Some 50,000 potters in Puebla, Michoacan, Oaxaca and other states were using lead glazes when the Mexican government asked Blacksmith to tackle the issue about four years ago.
Joan Marans Dim | Posted 05.24.2012
This Memorial Day weekend, as we take our automobiles out for a costly, gasping, traffic-clogged spin, it's instructive to remember that the road to hell is often paved with good intentions.
Ronnie Citron-Fink | Posted 05.24.2012
As our children graduate across the country, my hope is that the planet-saving roots that anchored so many of these college graduates to fertile ground will not be shook to the core by greed, politics and apathy.
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.22.2012
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Liza Donnelly | Posted 05.18.2012
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.17.2012
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Bill Chameides | Posted 05.17.2012
Americans are behind Obama, in the sense that they support the president's concept of a national clean energy standard. But they're also behind, in the sense that the voting public is unwilling to go as far as the president wants to go because of costs.
Ben Barber | Posted 05.17.2012
Not far from the heart of one of Africa's biggest cities, Accra, Ghana, black clouds of toxic smoke rise from an outdoor recycling operation that is converting America's used computers into copper, gold and other useful materials.
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.15.2012
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Rocky Kistner | Posted 05.15.2012
When politicians and K Street lobbyists peddle the $7 billion Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, you can bet the red meat rhetoric about jobs and national security -- fanciful charges according to independent analysis -- is straight out of the game plan from DC's most popular blood sport; trolling for petro dollars.
Posted 05.14.2012
Are you and your neighbors breathing healthy air? American Lung Association has released their State Of The Air 2012 report, detailing cities with...
Liza Donnelly | Posted 05.11.2012
I am not a big fan of Mother's Day because it has become too commercial. Why buy things Mom doesn't need? The day can be made meaningful, especially if we choose to break away from the norm.
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.10.2012
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Mark Burns | Posted 05.10.2012
During the annual inspection of my station wagon, my car guy told me how excited he was about the future of the automobile: the promise of electric cars, battery improvements, near-zero emissions and high-mileage.
HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 05.10.2012
Waste from people, pets, pigs and even seagulls may be playing a significant role in the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections, including methicilli...
HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.09.2012
Dozens of good-government groups, Occupy Wall Street contingents, environmental activists, struggling homeowners and institutional investors are desce...
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.08.2012
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Noah Greenwald | Posted 05.08.2012
The dwarf seahorse -- the smallest in the U.S. -- is no mythical creature but is exceedingly rare. In recent years, they've been driven to the brink of extinction by pollution, collection and, most recently, the BP oil spill. Here are five lessons to be learned from the plight of these creatures.
Adam Moser | Posted 05.07.2012
America's geography blesses it with abundant natural resources and a relatively small population. But China lacks such advantages.
Wenonah Hauter | Posted 05.05.2012
Water pollution trading is creeping into the non-regulatory landscape across the country and in the Bay watershed. That's good news for those looking to profit off the losses of others, but bad news for anyone who cares about water quality,
Phillip A. Ortiz, Ph.D. | Posted 05.04.2012
So, who really owns the truth, and how can we get to the bottom of it? Is it as simple as establishing a few premises, creating a testable hypothesis, and then acting on the results? Sadly, in America it's not.
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.03.2012
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Bill Chameides | Posted 05.03.2012
Last Call at the Oasis highlights global water crisis but opines that the "glass is half full."
Suza Scalora | Posted 05.02.2012
Our negative thoughts combine collectively, mixing with the negative messaging in the media to produce a murky ocean of grime that we are all unconsciously swimming in.
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.01.2012
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Ben Barber | Posted 05.31.2012