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Going undercover in the American factory farm

As the den mother for undercover CAFO investigators, Mary Beth Sweetland sends her employees into the field to witness acts of animal cruelty and environmental degradation.

Caroline Abels Food and Agriculture November 26, 2012

U.S. building is going green for profit, not for the climate

More developers and property owners are committed to green building, but because it will save them money, not because it will save the planet.

Susie Cagle Cities November 14, 2012

Your 2012 climate change scorecard

In the battle between polluting and not polluting quite so much, how did the world fare in 2012?

Philip Bump Technology December 21, 2012

What does obesity have to do with climate change? Plenty, say some scientists

A less stable climate will likely cause food prices to spike, and that could mean more of us in the developed world will be eating highly processed, fattening foods.

Tom Laskawy Climate & Energy December 12, 2012

Algae biofuel hits (a few) West Coast gas stations

A handful of California and Washington fueling stations are selling biofuel made with algae oil. Could cellulosic biofuels be far behind?

Philip Bump Technology November 14, 2012

Global Grain Stocks Drop Dangerously Low as 2012 Consumption Exceeded Production

By Janet Larsen The world produced 2,241 million tons of grain in 2012, down 75 million tons or 3 percent...

Earth Policy Institute Uncategorized January 17, 2013

U.S. solar industry employment grew 13.2 percent last year

The Solar Foundation estimates that 1 in every 230 jobs created over the past 12 months was in the solar industry.

Philip Bump Climate & Energy November 2, 2012

Climate activists Lesley Butler and Rob Bell (R)

World superpowers are about to get a brand new coast

The broad, open ocean of the brand new North Coast has lots of governments and companies already planning for the economic and strategic possibilities.

Philip Bump Technology November 19, 2012

Good news for nostalgists: The debate over the Keystone pipeline has returned

With new protests at the White House and new pressure from the Senate, President Obama will soon make a final decision on the tar-sands pipeline.