Transforming Our Fisheries
New book from Patrick Bresnihan shows how responses to overfishing are revolutionizing the concept of the commons…
Reusable Water Bottles: Glass & Stainless Steel Take Over From Plastic
Reusable water bottles used to all be made out of plastic, but nowadays consumers are switching over to greener, healthier options made out of glass, stainless steel and even biodegradable materials.
How Plant-Based Diets Can Heal Our Bodies & the Planet
Heal the body, heal the planet: Whether you are doing it for health or environmental reasons, you won’t be sorry about transitioning to a plant-based diet….
Marijuana Legalization: Good for the Environment?
Advocates for the legalization of marijuana argue that legal weed is far better for the environment than its black market counterpart…
Downsizing: Environmentalism’s Next Frontier
Downsizing — striving to live more minimally — has a lot of great benefits: it can help with organization, improve finances, and it can be eco-friendly…
Sustainably Harvested Guitar Tonewoods & Alternative Materials Take Center Stage
The fact that the so-called “tonewoods” that guitar makers have relied on for almost two centuries are now harder and harder to come by has left guitar makers scrambling to support replanting efforts in far flung locales and looking for sustainable alternatives that still imbue their instruments with pleasing tonal characteristics and eye-catching good looks…
Why Businesses Should Embrace Sustainable Development
Just because people want to avert a climate catastrophe doesn’t mean all businesses also are willing to make changes for the better regarding sustainability and reducing their carbon footprints.
Man-Made Earthquakes: Another Negative Legacy of Fracking
Man-made earthquakes are now common across Oklahoma and other parts of the Midwest and South thanks to the surge in hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) activity…
Green Beauty Products: A Secret Weapon Against Health Risks?
Using environmentally friendly beauty products not only helps protect your own health but also the health of the environment and others around you…
Gearing Up For Eco-Friendly Gardening
Now that spring has sprung, it’s time to get that eco-friendly garden into shape by battling bugs with bugs, using recycled pots, encouraging birds, composting with coffee grounds, an installing a rain barrel.