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Campaign to roll back state renewable programs is a flop so far

The right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council has been pushing state bills to undermine renewable portfolio standards -- and losing.

John Upton Technology July 15, 2013

There’s arsenic in your rice, but don’t worry about it, says FDA

The Food & Drug Administration tested 1,300 samples of rice and found arsenic in them all, but only in very small amounts.

John Upton Food and Agriculture September 10, 2013

CNBC Marks Sandy Anniversary By Mocking Climate Change

CNBC host Joe Kernen marked the one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy by questioning the wisdom of investing to protect utility customers from climate change.

Brad Johnson Uncategorized November 6, 2013

Wasted food is a huge climate problem

If wasted food were a country, it would be the world's third largest contributor to climate change, after China and the U.S.

John Upton Climate & Energy September 16, 2013

Defense contractor: Climate change could create “business opportunities”

Raytheon is worried about the risks of global warming. But it also thinks climate-related "security concerns" could boost demand for its military products.

Jeremy Schulman Technology August 15, 2013

Mind the carbon gap

The difference between a country’s extraction, production and consumption emissions are what we call "carbon gaps." Here's a look at how different countries compare.

Lindsay Wilson Climate & Energy August 31, 2013

Southern survival: On the Gulf Coast, a community fights for its life

In the new documentary, "Come Hell or High Water," a community founded by free blacks after the Civil War takes on developers and a dominant culture that refuses to acknowledge it even exists.

Brentin Mock Culture November 5, 2013

When spruce beetles attack!

Drought is making it much harder for trees to defend themselves against invading insects, says a new study.

Maddie Oatman Climate & Energy October 15, 2013

Is extremism in defense of GM food a vice?

Researchers who find problems with genetically modified foods deserve careful scrutiny. Instead, too often, they get pilloried or purged.

Nathanael Johnson Food and Agriculture August 19, 2013

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