
The USDA appears about to approve a new Monsanto GMO crop that will increase spraying of a herbicide containing 2,4-D, a chemical component of Agent Orange. 2,4-D is already in use, not only on crops, but on lawns and playing fields. Read More...
The fifth fuel is saving energy. If profligate California can bring its energy use down 40%, so can the rest of the developed world. But creating this mindset isn't easy. This article about energy use in Hong Kong is lays out why. Read More...
Thomas Friedman lays out for us how our armed forces are going to save lives and billions by shifting radically to alternate energy sources, and doing it NOW. Read More...
After Chernobyl, it's difficult to think of nuclear energy as a benign alternative to fossil fuels, but a movement toward small nuclear reactors is testing that possibility. Read More...