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The price of cheap Walmart eggs? Mummified hens and tainted eggs

Atrocious sanitary conditions prevailed within the factory-scale facilities responsible for the egg recall. But the structure of the U.S. food market and the companies that benefit from its consolidation are far more to blame than any one egg tycoon.

Tom Philpott Technology September 2, 2010

Remember that massive clean-energy bill Obama signed?

If you read everything that bloggers declared a "must read," you'd have time for little else. I'll just say that if you want a lucid tour of the Obama administration's work to remake the country's energy and transportation landscape, it's tough to beat Michael Grunwald's new TIME piece "How the Stimulus is Changing America."

Jonathan Hiskes Politics August 27, 2010

Environmentalists say: stop ALL of Arizona's anti-immigrant law

Today, Arizona’s “show me your papers” anti-immigrant law SB1070 goes into effect. Across the country, July 29th has been declared...

Joshua Kahn Russell Politics July 29, 2010

UPDATED: McDonald’s new ad campaign: Is it localwashing or not?

[See UPDATE below.] McDonald’s has a new localwashing campaign playing out on billboards in Seattle. This one targets the Ballard...

Lisa Hymas Technology July 19, 2010

Our energy-gulping industrial food system revealed in eight bullet points

New York Times recently ran Stephen Budiansky's op-ed hailing the energy efficiency of the industrial food system. The reality is much more complex

Tom Philpott Climate & Energy September 10, 2010

Kick ass or buy gas?

The Pentagon — BP’s best friend?Photo courtesy of Wikipedia commons This essay was originally published on TomDispatch and is republished...

Nick Turse Politics June 17, 2010

In Defense of 'Energy-Only'

Over at NRDC, David Doniger writes a last-ditch defense of a diminished, utility-only cap and trade proposal while categorically rejecting...

Jesse Jenkins Climate & Energy July 10, 2010

What if there's much less coal than we think?

How much coal is there in the world? It's tough to think of a more important question for the next half-century. The answer will play a huge role in shaping public policy and directing capital investments. So we've got it pretty well nailed down, right? Turns out, maybe not.

David Roberts Climate & Energy August 18, 2010

Take Action: Some In Congress Spreading Misinformation About Coal Ash

Coal ash contains numerous poisonous chemicals, including arsenic, selenium, lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, boron, thallium, and aluminum. So why are...

Bruce Nilles Politics August 6, 2010

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