BrainCan - environment

an end to parking?

whether you drive out to visit Disney's Epcot middle in Orlando,Florida, you will arrive at one...

the center is not holding and trump is our...

whether a devastating new report from The New York Times is to be believed,the falconer’s falcon...

moyers and mckibben: time is running out for...

The distinguished environmental activist's current book is a fictional account of the...

lead: americas real criminal element

When Rudy Giuliani ran for mayor of New York City in 1993,he campaigned on a platform of bringing...

did california figure out how to fix global...

Jennifer Gill got pregnant with her first child when she was in eighth grade. She didn't finish...

trumps global resorts put profit first,...

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bill moyers: trump cant stop the world from waking...

The renowned psychiatrist and historian makes a case for hope for humanity's grasp of the...

investigation shows authorities knew the carr...

Dozens of interviews and a review of records show that virtually every aspect of the blaze had been...

cemeteries can serve as lifeboats that protect...

A growing body of evidence points to the important role cemeteries play when it comes to urban...

global trade agreements fail to address a critical...

When it comes to trade deals,it's a mistake to exclude Mother Nature from the negotiations. Go...

how climate change hurricanes are rapidly...

Despite their reluctance to speak publicly about the environment,top officials in the Pentagon are...

beyond harvey and irma: militarizing homeland...

It's time for the Pentagon to speak out against global warming; our national security is at...

the global crisis thats creating 21.5 million...

How environmental destruction created a refugee crisis.When I first talked to the three Honduran men...

the western notion of development is destroying...

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trumps obsession with energy dominance could...

The 'energy-dominance' slogan signals war against environmental conservation,justice, and...

what trumps withdrawal from unesco means for the...

President Trump continues to isolate the United States from the global community.The U.S. is...

meet the most dangerous man on earth

We are all immersed in an evolving Trumpocalypse.Let’s start with the universe and work our way...

it s not just flint. there s an ugly history of...

This story first appeared on the TomDispatch website."I know whether I was a parent up there,I would...

eating locally and in season: is it really better...

Eating locally reduces your ecological footprint,but studies reveal what you eat may be even more...

how currencies can be designed to promote...

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how many more 500 year storms will people endure...

For homeowners in flood zones,one big question looms: Rebuild or retreat?People love living near the...

how the oglala sioux are freeing themselves from...

Native-owned solar energy is powering remote water protector camps.It’s tall summer in South...

bps toxic gulf coast legacy: when covering up a...

Most media would allow you to believe that that catastrophe ended years ago. But whether you were an...

chris darwin would really love it if youd eat less...

"Chickens are in direct competition with the world's starving children. The irony is that...

the countrys top scientists have some questions...

The presidential debates so far have tended more toward theater of the absurd than substantive...

did pox virus research put potential profits ahead...

In the daring new world of synthetic biology,scientists can now brew up viruses from scratch using...

chevron accused of $2 million witness bribery plot...

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the u.s. navy is poisoning local water supplies...

In hundreds of towns across America,citizens are fitting collateral damage.Washington State's...

how some montana ranchers are helping grizzlies,...

Some ranchers here have decided to originate space for their erstwhile enemies,because they believe...

climate change refugees face militarized borders

"In the eyes of the nation-state,a person migrating because of climate reasons is meaningless."As...

5 of the worlds biggest cities that will be...

The UN is warning that we are now on course for 3C of global warming. This will ultimately redraw...

these montana ranchers are helping grizzlies,...

As human–wildlife interactions increase,range riders test novel strategies for keeping herds...

how the right wing media totally distorted...

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egypt s nile river delta is sinking into the sea

This account was originally published by Newsweek and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk...

heres everything you need to know about that big...

The yarn was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as share of the Climate Desk...

heres how toxic tap water can send you scrambling...

Toledo was the first large U.S. city where toxic algae blooms made tap water unsafe to drink. But it...

a cure for vile hospital food?

Mindful Meats is a boutique beef company with a creative,if somewhat off-putting, raison...

got the eco travel bug? here are 10 countries...

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climate change could affect animal sex...

Global warming spells pains for species whose sex is determined by temperature. From habitat loss...

chipotle says it dropped gmos. now a court will...

What should maintain been an easy public-relations win for Chipotle is turning into a major...

walmart tried to make sustainability affordable...

Sustainable products are likely to remain “luxury” goods that fail to penetrate into the...

chesapeake bay dead zones are fading, but proposed...

Drive east from Washington and eventually you run smack into the middle of the Chesapeake Bay,the...

to achieve truly equitable sustainable...

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why world leaders are terrified of water shortages

This story was originally published by Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting and is...

corporate food brands drive the massive dead zone...

Major U.S. brands are ignoring the enormous environmental destruction caused by their meat...

99 percent of seabirds will have plastic in their...

Most plastic is tossed after minutes of exercise,but its impact on wildlife and the environment can...

we dont think of californians as climate refugees...

The growing climate disaster toll ought to raise questions about where humans can and should...

how 19 big name corporations plan to make money...

Climate change will gain some pretty terrifying consequences. Experts gain predicted everything from...

why defending indigenous rights is integral to...

Historic conference asserts Indigenous peoples’ rights as a climate change solution.Even as the...

why native american women are going after europes...

"Indigenous women ... often are the ones to call out injustice when they see it immediately. We saw...

prisoners are finding a new purpose in life by...

One preschooler now brags to classmates that his mother,who is incarcerated, is saving...

14 moving photos of heartbreak and hope after the...

whether you were from Fukushima,Japan, would you swagger back, or despite your fears about...

republicans use survival of the fittest as an...

"Turns out that nature’s sociopathic assh*les are,in any case, rarely the most fit."Predation is...

the bayer monsanto merger is bad news for the...

Their products are decimating bird populations in Europe.Two unique studies from Europe expose...

these dogs live to work—and threatened animals...

Around the world,canine conservationists are helping humans and wildlife co-exist.It is still cool...

heres why trump is having a cow over canadian milk

Donald Trump hasn't done much in his young presidency to delight tall-powered Democratic...

a toxic timeline of flints water fiasco

current twists emerge nearly daily in the anecdote of the water crisis in Flint,Michigan, where...

for the epa, reform means giving industry what it...

A small-town explosion shows what's at stake in the deregulatory debate.First came the smoke....

dangerous work for crap money : the dark side of...

Darkness had enveloped the Newell Recycling yard by the time Erik Hilario climbed into a front-end...

the worlds largest publicly traded oil company...

ExxonMobil just released its 2017 charitable giving report and it's terrible news for the...

understanding ecological grief: hope and mourning...

Climate change has been linked to a range of negative mental health impacts -- including...

human activities are beginning to take their toll...

Once seen as too remote to harm,the deep sea is facing recent pressures from mining, pollution, and...

how trumps proposed budget puts endangered species...

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dirty little secrets: new jersey is just a storm...

It was early on October 30,2012, after the winds from Sandy had died down, and when the call came in...

carbon capture: what we don t talk about when we...

Here’s a harsh climate reality: Extracting carbon already emitted is as important as reaching zero...

how eco localization can curb globalizations...

Globalization is polluting the planet and killing millions of people every year.That pollution is...

wall of shame: top 10 climate deniers in the trump...

Trump continues to stack his administration with one climate denier after another.More than 97...

scott pruitt declares war on wind and solar...

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if theres going to be a wall, let it be this...

This story was originally published by Fusion and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk...

these 18 photos of grizzly bears will make you...

By the conclude of the year,the federal government will likely propose taking the grizzly bear off...

farmers and environmentalists sue trumps epa over...

With the help of the federal government,Monsanto is set to fabricate (to make up, invent) things...

why the 100 percent renewable energy dream is 100...

"100 percent" scenarios are unrealistic—and promote the destructive notion that we can simply...

science nerd hopes to unseat congress most...

This legend was originally published by Fusion and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk...

these bats look exactly like teddy bears and cute...

Despite the fact that Dr. Merlin Tuttle,74, has saved millions of bats around the world through his...

the republican threat to food stamps in 2018

WantDecember 24,2017@SenateMajLdrDecember 27, 2017December 29, or 2017Alas,these tweets were Fake...

sir richard branson says climate change is a great...

The climate crisis needs the equivalent of a moon shot. "The Chinese consume two brush strokes to...

trumps department of energy neuters nuclear...

Under a novel order from the Energy Department,a nuclear safety board will acquire to fight for...

this radical plan to fund the green new deal ...

Infrastructure projects of the sort proposed in the Green New Deal are self-funding,” generating...

koch funded anti climate group tells women to...

A chemical industry front group defends the freedom of corporations to pollute.At a recent soiree at...

alternets 2017 ethical holiday shopping guide: 16...

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this chart shows where all the candidates stand on...

James West/Climate DeskAt first glance,there are just two groups of presidential contenders when it...

here s what i saw in a california town without...

Juana Garcia,49, and her daughter, and Noemi Castro,11, in their domestic in East Porterville, or...

we know terrifyingly little about how our bodies...

Fish DNA can change in response to pollution. What approximately the rest of us?Bad news: unless you...

amazon deforestation linked to mcdonalds, other...

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if we dont halt earths sixth great extinction...

Humans cannot preserve growing in number and consuming ever more land,water and natural...

breaking: world leaders just agreed to a landmark...

There was relief and celebration in Paris Saturday evening,as officials from more than 190 countries...

if isis had a bomb that could put the east coast...

This yarn was originally published by the current Republic and is reproduced here as portion of the...

our coffee addiction is destroying the environment

If it’s not shade-grown,your coffee most likely destroyed forest cover and wildlife habitat.When...

the other 100 days: 5 decades before trump, the...

On fresh Year's Day in 1970,President Richard Nixon appeared in San Clemente, California, or...

billions from vw settlement boost push to clean...

States can spend as much as 15 percent of their payout to subsidize construction of public charging...

another deadly pandemic is coming and the us is...

It is not a matter of whether,but when, the next disease will sweep the world with deadly and costly...

farmers and environmentalist sue trumps epa over...

With the encourage of the federal government,Monsanto is set to make things worse.final year's...

trump vows to kill 50 years of federal health and...

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american corporations and consumers are driving...

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unprecedented, out of control, deadly fires in...

The blaze is already one of the deadliest in state history,with no stop in sight.The death toll has...

metoo in the sciences: female researchers are...

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how pollution and climate change hurt children...

"I am afraid to even let him go outside anymore."The environmental damage we cause by continuing to...

4 tips for an eco friendly, cruelty free labor day...

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climate march brings thousands of people to...

The latest version of organized protest against President Donald Trump is officially underway with...

climate change is threatening many species, but...

Warmer temperatures might be helping a species of butterfly,but climate change is a double-edged...

if youre sneezing more from pollen, climate change...

Warmer temperatures and higher CO2 levels are boosting pollen production. What can allergy sufferers...

6 activists who were murdered for trying to...

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death toll climbs to 23 as winds threaten to...

The blaze is already one of the deadliest in state history,with no cessation in sight.The death toll...

lice ladies reveal their itchy little secrets

Comb It Out salon in Concord,California, won't give you a haircut, and a novel hairdo,or even a...

theres a horrifying pork factory video going...

Earlier nowadays,animal rights organization Compassion Over Killing released a recent undercover...

want to leave the world less cluttered? stop...

We can no longer rely on simple solutions like recycling to solve our plastic waste problem.The...

trump enviro pick displays outrageous level of...

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millennials are less likely to recycle, but more...

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mainstream u.s. climate strategy has failed...

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how a hawaiian island is fighting invasive...

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioBy Megan Thompson and Mori RothmanMEGAN THOMPSON: Every evening on...

scott pruitt violated all three principles he...

A cramped more than a year into his tenure,Pruitt has broken his own stated principles of process,...

$40 million later, a pioneering plan to boost wild...

Back in 1983,it seemed like a splendid idea.Local populations of California white seabass, a...

how greed, fear and our own biases blind us to the...

Our brains have evolved to dread instant threats—but by the time climate change is no longer a...

the argument that industrial farming is an...

Humanity is on track to deplete the world's soils within 60 years. There's a...

the science behind ethiopia s hunger crisis

Tens of millions of people are facing a starvation crisis as a widespread drought is decimating...

where do those snowfall totals on the news come...

It's really hard to degree snowfall accurately.The Blue Hill Observatory,a few miles south of...

4 charts show the bright future ahead for clean...

With tall-stakes climate negotiations just around the corner,things are looking rosy for the...

how to fix our broken world—in 17 bullet points

As the United Nations convenes in New York this week for its 70th General Assembly,one of the most...

study shows that an ant colony has memories its...

A red wood ant colony remembers its trail system main to the same trees,year after year, although no...

the bitcoin network consumes as much energy per...

To ethically mine cryptocurrency,renewable energy must be used.If you gain access to the internet,...

a giant insect ecosystem is collapsing due to...

As humans continue to overpopulate the soil,the future for insects will only become...

protecting the netherlands vulnerable coasts with...

Along the southwestern coast of the Netherlands,not far from The Hague, kite surfers glide on the...

the horrible chemicals that make your winter gear...

Ever since our early ancestors left the fruitful sauna of Africa and headed North,we humans acquire...

republicans have denied climate change for far too...

Underfunding,lack of strategic planning and denialism are hindering the DoD’s climate response.A...

we may be on the verge of a human made climate...

Is Europe approximately to experience famine?New research shows that we may well be on the edge of a...

why are the crucial questions about hurricane...

This is a manmade climate-related disaster. To ignore this ensures our greatest challenge goes...

stop freaking out about how much protein you re...

Stroll through the aisles of your supermarket and you'll see advertisements left and proper for...

closing this nuclear plant could cause an...

The Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant sits by the scenic hills overlooking the California coast,a...

is el nino to blame for the explosive zika virus...

The outbreak of Zika virus in Latin America is "spreading explosively," the director of the World...

a massive climate summit is about to happen in...

On Monday,roughly 40000 heads of state, diplomats, and scientists,activists, policy experts, or...

its time to fire scott pruitt

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cape town is set to become the worlds first major...

Cape Town might be the first city to experience "Day Zero," but it will certainly not be the...

the most overlooked environmental crisis of 2017

Off the coast of Louisiana,in an 8000-square-mile swath of ocean, the marine life is suffocating to...

dont believe these dangerous myths about...

Humanity is on track to deplete the world's soils within 60 years. There's a...

here are 58 million reasons to care about...

Researchers used laser-imaging technology mounted to a plane to map the tree health of...

cape town is set to become the worlds first major...

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science says this centuries old discovery will...

The United States leads the world in the number of electric vehicles on the road,but the count is...

enough already with the bone broth hype

Another autumn,another slew of fawning stories approximately bone broth. According to Dr. Oz,...

thanksgiving? no, thanks.

Instead,we should atone for the genocide that was incited -- and condoned -- by the very men we...

science suggests were making fish homicidal...

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on black friday, face the music: environmentally...

Growth must proceed on – it’s the political vital everywhere,and it’s destroying the...

6 environmental activists killed for trying to...

2016 was the deadliest year ever for environmental and indigenous activists.A disturbing number of...

$the new york primary will be a big fracking deal$

the new york primary will be a big fracking deal

This record was originally published by Fusion and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk...

lions and tigers and illegal wildlife goods (oh...

whether you caught our episode on colossal-game hunting,you know how contentious it can be when...

beyond flint: contaminated drinking water is...

Agricultural runoff is poorly regulated and turning many waterways across the country into uncertain...

coal is going down, no matter what trump and...

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interior secretary zinkes horrible idea for...

In a recently leaked memo,Zinke recommends shrinking national monuments and allowing more logging,...

stop freaking out about how much protein youre...

Stroll through the aisles of your supermarket and you'll see advertisements left and honest for...

can the paris climate deal save this tiny pacific...

This chronicle was originally published by Newsweek and is reproduced here as portion of the Climate...

6 major findings from the u.s. federal climate...

WhenDecember 29,2017Macron chimed in with his own dig in Davos: "When you arrive here and see the...

are big power companies pulling a fast one on...

The Florida Supreme Court is set to weigh in on a controversial ballot degree that environmentalists...

we fact checked what the republicans said about...

Climate change made a last-minute appearance in Wednesday night's GOP debate on CNN. Nearly 150...

this lawsuit says animal planet is doing some...

A Kentucky farmer has accused Animal Planet of setting a fire,damming a creek, chopping down trees,...

what coca cola is doing with its money right now...

Coca-Cola has had a bad summer. final month,the novel York Times revealed that the soda giant funded...

could the fossil fuel industry start drilling for...

A fight between Big Oil and local residents in Kalamazoo serves as a cautionary tale.After eight...

trump has okayed a pesticide that terrifies these...

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as section of the Climate...

dont be fooled by its public statements:...

The oil giant is still trying to stymie government attempts to address climate change.In a...

are your favorite jeans part of the climate...

Clothing companies might be ignoring as much as 90 percent of the climate pollution they generate.As...

scott pruitt has more than doubled the number of...

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what the hell is going on with trumps delay on the...

Will the president follow through on his campaign pledge to withdraw from,or "cancel," the Paris...

flint and americas corroded trust

It's been the subject of protests and debates,but whether anything is improving in Flint,...

$clinton and sanders want to restrict fracking....$

clinton and sanders want to restrict fracking....

Could promises by Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders to dramatically restrict fracking actually make...

this could be the worst climate crisis in the...

On Monday afternoon,Indonesian President Joko Widodo cut short a visit to the United States and...

heres why the new york times is dead wrong about...

A recent recent York Times Magazine article suggests action to address climate change is...

when it comes to climate change policy, the u.s....

TheGraphics on Twitter)A shift in CongressAs mentioned earlier,Congress is urgent ahead with its...

worried about the planet? these condoms are your...

Twenty years ago,when the eco-home products company Seventh Generation was in its heyday, co-founder...

farmers and cropdusting pilots on the great plains...

Chemical companies touted synthetic insecticides and herbicides as miracle products in the 1940s and...

on world water day, new campaign kicks off to...

An ambitious project seeks to supply clean water to rural indigenous communities devastated by Big...

president trumps national monument rollback is...

Trump's effort to scale back Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante oversteps his...

anti science climate deniers taking over epa...

An influential panel could soon be stacked with the anti-science friends of polluters.A third of the...

a dozen climate science deniers nominated to epas...

An influential panel could soon been filled with anti-science friends of polluters.A third of the...

house science committee: russia secretly backed...

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u.s. courts just scoffed at the chance to hold big...

A judge has dismissed San Francisco and Oakland's lawsuit against Big Oil for climate...

mackerel or mussels? how seafood eaters can make...

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trump might make you pay $70 to see the grand...

The fee hikes would pay for park infrastructure like roads,bridges, campgrounds, or waterlines and...

how our collective failure to properly address the...

Rising seas are forcing several indigenous coastal communities to relocate.[Editor's note: This...

can the courts bring about a climate fix? three...

The Trump administration is arguing that 21 young Americans attain not believe a constitutional...

it s getting harder for oil companies to make...

Fossil fuels Illustration by Johnny SampsonOne morning in May,Danielle Fugere tried to convince...

california is about to do something great that no...

Back in January,California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) made a promise. His state, he said, or would pursue...

a professor of biostatistics explains why people...

Here's why some residents refuse to leave their homes.Editor's note: This article...

what ancient corn farmers can teach us about...

In the era of GMO crops,farmers can learn old lessons of diversity.There are more than 50 strains of...

$why fracking is a symptom of the eco destructive...$

why fracking is a symptom of the eco destructive...

The battle over fracking pits corporate power against communities whose very health is...

how a solar microgrid is helping an indigenous...

The Chemehuevi are showing us what's possible. Let's follow their lead.With this year’s...

trumps offshore oil drilling plans ignore the...

Major risks,minor payoffs.The Trump Administration is proposing to ease regulations that were...

the 10 most noteworthy environmental stories of...

Though Trump made it a rough year for the environment,we enter 2018 with the ability to gain...

ivanka trump is peddling a dangerous cash for...

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7 fascinating facts about bats

Silhouetted against an orange harvest moon,fluttering out of a haunted house, or circling Count...

ozone pollution in us national parks is nearly the...

Most Americans associate U.S. national parks with pristine environments that represent the very best...

want to help the planet? here are 5 tech tools to...

As Trump continues to roll back environmental protections,more Americans want to make a difference...

your child could be drinking lead tainted water in...

Students at nearly half the public school buildings in Newark,unique Jersey, have been drinking...

this is the real reason the gop should worry about...

Merrick Garland has spent the final decade in the weeds of some of the most contentious clean air...

heres one astonishing fact about earths biological...

There are more microbial species on soil than stars in the galaxy.For centuries,humans have...

climate activist who shut off tar sands pipeline...

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5 ways thoughtful family planning can protect...

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explained in 90 seconds: why 1.5 degrees matters

The international climate summit in Paris may be getting too ambitious for its own superb.There are...

guess what extreme weather fears keep americans up...

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you ve probably forgotten half the terrible things...

It's been an eventful 100 days.Since taking office,Donald Trump has done his best to fulfill...

republicans are pushing a bill that could make it...

Volkswagen will likely be spending a lot of time in court over the next few years. On Monday,the...

5 big developments from the beginning of the paris...

On Tuesday,more than 100 heads of state departed from Paris, after kicking off two weeks of...

have humans killed off the worlds pristine places?

Jason Mark started thinking about the purpose of preserving wilderness after a battle over an oyster...

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