An Environmentalist Joins the Reality-Based Community
A review of Mark Lynas' The God Species
Energy & Environment
Climate Change and Confirmation Bias
A new study suggests that your values, not science, determine your views about climate change.
Lukewarmers, Denialists, and Other Climate Change Skeptics
Impressions and reporting from the Sixth International Climate Change Conference
It's Hard to Make Predictions, Especially About the Future
Why dart-throwing chimps are better than the experts
The Return of E-Verify
State governments embrace a dangerous employment verification database.
Margarine Bootleggers Sent to Federal Prison
...and other stories of what happens when the government plays with your food.
Republicans vs. the Environment
Does the GOP have any solutions for environmental problems?
"If It's Plastic, It's Organic"
Reason's science correspondent goes on a junket to Costa Rica in search of sustainability.
Ventriloquists for the Powerless
Translating the revolutionary consciousness of voiceless animals is no more silly than doing the same for human beings.
Charging Ahead
To speed along the success of the electric car, improvements in battery chemistry will matter as much as the price of oil.
A Better Way to Frack?
A new technique for natural gas extraction eliminates fears about contaminated water and stops opponents in their tracks.
The Future of American Energy Policy
Finding middle ground in the battle between drillers and renewers
Environmentalists Were For Fracking Before They Were Against It
Shale gas is still the bridge fuel to a low-carbon energy future.
A Grandstanding Attorney General
Why Ken Cuccinelli should drop his misguided case against climatologist Michael Mann
