These years later, one group of the poor-wastepickers-have organized as the Global Alliance of Waste Pickers. These wastepickers are demanding a place of honor within the green economy -- a key theme is this year's Rio+20 meet.
Janice Harper | Posted 04.24.2012
I once lived in a rainforest in Madagascar. When I asked where to dump the garbage, my new neighbors looked at each other with those faces that say, "Is she for real? What's a garbage?"
Avital Binshtock | Posted 02.04.2012
December 5 marks the beginning of the Sierra Club's Mercury Awareness Week. In anticipation of that, here are four ways to help you keep the toxic stuff out of your life.
Project On Government Oversight | Posted 02.01.2012
So, how much does the U.S. spend on nuclear weapons? The only way to know for sure is for the administration to be more transparent about its nuclear spending, and to make a complete, detailed budget available to the public.
Ellen Kanner | Posted 01.28.2012
America may be the land of plenty but we don't have enough to squander. And yet, we're brilliant at it.
Danielle Nierenberg | Posted 01.22.2012
The holiday season is a time for gifts, decorations, and lots and lots of food. As a result, it's also a time of spectacular amounts of waste.
Sloan Barnett | Posted 12.28.2011
We know the mantra well: "Reduce, reuse, recycle." But recycling certain household items may be trickier than you think.
Nancy Pine | Posted 12.20.2011
We envy the academic achievement level in China. There are many reasons for their achievement. But one is that instructional time is respected. The teachers teach -- uninterrupted. Not a second is lost.
Jessica Pearce Rotondi | Posted 12.12.2011
The key to success lies not in never quitting, but in knowing when to quit. Here's why quitting can actually be better for your happiness -- and your health.
Posted 11.22.2011
On Tuesday, in what must surely be the most controversial muffin-related story since paperclips were found lodged inside athletes' muffins at the 2008...
Robin Madel | Posted 10.18.2011
When you think about renewable energy sources, what comes to mind? Solar panels or wind turbines, maybe even hydropower? You're probably not thinking about trash.
AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 10.14.2011
If deep oceans covered an area only the size of the state of Alaska, then humans have so far explored in detail only about 2,400 square feet -- enough space to park seven or eight cars.
Valerie Jaffee | Posted 07.13.2011
According to a staggering report from the Food and Agriculture Organization, nearly one third of food produced for human consumption globally is lost or wasted every year.
Posted 06.05.2011
Besides attracting thousands of visitors daily, rock concerts, hockey games and hotel chains have something else in common -- tons of food left once t...
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.05.2011
TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Breaking:...
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.31.2011
TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Obama's '...
Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011
News flash: if you can't turn the war effort around with 30,000 more troops at a cost of $1 million per troop, per year, maybe the military solutions aren't solutions after all.
Mattias Wallander | Posted 05.25.2011
21% of Americans live in rural areas. This huge subset of the American population lacks something that most city-dwellers take for granted: easy access to recycling programs.
Rebecca Tarbotton | Posted 05.25.2011
Last week, Chevron filed a RICO suit against a remote Ecuadorian community. That's right: the oil giant is using a law intended to rein in the Mafia against 47 inhabitants of the Amazon rainforest.
Jennifer Schwab | Posted 05.25.2011
Tell the flight attendants you want just the can, no napkin, next time you need a shot of carbonated caffeine while in the air. Why use so many plastic cups, and what happens to them when the plane lands?
Maria Rodale | Posted 05.25.2011
By guest blogger Jeremy Seifert After four years of nonprofit work, Jeremy recently cofounded the production company Compeller, focusing on documenta...
nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011
Several hundred gallons of water contaminated with radioactive materials from a 1950s nuclear research site spilled into the Mohawk River near Schenec...
Dar Williams | Posted 05.25.2011
As journalists and scientists risked their lives to expose e-waste atrocities, coalitions formed to create consumer information and policy language to address the global problem of electronic trash.
The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011
by Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger A proposed program to cover counseling sessions for seniors on end-of-life care has risen from the a...
Robert David Steele | Posted 05.25.2011
When things are not going well, until you get the truth out on the table, no matter how ugly, you are not in a position to deal with it. -- Bob Seel...
Bharati Chaturvedi | Posted 05.02.2012