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Tackling climate change will only work if it's at the core of U.S. economic and political strategy. An ambitious new article explains how to make that happen.
President Obama is defying steep political odds to tackle an intractable issue by appealing directly to the American people. The issue? Gun safety. On climate he's still keeping quiet.
After the 2000 census, many states used politics and innovative mapping technology to gerrymander new electoral districts to lock in...
Nice that the government can take regulatory action in the face of lobbying to keep people alive sometimes, isn't it?
New technology and a little-known energy source suggest that fossil fuels may not be finite. This would be a miracle -- and a nightmare.
With falling water tables, eroding soils, and rising temperatures making it difficult to feed growing populations, control of arable land...
A new report says New York City could slash its emissions by a whopping 90 percent by 2050 simply by making its buildings more energy efficient.
By J. Matthew Roney World nuclear electricity-generating capacity has been essentially flat since 2007 and is likely to fall as...
A new government report says greens are the No. 1 cause of food-borne illness. Should we all stop eating salad now?