A few days ago, I woke to find my pipes frozen. The outdoor temperature was in the single digits, and the house temperature hovered in the 50s all day. The next day was warmer, but an ice storm soon f...Full Article
Myth 1: solar power is too expensive to be of much useIn reality, todays bulky and expensive solar panels capture only 10% or so of the suns energy, but rapid innovation in the US means that the next ...Full Article
After five days of tinkering, astronauts aboard the International Space Station ran their first successful test Tuesday of equipment that turns urine into drinking water.Delivered to the station by th...Full Article
Our planet isn’t in very good shape right now. The air is polluted. The ocean is becoming plastic soup. We’re in a financial crisis.Things don’t seem to be looking too good, huh?There are a lot of peo...Full Article
Think the polar bear has it bad? Here are 10 critters who are even worse off than our favorite threatened Arctic resident. Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Natures (IUCN) Red List...Full Article
I read the news today. Oh boy.The following stories arent getting front-page treatment in the nations major newspapers, but they are arguably among the most important — and depressing — of the day. No...Full Article
Britains iconic water mills, some of which date back to the 11th century, are to become a major force in the fight against climate change.Mill owners around the UK have started to refurbish their old ...Full Article
The gaping upper atmospheric hole over the Antarctic, famously known as the ozone hole may be able to repair itself in about half a century or so, but some experts say it’s still fragile and needs our...Full Article
Whenever I went camping as a Boy Scout, they would always tell us to “Leave this place better than you found it.” Some people would visit the campsite and leave plenty of trash behind, but not us. Not...Full Article
Droughts. Hurricanes. Floods. Monsoons. Disappearing coastlines. These are just a few of the weather effects we’re currently experiencing and will see more of in the future, courtesy of global warming...Full Article
Most of the history that happened in Beijing over the past few weeks took place in gyms, in the pool and on the track. But there was also history in the air, specifically the best summer air quality t...Full Article
ScienceDaily (Sep. 1, 2008) — If the lessons being learned by scientists about the demise of the last great North American ice sheet are correct, estimates of global sea level rise from a melting Gree...Full Article
Global climate change is extending the reach of diseases once found only in tropical regions.Do you think tropical diseases only occur in developing countries? Think again.The World ...Full Article
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Arctic Ocean sea ice has melted to the second lowest minimum since satellite observations began, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Sea ice melt...Full Article
A recently discovered group of air pollutants could explain why non-smokers suffer similar health problems to smokers Think smoking is bad for you? Try just breathing. Louisiana scientists have discov...Full Article
12 ways to become an environmentalist and increase home energy savings without changing your lazy lifestyle.Becoming an Armchair Environmentalist. This guide to effortless environmentalism is based on...Full Article
At 38 years old, Earth Day seems to be entering a midlife identity crisis.By one estimate, some 1 billion people around the world will do something to observe the anniversary of the first Earth Day in...Full Article
The Blog Action Day has finally arrived, and it looks like it will be the first of many, given the buzz it managed to generate. Today we’ll have almost 15,000 bloggers writing about the same topic: th...Full Article
Depending on who you talk to, it seems I’m either a wretched wastrel polluter on par with some smoke spewing Linfen factory, or I’m a Rainbow Warrior mincing around in hemp sandals looking for a tree ...Full Article
When you work in an office building — even if you’re just a member of the cubicle farm — someone else is usually in charge of handling environmental details. You may be asked to switch off your comput...Full Article
