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Ice isn’t the only thing melting in the Arctic

Arctic snow on land is melting at an even faster rate per decade than the ice.

Philip Bump Climate & Energy September 25, 2012

When it comes to fuel efficiency, car companies are seeing the light

Automakers are experimenting with lightweight bodies and new engines to meet ambitious fuel efficiency standards.

Dan Morrell Technology November 27, 2012

Mitt Romney’s winners and losers

Romney claims government shouldn't pick "winners and losers" in the energy sector, but it's been picking winners for decades -- the wrong winners. Sen. Bernie Sanders explains.

Sen. Bernie Sanders Technology October 14, 2012

Notorious Northern Virginia coal plant officially retires

On a scorching hot day last July, I stood on the deck of a boat on the Potomac River and introduced...

Mary Anne Hitt Uncategorized October 2, 2012

This is what air pollution sounds like

One of the terrifying qualities of modern pollution is that you can’t always see it. In old pictures of industrial...

Sarah Laskow Technology September 11, 2012

Astronauts fixed the space station with a toothbrush

Most of us postpone tossing our old toothbrushes in the landfill by putting them to work as cleaning tools. But...

Jess Zimmerman Uncategorized September 6, 2012

Deadly connection: New report on extreme weather and climate change

The links between climate change and costly, deadly weather events are robust and well-documented, according to a report from Reps. Ed Markey and Henry Waxman.

Ed Markey & Henry Waxman Climate & Energy September 28, 2012

Superstorm Sandy’s climate change connection

Frankenstorm Sandy is a freak of our decidedly human-damaged nature. Scientists mostly agree that climate change had a hand in crafting it. But how, exactly?

Susie Cagle Culture October 29, 2012

U.N.: Global hunger not as bad as we thought, but it’s still bad

And with the advent of climate change, it's not going to get better any time soon.

Philip Bump Climate & Energy October 9, 2012

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