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
Saturday, May 25, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 31News AlterNet, Illinois, fracking, Coal
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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
Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:17 PM UTCNews Environment
Pollution as ancient Chinese art
With the help of Photoshop, artist Yao Lu has made shanshui — traditional ink paintings — of China's landfills
Saturday, May 18, 2013 6:00 PM UTCSocial 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
Saturday, May 18, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 26Social 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
Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:18 PM UTC 22Social 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"
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 6:12 PM UTC 37Business green transportation, bikes
Study: climate change risks a third of animals
The habitats of many common plants and animals poised to shrink dramatically
Monday, May 13, 2013 12:41 PM UTCNews 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
Friday, May 10, 2013 6:51 PM UTC 42News 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
Friday, May 10, 2013 5:56 PM UTC 38News 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?
Monday, May 6, 2013 3:11 PM UTC 83Politics 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
Friday, May 3, 2013 4:20 PM UTC 18Politics Next New Deal, President Obama
Cicadas prepare to invade by the billions
But climate change may mean it's the last time
Friday, May 3, 2013 4:10 PM UTC 28Life 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
Friday, Apr 5, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 21News daniel mcgowan
Billionaire pledges to “destroy” climate skeptics
Obscenely wealthy retired hedge fund manager will use strength of money in politics to environmental ends
Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 7:54 PM UTC 44News hedge fund, Environment
New spill reveals how horrible Keystone could be
Unsure what to think of Keystone pipeline? Check out this video of a shorter pipeline leaking oil all over a street VIDEO
Monday, Apr 1, 2013 7:12 PM UTC 27Business Video, Environment
State’s Keystone report authors also OK’d explosive Caspian pipeline
A pipeline previously greenlighted by contractors failed to provide jobs, caused severe environmental damage
Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 9:37 PM UTCBusiness State DEpartment
Is the Keystone XL pipeline a jobs creator?
The State Department says it could offer employment to as many as 40,000. That number may be wishful thinking
Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 33Politics Keystone XL pipeline, Canada
BP edited its own environmental record on Wikipedia
Wikipedia editors accuse the oil giant of editing 44 percent of page about itself
Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 4:44 PM UTCTechnology Oil, BP, Deepwater Horizon
State Department hid oil industry ties in Keystone XL report
The contractors who authored the report had oil industry ties -- this information was redacted
Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 3:53 PM UTCNews Keystone XL pipeline
The nuclear waste in that tuna roll
After Fukushima, small quantities of radiation have been found in bluefin tuna. How worried should we really be?
Sunday, Mar 17, 2013 6:00 PM UTCTechnology OnEarth.org, Fukushima
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