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What are future economists learning about climate?

Yoram Bauman took a look at 16 of the most popular college economics textbooks and found mixed results.

Yoram Bauman Climate & Energy December 7, 2010

To make local food more accessible, time to revive mid-sized farms

Today is National Agriculture Day. Have you hugged your farmer yet? To celebrate this special day, I’ve dug this column...

Tom Philpott Food and Agriculture March 16, 2011

How sprawl killed Brisbane: A report from inside the flood

Dan Hill's report from the floods in Queensland, Brisbane, Australia discusses the role of urban planning in natural disaster preparedness.

Jess Zimmerman Climate & Energy January 13, 2011

How to get to 100 percent renewables globally by 2050

There are many reasons to move to a sustainable energy system: fossil fuel supplies getting tighter, easy oil increasingly having...

Kees van der Leun Climate & Energy February 4, 2011

Does pollution lock people into a cycle of poverty?

The EPA is funding grants to study environmental injustice and the effects of poverty and environment on health.

Jess Zimmerman Climate & Energy January 12, 2011

California's solar power increasingly Chinese made

The Chinese are moving quickly to fill the photovoltaic market created by the California Solar Initiative.

Todd Woody Technology January 18, 2011

Why a clean energy standard is smart policy and smart politics in 2011

Last year, the Senate stiff-armed every important clean energy idea that crossed its path. Cap and trade. Oil drilling reform....

Josh Freed Politics January 11, 2011

A leading expert withdraws his name from the Climate Shift report

Matthew Nisbet’s conclusions don’t match his own report’s data.Professor Matthew Nisbet of American University has written an error-riddled, self-contradictory, demonstrably...

Joseph Romm Science April 18, 2011

Smaller SUVs are safer than bigger ones, but walkability trumps all

If you want to be safe, buying a big SUV won't do it. But living in a place where you don't have to drive so much is a sure bet.

Clark Williams-Derry Culture January 18, 2011

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