 |   GINK gone bad! Population and procreation are in the headlines thanks to James J. Lee, the eco-wacko who took hostages at the Discovery headquarters building. His primary obsession: "stopping the human race from breeding any more disgusting human babies!" Find out more.
 Once there were parking lots They're the bane of urban and suburban areas alike: the vacant, boarded-up K-Marts and Home Depot Expos. But where most people see blight and a waste of space, San Francisco Bay Area entrepreneur Gene Fredericks sees opportunity: to grow food. Lots of food. Fredericks' latest venture, Big Green Boxes, offers a new, high-tech, sustainable approach to Feeding the City. Find out more.
 Everyday low standards Atrocious sanitary conditions prevailed within the factory-scale facilities responsible for the egg recall. But the structure of the U.S. food market, not the villainy of any single egg magnate, are far more to blame than any one egg tycoon. Tom Philpott explains.
 Skinny passionate guy talks to skinny sarcastic guy Bill McKibben chats with David Lettermen about 350.org, his book Eaarth, and a new tour to bring rooftop solar back to the White House (Jimmy Carter installed panels; Ronald Reagan took them down; and students from Unity College in Maine, where they've been stored, are traveling to Washington to have them put back up). Hard worker, this guy. Watch the video!
 Nothin' doin' Five years ago Congress set aside public land in the Southwest for the development of solar farms. We're talking millions of acres of prime solar real estate. So far, not one solar panel has been erected. Also, Greenpeace vs. Facebook, Tea Partiers vs. global warming, and fresh air for sale in Hong Kong. Read more.
 Black Hawk down You may remember the small town of Black Hawk, Colo., for its recent ban on cycling because bikes were getting in the way of all its casino traffic. Which makes it the perfect destination for a bicycling group's next getaway, says one Black Hawk casino. Find out more.
 Party pooper No more cozying up to oil clients! That's the new hard line from director Michael Bromwich to all his employees at the Bureau of Ocean Energy -- the former, and infamously cozy Minerals Management Services. Also, more damning BP reports, Murkowski concedes, and California lawmakers nix a ban on plastic bags. Read more.
 In his depressing-ass post yesterday, David Roberts noted that Lisa Murkowski's departure from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee would leave Richard Burr (R-N.C.) as the ranking Republican. Burr, he said, "seems unobjectionable." As it happens there is plenty about Burr's record to which one might reasonably object. Find out more.
 when the going gets tusk That's what Ashley Braun considers the core message to be of the Monterey Bay Aquarium's cute animated video about climate change's effects on sea creatures. See what she means.
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