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Lifestyle
Curing Cancer with Fried Chicken?
KFC wants to donate up $8.5 million to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and has already donated over $2.6 million. That’s a lot of money to help find...
Lifestyle
Breathing Soil Bacteria Makes You Smarter
Spending time outdoors has always offered health benefits for the body and the mind: fresh air, clean water, awe-inspiring vistas, peaceful...
Environment
UGA Students Impose Fee on Themselves to Go Green
Usually higher fees imposed by universities are protested by students, but at the University of Georgia students are imposing fees on themselves....
Design
A Solution to Reverse Africa's Growing Deserts
I've often said that the most sophisticated green technology on the planet is the humble tree. Trees sequester carbon, fix nitrogen into the soil,...
Lifestyle
Over-the-Counter Genetic Tests Coming to a Drugstore Near You
A new over-the-counter kit slated to hit drugstores on May 14 may give consumers new insight into their propensity for disease. But is it...
Business
Connected Capitalism Movement Gains Momentum
Back in the 1990s, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream coined the term “caring capitalism” to illustrate their corporate stance of maintaining a social...
Lifestyle
Is LEED Missing Something?
The U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED rating system is the most popular green building certification system in the world. In order to...
Environment
New York's Trashy New Textile Initiative
After major closet clean-out sessions, I usually haul my sartorial castaways to a local Housing Works thrift store where the sale of my donated...
Culture
Scientists May Have Discovered the Origin of Life
One of the biggest mysteries of science is why the universe is made up of matter and not antimatter. But The New York Times reports...
Business
We Need to Change How We Drill for Oil
Our nation is being hit by the worst environmental disaster we've ever experienced. Upwards of 100,000 barrels of oil are streaming into the Gulf...
Cities
Cleveland (Yes, Cleveland) Is Going Green
Cleveland is a former industrial powerhouse that has spent the past several decades trying to reinvent itself. Recently, parts of the...
Technology
Scientists Create Nanoscale Robot Spiders from DNA Molecules
According to Science Daily, a team of interdisciplinary scientists from Columbia University, Arizona State University, the University...
Environment
South American Country Becoming Destination for Eco-tourists
The world’s largest protected rain forest is not in Brazil or Borneo, but in the relatively unknown country of Suriname. Located on the...
News
A Tour of Volkswagen's Super Green Car Plant in Chattanooga
The German car-maker is halfway through building one of the world's cleanest car plants—and we got a first look. "Save Our Planet!" That's...
News
Public May Not Embrace the Nissan Leaf
Mass-produced electric vehicles are on the horizon, and a new study by Deloitte Consulting (PDF) examines Americans' views on this new automotive...
Environment
Creationists Seek to Stop the Teaching of Climate Change
Critics of the practice of teaching evolution in science classrooms are taking up a new strategy: going after the teaching of global...
Lifestyle
BPA: It's in the Can
BPA or bisphenol-A is the bad boy of the plastics industry. The chemical, commonly found in plastics, is an endocrine disrupter that has been...
Environment
Energy Efficiency Investments Remain Strong
Energy efficiency projects can reduce a building's impact on the environment and save the owner of that building money when the annual energy...
