The Cooler Kitchen
Energy-Saving Kitchens: How to find a fridge that’s not an energy-hog, and other planet-friendly kitchen appliances.
Retiring Green
Social(k) is the first plan to offer a range of socially responsible options for retirement portfolios.
Trail of the Whale: Tracking Gray Whales with EarthWatch in British Columbia
EarthWatch volunteers are acting as citizen scientists in helping researchers uncover why grey whale numbers are way down along the coast of BC.
Melting Away
Ski companies, like Kingswood and Karhu, and snowboard makers Arbor and Venture are making sustainability a priority.
Making Sand from Glass?
Researchers in Florida are experimenting with ways to turn glass bottles into beach sand.
Saving the Chesapeake With Federal Funds
The largest estuary in the U.S. needs federal funding to keep the water clean.
It Takes an Eco-Village
Forty years after construction began on the visionary Arizona desert eco-village, Arcosanti, the project has yet to be completed. But new eco-villages are emerging, from Los Angeles to Cleveland to Detroit, as communities look for cleaner ways to live together.
Treading Water
Louisiana wetlands are disappearing fast, and the oil and gas industries responsible for much of the destruction have not been asked to help stem the tide.
Considering Cogeneration
Cogeneration plants are converting unused energy waste streams into usable power and could provide solutions to some of our energy woes.
The Oil Peaks
There is increasing evidence that the world has reached, or will soon reach, the worrisome condition known as peak oil. Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that world oil consumption will rise from 86 million barrels per day in 2007 to 96 million by 2012, driven in part by the voracious appetites of India and China.