Renewable energies like wind and solar power have a tough time competing when fossil fuels like oil and natural gas fall in price. A new article in the New York Times finds that many states are rejecting renewable power in an effort to protect ratepayers from cost increases.
It’s long been speculated that nanoparticles (particles as small as 1/1,000th of a human hair) found in more than 800 consumer products from socks to sunscreens, could pose a danger to the natural world.
There’s an unlikely force driving up illnesses from insects—night-time lights. Artificial lighting—particularly now in tropical regions—can alter human and insect behaviors in ways that can speed transmission of insect-borne diseases
A review of Green Lighting: How Energy-Efficient Lighting Can Save You Energy and Money and Reduce Your Carbon Footprint by Brian Clark Howard, William J. Brinsky and Seth Leitman. How much is there to know about green lighting? A book’s worth, as it turns out. Green Lighting: How Energy-Efficient Lighting Can Save You Energy and […]
A new documentary produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting tackles the myth of "clean coal."
Vinyl flooring and roofing may be a staple of many school environments—but they are also a potential health hazard for the nation’s youngest, most vulnerable citizens.
Put your stuff in stackable sugarcane waste Yube cubes; Lounge out "70s-style in the EcoSak; and get a solid night’s sleep in the old-wood Alpine Platform Bed.
A few eco-friendly ways to serve your delicacies, from a Wine Barrel Lazy Susan to a Tree Stump Cutting Board.
A review of Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Never Set Foot On and Never Will…
This week marks the launching of "Loop Scoops," a new web series from Annie Leonard, author of The Story of Stuff, and director of The Story of Stuff Project.
