April 22 marks the 43rd observance of Earth Day in the United States. Organized by Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis.), the first Earth Day in 1970 saw an es...

We've all heard that if you find a job you love you'll never work a day in your life. The same can be said of environmental activism -- if you find the role that's right for you, you may find yourself experiencing things and learning more than you'd ever imagined.

The pipeline -- a project that must be first approved by President Obama -- would transport millions of barrels of a type of crude that contains 20 percent more carbon than the conventional kind. Scientists have warned that if this project were completed, it would mean game over for the planet's climate.

Directed by Gus Van Sant in the tradition of The China Syndrome and Silkwood, Promised Land uses mainstream entertainment to delve into American values, corporate responsibility, and activism.

MOSCOW (AP) — Put your paws in the air. Moscow police have arrested 10 environmental activists, including four dressed in polar bear ...

What pushed me to make a spectacle of myself in the name of environmental activism? It's taken me 40 years living on this planet to realize that I needed to break out of my comfort zone and do "something."

World Environment Day is a good time for taking stock but it is also a time to be inspired. There are many people who provide that inspiration and here are just a few I am proud to stand beside.

From Mother Nature Network's Starre Vartan: As one of America's youngest and brightest social entrepreneurs, Beth Doane launched her first fashion ...

Enchanted Lands and Fables is a project that uses photos and short films to "create awareness about some of the most endangered places and species on ...

In a time of tremendous disregard for the environment, the new documentary Who Bombed Judi Bari? shows how activists can take on the powers that be and win, though at a great cost.

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. I went to an elegant dinn...

The crisis we face is that time is no longer on our side to convince the masses to make an attitude adjustment towards authentic social consciousness for change.

Observing the rolling fields, horses and cows, undisturbed acres of rocks and trees, I felt particularly protective of what the earth offers us -- and what we need to do to defend it.

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. I'm so fed up with what's...

According to Chandra Brown, the heritage of southern Georgia's "primordial" river system was one of pristine beauty -- without much industry. But as more factories started to locate in the area in the 1970s, the situation began to change drastically.

Politics is about repetition, and we need to use every town hall meeting, every bus-tour stop, and every ribbon cutting ceremony to tell our representatives that we care about environmental protection. And then we need to do it again.

Nuclear energy is unsafe and expensive to use not to mention to dispose of the waste. And there are green alternatives. So why can't we "just say 'No'"?