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Full Planet, Empty Plates: Chapter 2. The Ecology of Population Growth

Throughout most of human existence, population growth has been so slow as to be imperceptible within a single generation. Reaching...

Lester Brown Uncategorized May 9, 2013

North Pole wanders, thanks to climate change

Melting ice and rising seas are shifting the position of the North Pole by eight inches a year.

John Upton Climate & Energy May 15, 2013

A desperate McDonald’s Japan turns to frantic dance as metaphor

McDonald's Japan isn't doing well. Bring on the dancing employees.

Sarah Miller Technology April 26, 2013

Coal plants could be linked to thousands of North Carolina suicides

New research suggests that people in counties with coal-fired power plants are more likely to kill themselves.

John Upton Technology May 14, 2013

The Obama climate move that nobody noticed

With a behind-the-scenes accounting change, the Obama administration has justified more government regulation to fight climate change.

David Roberts Climate & Energy June 5, 2013

Fracking for uranium, first accidentally, and now on purpose

Fracking can release uranium from shale. Pennsylvania is poised to study the issue, and the uranium industry is poised to exploit it.

John Upton Technology April 15, 2013

Movements without leaders: What to make of change on an overheating planet

The climate movement may not have capital-L Leaders, but its success relies on small-l leaders by the tens of thousands.

Bill McKibben Politics August 19, 2013

Hawaii could be hit by more hurricanes as climate changes

There may be fewer tropical cyclones in the Pacific in the future, but those that do form are expected to be stronger and more likely to strike Hawaii.

John Upton Climate & Energy May 6, 2013

Federal officials hampering Texas fertilizer explosion investigation

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board is trying to figure out why a fertilizer plant exploded last month, but the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is getting in the way.

John Upton Technology May 23, 2013

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