The 10th Anniversary of 9/11 Recalls the Tragedy, the Heroism and the Lingering Health and Environmental Impacts of that Day. Most U.S. publications are likely running some sort of remembrance or retrospective related to the tenth anniversary of 9/11 this month. The date has come to represent so much: tragedy, heroism, resilience. But it has […]
From The EditorMost of us have fallen prey to the green seduction: the bottled drinks, cereals, ice creams, lotions and shampoos that have become the name-brand alternatives to their not-so-sustainable counterparts. Other people drink bottled Nestea, we drink Honest Tea (and then recycle the bottles of course). Some wash their kids’ hair with Johnson & […]
The tragic tsunami in Japan last March revealed the persistent dangers of nuclear power. Communities called transition towns are finding ways to bypass dangerous forms of energy—creating their own biofuels, growing their own local food supplies and relying on shared community skills.
Single-stream recycling may be convenient, but it’s not going to solve our waste problem.
Schools are being built on toxic sites. What can we do to prevent it?
Passive Houses are the most energy-efficient homes around, no solar panels required.
More than a century after the first electric vehicles, we’re ready to reclaim our streets with quiet, clean EVs as stripped down or sexed up as you want.
If the massive Gulf oil spill has taught us anything, it’s that it’s time we get a smart grid up and running, and hasten the switch to renewable energy.
Today’s environmentalists feel the urgency of climate change & all it implies & they’re convinced that lobbying Congress isn’t going to solve the crisis.
No wonder we should be worried: 1.4 billion people worldwide lack access to clean drinking water, while 2.6 billion lack access to sanitation…
