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Tornadoes — another argument for American exceptionalism

Three-fourths of all tornadoes worldwide touch down right here in the U.S. of A. Why are we so lucky?

Daniel Penner Culture May 24, 2013

Utilities and distributed energy: Further reading

If you're as fascinated by utilities as we are, you'll want to follow these links to more reports and articles covering the spread of distributed energy and utilities' efforts to adapt.

David Roberts Technology June 11, 2013

Pipeline struck by tug still burning, yards away from oil-laden barge

South of New Orleans, a tugboat pushed an oil barge into a pipeline area where shipping is banned, and the resulting fire is still blazing.

John Upton Climate & Energy March 14, 2013

One nuke plant in Wisconsin will shutter, another in California might not be switched back on

Low-priced natural gas doomed the Wisconsin plant, while maintenance problems plague the San Onofre nuke facility along the Pacific coast.

John Upton Technology May 6, 2013

Eensy-beensy baby octopus is a teeny wee octopus-head, yes it is

This is by far the most adorable thing that also kind of looks like the results of picking your nose that we've ever seen.

Jess Zimmerman Culture March 12, 2013

Louisiana pipeline fire, now extinguished, sickened residents

One out of every 10 residents of a nearby town say pollution from the pipeline accident and the resulting days-long fire made them sick.

John Upton Technology March 18, 2013

The key to turning urban youth into anti-government crusaders? Food trucks

They say the way to a young person's heart is through his stomach, but this one might be a bit of a stretch.

Ryan Cooper Technology May 22, 2013

Bottled water doesn’t actually come from where you think it does

Author Peter Gleick found that nearly half of bottled water is just treated stuff from the tap.

Susie Cagle Food and Agriculture March 15, 2013

Oceans are absorbing excess heat, for now

Climate change is disproportionately warming the oceans, but scientists warn that this trend won't keep landlubbers cool forever.

John Upton Climate & Energy April 12, 2013

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