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Meatifest destiny: How Big Meat is taking over the Midwest

With more factory farms, bigger meat processing facilities, and growing numbers of immigrant workers, it looks like Cargill and Co. might be priming the Midwest to produce meat for the world.

Twilight Greenaway Food and Agriculture June 25, 2012

Did climate change ’cause’ the Colorado wildfires?

The question of whether climate change "causes" certain events drives David Roberts a little nuts, but he tries to tackle it once and for all.

David Roberts Science June 29, 2012

Rio-ality check: Can the Earth Summit be saved?

With just days to go before world leaders arrive in Rio, international talks are sliding toward the lowest common denominator. But maybe that’s not such a bad thing.

Greg Hanscom Climate & Energy June 18, 2012

Why climate change doesn’t spark moral outrage, and how it could

Perhaps the biggest barrier to action on climate change is the fact that it doesn't hit us in the gut. But new research suggests ways to make it a more potent moral issue.

David Roberts Uncategorized July 27, 2012

Republicans try to force the military to use dirty energy it doesn’t want

The GOP wants to block the military's use of cleaner fuels and push use of dirtier fuels. "Supporting the troops" apparently ends where Big Oil contributions begin.

David Roberts Technology May 23, 2012

Wind farms DO NOT cause climate change

A study that just came out in Nature Climate Change found that wind farms can impact local temperatures, particularly at night....

Sarah Laskow Culture April 30, 2012

Government spends $40 million mowing lawns of empty homes

The U.S. government owns 200,000 foreclosed homes. And to keep those empty homes looking spiffy for would-be buyers, the government...

Sarah Laskow Culture April 13, 2012

Two Views of Our Future

No previous civilization has survived the ongoing destruction of its natural supports. Nor will ours. Yet economists look at the...

Lester Brown Uncategorized June 27, 2012

Does organic food make you a jerk?

New research says organic food makes you rude and selfish. We investigate this "provocative" study.

Jess Zimmerman Food and Agriculture May 21, 2012

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