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Exxon makes up with Iraq just in time for the discovery of a billion barrels of oil

The company's recent deal with Kurdistan angered Iraqi leaders. The new discovery shows the value to Exxon in making amends.

Philip Bump Technology January 22, 2013

Polar ice sheets are melting three times faster than during the ’90s

As a result, sea levels have gone up 11 millimeters from ice melt alone.

Philip Bump Climate & Energy November 29, 2012

How New York’s poor ended up along its vulnerable coast

Decades-old urban planning efforts have resulted in many lower-income New Yorkers living along the city's coastlines.

Philip Bump Culture December 6, 2012

Seattle ‘green’ consultants sell out for coal money, whine

The push to ship coal out of Pacific Northwest ports is one of biggest climate fights of our time. Those on the wrong side deserve to be called out and scorned.

David Roberts Technology February 26, 2013

Are We Winning the Clean vs. Dirty Energy Battle?

“I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have...

Ted Glick Uncategorized March 24, 2013

So much hope and so many problems for the L.A. river

After they tore down river wetlands, can the Army Corps be trusted to rebuild?

Susie Cagle Cities January 17, 2013

North Dakota’s oil boom strains healthcare system

Oil drilling is one of the nation's most dangerous industries, and it attracts uninsured laborers who too often can't pay their hospital bills.

Philip Bump Technology January 28, 2013

Why Bloomberg’s soda ban fizzled

The court's message to the New York City mayor boiled down to: "Screw you and your big ideas -- play by our rules or not at all."

Deena Shanker Food March 14, 2013

The U.S. electricity system: Overengineered and vulnerable

Our electricity system is both overengineered and brittle. It's time to push it into the 21st century.

David Roberts Technology February 7, 2013

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