Mixed Messages on Green Homes
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac try to block a municipal program that makes solar roofs affordable for homeowners.
Locally Owned Wind Power: Quaint it Ain’t
The financial crisis is a blessing in disguise for community wind power, an underserved sector of the burgeoning U.S. wind industry. And turbines are giving old farms a second wind.
The Poverty Solution: Cash
A new book, "Just Give Money to the Poor," says the poor will spend the cash wisely and boost the economy, too.
‘Courts and Kids’ Argues for Equal School Funding
State courts should stand firm on equal school funding and make sure legislators and governors show kids the money, a law scholar writes.
List of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Almost everyone in the world's "bottom billion" has at least one of a dozen or so tropical diseases that mostly ignored by Western medicine and pharmaceutical companies.
On Second Thought
The "meager targets" of the House energy bill suggest some hot air on greenhouse gases, as we learned in mischaracterizing the House energy bill of 2009.
Buildings Could Help People Breathe Easier
Well-ventilated buildings could be the ‘lungs of the city,’ supplying filtered air at street level to help people breathe easier, experts say.
Energy Outlook Offers Grim Fossil Fuel Forecast
The status quo guarantees future dominance of fossil fuels, according to an authoritative government projection.
Peak Oil and Apocalypse Then
Based on the past experience of Japan, North Korea and Cuba, an Oxford researcher identifies three possible responses to peak oil: Predatory militarism, totalitarian retrenchment and socioeconomic adaptation.
Phosphorus and the Oxygen Connection
In deep geologic time, it may have helped turned the sky from orange (!) to blue, a new study shows.