| Dec 27, 2013 | Environment / HealthAmerica’s Arctic is a place like no other. Its unique conditions — extreme weather, long periods of darkness, and its remoteness from infrastructure, make it both extremely harsh and fragile. Here, sea ice meets the northern edge of the continent, and animals...
| | Food / Farming2014. A new year. The time to make resolutions. It’s when we all join gyms, sign up for dating sites, and start new diets — only to quit them a few weeks later. If you’re into resolutions, I’ve got one for you to consider: In 2014, try a low-carb...
| Dec 18, 2013 | Environment / HealthNow the Koch brothers are coming after my solar panels. I had solar panels installed on the roof of our Washington, D.C. home this year. My household took advantage of a generous tax incentive from the District government and a creative leasing deal offered by the...
| | Environment / HealthI always thought the best job in the world was being Dick Cheney’s mea culpa coach. The pay wouldn’t be much but, in terms of not having much to do, it ranks up there with being a Christmas shopper for Osama bin Laden. Now I have discovered an even better...
| Aug 14, 2013 | Environment / HealthWarming doesn’t Bother me, Just turn up The old A/C. Expensive news, everyone: The worldwide cost of the melting Arctic ice may total up to $60 trillion dollars, according to a University of Cambridge study. That’s nearly a year’s worth of global...
