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Time to Recognize the Rights of Nature

Terry Tamminen | Posted 04.17.2013 | Green
Terry Tamminen

As the World Bank warns, a possible 4 degree Celsius increase in global temperatures by the 2060s will lead to a "transition of the Earth's ecosystems into a state unknown in human experience."

Goodbye Western Lifestyles, Long Live Circularity!

Alexandre Lemille | Posted 05.08.2013 | Impact
Alexandre Lemille

There is no chance we can continue to play, live and work the way we do today. Extreme consumption as we know it will soon be a past and obsolete tren...

Meryl Streep Shares Her Green Inspiration

Alison van Diggelen | Posted 01.18.2013 | Celebrity
Alison van Diggelen

This week, Meryl Streep shared the inspiration for her green activism with Fresh Dialogues and also shared some of her wicked sense of humor in this tribute to green design guru Bill McDonough.

Observations This Fine Morning

Scott Poynton | Posted 11.20.2011 | Green
Scott Poynton

Driving to work this morning, I wondered at the morning light, golden in the fields, Mont Blanc poking its head above the clouds, the Jura Mountains a...

Plastic And The Great Recycling Swindle

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 09.30.2011 | Green
Lisa Kaas Boyle

Disposable plastics are the largest component of ocean pollution. Should we be risking life and limb for single-use bags and plastic bottles that can easily be replaced with sustainable alternatives?

The Human Stain on "Sustainism"

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Michael DeJong

In its infancy, our little blue orb was a perfect place serenaded by little more than the swoosh of winds and the ebb of ocean tides. Enter humans.

Green Architect William McDonough Talks Sustainable Design

Inhabitat | Andrew Michler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Green architect and co-author of the pivotal green design handbook Cradle to Cradle, William McDonough is one of the founders of the green design move...

God Is Green: Why 'Less Bad' Is Not Good

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Cathleen Falsani

Using our imagination, intelligence and buying power, we can set the Earth on a path to healing and ensure that future generations of all God's creatures rest -- nourished and cared for -- in its loving, ample, natural embrace.

Green Products Innovation Institute Formed Establish To Product Safety For California

Wall Street Journal | JIM CARLTON | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

California's crackdown on harmful materials in consumer products is gaining a new tool: a nonprofit institute that plans to help manufacturers come up...

Small Business Tool to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Adele Israel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Adele Israel

At the 2010 Alliance for Sustainable Colorado Regional Sustainability Roundtable in Rifle last month, I was introduced to a very intriguing new ventur...

The economy is trash

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Craig and Marc Kielburger

Those living in the vicinity of China's Asuwei dump may soon find relief. This month, the government is installing high-pressured guns that will spr...

Schwarzenegger's new "Benign by Design" Platform

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Christopher Gavigan

Schwarzenegger announced a partnership between California and Denmark to rotect consumers against chemical exposure. Congress should look to California for an example of proactive action and prioritizing human health.

American Apparel To Sell Bag-O-Scraps (Waste as Product)

Dan Gould | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Dan Gould

You've got to hand it to American Apparel -- they're always finding new ways to make tired cotton and spandex duds into something exciting and marketable

Eco-Extrava-gay-ances

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Michael DeJong

In an industry-wide turn-around, many high-end labels are trying to change their luxury goods businesses by "double air kissing" new environmental and labor standards.

Water, Water Everywhere

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Michael DeJong

When a company like Nestlé pipes-up about its unfounded environmental credentials with an attempt to address ecological concerns and to self-promote as a green steward, it's "super-greenwashing."

Today Is Human Rights Day

Michael DeJong | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Michael DeJong

Living consciously and mindfully of the potential for cradle-to-cradle living and sustainability is empowering enough to make tiny but impactful different choices in our purchases.