Environment

Deepak Chopra Picks World's Most Powerful Teachers

forbes.com | Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living


Deepak Chopra picks the world's most powerful teachers....

Money Invested In Conservation Yields Enormous Returns

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.13.2009 | Green


Money invested in protecting nature can bring huge financial returns, according to a major investigation into the costs and benefits of the natural wo...

Cocaine, Spices, Hormones Found in Drinking Water

news.nationalgeographic.com | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green


For instance, thyme and sage spike during Thanksgiving, cinnamon surges all winter, chocolate and vanilla show up during weekends (presumably from par...

The Movie Chevron Doesn't Want You to See

Tracy L. Barnett | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green


Tracy L. Barnett

Many have heard of Chevron-Texaco's contamination of the Amazonian rainforests. Joe Berlinger's film, Crude, brings the battle to bring them to justice to life in a way words cannot.

Do We Really Know How Much It Costs to Shoe a Horse?

Gov. Dick Lamm | Posted 11.12.2009 | Denver


Gov. Dick Lamm

Does immigration help our health care system? Will doubling our population help us build a more fair and just America? Do you want an America of one billion people?

Paul Nicklen's Polar Obsession Photos

Posted 11.12.2009 | Green


Renowned National Geographic extreme photojournalist Paul Nicklen has released a new book titled Polar Obsession, which chronicles his expedition unde...

Protecting New York City's Water Supply from Gas Companies

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York


Alison Rose Levy

New Yorkers were out in force last Tuesday to protect the purity of their legendary water. A public event focused on drilling in a vast Upstate reservoir of natural gas that developers are seeking to exploit.

Colorado's Black Bears: Coming to a Dumpster Near You

Lise Waring | Posted 11.12.2009 | Denver


Lise Waring

The nature of the tight box canyon that cradles Telluride means that it's only a few blocks to the edge of civilization. Black bears wander through town in search of snacks -- especially this time of year.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Expanding Islands of Trash

nytimes.com | LINDSEY HOSHAW | Posted 11.11.2009 | Green


Light bulbs, bottle caps, toothbrushes, Popsicle sticks and tiny pieces of plastic, each the size of a grain of rice, inhabit the Pacific garbage patc...

Leonardo DiCaprio: Actor And Animal Advocate

Wendy Diamond | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living


Wendy Diamond

On October 4, 2009, International Fund for Animal Welfare and Leonardo announced a program that will protect animals and their habitats around around the globe.

The True Cost of Cheap Foam Packaging

Richard W. Feldman | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green


Richard W. Feldman

Look around your supermarket and you'll see fresh meat and produce all packaged on the ubiquitous foam tray. It's designed to keep low-shelf-life food fresh, but it lasts forever. Where the sense in that?

Botanists Debate the Benefits of Assisted Plant Migration

nytimes.com | ANNE RAVER | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green


We recognize that climate change is likely to be very rapid and that seeds only disperse a few hundred yards, half a mile at most, naturally, said Kay...

Bomb Appalachia (and Face the Music)

Michael Gould-Wartofsky | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


Michael Gould-Wartofsky

Theirs is a coast-to-coast campaign to save Appalachia's mountains and streams -- and Appalachians' homes, jobs, and culture -- from the devastating coal mining practice known as mountaintop removal.

China: Spirituality Or Materialism?

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Arthur Rosenfeld

Stripped of their cultural heritage by the brutality of the Cultural Revolution, the Chinese seem to be in a headlong rush to what they think they want and need--the material excess of the West.

Wastewater In New York Found To Be Radioactive From Gas Drilling

ProPublica | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


As New York gears up for a massive expansion of gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale, state officials have made a potentially troubling discovery about...

EMA's: Introducing the Legacy Award

Kevin George | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


Kevin George

The Legacy Award celebrates a vision of bringing environmental messages into entertainment -- television, film and music -- to educate and motivate the public.

Cleaning Up the Language Around Ocean Pollution

Wallace J Nichols | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green


Wallace J Nichols

Due to our inability and slowness to adequately describe and respond to the threat, certain areas of our coasts and oceans have become overwhelmed by plastic.

What the CBO Isn't Telling Congress: Climate Change Threatens Million of Jobs

Brendan Smith | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


Brendan Smith

How many epidemics and Katrinas will it take to expose the myth that the U.S. economy is somehow exempt from the threats of climate change?

City Planning Classic Ahead Of Its Time In Environmental Efficiency (VIDEO)

Progressive Book Club | Posted 11.06.2009 | Books


Progressive Book Club In the annals of urban design and city planning, no book holds a higher place than The Death and Life of Great American Cities ...

10 Shocking Products Full Of Petroleum

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 11.06.2009 | Green


About one quarter of the oil consumed in this country is used for industrial purposes. Plastic production is the most obvious example, as awareness gr...

Sunset Photos

Huffington Post | Posted 11.06.2009 | Green


Here at HuffPost Green, we think there's nothing more inspiring than enjoying the beauty of nature, and sunsets are top of the list! Check out these b...

Aziz Ansari Wants To Stop Acting In Order To Reduce His Carbon Footprint (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.06.2009 | Green


In this hilarious video from Grist TV, Umbra Fisk interviews Parks and Recreation's Aziz Ansari about his enviro musings, including his proposal that ...

Saving the Lakes of Udaipur, "World's Best City"

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green


Perry Garfinkel

A series of beautiful lakes in Udaipur, Rajasthan are in danger. These lakes a major magnet to the city -- one of the reasons 1.2 million tourists who visited the city last year nicknamed it "Venice of the East."

The Commonwealth and the Commons

Gary Hart | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


Gary Hart

I've always been puzzled by our efforts to leave a private legacy for our children while neglecting our public legacy, the character and quality of our commonwealth and its resources that we also leave to our children.

Copenhagen Climate Treaty on Death-Watch

Kevin Grandia | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green


Kevin Grandia

Is the Copenhagen climate change treaty dead? I'm not willing to say that yet, but it's pretty depressing here at the last pre-negotiation session und...