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Republicans disregarded Nate Silver and other empiricists, and lost badly. Almost everyone is ignoring the empirical data of climate scientists -- and our losses could be catastrophic.
Very few companies control most of the food we eat. In this example, we look at the outsized effect the Silk brand has had on the organic soy industry.
BP is claiming in a civil suit that it's pretty much done cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico. The federal government's response: Like hell.
Over the short term, meat prices will drop as the supply spikes. But early next year, prices of staples and meat will rise.
You'll need a kombucha "mother" to make your own. The good news is you don't have to get it from your housemate’s boyfriend, who got it from a girl on Craigslist in exchange for a ride to Portland.
Arctic snow on land is melting at an even faster rate per decade than the ice.
A PBS "Frontline" special chronicles the rise of Tea Party-fueled climate skepticism during Obama's term -- a trend that already appears to be reversing.
Most of us postpone tossing our old toothbrushes in the landfill by putting them to work as cleaning tools. But...
On a scorching hot day last July, I stood on the deck of a boat on the Potomac River and introduced...
