For many people, a new year means resolutions. For one Massachusetts town, that means no more disposable plastic water bottles.
Environment
The Next Frontier for Climate Activism: College Investments
Climate activists need to take their victories where they can.
As the World Keeps Getting Warmer, California Begins to Cap Carbon
It’s not a good sign for the international effort to stop global warming that most of the news so far generated out of the U.N. climate summit being held this week in Doha has not been made by the diplomats and delegates …
How to End Blackouts Forever
Come hell or high water — and Sandy brought both to many Americans— most of us can’t get the electricity we need.
Why Restoring New York’s Power Isn’t Easy: The Trouble with Salt
Con Ed has described the outage in New York to be the most devastating in its history. A look at why restoring power is so complicated.
Why Climate Change Has Become the Missing Issue in the Presidential Campaign
We’re in the final few months of what’s shaping up to be the hottest year on record. In September, Arctic sea ice melted to its smallest extent in satellite records, while the Midwest was rocked by a once-in-a-generation …
Harvesting Labor Rights: Chavez’s UFW At 50
On September 30, 1962, legendary Chicano civil rights activist Cesar Chavez founded what would become the United Farm Workers of America—and with migrant labor a focus of the U.S. political debate, the UFW’s 50th anniversary is …
The Big Dry-Up: Where the Missouri and the Mississippi Meet
Two of America’s great rivers meet up in the Saint Louis area – but there’s much less water to go around nowadays because of a “flash drought”