The most famous building in San Francisco is also one of the most environmentally friendly in the country: The Transamerica Pyramid building has achieved a LEED Gold certification.
The real cost of global warming for the US includes rising sea levels, water shortages, species extinctions, expanding diseases, agricultural costs, forest fires, and many other factors.
Current Waldenbooks employees have come forward to alert the public that the company plans to dispose of many unsold books in the cheapest, easiest, least responsible way possible - by trashing them.
In these tough economic times many people are looking for ways to shave expenses off their budgets. One tried-and-true method is to rent instead of buy.
Despite it being such an intimate product, I know that I've never paid much attention to the ingredients on tampon boxes.
Two of the most important decisions any of us ever make is where we decide to live and what job we choose to accept. Rush hour traffic, however, proves how wrong we all can be.
Whether you want to avoid the holiday rush, are just completely fed up with capitalism or are just flat broke there is no better gift this holiday season than the gift of making a difference.
We're not from around here. I know you see us all the time, but trust me, we're from someplace else. We may have lived our whole lives right next door...
I believe the next economy will be based on the "pursuit of happiness." There are many industries that can thrive if the "pursuit of happiness" begins to replace consumerism.
It's a new idea for me, but I'm willing to consider that choosing efficiency over love might be a foolish move. Relationships don't work without some compromise.
I generally try to be eco-conscious, but it always seems like all bets are off when I have to fly somewhere. Obviously, air travel itself is bad for t...
Working up a menu for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, or another upcoming holiday? Here are three tips to help you be more environmentally responsible while planning that feast.
Over course of the next year, I will be traveling through Latin America, reporting on the important and innovative work of world-changers at the grassroots
My aunt, who has a heart of gold, has recently become impassioned about environmental issues. Seems great, right? Well unfortunately she thinks being ...
Project Green Search, the first-ever green model competition, has a winner! Rachel Avalon hails from Los Angeles, and beat out over 130 other contenders for her new title as Green It Girl.
Double-digit unemployment crosses an undeniable perceptual threshold in the public's mind. When we hit it, the political rhetoric around the climate bill shifted, and the jobs connection was finally made explicit.
The Good News: The good news is that the cold waters from the north came in today along with the ducks that have been playing in the arctic all summe...
For those of us in the Midwest, summer is so much easier when it comes to eating local -- lots of farmers markets stocked with goodies from local grow...
Note to readers: A few weeks ago, I got an email inviting me to part of a Green Books Campaign sponsored by Eco-Libris, a for-profit enterprise that p...
A new Campaign for Safe Cosmetics report reveals that some children's face paints contain heavy metals such as lead, nickel and cobalt that can cause lifelong skin sensitization and contact dermatitis.
World rankings show that Israel is no small player in solar energy innovation and clean technology. A recent survey chose seven Israeli-based or -developed companies among a global listing of 100.
