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A Slate reader recently asked the Green Latern which illegal drug was the least harmful to the environment. If you not only care about your carbon...
The idea that a competitive environment with high rewards makes people more productive is often taken as law by economists and management types....

A cool new Google tools shows us how the language of environmental issues evolved over time.
Next time you're having a get-together (and we're having one, tomorrow night) you might want to consider using Preserve plates and silverware....
The Human Services and Public Health Department of Hennepin County, Minnesota, has taken the idea of a flexible work schedule to its logical...
On May 20, our friends at the Earth Island Institute will be hosting a debate about eating meat and the environment.They write: Raising livestock...
The Oil Drum has an excellent post on Ecological Economics and the Food System. It's packed with interesting charts and graphs, including this...
Craig Colorusso's "Sun Boxes" (video preview after the jump) is an installation of 20 speakers powered by solar panels to create a naturally...

Want to find the key to happiness? There's an app for that. It's called Mappiness. Two researchers at the London School of Economics's...

We have been not so nice to golf courses here at GOOD. This piece, "Green Pastures" called golf courses "water-hogging and pesticide-laden."...

Calling all developers: the EPA wants you to build apps with its vast amounts of data.

Nearly half of the college students in a new study showed no significant gains in learning after their first two years. That's not the worst of it.

A new UNESCO report says that 28 million kids don't go to school because of armed conflict in their countries.

The gallery G2 features artists who capture the environment at its best, and donates a portion of its proceeds to make sure it stays that way.

A new study says yes. But maybe it's just asking the wrong questions.

Two sociologists make a compelling case for eradicating fat stigma. Even with legal protection, it's going to be a formidable task.
Following up on Andrew's post yesterday, I want to drill down on what impact this decision will have specifically on environmental issues and our...

And why not? Joe Manchin shot a copy of the cap and trade bill with a rifle.

Eating less meat opens up conversations about food choices with meat-eaters, while vegetarianism often shuts them down.
In the lunchroom, there's a mural of City Year corps members playing with notable characters from famous books.