As part of its larger push to green all of its operations, Wal-Mart has teamed up with the nonprofit Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) to measure the amount of energy used—and greenhouse gases emitted—throughout its entire supply chain, not just at its own facilities.
A study by University of Colorado researchers published last week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows a definitive link between fertilizer and pesticide run-off from farms and ranches and horrible deformities in frogs.
Boston, home of the "Freedom Trail," a collection of historical sites from the city’s colonial days, offered freedom of a different kind at the AltWheels Festival, held at City Hall Plaza the weekend of September 28 and 29. A tour around the booths gave visitors a vision of energy independence, with a healthy dose of activism, politicking, veggie wraps, barbeque, folk rock and quirky concept cars thrown in.
The Worldwatch Institute last week released "Vital Signs 2007-2008," its annual rundown on environmental trends shaping our future—and the news is not good. Only six of the 44 environmental trends the organization tracks were positive developments, with 28 categorized by Worldwatch as "pronouncedly bad."
Environmental Defense, CERES and Friends of the Earth joined with foundations, concerned investors and state officials from across the country in filing a landmark petition last week asking the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require publicly traded companies to assess and fully disclose their financial risks related to climate change.
Environmentalism and yoga practice are joined by more than language and posture: they share an underlying philosophy. But the journey from yoga’s current place of reverence has been a bumpy one: in the early 20th century, yoga practitioners were accused of running "love cults" and were subject to xenophobic backlash and jail time.
The accelerating effects of global warming—which are rapidly melting Arctic sea ice—have forced scientists to conclude that polar bears will be extinct in the U.S. by 2050.
In a few days, President Bush will be hosting a climate summit in Washington, and Congress will begin what promises to be a long series of deliberations on climate legislation.
Anita Roddick, founder of the Body Shop, a an ethical cosmetics firm that was a pioneer in socially conscious business, has died suddenly after suffering a brain hemorrhage in England on September 10.
A petition filed last week by the plaintiffs in the long-running legal case surrounding the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the full $5 billion punitive fine initially imposed on Exxon (now ExxonMobil) in 1994 by a federal district court jury Anchorage, Alaska.
