New York's Leaders Position State to Be National Model for Embracing Clean...
Under President Obama's newly released plan to cut carbon emissions -- he's targeted a 30-percent decrease below 2005 levels by 2030 -- each state has a specific goal to meet and flexibility in how to...
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Here's How Tea Reminds Us...
"I promise this just might be the most fascinating conversation you will hear all week." With these words, podcast host Rich Roll introduces us to a Buddhist monk named Wu De who travels the world,...
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Cocoa Is Playing a Positive Role in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Joe Whinney of Theo Chocolate with farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo A beloved staple in many a household, chocolate has taken on a richer meaning for family farmers struggling for an...
View ArticleNew Study Shows No More Excuses to Reject Fee on Carbon
Beneath the hyperbolic rhetoric and pushback last week surrounding the new EPA regulations to limit carbon emissions is a fundamental truth that can no longer be ignored: Inaction is not an option on...
View ArticleFinding Hope Visiting the World's Only Underwater Research Station
The sun was burning hot and high in the sky above the Florida Keys as we cruised across the aquamarine waters off the Gulf Coast. I could think of no better place to be on June 8th: World Oceans Day....
View ArticleForget Climate Change Deniers - Insurance Companies Are About To Sue Towns &...
As the climate change debate drones on and on, a new development this past week got me thinking. Like many perplexing problems of our times, solutions often come out of left field, usually in the form...
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5 Eco-conscious Sunscreens for Outdoor Adventures
Ah, your first sunburn of the season. You might be fishing in shorts and a tank top as UV light ricochets off the clear creek onto your tender flesh. Or maybe you're weeding your garden and relentless...
View ArticleDesigning Modular Garden Blocks for Raised Beds (VIDEO)
What's it take to turn an initial idea into a finished commercial product? For Doug Holcomb, and two fellow classmates, it was a MBA course assignment that inspired them to create a set of...
View ArticleLife in a Drop
Recently via social media, the World Ocean Observatory received an astonishing photograph taken of a single drop of ocean water at 25 times magnification revealing the random inventory of life...
View ArticleDetroit Offers Builders, Developers and Dreamers a Unique Opportunity
First; a quick history lesson. A century ago, as a revolution was taking root that would transform America from a largely agrarian country into a muscular, industrial one, one city in particular found...
View ArticleDeveloping a Moral Vision for Climate Change: Overview of the Planet
Creatures "mentioned" in the Book of Genesis that are threatened by climate change. Pope Francis recently proclaimed, "Safeguard Creation, because if we destroy Creation, Creation will destroy us!...
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Traditional Dishes for Modern Cooks From The Real Food Cookbook
In my twenties, I found myself living in London, England, and sorely homesick for an inimitable and tactile experience of home. What I missed most was a weekly visit to a busy farmers' market, brimming...
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Terroir Talk: Tasting the Earth in Your Wine
Madeline Blasberg, Wine Columnist for the Menuism Wine Blog In wine jargon, terroir is a term that is trending amongst oenophiles and befuddling wine novices. Though the frilly French pronunciation...
View Article1 Year, 1 Rogue Agency, 2 Million Native Animals Dead
The numbers are appalling: Last year, the federal agency known as Wildlife Services killed more than 2 million native animals, including wolves, bears, foxes and eagles with a devastating ecological...
View ArticleInterests, Ideology And the Climate Denial Machine
Paul Krugman has an interesting op-ed in yesterday's New York Times entitled "Interests, Ideology & Climate." In this commentary, Krugman argues that the current campaign to deny climate change is...
View ArticleCargill Puts Gestation Crates One Big Step Closer to Extinction
It was in 2007 -- a year after Arizona voters approved Prop 204 (banning veal and gestation crates) and a year before Prop 2 in California (banning extreme confinement of calves, sows and laying hens)...
View ArticleSenator Ted Cruz, You're Fired
Perhaps there was an error in our computer system. Maybe someone in human resources department hit the wrong button. I doubt it. Still, one way or the other, Senator Ted Cruz has taken it upon himself...
View ArticleMy Tofu, My App
"Tofu?" my vegan running partner spat. "I hope it is not genetically modified," he added. And that was it. Suddenly my whole world order collapsed. In order to explain, I need to expose a little of my...
View ArticleGot Science? Top 5 Science 'Fails'
Polls consistently show that strong majorities of Americans trust independent scientists and believe in the importance of using the best available science to help guide our decision making. But you...
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The Untapped Savings in California's Water Supply
California is facing a historic drought. But a new report from NRDC and the Pacific Institute highlights a lot of ways we can help protect ourselves from water shortages while using water more wisely....
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