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Walmart is a huge consumer of dirty coal energy

The retail behemoth gets a lot of good press for putting up a few solar panels, but it gets far more electricity from coal than from the sun.

Walter Wuthmann Technology November 21, 2014

I watched a bunch of scrotums get snipped and it was totally fine

Before advocating for men to take some reproductive responsibility, we set out to confirm that their options don't suck.

Eve Andrews Culture November 7, 2014

Scary maps show how bad California’s water shortage is

Just how bad is California's water shortage? Really, really bad, according to these maps.

Tom Philpott Climate & Energy October 31, 2014

Some guy with a dumb face next to a water cooler

Which water cooler is coolest?

A reader wonders which is more energy efficient, bottle-fed water coolers or the newfangled point-of-use kind. Umbra distills the answers.

Ask Umbra® Culture October 16, 2014

This guy thinks mushrooms can save the planet and he’s not even tripping

Radical Mycology cofounder Peter McCoy thinks mushrooms hold the secret to human and environmental health. He may be on to something.

Sara Bernard Culture December 12, 2014

Living close to a fracking well could have given you that rash

A new study from Yale -- the largest of its kind -- shows a correlation between living near a fracking site and having health problems.

Eve Andrews Culture September 10, 2014

3 climate hawks who won their races

… and five climate hawks who lost.

Lisa Hymas Politics November 5, 2014

Tackling climate change presents a “golden opportunity” for public health

Could improving public health help curb climate change?

Lynne Peeples Culture September 22, 2014

Climate change is driving heat waves around the world

A new report pins the blame for a recent spate of heat waves on human-caused climate change -- but for the California drought, the evidence is murkier.

Kate Sheppard Climate & Energy September 30, 2014

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