By 2050 or so, the world population is expected to reach nine billion, essentially adding two Chinas to the number of people alive today. Those billions will be seeking food, water and other resources on a planet where, scientists say, humans are already shaping climate and the web of life. This is an attempt to examine the efforts to balance human affairs with the planet’s limits.
Traditional wintering site for monarch butterflies in central Mexico under continuing threat
Activists from other groups hail the Kingsnorth victory
Jon Henley on how four witnesses put the government in the dock
John Vidal on what the Greenpeace acquittal means for direct activists everywhere
Save Plastics and Oil, and Reduce Waste.
Kidney Stones More Frequent Because of Global Warming
According to a study published in the July 15 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA (and reported in the September…
Heavy Metal Thunder No More: Wind of Change
All eyes are currently on hybrids (such as Honda’s upcoming all-new Insight) and electric cars, but electric motorcycles also deserve some…
Collective Responses to Peak Oil and Climate Change Gain Traction
We already know that there’s a peak oil doom-and-gloom survivalist in many of us, but fortunately it seems like…
Image source: Westchester.gov While drug companies continue to say its not happening, school nurses around the country are saying more and more parents are at a loss for solutions, reports …
Supermodel Aline Weber sits in an Aveda Pedicab before the Preen show Backstage at the Preen by Thornton Bregazzi Spring Summer 2009 fashion show we found Aveda’s four steps to a greener…
:: Calling all foodies and locavores! Delight in the cookbook Roast Chicken and Other Stories. :: Forward this green classroom tip to your child’s school teacher. :: Don’t let an old …
Saving the Earth One Small Step at a Time.
Fresh Thinking for the Planet.
