It's a moderately well-known fact that China has been buying up America's recyclable waste for decades. What's less well known is that recently...
The artist Akin Bilgic is fundraising on Kickstarter to put up mirrors with inspirational messages on them all over San Francisco.
One argument continues to divide us the most, and it's not gay marriage or abortion.
At the massive gathering of young climate activists in the capital, Bill McKibben lets everyone know that their efforts are noble, but not optional.
This 20-minute video by activist Annie Leonard provides a tour of our consumer economy, with all of its psychological, environmental, and public...
Big-Ass Message, a website which translates your messages into bold visual statements, has taken the internet by storm. Over at Cool Hunting, they...
If you've been hanging out on the site lately, you know we've been doing a lot of writing about cosmetics, personal-care products, sunscreen,...
Once upon a time a few weeks ago, we made fun of some members of Congress for driving away from a hydrogen-fuel event in their huge SUVs, when...
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Jill Carroll, the Christian Science Monitor reporter released after months of captivity in Iraq, has finally emerged to write an 11-part story on...
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Recently garnering an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film, "West Bank Story" tells the story of an Isreali soldier who falls...
Two new real estate books, and the stories not yet told
Three years ago, I put a down payment on a new house, and put my current house house up...
Rebecca Cammisa's Which Way Home follows children who desperately try to cross the U.S.-Mexican border.
In the last several years, immigration...
From the people who brought you "The Story of Stuff" comes "The Story of Bottled Water." Have a look at the preview after the jump.
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Check out some of the year's most important stories written about food, all in the running for this week's Beard Awards. The James Beard...
For the first 18 years of my life I lived along the final 17-mile stretch of the Passaic River. That's the dirty, ugly part of the river that...
This little video does a bang-up job of tracking electricity from homes to coal-fired power plants, and showing the outrageous scale of coal's impact.
As we move closer to the end of the year, there's not much that gets us as excited as a good old fashioned top ten list. The Association of Zoos...
While we're on the subject of the importance of design to the success of nonprofits, let's take a moment to contemplate the standard bearer: 826...
Convenience, work requirements, and an urban lifestyle are just some of elements at play that can inhibit our ability to maintain an...
A State Department department restaurant review concludes that Chavez's arepas are "tasty."
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