It’s not Solar and Wind, but Fossil Fuels, Nuclear and Biofuels that Reap the Most Subsidy Benefits A persistent and common criticism of solar and wind energy is that they don’t pay their own way, but require government subsidies. Discounting one-time allocations under the now infamous bailout funds, the reality is just the opposite: fossil […]
In the past decade, plastic debris and litter on the Arctic Ocean sea floor has doubled.
A TED Talk About Reinventing Community Through Fruit and Vegetable GardensIn a talk titled “How We Can Eat Our Landscapes,” the exuberant Pam Warhurst relates how her community launched an initiative to plant fruits, vegetables and herbs on unused land. Warhurst is a forest policy expert as well as co-founder of Incredible Edible, the program […]
Climatologist Kevin Anderson hasn’t flown in an airplane for seven years in order to lead by example in cutting his carbon footprint way back…
Activists Converge on the Largest Mountaintop Removal Site in West Virginia
Companies—and the military—are moving forward with super fast, super efficient hydrogen-fueled planes that will drastically alter air travel in our lifetime…
Big data medicine: Pharmacies act as gateways between patients & a new high-tech asthma inhaler equipped with a sensor to track when & where it is used…
An app for shoppers who want to avoid genetically modified and genetically engineered foods.Up to 70% of the thousands of packaged foods sold in supermarkets contain genetically modified (GM) or genetically engineered (GE) foods, according to the Center for Food Safety. While U.S. food labels must reflect ingredients, they are not required to state if […]
