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Our obsession with GDP is taking a heavy toll on our health, social connections, leisure time, and the environment. It's time for a new focus: happiness.

John de Graaf & Laura Musikanski Culture April 23, 2013

EPA sued over failure to protect bees from pesticides

Beekeepers and activists want the federal government to finally take action on bee-killing pesticides.

John Upton Technology March 22, 2013

Fertilizer facility blast in Texas claims multiple lives, destroys homes

A fertilizer plant exploded in rural Texas on Wednesday evening, killing at least five people and injuring more than 160.

John Upton Technology April 18, 2013

Pesticides are killing our sperm

Agricultural poisons are reducing the quality and quantity of sperm in men all over the globe, especially farm workers, according to a new study.

John Upton Food March 5, 2013

Surf’s way, way up: Sea-level rise, explained

It's choose your own adventure: sea-level rise apocalypse edition! Here’s your chance to decide what the future will look like.

John Upton Climate & Energy March 7, 2013

Bahamas will soon be invaded by oil drills

The Bahamian government will allow exploratory oil drilling, triggering worries about the tourism and fishing industries.

John Upton Climate & Energy March 12, 2013

Minnesota’s New (Standard Offer) Solar Energy Standard

A friend at Fresh Energy generously called me the “architect” of Minnesota’s new solar energy standard (signed last week), and...

John Farrell Uncategorized May 28, 2013

Washington, D.C., wants to be the greenest city in the U.S.

Just weeks after the district unveiled an ambitious new sustainability plan, drastic federal spending cuts kicked in, possibly dooming the entire effort.

Jared Green Cities March 10, 2013

Global warming is causing flying squirrels to engage in miscegenation

The northern flying squirrel and the southern flying squirrel are beginning to mate. It might be because of climate change. Or maybe they're just really attracted to each other.

Sarah Miller Climate & Energy March 6, 2013

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