Samuel Hagler, Bicycle Activist
One man is on a 10,000-mile bicycle tour from Paraguay to the U.S. in support of Paraguay’s forests.
July 2010
The People’s Climate Summit
The People’s Climate Summit: Inside the World People’s Conference on Climate Change in Bolivia, where activists and indigenous people made their voices heard.
Offshore Wind Arrives
Interior Secretary Salazar Recently Gave the Green Light Approving the Controversial Cape Wind Project that hopes to put wind turbines in Nantucket Sound.
Natural Materials
Solar floodlights for added peace of mind; Stoneware clay tiles from recycled materials and a selection of green window shades.
Second-Life Sandals
We all live in our sandals and flip-flops when summer hits—but what those sandals are made from matters. We find the summer’s must-have eco-sandals made from recycled bottles, tires and rubber.
Mom vs. The Food Industry
A review of The Unhealthy Truth: One Mother’s Shocking Investigation into the Danger’s of America’s Food Supply—And What Every Family Can Do to Protect Itself by Robyn O’BrienAfter her baby daughter had a severe, face-bloating reaction to eating scrambled eggs, the result of a food allergy, Robyn O’Brien got to work. O’Brien (a.k.a. "the Erin […]
The Greenwashing Game
A review of the new book Green Gone Wrong: How Our Economy Is Undermining the Environmental Revolution by Heather Rogers…
The Big Spill
If the massive Gulf oil spill has taught us anything, it’s that it’s time we get a smart grid up and running, and hasten the switch to renewable energy.
How Green Is That…Grill?
We look at some greener grilling options, from electric and wood pellet grills to solar ovens…
Small Living
It looks like a giant soccer ball—but the Earth Ball is actually a livable, floatable, energy-efficient home. Its creator claims the Earth Ball may one day "become low-income housing for the whole planet."