Environmentalism
The Second Coming: How to Resell, Repair, and Recycle Your Sex Toys
As the sex toy industry grows, so does the waste. Here's how—and why—to properly dispose of yours like a good, horny Samaritan.
‘Greenwashing’: Tree-Planting Schemes Are Just Creating Tree Cemeteries
Environmentalists claim councils are wasting public money with failed tree-planting initiatives so they can be “seen to be doing something” about the climate crisis.
FBI Terrorism Docs Show Agency Investigated Greenpeace, Other Environmental Organizations
The FBI headed investigations into multiple environmental movements as cases of domestic terrorism during the 1980s and 90s.
Why Are Elon Musk and Marc Andreesen Obsessed With Birth Rates?
The billionaires want more people on Earth, but are intent on building a horrible world for those people.
The Best (and Easiest) Food Storage Swaps to Cut Down on Plastic
Chip away at your existential dread with beeswax wraps, multi-purpose jars, non-plastic bags, and a highly aesthetic Tupperware-esque brand.
Exxon Is Desperate to Keep People From Realizing It Lied About Climate
Oil executives delayed and deflected at a historic congressional hearing into climate denial Thursday. Experts say once people learn the truth it could be game over for Big Oil.
The Ugly Truth About Sharks Being Killed for Cosmetics
The overfishing of sharks, partly driven by the beauty industry, isn't just endangering shark species–it's also worsening the climate crisis.
How 'Space Environmentalism' Could Prevent a Disaster In Orbit
Moriba Jah, a leading astrodynamicist at the University of Texas at Austin, talks to Motherboard about how to mitigate the risks of space debris.
California’s Drought Is So Bad They’re Driving Salmon to the Ocean in Trucks
The rivers are extra dry this year.
Filipino Scientist Goes 10,000 Meters Down the Ocean and Finds a Teddy Bear
The stuffed animal was far from his only surprising discovery in the third deepest point in the world.
How to Provide for Your Neighbors and Yourself in a Racist Food System
Leah Penniman, the founder of Afro-Indigenous community–centered Soul Fire Farm, on food apartheid, reparations, and community-building.