What’s the Beef?
Lab-grown meat could resolve the environmental and ethical problems
of industrial agriculture. But will we eat it? By Tom Levitt
Rough Waters Ahead
A rafting trip through Utah’s Desolation Canyon, under the shadow of
oil and gas development. By Jeremy Miller
Science Friction
We like to believe science is the ultimate trump card. Time to think again.
By Robert J. Cabin
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Next Steps for the GMO Labeling Movement
With each attempt, the public becomes more educated about this issue
The final result from Washington State's ballot initiative to label genetically-engineered foods was painfully close. A mere two percentage points (38,000 voters) made the difference between yes and no. Similarly, last year in California, the Yes side lost by a narrow margin.…
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A Silent Winter for SeaWorld?
Musicians continue to cancel gigs at SeaWorld concert series.
SeaWorld has reasons to be sad lately, as the impact of the documentary Blackfish has caused a number of prominent bands to cancel their performances at the marine park, due to concerns of the cruel and inhumane practice of confining captive orcas.…
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Fair Fish on San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf
San Francisco Community Fishing Association leads the West Coast in fair and sustainable fishing
The sustainable food movement has a new rising star: seafood. And although seafood may be a little late to the environmentally conscious table, it is now making its mark across the US West Coast, led in large part by the San Francisco…
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The Fracking Files: Stratfor Provided Energy Industry with Intel on ProPublica, Environmental Groups
Industry’s 2009 fears of a muscular fracking opposition have come to pass
Long before the first anti-fracking bans were passed in North America, the oil and gas industry was taking stock of its adversaries through profiles and briefings produced by Stratfor, the Austin-based global intelligence company. The company is known for its investigations into…
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Call of the Wild
Can Ranchers Come to Peace with the Wolves in Their Midst?
The spirit of the Wild West is alive and well in the hamlet of Reserve, New Mexico. The seat of Catron County is home to a scant 600 people, and Main Street is little more than a collection of old adobe homes,…
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In Unexpected Move, Big Island Mayor Approves Bill Restricting GMO Crops
Bill 113 blocks biotech companies from setting up shop on Hawai‘i’s largest island
In a move that took many anti-GMO activists by surprise yesterday, Hawai‘i County Mayor Billy Kenoi signed a bill banning biotech companies and farmers from growing any new genetically altered crop on Big Island. Photo courtesy Hawai'i CountyIn a letter explaining his…
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Americans in Biggest Cities Driving Less
"The driving boom is over"
Even if you saw agitating, bumper-to-bumper traffic during your morning commute, know that the numbers say things are changing. The average American drives 7.6 percent fewer miles today than when per-capita driving peaked in 2004, according to a report issued today by…
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Voices
- Michael Pollan
- The food journalist discusses his new book, Cooked, and the state of the sustainable agriculture movement.
> Read more - Peak Oil: Are We There Yet?
- Tom Athanasiou and Aaron Lehmer debate whether discussion of peak oil helps or hurts the environmental movement.
> Read more - Readers Poll
- What do you think: Is peak oil smart talk, or does it miss the point?
> Read more - Green Is Right
- Conservative Bjorn Philip Beer says that environmentalism follows the thinking of Edmund Burke.
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