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Stanford professor Roz Naylor lays out how a global ramp-up of ethanol and biodiesel production means land speculation and rising food prices for the world's poor. Can the world stomach such a fuel-ish transition?
Technology policy -- not carbon caps -- is our best hope for fighting climate change.
A solar club claims millions of American households could save money with solar, if only folks like Oprah, Jim Cramer, and Sarah Palin get on board.
In this first installment in our debate over the Food Safety Modernization Act, our experts lock horns over food-borne-illness data and whether the problems we have with the food system are about dirty, bumpy vegetables -- or dirty, buggy cattle.
A new report says the impact of Ontario's feed-in tariffs for solar photovoltaics, which will create 70,000 jobs, is no more than one donut per month.
Members of Congress who are committed to helping industry save energy and become more globally competitive should think twice about undercutting existing federal laws that have the potential to spur efficiency upgrades at domestic manufacturing facilities.
Best fringe benefit of curbing emissions? A stronger economy says Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune.
A new study of injury rates among Portland bike commuters suggests we could do more to make bicycling safe, starting with simple infrastructure fixes.
This week, I’ve been attending the 3rd annual Governor’s Global Climate Summit at UC Davis, where I am a PhD...