People always ask: What can I do to make a difference? So many people in poor countries desperately need assistance. So many people in rich countri...
William S. Becker | Posted 08.09.2009 | Green
Obama is sowing the seeds for that new era of rural prosperity, but it will be up to rural America to bring in the harvest.
John Sauer | Posted 08.08.2009 | World
Perhaps most troubling is that failing to tackle the water and sanitation crisis is undermining progress on all development, including, food, health and education.
nytimes.com | Kate Galbraith | Posted 08.06.2009 | Green
In addition to catching raindrops, homeowners and building managers are trying out another way to conserve water: composting toilets....
Dan Silverstein | Posted 08.06.2009 | Business
Nestle has taken specific and measurable steps to achieve sustainable, shared value.
Carl Pope | Posted 08.02.2009 | Green
For eight years under George Bush, America's wilderness faced a systematic assault from the federal government.
Avital Binshtock | Posted 08.02.2009 | Green
How can you ensure that your children don't end up deprived of outdoor experiences? Here are four ideas for getting your kids away from the video games and out into nature instead.
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.31.2009 | Green
IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: The heat was on as members of the U.S. House of Representatives angrily debated and narrowly passed the landmark American C...
John Sauer | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics
Universal access to water and sanitation is still a pipe dream for many poorer countries, especially nations in Africa.
Wendy Diamond | Posted 07.27.2009 | Style
Many first time canine swimmers may be nervous and timid at first, but there are several tips you can follow to help the process go swimmingly.
John DeCock | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green
ACES is not the perfect energy and climate bill. But it is huge progress and a necessary starting point to begin taking action.
Earth 911 | Posted 07.25.2009 | Green
Xeros is working on a new breed of washing machines that will use only a cup of water per load, relying on reusable nylon beads to trap dirt and stain...
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.20.2009 | Green
IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT:: Energy legislation fight now moves to the Senate; Climate change outlook now worse than before; Libby, MT now a "public hea...
J. Carl Ganter | Posted 06.17.2009 | Media
Fusion Tables is a powerful research and story-telling tool -- equally accessible to journalists, scientists, students and the public.
Grist | Posted 07.17.2009 | Green
Grist's Umbra Fisk offers up advice on greening your shower routine. Shower with friends! Turn the shower off when you soap up! Well, doing both of th...
nytimes.com | ELISABETH ROSENTHAL | Posted 07.16.2009 | Green
Italians are the leading consumers of bottled water in the world, drinking more than 40 gallons per person annually. But as their environmental consci...
Los Angeles Times | Posted 07.12.2009 | Green
Fast on the heels of the new watering ordinances that took effect June 1, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has begun a cash-for-grass pro...
John DeCock | Posted 07.11.2009 | Green
BPA is a symbol of a much broader problem--our need to evaluate chemicals before they reach the marketplace, and to develop safer alternatives to chemicals we already know to be toxic.
Grist | Posted 07.03.2009 | Green
How green is your grooming routine? Shaving is one place where a lot of Americans end up wasting a lot of water -- and other stuff. Grist's Umbra say...
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 06.26.2009 | Green
One of our aims at the Planet Green website, is to try and provide people with tips and tricks for saving energy and water. Usually, we round up littl...
AP | TOBY STERLING | Posted 06.26.2009 | Green
AMSTERDAM — The U.S.' chief environmental official said Tuesday that America can learn much from the way the Dutch manage water _ focusing more ...
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 06.25.2009 | Green
You can save 60 gallons of water today without spending any money (I'm going to assume you own some of the things that I mention, like a 1000 sq ft ga...
John DeCock | Posted 06.23.2009 | Green
The American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) cleared its first hurdle this week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee. I guess you need to be...
Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 06.22.2009 | World
India successfully coordinated an election involving 700 million participants. Now, it needs to put that effort into bringing them water.
AP | DAVE KOLPACK | Posted 06.21.2009 | Green
FARGO, N.D. — Hundreds of sandbags that protected Jim Brenan's south Fargo home from Red River floodwaters are gone. Now he has deep ruts in what us...
nytimes.com | NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF | Posted 08.12.2009 | Green