Currents

Mitt Romney claimed clean energy companies received $90 billion in handouts in the past year—it’s not true.

“Roundup Ready” genetically modified crops have increased superweeds and the need for more chemical spraying.

A New Economic Model Founded on Zero Impact GrowthMost of what passes for “sustainability” isn’t actually sustainable at all. We have endlessly—and dangerously—confused “less bad” with “good.” Whether looking at a product or a company, sustainability ends up being mostly about less pollution, less waste, and the more efficient use of natural resources. All of […]

October is Non-GMO Month which calls attention to companies whose foods are free of genetically modified ingredients.

Romney has led a Republican challenge to the wind Production Tax Credit, dealing a potential blow to the industry.

League of Conservation Voters Highlights Congressional Candidates Who Want to Dismantle Environmental Protections

An app to help you rid your life of junk mail and catalogs. If you want to stop receiving undesired paper catalogs and mailings, this iPhone app is for you. MailStop Mobile lets you use your iPhone to submit photos of the unwanted items (using the camera to capture the label with your name and […]

Gage Skidmore Romney’s Vice Presidential Pick Favors Increased Drilling and the Dismantling of Environmental ProtectionsAs Josh McDaniel’s recent article in E highlighted, the 2012 presidential election poses a major threat to decades of progress the environmental movement has made. Not only were last spring’s Republican primaries spattered with calls to roll back environmental regulation, including […]

A 465-foot vessel has been banned from fishing in Australian waters due to concerns about its impact on the ecosystem.

Fracking rose to prominence thanks to decades of government subsidies and tax breaks.