If oil company BP was to blame for the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, it was the Interior Department, headed by Ken Salazar, that was responsible for green-lighting the Deepwater Horizon oil rig behind the disaster.
U.S. consumers spend almost $1 billion per year on antibacterial soaps, according to a new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and our health and environment pay the price.
This year, to honor Earth Day (April 22), consider taking more definitive action. Whether it’s setting aside more time for hikes and outdoor explorations, joining a local pollution-fighting group or composting kitchen scraps, use this day dedicated to all things green to take a meaningful step or two.
Young climate activists who worked to mobilize voters in order to elect President Obama are expressing great disappointment in the president’s recent support of offshore oil drilling.
A campaign is afoot to set an aggressive national pollution standard.
Earth Day celebrates it’s 40th anniversary this year and is throwing its weight behind worldwide water projects. And water-related actions are growing, getting U.S. citizens to care, and contribute.
The second round of the Fur Free Fashion Design Competition is here: a way to showcase emerging designers who have found innovative ways to make stylish clothes without the use of fur.
As Earth Day heads our way—April 22—bringing with it promises of green bulletin boards festooned with recycling arrows in elementary school hallways across America, larger school greening projects are afoot.
Deborah Giles, a marine biogeograper at the University of California, Davis, explains to E why there is little scientific and no conservation value in keeping killer whales in captivity.
The ousting of former green jobs czar Van Jones amid much right wing radio outcry was considered a victory for the fledgling "tea party" movement six months ago. As the founder of the organization Green for All and author of The Green Collar Economy, Jones has been a tireless advocate for a new renewable energy economy that provides a future for poor, minority and underserved communities.
