When all reason says we ought to be backing more transportation options, the media is still obsessed with automobiles.

Last week’s readers help me come up with five more juicy ones to chew on.

What do Michael Pollan, Marc Morano, Lisa P. Jackson, nuclear energy and the climate have in common?

To fulfill his promise to become the 'Climate Change President,' Obama will have to channel his inner Harry Truman.

Media columnist Ken Edelstein visits with Tea Partiers and energy-efficiency advocates, and comes away with a dizzy feeling.

Ah, the contradictions of corporations trying to look presentable at the green party. Here are 5 to consider.

The status quo gets what it wants when it sows confusion.

Each time the EPA is attacked Democrats struggle more to defend it

The world's oceans are turning acidic even more rapidly than during a monster emission of planet-warming carbon 56 million years ago.

Your virtual carbon footprint may be bigger than you think. You telecommute, while your friends idle in stop-and-go traffic on the way to work, but don’t feel

Developing countries are emitting increasingly more carbon in order to improve their citizens' well-being.

Pot growers have traditionally had a negative impact on the environment — but that may be about to change.

Jet lag has long been thought of as an unavoidable malady, but a new app might help travelers get some much-needed relief.

Paris can be pretty unfriendly to tourists, but SmarterParis is a friendly new app that can make it easier.

It could be yours if you're a serious chocoholic and willing to relocate.

Miso Robotic's Flippy supposedly frees up fast food workers from 'high pain points' on the job. Could it free them of the job entirely, though?

This 13-year-old fashion designer, cartoon animator, and activist is committed to making eco-savvy clothing that gives back.

From cleaning up the oceans to finding safer ways to save people after a natural disaster, these kids have big ideas to improve our world.

As Justice John Paul Stevens steps down from the bench, environmentalists remember a "green justice." Though little is known about her environmental positions,

Will congress study for its final exam, or will it revert to be bad habits and hope for best?

By focusing only on the utilities industry, Kerry may be able to get Republican support, but will it cost him votes in his own party?

Nobody likes a loser - and that's just what this energy policy looks like after the midterm elections.

Congress finally passed the farm bill. Here are 5 facts to start you on your way to knowing what's actually in it.

Previously in development at Sony, the film rights to the eco-superhero are now being jointly pursued by Leo and Paramount.

From urban jungles to sprawling prairies, here are some noteworthy facts about these resourceful rodents.

The newly discovered species have been isolated from other toads for 650,000 years.

We asked Carla Hall, Mayim Bialik, Andy Richter, Izabella Miko about their Earth Day plans.

The rise and fall of Rev. Billy James Hargis, along with the popularity of Glenn Beck, makes our media columnist long for the days of the Fairness Doctrine.

A huge, emerging crack has been discovered in one of Antarctica's glaciers, with a NASA plane mission providing the first-ever detailed airborne measurements of

The vast ice sheet covering Greenland could melt more quickly in the future than existing models predict.

NASA reveals the truth about 3.7-billion-year-old find.

Researchers may have finally figured out what kind of drugs Vikings were on as they headed into battle in a blood-thirsty state known as berserkergan.

As California's new Advanced Clean Cars rules push electric vehicles one step closer to the mass market, could the smart grid be the sequel to 'California emiss

Experts of Paleolithic art in France say some cave drawings have a reoccurring theme.

A new survey shows that fewer Americans are interested in flex fuel vehicles and instead prefer fuel-efficient standard gasoline models.

Singing helps the spirit soar, but can it boost the body as well?

The author wrote most of 'The Lorax' while visiting an ecosystem inhabited by orange, mustachioed patas monkeys.

Tern Island is so besieged by garbage it may become the first U.S. hazardous-waste site whose main problem is plastic.

Up to 95 percent of the plastic waste carried out to sea by rivers seems to travel through just 10 waterways, according to a new study.

A craving for sweets is the same brain function that drug addicts and alcoholics experience for their "fix."

Sweets can exacerbate skin aging and wrinkles, research shows.

Astronomers think dark matter forms fine-grained but incredibly long streams throughout the universe.

Examining the eyes is an easy way for doctors to have a look at blood vessels' health.

SpaceX may try to make history with its next launch later this month, returning its rocket to a landing pad rather than an ocean-based platform.

A black hole's epic "burp" may help solve one of the deep mysteries of the galactic core.

About 16 percent of hot sauces tested from Mexico and South America had lead in them. If you’re concerned about the lead in your hot sauce, try making your own.

The FDA said that the pain reliever can cause rashes, blisters and widespread damage to the skin's surface in rare cases.

The FDA is taking steps to determine if artificial trans fats should be removed from all foods and possibly save 7,000 lives a year.

Unilever’s lawsuit against eggless Just Mayo for false advertising inadvertently gives the small producer invaluable free advertising.

The One Health Company seeks to find disease cures without killing animals.