 |   Dyspepsia: the choice of a new generation Really bad. That's how bad they're going to suck. David Roberts explains.
 Shell game There's nothing like a good salmonella outbreak to inspire FDA inspectors to deliver blunt, graphic reports from inside the industrial food system. Tom Philpott has the scoop.
 Crude conversation If the Gulf oil disaster -- the biggest oil “spill” in history -- isn’t enough to make us reconsider crude, then what will be? Oil provides nearly 40 percent of America's power, and presents a grave threat to our environment, economy, health, and national security. Is anybody out there hatching plans for a post-oil world? Our expert panel tackles whether and how we'll move beyond our fossil fuel of choice. Listen in!
 Cash for Coal Clunkers “You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.” Inspired by this adage, we could create a positive financial incentive to induce power companies to shut down old coal plants. And because coal plants are so costly to society, a Cash for Coal Clunkers program could be revenue neutral. Find out more.
 pay up More doom-and-gloomery in the battle to save Property Assessed Clean Energy, a once-popular finance tool that helped homeowners cut energy waste and add rooftop solar panels: The mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac issued letters today saying that homeowners must pay off PACE assessments before refinancing their mortgages, if they have sufficient equity. Find out more.
 Flowing, flowing, flowing into the future Jonathan Waterman, author of Running Dry: A Journey from Source to Sea Down the Colorado River, brought together two experts from either end of the river to talk about what's happened to the Colorado over the years, and how to get more water flowing in the future. Read more.
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