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Thank goodness, my prediction was wrong: The court lets Obama's health plan survive to be tested where it should be, at the polls in November.
Temperatures on the east coast are spiking – and so is electricity usage. Take a sneak peek at the future.
Portland, Ore., Mayor Sam Adams says that cities are ideally positioned to lead the way toward prosperity.
In their book, "The Locavore's Dilemma," Pierre Desrochers and Hiroko Shimizu argue that a widespread embrace of local food could have "disastrous effects." We wanted to know more.
Fireworks displays are powered by fossil fuels and chemicals. Luckily, nature offers a captivating green alternative: lightning bugs.
New science suggests that smaller crops might produce the same amount of food with much fewer resources.
Over the last two months, the price of corn has been climbing. On July 19th, it exceeded $8 per bushel...
A new proposals from a team of researchers identifies 21 small steps that could effectively reduce our carbon emissions to sustainable levels.
Flame-retardant chemicals are building up in our bodies, with unknown effects. To add insult to injury, they don't actually retard flames.
