energy, John Farrell, speaks to Brian Minish, CEO of...

John Farrell Uncategorized August 12, 2013

Illinois town bans stripping because of fracking

Fairfield, Ill., is outlawing nude and exotic dancing in order to head off any trouble that might accompany an influx of fracking workers.

John Upton Technology July 12, 2013

A scientific storm is brewing over the hurricane-climate connection

A bombshell new paper says climate change might make the most destructive storms on Earth even more dangerous. But the findings are already being challenged.

Chris Mooney Climate & Energy July 13, 2013

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