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Walmart vows to use its power for good food, not evil

Walmart has graphically demonstrated the damaging aspects of severe market consolidation in the food industry. If it can now demonstrate a benevolent side to market domination, then I salute it -- and shrug.

Tom Philpott Technology January 21, 2011

Renewables or nuclear: maybe we do have to choose

Can we have it all?Debates over nuclear power in the U.S. tend to follow a certain course. The left says,...

David Roberts Technology March 18, 2011

Polluters have the tech they need to reduce toxic mercury and make Americans healthier

Listen up, polluters.Photo: sara b.Yesterday, EPA released plans for its long-awaited “utility MACT” rule, which would regulate toxic air pollutants...

David Roberts Energy March 17, 2011

How to fish in the freezing cold without a pole [VIDEO]

You've heard of ice fishing, maybe even done it. Ever tried to do it with a spear and not a fishing pole? Watch Daniel Klein spear Northern Pikes.

Daniel Klein Food February 1, 2011

Sputnik moment: Historic meeting between U.S. and China may spur a clean energy race

In China, a race toward self-reliance and clean energy is certainly on, but the U.S. still needs to make some key changes if it wants to compete.

Tina Gerhardt & Lucia Green-Weiskel Politics January 18, 2011

The sane person’s guide to bringing kids on public transit

Kids on the bus can be fun for everyone. Really.Photo: Roar PettersonRiding public transportation, as I’ve said before, is good...

Carla Saulter Culture March 21, 2011

Yes, we caused Snowpocalypse, says new study

Photo: Bruna CostaWe’re gonna need a bigger boat, preferably one with two of each animal. Studies published in this month’s...

Jess Zimmerman Science February 17, 2011

The EPA chooses sprawl over urban sustainability

Cross-posted from the Natural Resources Defense Council. In defiance of the environmental values it supposedly stands for, the federal Environmental...

Kaid Benfield Buildings April 18, 2011

Lesson from Japan: We don’t need nuclear power to solve the climate crisis

Anyone watching the aftermath of the earthquake in Japan can see: The human and ecological costs of nuclear power far...

Jon Rynn Energy March 20, 2011

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