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I had thought that arguments about massive "free lunches" in the energy efficiency and climate domain had long since been laid to rest. The debates in California (and some of the rhetoric in Washington) prove otherwise.
Totnes, a sleepy seaside town in the West of England, has become the accidental epicenter of a quiet revolution.
What's wrong with wanting to make a living speaking and writing about environmental issues? Colin Beavan's never claimed to be an expert, simply a layperson who wanted to enlighten himself and others.
There are no warnings whatsoever on cosmetics and personal care products. Yet their ingredients pose unrecognized lifelong dangers to the entire U.S. population.
Like the passage of a Clean Air Act or a Clean Water Act, President Obama is in the process of creating a landmark national healthy oceans policy and plan of action for our seas.
The world's largest global investors met in New York yesterday and called on government leaders to sign an ambitious, fair and binding deal at the Copenhagen climate change summit.
People who are making a difference for conservation invariably say they found their passion for nature by spending time outdoors or in museums: sharing the energizing experience of discovering something new and hidden.
Glenn Beck thinks Time's cover story on him is fair. This alone should make it clear to the casual observer that it is in fact anything but.
I realized my downfall on recycling was with the items we don't "use up" very regularly. I turned to experts for advice on handling the more random items.
When a vegan is talking to a meat-eater about slaughterhouses, he or she is not "preaching", "trying to convert", or any such thing. We're not telling you what to eat. We're telling you what you're eating.
Animal welfare should be part of the Corporate Social Responsibility portfolio for any major corporation, and increasingly, companies are heeding the call.
Duhigg's portrait of the Clean Water Act violations in West Virginia--and the indifference of state agencies--blew the cover on one of the worst kept secrets in Appalachia.