Currents

As a child, I had a creek in my backyard. My younger brother and I lived at the creek. The minute perfection of a baby crawdad held in my palm elicited one of my earliest moments of wonder.

Just when you were getting ready to splurge for that new video gaming console this holiday season, here comes the eco-Grinch.

Mining gold used to mean sifting through pans of water and muck to find precious nuggets. That evolved to crawling through dark passages deep within the Earth. The newest gold mine has plastic, a circuit board and the digits of that girl you met at the bar last night.

A new study from a team of UK researchers shows that access to green space is an important factor in reducing health inequities between the haves and have-nots.

Environmentalists and electronics recyclers joined forces last week to announce the launch of the e-Stewards Initiative, the first independently audited and accredited certification program for North American e-waste recyclers.

Groups commonly termed "greenies" include animal rights supporters, conservation groups and animal welfare advocates, as well as environmentalists. But how exactly do these groups differ in terms of their priorities and goals, and how on earth could they ever come into conflict?

While a new day may be dawning in American politics with the election of President Barack Obama, greens will not soon forget the past eight years.

Barack Obama’s victory wasn’t the only win for the environment during last week’s election.

The summer before senior year in college is anxiety ridden. Questions like "What am I doing with my life?," or the more common, less dramatic, "Where can I get an internship?" cloud a student’s head. I was fortunate to find an unlikely job that I loved: Working at an organic farm.