In the 1960s, a system was authorized by LBJ that put lots of money in Appalachian state coffers. Aiming to reduce the isolation and inconvenience...
While some airlines have done experiments in running planes on biofuels, air travel normally requires an enormous output of carbon-emitting jet...
Another phenomenal (if incomplete) infographic from The New York Times. Remember PanAm?
Prices go up. They always do. But it's an especially rough time if you're in the market for turkey, tuition, or Trans-Ams. Do you know why?
Another person has been kicked off a plane because of his clothes. Why can't airlines define "inappropriate" attire?
On Pet Airways, every animal gets the first-class treatment—for a price.
Icelanders have always seemed to us to have an especially close relationship with the natural environment. See Sigur Ros' concert documentary or...
In Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's disastrous response to Obama's budget speech a few weeks ago, he singled out a $140 million appropriation as...
Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano had been from dormant for nearly two centuries until late March 2010, when, as The New York Times puts it,...
The April 14 eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano disrupted air traffic over much of Europe and stranded thousands of passengers...
Pilots have to carry up to 35 pounds of paper on every flight. Leaving it behind makes a ton of sense.
When Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted last April, it created an ash cloud that disrupted air travel across Europe for days on end,...
Think the ash cloud was bad? That's nothing compared to what would happen if India and Pakistan exchange just a few nukes. Thousands of people...
I ran into author and Rolling Stone contributing editor Jeff Goodell at Arizona State in Phoenix, where he was a speaker at the Covering the...
NASA captures a photo of Italy's Stromboli Volcano erupting. Yes, we're only posting because it's called the "Stromboli Volcanco."
And here it is: sort of believable evidence that climate change might actually make for more frequent volcanoes and earthquakes. ...a shrinking...
This arresting stop-motion vision of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano (after the jump) will knock your socks off.Sean Stiegemeier captured these...
NASA's Terra satellite captures images of Indonesia's active volcano at Mount Merapi.
The Economist has an interesting chart showing a handful of cities, ranked according to the latest cost of living data. New York provides the...
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Debunking 'Green Living': Combatting Climate Change Requires Lifestyle Changes, Not Organic Products
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Infographic: Understanding Social Enterprise
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Billr: The App for Dining on a Budget (Without Annoying Your Friends)
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TED's Taboo: What's Too Controversial for the Hipster Confab?
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Is it Time to 'Occupy Teach For America'?
