Abusive slaughterhouse fined $500 million in massive meat-recall case

Green progress in California could help the poor

More bad news about glaciers — and therefore sea levels

‘The climate gap’: Extreme weather hurts poor the most

Ever wanted to eat an athlete? Then you’ll love these amazing diving pigs

The wind industry doesn’t seem to know how to win the most important fight of its life

This origami kayak folds to the size of a suitcase

Best bed-bug poison may be Merck meds for humans

Former ‘Miss Subways’ beauty queens unite for Sandy relief

A New Jersey plant is dumping millions of gallons of sewage into New York Harbor

‘Bike taxidermy’ makes for the most eco-friendly hunting trophies ever

Oil rig catches fire in the Gulf, two reported missing [UPDATED]

If you’re 27 or younger, you’ve never experienced a colder-than-average month

Ecuador’s dropping 22 tons of poison on the Galapagos to kill 180 million rats

Hostess is going out of business, but Twinkies will live forever

They’ve made a car for women, and, surprise, it’s pink

Taking a crack at ‘natural’ snacks

‘Do the Math’ livestream, direct from Washington, DC

Why the fossil-fuel industry is public enemy number one, and what we can do about it: Catch a live webcast of Bill McKibben’s 350.org roadshow, 1 p.m. Eastern time Sunday.

To the bat cave: Desperate measures in a time of ‘peak conservation’

The Nature Conservancy opened the world’s first artificial cave for hibernating bats. Cool, right? Also, a little worrisome.

Why President Obama should keep his promise to tackle climate change

Hurricane Sandy gave us a big, fat, election-season wake-up call on the climate. The president says he got the message. Now it’s time for action.

Susanne Torriente fights to keep ‘America’s Venice’ from slipping into the sea

Fort Lauderdale, a town known for yachts and oceanfront second homes, has some tough decisions ahead as climate change laps at its door.

These numbers will help you feel grateful, not wasteful

Turkey doesn’t grow on trees (yeah, OK — it’d be really weird if it did). So why do we waste almost one-third of the turkey we buy?

Umbra’s second helpings: How to make organic Twinkies [VIDEO]

Hankering for a Twinkie? The Hostess with the mostess shows you how to make your own.

Three battle plans for fixing climate in Obama’s second term

To charge ahead on climate action, Obama could follow one of these three paths to victory, ripped from military history.

Chicago’s urban farm district could be the biggest in the nation

Chicago’s South Side could soon remake itself as a greenbelt studded with urban farms — perhaps the largest such network in the country.

You want a carbon-tax bill? Jim McDermott has a carbon-tax bill

Rep. McDermott was ahead of the curve on this one: He introduced a carbon-tax bill back in August. We talked to him to find out more.