Environment & Science

How I seduced my neighbors into going green

I didn't want to be an eco-jerk. So I consulted a "global warming negotiator." That's when the fun began.

By James Glave 2008-11-27 05:40:00-08

Happy holidays from the EPA!

Green tips from the agency that refuses to regulate greenhouse gases as pollutants.

By Katharine Mieszkowski November 24, 2008

Ask Pablo

Let's talk freight: Is it better to ship by train, truck or plane?

By Pablo Päster November 24, 2008

God enough

We should see the ceaseless creativity of nature as sacred, argues biologist Stuart Kauffman, despite what Richard Dawkins might say.

By Steve Paulson November 19, 2008

Birth control in a Frito?

A new study finds infertility in mice fed genetically modified corn. Greenpeace is excited, while Monsanto rolls its eyes.

By Andrew Leonard November 13, 2008

Is Detroit worth saving?

The U.S. is gung-ho on rescuing the automakers. But the bailout better have major strings attached.

By Joseph Romm November 12, 2008

The EPA's Stalin era

"It's absolutely shocking what's going on," say insiders. Secretive changes have diluted science and jeopardized public health. Will Obama overcome Bush's toxic legacy?

By Rebecca Clarren November 11, 2008

Bush's seven deadly environmental sins

How Bush made a mockery of the nation's environmental laws and values -- and what Obama must do to get us back on track.

By Katharine Mieszkowski November 8, 2008

Ask Pablo

Is my big new flat-screen TV killing the planet?

By Pablo Päster November 3, 2008

Growth hormones for kids

Normal boys and girls are taking growth hormones for being short. That's a bad prescription.

By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. October 31, 2008

Acid rain loves a good recession

In China, cleaning up coal-fired power plants suddenly isn't such a great business

By Andrew Leonard October 30, 2008

Sarah Palin's silly energy speech

Neither Alaska, nor its governor, has the answer to America's energy problems

By Andrew Leonard October 29, 2008

Sarah Palin's latest swat at science

Fruit fly research is helping a booming new food industry in America -- not that the vice-presidential candidate is aware of it.

By Kevin Berger October 27, 2008

Who says Americans won't ride mass transit?

With gas prices through the roof, our car-crazy nation showed the love for buses and trains. But there's a glitch.

By Katharine Mieszkowski October 23, 2008

Ask Pablo

The presidential candidates keep talking about the evils of China's new coal plants and "clean coal technology" as a savior. What's the real story?

By Pablo Päster October 20, 2008

Let's talk crap

Our frank interview about human waste may horrify you about how the world cleans itself down there.

By Katharine Mieszkowski October 16, 2008

Sarah Palin: The view from Alaska

Amid "Troopergate" and other government scandals, including killing wolf pups, an Alaskan writer explains why the Palin phenomenon rings hollow in his home state.

By Nick Jans October 11, 2008

Bear facts about John McCain

Despite his lip service to science, the GOP candidate continues to ridicule a major study of America's grizzly bears.

By Katharine Mieszkowski October 7, 2008

Ask Pablo

How can I help save the bees?

By Pablo Päster October 6, 2008

There's gold in them melting glaciers

Is it wrong to make a buck on the end of the world?

By Elizabeth Svoboda October 6, 2008

A can't-lose debate strategy for Joe Biden

The Democratic V.P. candidate can put away Sarah Palin simply by prompting her to talk about energy and global warming.

By Joseph Romm October 2, 2008

Playing the doctor card

I was aggravated by the treatment my mother was receiving in the hospital -- until I spoke up.

By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. September 26, 2008

The fungible candidate

Fact-checking Sarah Palin, who "knows more about energy than probably anyone else in the United States of America."

By Joseph Romm September 24, 2008

Thomas Friedman wants a revolution

Only an uprising in green technology will revive America and promote world democracy, the New York Times columnist now argues.

By Nathalie Gorman September 24, 2008

My candidate, myself

Even when faced with new facts and insights, most voters don't change their minds about their favorite candidates. A neurologist explains how they might.

By Robert Burton September 22, 2008