Environment

Is Obama slowly winning over Bill McKibben?

The president's standard for approving Keystone pipeline is "a good one," the leading environmentalist tells Salon

Ej Dickson Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 4:55 PM UTC 26
Politics President Obama, Climate Change

Millennials save the world: Smartphones to the rescue!

Smartphones and the sharing economy help Americans drive less -- and an oft-derided generation is leading the way

Andrew Leonard Friday, Jun 21, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 16
Technology smartphones, sharing economy

Istanbul protest is — and is not — about the trees

How a Reuters photo caption managed to marginalize the Gezi Park protests, limit their impact and miss the point

Izzy Finkel Wednesday, Jun 5, 2013 5:11 PM UTC
All Salon trees, Turkey, Tayyip Erdogan

Could California’s salmon make a comeback?

After years of decline, the rich human community that depends on California’s salmon runs may at last be rebounding

Barry Yeoman, OnEarth.org Sunday, Jun 2, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 15
News salmon, California, Environment

Apple’s promising new hire

Bringing outgoing EPA director Lisa Jackson on board is more than your usual corporate greenwashing exercise

Andrew Leonard Wednesday, May 29, 2013 9:19 PM UTC
Technology Apple, Tim Cook, Lisa Jackson, EPA

Big coal faces big opposition in Pacific Northwest

Massive exports flow through the region en route to Asia

Nick Engelfried, Waging NonViolence Sunday, May 26, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 25
Business Coal, Waging Nonviolence

Illinois’ fracking and coal rush is a national crisis

Illinois and its Mississippi River banks are becoming another ground zero in the war over climate change

Jeff Biggers, Alternet Saturday, May 25, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 38
News AlterNet, Illinois, fracking, Coal

House supporters of KXL received $56m from fossil fuel industry

Republican led House passed a bill that would force Obama to approve the controversial pipeline

Natasha Lennard Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:17 PM UTC
News Environment

Pollution as ancient Chinese art

With the help of Photoshop, artist Yao Lu has made shanshui — traditional ink paintings — of China's landfills

An Xiao, Hyperallergic Saturday, May 18, 2013 6:00 PM UTC
Social Hyperallergic, Art, China

Why green roofs never work

Urban roof gardens should cut energy usage and reduce rainwater runoff. So far, the results have been unimpressive

Amy Kraft, Scientific American Saturday, May 18, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 27
Social Scientific American

Are streetcars the future of public transportation?

Cities across the country are relying on the retro transit line to breathe new life into their moribund downtowns

Jeff Turrentine, OnEarth.org Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:18 PM UTC 22
Social OnEarth.org, transportation

Outrage over bike racks in NYC bike sharing program

Many well-heeled New Yorkers have turned against the city's bike sharing program, calling the racks a "blight"

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, May 14, 2013 6:12 PM UTC 37
Business green transportation, bikes

Study: climate change risks a third of animals

The habitats of many common plants and animals poised to shrink dramatically

Natasha Lennard Monday, May 13, 2013 12:41 PM UTC
News Climate Change, Global Warming

CO2 levels pass feared milestone

Scientists report that the amount of the gas has not been this high in at least 3 million years

Natasha Lennard Friday, May 10, 2013 6:51 PM UTC 42
News carbon dioxide emissions

Obama’s top donors ask him to say no to Keystone XL

Letter signed by 150 donors, including Taco Bell heir and Gwyneth Paltrow's mom, asks president to reject pipeline

Natasha Lennard Friday, May 10, 2013 5:56 PM UTC 38
News Keystone XL pipeline

Meet the “family values,” anti-environment hypocrites

If the right wing is so concerned with family, why can't it make slight sacrifices to avert disaster for our kids?

David Sirota Monday, May 6, 2013 3:11 PM UTC 84
Politics Environment, Environmentalism

4 reasons why Obama should push for a carbon tax

Even a minor tax would create jobs and federal revenue, not to mention help the environment

Bo Cutter, Next New Deal Friday, May 3, 2013 4:20 PM UTC 18
Politics Next New Deal, President Obama

Cicadas prepare to invade by the billions

But climate change may mean it's the last time

Richard Schiffman Friday, May 3, 2013 4:10 PM UTC 28
Life Cicada, Cicadas, Environment

ELF activist rearrested for writing blog post

Daniel McGowan, recently released into a halfway house, is back in federal detention reportedly over HuffPo column

Natasha Lennard Friday, Apr 5, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 21
News daniel mcgowan

Billionaire pledges to “destroy” climate skeptics

Obscenely wealthy retired hedge fund manager will use strength of money in politics to environmental ends

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 7:54 PM UTC 44
News hedge fund, Environment

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