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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

This 51,000-person town doesn’t have any school buses — and that’s awesome

The Cleveland suburb of Lakewood, Ohio, has kept its schools centrally located as the town has grown. Genius, right?

Holly Richmond Culture May 2, 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

Louisiana is drowning, quickly

One of the greatest environmental and economic disasters in the nation's history is rushing toward a catastrophic conclusion over the next 50 years, so far unabated and largely unnoticed.

Bob Marshall, Brian Jacobs, & Al Shaw Climate & Energy August 28, 2014

Climate change has found another way to screw the poor

Global warming will hurt poor countries' creditworthiness, according to a new report from Standard & Poor’s.

John Upton Technology May 16, 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

The drought is destroying California’s organic dairy farms

For 20 years, organics have provided a future for a dying industry. Dry times are changing that.

Madeleine Thomas Climate & Energy September 11, 2014

Farmers vacuum maple syrup out of trees in an attempt to save breakfast

Climate change is screwing with maple syrup. Farmers are trying a new tool to salvage what syrup they can get.

Holly Richmond Culture April 29, 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

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