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Gas-price spikes burden the American economy while benefiting oil companies

Cross-posted from the Wonk Room. The struggles of families and businesses over the past seven years are linked directly to...

Brad Johnson Energy May 26, 2011

Biomass is the new coal

Dominion wants to convert three of its Virginia coal plants to run on waste biomass. Will biomass be a smart way to transition away from coal?

Stephen Lacey Energy June 30, 2011

Will North America be the new Middle East?

All Obama has to do is say yes or no to the climate-killing Keystone XL pipeline.

Bill McKibben Energy July 14, 2011

Marching to Protect a Landmark in American Labor History – Blair Mountain

Watching this week’s massive march on Blair Mountain has been inspiring. More than 300 people (and that number’s been growing...

Mary Anne Hitt Uncategorized June 10, 2011

We spend $76.6 billion a year on health care for kids made sick by toxic chemicals and air pollution

America spends a staggering $76.6 billion every year to cover the health expenses of our children who get sick because...

Terry Tamminen Health May 12, 2011

Jack in the Box surprise: How E. coli became a household word

Double your trouble.Photo: theimpulsivebuyFor most of us working in food policy, it’s hard to remember a time when food outbreaks...

Michele Simon Food and Agriculture May 10, 2011

Breaking the link between energy consumption and economic growth

Cross-posted from the Natural Resources Defense Council. There are skeptics of energy efficiency who claim that, paradoxically, all the energy...

Sierra Martinez Energy May 9, 2011

Great places, great food: part one

Is this your idea of a great place? Didn’t think so.Photo: Robert TerrellDavid Roberts has been sketching out a positive,...

Tom Philpott Food and Agriculture June 2, 2011

When design kills: The criminalization of walking

A child is struck by a driver and killed when crossing the street on foot with his mother -- and she is the one who is charged with vehicular homicide. Why is normal, instinctive pedestrian activity criminalized?

Sarah Goodyear Culture July 20, 2011

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