Twenty million miles of road snake across the surface of the earth. That’s enough pavement to wrap around the equator 833 times—or enough road
Category: Environment
Obama’s win brings hope for a rational approach to climate change
If you were listening closely at 8:16 p.m. (EST) on election night, you might have heard a subtle but persistent sound blowing across the
A rural-Missouri progressive reflects on 2012 voters & victories
Like you, I’m still digesting the 2012 election results and trying to make sense of what happened. I worked at a polling station out
Francis Moore Lappe: GM foods not safe
On Octobert 23, Renee Shur wrote an in-depth post on California’s Prop 37 and the fight to label GMOs (genetically modified organisms). You can
CA Prop 37: Right to know what’s in your food
On the morning of November 7, we may owe the Golden State a great big “thank you” note. Perhaps the almost one million Californians
Chemical cuisine: What’s in your gullet?
You know something’s wrong when you walk down the aisles in your local supermarket, and you no longer see the food on the shelves
Alarming disappearance of Arctic sea ice
Climate change is real and presents a huge threat to life on Earth. It’s not a “theory;” it’s a reality, and it’s happening before
Hybrids for everyone without buying new? It’s possible!
A professor from Tennessee is closer than ever to the marketplace for a hybrid kit that will allow everyone to transform their vehicles into
Obama sets new auto fuel efficiency standards: 54.5 mpg by 2025
When adding up the accomplishments of the Obama administration, the increase in auto fuel efficiency standards, also known by the acronym CAFE (Corporate Average
Bill Mckibben: “Global warming’s terrifying new math”
If you want to know where we stand with global warming, read Bill McKibben’s groundbreaking new piece in Rolling Stone, “Global Warming’s Terryifying New