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Falling Stock

As renewables get cheaper and climate risks grow, Wall Street sours on the coal industry

By Richard Martin July 25, 2014

In this story: coal, climate change, activism

The 500-foot exhaust stack of the Mohave Generating Station in Laughlin, Nevada, was felled by explosives on March 11, 2011.

Sea Butterfly

Spread your wings and swim

By Michael Engelhard July 25, 2014

In this story: animals

Waiting for Light

Will off-grid solar fix India's energy problem?

Text and photographs by Jake Abrahamson July 25, 2014

In this story: solar, international climate policy, activism

Will off-grid solar fix India's energy problem?

Where Ideas Get Schooled

By Avital Andrews July 25, 2014

In this story: cool schools, activism, education

Financial Statement

Universities divest from fossil fuel stocks—with varying degrees of commitment.

By Reed McManus July 25, 2014

In this story: cool schools, coal, climate change, activism

Stanford’s decision to divest its $18.7 billion endowment of coal stocks is a narrow response to the Fossil Free movement, but it carries a lot of clout.

On the One Hand: Salmon

By Dashka Slater July 25, 2014

In this story: salmon, climate change

Up to Speed

Two Months, One Page

By Paul Rauber July 25, 2014

In this story: climate change, wildlife, activism

The Baird's sparrow, a favorite of U.S. birdwatchers, is being pushed out of North Dakota and Montana and into Canada by climate change.

Can Art Schools Save the Planet?

Art professors and students lit fires under the civil rights and antiwar movements. Can they do the same for environmentalism?

By Amy Westervelt July 25, 2014

In this story: lifestyle, diy, art, climate change, cool schools

A detail of Pam Longobardi's 20-foot-long Economies of Scale (2013), made from plastic debris the artist found in oceans from Greece to Alaska.

Animal Saboteurs

By Dashka Slater July 25, 2014

In this story: wildlife, activism

See that bushy-tailed rodent chattering in the tree outside your house? It could be preparing to take down the electric grid.

Sunlight to Spare

By Reed McManus July 25, 2014

In this story: activism, clean energy, dirty energy

Flying a Fine Line

Drones could be a boon for conservation—but first, they need to overcome their stigma

By Caitlin Kauffman July 24, 2014

In this story: animals, technology, activism

Drones could be a boon for conservation--but first, they need to overcome their stigma

How to Drink Responsibly

Helping the planet, pint by pint.

By Callum Beals July 24, 2014

In this story: beer

Eco-brews are helping the planet, pint by pint

Jack Johnson's Jack Kerouac

By Steve Hawk July 24, 2014

In this story: music, surfing, books, , lifestyle

Backcountry Headhunter

A little company lets people live big

By Mackenzie Mount July 24, 2014

In this story: lifestyle, cool schools, green jobs

Clouds, Meet Sea

July 24, 2014

In this story: oceans

A storm front rolls in toward Sydney, Australia.

A Language Problem

By Reed McManus July 23, 2014

In this story: climate change, international climate policy

You Pay More for a Crappy 1-Bdrm Apartment in San Francisco Than the City Does for Hetch Hetchy Valley

By Paul Rauber July 23, 2014

In this story: saving wild places, John Muir, Yosemite

Plastic Permanence: Our litter is now part of the geologic record

By Kathryn Potraz July 22, 2014

In this story: science, plastic

Extreme Thru-Hiking