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| Filed Under: | Issues & Causes / Environmentalism | |
| Posts on Regator: | 10859 | |
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| Archived Since: | March 4, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Climate-related disasters cost American taxpayers $96 billion last year
American taxpayers spent more money cleaning up and helping out after natural disasters last year than they spent on education or transportation.
North Pole wanders, thanks to climate change
Melting ice and rising seas are shifting the position of the North Pole by eight inches a year.
Utilities vs. rooftop solar: What the fight is about
Utilities are fighting with solar advocates over an obscure but important policy called "net metering." Here's what's at stake, and why it matters.
A 70-degree weather swing had South Dakotans change from parkas to bikinis in one day
One day, the temperature was 22 degrees F. The next day, it was 92.
This app helps you avoid supporting Monsanto and other terrible companies
Scan a product with Buycott, and it analyzes the insane web of corporate ownership in order to tell you exactly what terrible policies you'd be supporting if you bought that cereal.
This concept bike has a built-in filter to clean crappy air
The energy you put into pedaling this bike powers an air purifier so you can breathe better. Unless it rains and the whole thing electrocutes you.
America’s first climate refugees
Newtok, Alaska, is losing ground to the sea at a dangerous rate and for its residents, exile is inevitable.
Nature’s CEO: Mark Turcek says conservation is good for business
The president of the largest conservation group in the galaxy says that when it comes to cleaning air and water and standing up to climate change, nature has the best answers.
New York City’s water: Brought to you by Mother Nature
In their new book, "Nature's Fortune," Mark Tercek and Jonathan Adams tell the story of how the Big Apple built the best water treatment system in the world, no filters required.
Obama administration gives wind industry a pass for killing birds
Wind turbines killed an estimated 83,000 birds of prey last year, yet the administration has never prosecuted a wind farm for killing a protected bird.
Kids these days just don’t care about cars
Driving rates in the U.S. continue to decline, thanks to millennials. A new report argues that the rejection of car culture is here to stay.
Coal plants could be linked to thousands of North Carolina suicides
New research suggests that people in counties with coal-fired power plants are more likely to kill themselves.
Occupy the Farm movement rises again, hours after being raided
Guerrilla farmers planted thousands of veggie seedlings over the weekend, only to see them plowed over Monday by the University of California. Within hours, the activists returned.
These cartoon bears care more about the environment than you do
Smokey isn't the only fictional bear who cares about the environment.
Taco Bell has invented the waffle taco
Taco Bell is testing a waffle taco. It's end of days. Or it's the greatest news ever.
This (theoretical) house is entirely powered by exercise
How would you like to have a house where every room was a workout station? How would you like it if that house was named after Jane Fonda?
Pay dreams: Six smart people on how to invest in the earth
Umbra asks the experts for a little financial advice. The question pays off, with interest.
Don’t get backyard chickens unless you are prepared to kill them
It's pretty simple, really. Hens lay eggs until they're about three. And then they live for five to seven years after that.
North Carolina might ban Tesla’s business model
State lawmakers are pushing a bill that would prevent Tesla from selling its own cars in the state, forcing it to go through commission-charging car dealerships instead.
London may soon be drinking recycled sewage
And 63 percent of people who took a totally unscientific Guardian poll said they would be fine with this.