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Forget saving the planet, driving an electric car will save your life

If you want to sell the climate change fight, make it about personal health.

Todd Woody Technology May 27, 2014

Firefighters battle the so-called Poinsettia Fire in Carlsbad, California May 14, 2014.

Insane wildfires arrive months early in SoCal, threaten nuke plant

Drought-ravaged Southern California is aflame.

John Upton Culture May 15, 2014

Enviros bash industry-backed “green” building program

The Sierra Club and Greenpeace are teaming up to expose the industry forces behind the Green Globes certification system.

John Upton Technology May 14, 2014

Pesticide and GMO companies spend big to influence politics in Hawaii

Big Ag corporations use Hawaii as a testing ground, and they're pouring money into the state to make sure citizen activists don't get their way.

Rebekah Wilce Technology June 20, 2014

How should funders and foundations deal with polarization?

Today's foundations came of age in a time when unbiased, expert advice led to bipartisan solutions. That's all gone now. How should they deal with today's polarization?

David Roberts Politics September 25, 2014

Amory Lovins’ high-tech home skimps on energy but not on comfort

The Colorado house has no heating system, but it has a greenhouse warm enough to grow bananas, a solar-heated hot tub, and killer views.

Ben Adler Culture July 25, 2014

Feeling defeated? These solutions fight climate change and empower people

From tree-plantings to community gardens and citizen science, there's good work being done in America's cities, and it deserves a shout-out.

Brentin Mock Cities May 16, 2014

It’s going to take more than swim lessons to undo the effects of racism

The documentary "Free Swim" suggests that learning to swim can lift black kids up. But poverty, racism, and colonialism are tough nuts to crack.

Brentin Mock Culture July 18, 2014

Yes, frackers can forcibly drill your land, even if you don’t want them to

Forced pooling allows drillers to tap gas beneath a reluctant landowner's property if enough of their neighbors sell their drilling rights.

John Upton Technology June 13, 2014

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