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How to Spot Income Inequality from Space: Look for the Trees

Brian Merchant — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:42:00 -0400

Poor neighborhoods have fewer trees, as these jarring satellite photos reveal.

A Look Inside How Hawaii's Plastic Bag Ban Came About

Sarah Hodgdon — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:52:00 -0400

Hawaii becomes the first state in the union to enact a ban on plastic bags at checkout counters. Sierra Club looks into how it finally came into being.

The $4 Billion Lobbying Blitz That Bought Shell the Arctic

Brian Merchant — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:38:00 -0400

Shell spent $4 billion dollars lobbying for the right to drill in one of the nation's most pristine areas. Its efforts paid off.

Climate Change is Frying Our Cities

Brian Merchant — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:11:00 -0400

Rising temperatures are set triple the heat-related deaths in cities across the U.S., a new report finds. Cities need to fight back.

Natural Gas Industry Worried Green Building Regs Will Damage Its Reputation

Mat McDermott — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:10:00 -0400

The American Gas Association has been aggressively lobbying against efforts to zero-out fossil fuel use in federal buildings. It's painfully typical corporate behavior.

Los Angeles Becomes Largest U.S. City to Ban Plastic Bags

Stephen Messenger — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:58:24 -0400

Under the measure, passed by a 13 to 1 vote, stores throughout L.A. will be required to phase out the bags by the end of the year, significantly reducing the amount of landfill fodder and environmental pollutants.

Would Paul Watson Really Voluntarily Go to Costa Rica for Trial? And Collaborate on Ocean Conservation?

Mat McDermott — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:40:00 -0400

Has the Costa Rica Foreign Minister really just suggested that the Sea Shepherd founder might voluntarily go to Costa Rica to face trial?

G8's Camp David Declaration Supports Climate Change Action While Not Acknowledging Its Source

Mat McDermott — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:45:00 -0400

You can't say you support keeping temperature rise below 2°C while also talking about continued use of fossil fuels.

Will President Obama Attend Rio+20? Green Groups Urge Him to Commit

Mat McDermott — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:10:00 -0400

Will we have a repeat of COP15, where Obama jetted in at the last minute, entered through the back door and exited the same way?

The Decline and Fall of the Nation's Top Climate-Denying Think Tank

Brian Merchant — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:07:00 -0400

As donors, staff, and supporters flee, the nation's top climate change-denying think tank circles the drain.

California Farmer Who Abandoned 50,000 Chickens Sued by Animal Welfare Groups

Mat McDermott — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:40:00 -0400

The aftermath of the largest rescue of farmed animals in California history is now headed to court.

How Deadly Charcoal is Bought and Sold in an African Market

Brian Merchant — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:24:00 -0400

Every day, millions of Africans buy charcoal for cooking.

Hawaii Now Has Statewide Plastic Bag Ban - With Significant Loopholes

Mat McDermott — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:05:00 -0400

The ban, starting in 2015, only covers plastic bags at point-of-sale, exempting a whole slew of other plastic bags with equal litter potential and equally good reusable alternatives.

More Empty Recommendations on Junk Food Marketing to Children

Michele Simon — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:25:00 -0400

Institute of Medicine Gives Big Food Another Deadline – or else!

Gaia Soda: An Ethical Alternative to Soda Stream Home Carbonation?

Sami Grover — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:34:16 -0400

A new start-up is accusing the big home soda machine manufacturers of ripping off consumers and selling unhealthy products.