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Global Grain Stocks Drop Dangerously Low as 2012 Consumption Exceeded Production
By Janet Larsen The world produced 2,241 million tons of grain in 2012, down 75 million tons or 3 percent from the 2011 record harvest. The drop was largely because […]
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Ken Cuccinelli and Dominion Power Move to Repeal Virginia RPS
Breaking: Cuccinelli and Dominion Move to Repeal Virginia’s Clean Electricity Standard Proposed legislation would harm environment and, opponents say, constitutes a confession that Dominion has accepted $77 million from ratepayers […]
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The road forward from cap-and-trade
After diagnosing what went wrong on cap-and-trade, political scientist Theda Skocpol suggests one way to proceed. It's not a very good one -- so here's an alternative.
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Somehow horse meat made it into a bunch of burgers in Ireland and the U.K.
French people might enjoy horse meat every now and again, but the British, as a rule, do not. Nor do the Irish.
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Virginia AG Cuccinelli leads charge to yank renewable energy credits
It's certainly got nothing to do with his political ambitions, of course.
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Broad support and $1 will get a pol a cup of coffee
Public support for action on climate change keeps increasing -- but nothing will happen without a loud, active, well-funded faction threatening to punish intransigent politicians at the ballot box.
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Here’s that squid porn you ordered
This daring squid porno finally answers some questions about how deep-sea squid mate. (They bone upside down so the male doesn't get eaten.)
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Please enjoy/run in fear from this terrifyingly high-quality video of bees
It's essentially the closest you're gonna get to sticking your head inside a beehive, with slightly less chance of being stung.
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What Theda Skocpol gets right about the cap-and-trade fight
In a comprehensive account of the cap-and-trade fight of 2009-10, Harvard political scientist Theda Skocpol identifies the core problem: the radicalization of the GOP.
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Do cities really take the lead on climate change?
Cities tend to adopt easier policies first, according to a new report.
