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John Kerry talks to Grist about the difficulty of climate solutions, the unfortunate necessity of oil and gas, and the vacuity of Mitt Romney.
At it's not just us. It's the marketplace, too.
The Irish potato famine should have taught the food and farming world that crop diversity is crucial. But the genetically engineered potato on trial in Ireland suggests that we haven't actually learned much.
Pollution and waste are bad. But the New York Times' new series doesn't explain the context in which the internet's pollution and waste exist.
A reader wants to see the world without destroying it. Umbra shares some green trip tips.
Photographer Palíndromo Mészáros has a whole series of photographs documenting the aftereffects of a 2010 toxic aluminum spill in Hungary. They’re...
Scientists mine social media, email, and other communication data to prepare for hurricanes, heat waves, and other natural disasters.
In the final speech of the party's convention, the Republican candidate mocks President Obama's pledge to deal with climate change.
When temperatures go up, crime often does, too -- which means that as our summers get hotter, more cities could see the kind of violence Chicago experienced this year.