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Mississippi flood causes billions in damage, while local representatives deny climate threat

They’ve literally opened the floodgates.Photo: Gulf Restoration NetworkCross-posted from the Wonk Room. “Flooding along the Mississippi River has set a new...

Brad Johnson Science May 16, 2011

Debunking myths about free-market environmentalism

Money makes the world go … green?Cross-posted at The PERColator, a project of the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC)....

Shawn Regan Technology March 27, 2011

Think energy efficiency isn’t working? Think again

Imagine a press release with this message: We’re not using more household energy than we used to — and the...

Frank Ackerman Energy April 2, 2011

Missouri tornado whips up media discussion of climate change and extreme weather

Devastation in Joplin, Mo.Photo: KOMUnewsThe devastation of Joplin, Mo., has led to a super-storm of media stories on the link...

Joseph Romm Science May 25, 2011

A year after the deadly Upper Big Branch mine disaster, not much has changed

Today marks the one-year memorial of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster, which killed 29 workers. Massey Energy Co., which...

Jess Zimmerman Energy April 5, 2011

Organic farming just as productive as conventional, and better at building soil, Rodale finds

Organic agriculture is a fine luxury for the rich, but it could never feed the world as global population moves...

Tom Philpott Food and Agriculture March 26, 2011

Mimicking Big Tobacco, Big Soda blows smoke in Philadelphia

Big Soda can blow smoke with the best of ’em.Coke image: Andrew AtkinsonFor years now, numerous commentators (myself included) have...

Michele Simon Food and Agriculture April 5, 2011

Fishing for change

Recycled Fish turns anglers into conservation stewards, in the hopes that future generations will be able to fish in healthy waters.

Erik Hoffner Health August 2, 2011

Natural gas from fracking is worse for climate than coal, says new study

Photo: Erland HowdenNatural gas obtained through "fracking" — the increasingly common process of splitting open underground deposits with high pressure...

Christopher Mims Science April 11, 2011

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