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The organizers of London 2012 have made sustainability one of their watchwords: whole venues can be dismantled, moved and reused elsewhere. But there are limits to how green an international event can be.
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How global warming is impacting stock prices - and how it will hurt some, but benefit other companies.
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Video footage of shocking cruelty taking place at Minnesota-based Christensen Farms was released by Mercy for Animals (MFA), who is now working to get Walmart to stop supporting suppliers who blatantly mistreat animals.
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An iceberg twice the size of Manhattan broke off Petermann Glacier in Greenland Monday, sparking global warming debate. Photo Credit: dnkemontoh via Flickr.
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Sunny was a stray shelter mutt with an injured leg and only 48 hours to live before being euthanized. However, her story doesn't end the way you might guess.
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The number of cases of whooping cough in the US may reach a record high this year...
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Pollution anywhere on the planet, even far from farms and fields, has an uncanny ability to work itself into the things we eat on a daily basis.
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The last eighteen months or so have been an adventure of sorts: I stopped eating animals. I won’t say I stopped eating meat, because depending on whom you ask, this may only include red meat, maybe chicken, and probably not fish.
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In 1962, Rachel Carson began sounding the alarm about the dangers of exposure to chemicals and the failure of the industry and regulators to protect people from those dangers.
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Can shopping save the world? The Story of Change urges viewers to put down their credit cards and start exercising their citizen muscles to build a more sustainable, just and fulfilling world.
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People may know him from his HBO series, “Entourage,” some may remember him from a little rom com called “Drive me Crazy” (such as myself), but now Adrian Grenier is making a name for himself as a passionate environmentalist.
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And amount that should only grow over time. Can we afford not to fix this problem?
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The mental habits that help us navigate the practical demands of day-to-day life make it difficult to engage with the more remote dangers posed by climate change.
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Three simple numbers that add up to global catastrophe - and that make clear who the real enemy is...
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It’s that time of the year again; it’s hot, humid and hazy – the perfect environment for those pesky little mosquitoes, gnats and ticks!
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Who Gives a Crap needs $100,000 and hopes to attract pre-orders from contributors who, they hope, will be persuaded by the fact that 50% of all profits will go towards constructing toilet facilities in developing countries.
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A design firm has built itself a 30,000 square foot manufacturing facility from recycled beer bottles.
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There's more to making a device repairable than allowing consumers to fix it themselves -- it's also about environment, economics, responsibility.
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At Dell, the sustainability team, working with suppliers and recyclers, has developed new compostable packaging materials made from bamboo and mushrooms.
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Ecuadorian farmers spent their fair trade funds on washing machines. This allowed them to spend their Sundays with their families instead of at the river washing clothes.Miguel Zamora learned how important it is to ask people what they need.
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Solar could provide one-sixth of the world's heating and cooling needs by 2050, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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