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Residents of Key West have a choice: dengue fever or GMO mosquitoes?
Oh, we forgot one. The existing solution to the mosquito problem is widespread use of insecticide. Probably not much more appealing.
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Stop Fracking, Heal the Planet
Mark Ruffalo and Josh Fox have just released a short video about why it is so important for people to come to Washington, D.C. on July 28 to take part […]
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The right gets mad about the carbon tax, as everyone knew they would
On Friday, we predicted outrage over a right-wing convening on the carbon tax. It happened. We're basically psychic.
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Could the U.S. Cut Household Electricity Use by Two-Thirds?
Your mind-blowing chart of the day, courtesy of Arne Jungjohann at the Heinrich Böll Foundation. To be fair, there’s little need for air conditioning in Germany compared to the United […]
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The Exaggerated Promise of Renewable Energy
The continued existence and expansion of human civilization is wholly dependent on affordable sources of energy. The latest study just released by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (an organization that […]
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Friday music blogging: Hacienda
Hacienda is a quartet out of San Antonio, Texas. They’ve been putting out albums since 2008, getting a reputation for great live shows. Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys heard […]
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Hundreds Rally Against New Chicago Coal Plant
On Tuesday hundreds of Chicagoans rallied against a coal gasification plant proposed for the city’s southeast side. These residents are against this planned facility because of the pollution it would […]
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Despite basic economics, your power bill is going up
What, you thought you could beat the power companies? Foolish human.
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Throwaway Economy Headed for Junk Heap of History
In their book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, American architect William McDonough and German chemist Michael Braungart conclude that waste and pollution are to be avoided […]
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The U.S. may be gripped by terrible drought, but we’re still America, dammit
The USDA declares basically everywhere west of the Mississippi a disaster area. But at least we have funny ways of talking about it!
