Oct 20 GMO seeds grow into big fight on Kauai EmbedVideo(7753, 514, 320); Tonight on NewsHour Weekend, we report from Hawaii, where a battle has erupted in Kauai between residents concerned about public health and large companies developing genetically modified seeds. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch GMO seeds grow into big fight on Kauai Seeds are big business in Hawaii, where large biotech companies develop genetically modified crops. Megan Thompson reports on a battle being waged on the island of Kauai by residents who say growing practices like pesticide use are hazardous to public… Continue watching
Oct 17 Toxic trash piles up fast on Rubbish Island in the Maldives .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }View Larger Map… Continue reading
Oct 17 Study links air pollution to lung cancer deaths Photo by Gianluca Di natale/Flickr It's not just cigarettes and their smoke that can give you lung cancer. According to a new international study, exposure to outdoor air pollution can also kill you. The… Continue reading
Oct 09 The new climate normal: coming soon to a city near you Map displaying years when cities around the world will cross the climate threshold. Created by Mora Lab/University of Hawaii Manoa By 2047, the global climate will have veered drastically off course from weather as we know it,… Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch What it means to land on the World Monuments Watch list What it means to land on the World Monuments Watch list… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch What made the 2014 World Monument Watch List and why? What made the 2014 World Monument Watch List and why?… Continue watching
Sep 27 U.N. report declares climate change is here to stay, and it's our fault By Jenny Marder Protesters in Stockholm demand political action on climate change as the United Nations panel released its latest assessment on Friday. Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images. On Friday, a group of sleep-deprived climate scientists in Stockholm revealed highlights from the latest… Continue reading
Sep 22 On the first day of fall: Could climate change mean a less colorful season? Today's the day to do every summer-related activity you've been putting off, because at 4:44 p.m. EDT, the season officially changes and as the days pass, everything will begin to look a little more like this: Credit: Flickr/Ed Schipul… Continue reading
Sep 22 If your bedroom is also your kitchen, you might live in a micro-apartment As more people across the country are living alone, the costs of rent and real estate are soaring in many urban areas. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }… Continue reading