Environment

This grocery store packet of porcini mushrooms contained a surprise: three species of fungi never before named or described.

Before You Take A Bite Of That Mushroom, Consider This

6:03pm September 26, 2014

by Alison Bruzek

Guess what scientists found lurking inside a common-looking packet of supermarket porcini? Three entirely new species of fungi. That's what happens when you sequence the DNA of your dinner.

Bounty from the bin: Thaler says you can find plenty of tasty, edible produce that's tossed out. Plastic-wrapped produce tends to be a safe bet, he says.

Your Guide To Dining From The Dump

10:35am September 25, 2014

by Alison Bruzek

Maximus Thaler really puts his money (or, at least, his morals) where his mouth is when it comes to food waste. He's a dumpster diver. And he's happy to share tips for foraging from trash bins safely.

Environment

Duke Energy Creates $10 Million Fund Promoting Water Quality

7:47pm September 24, 2014

by Michael Burke

Duke Energy is creating a $10 million fund to improve and promote water quality and conservation in five states.

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All Eyes On Obama, World Leaders At Climate Change Summit

3:21pm September 24, 2014

by Scott Horsley

More than 120 leaders are expected to attend the one-day summit sponsored by the United Nations. They have been instructed to arrive Tuesday with "bold ideas" to slow the rise in global temperatures.

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Obama Requests All Nations Participate In Climate Treaty

1:31pm September 24, 2014

by Christopher Joyce

Heads of state from well over 100 countries came to New York City this week to find ways to slow climate change. The summit is a dry run for a meeting next year to draft a treaty on global warming.

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Can Climate Legislation Pass In Washington's Political Environment?

1:31pm September 24, 2014

Audie Cornish talks to U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz the morning after President Obama addressed the U.N. Climate Summit.

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The French enjoy horse meat — here's a horse meat butcher in Paris. But even the French were angry that they had been paying beef prices for it last year.

Scientists Step Up Food Fraud Efforts Following Horse Meat Scandal

11:35am September 24, 2014

by Maanvi Singh

The latest report in response to the horse meat scandal of 2013 reminds us that the potential for fraud in the food supply is high. But scientists are working to predict and prevent the next incident.

President Obama speaks at the U.N. Climate Summit on Tuesday. Discussing America's past, Obama told the group, "We recognize our role in creating this problem."

Obama Calls For More Ambitious Approach To Climate Change In U.N. Speech

4:29pm September 23, 2014

by Bill Chappell

"There is such a thing as being too late," President Obama says in his address to the U.N. Climate Summit. The White House is touting tools to boost "global resilience" in the face of climate change.

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Forsakes Its Legacy

4:18pm September 23, 2014

by Yuki Noguchi

On Monday, at the U.N. climate change conference in New York, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and several dozen other groups will announce their divestment from fossil fuels.

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Calderon: End Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Create Carbon Tax

1:38pm September 23, 2014

by Robert Siegel

Former Mexican President Felipe Calderon lead a group to encourage heads of state to propel climate change. He discusses the obstacles that block aggressive efforts to curb climate change.

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