Mar 31, 2016 09:48AM
Lower Austria, largely relying on hydropower from the Danube River, generates all its electricity from renewable sources.
Mark your calendar! To celebrate its 100th birthday, the National Park Service will let everyone in for free 16 days this year.
Activists are increasingly using ballot initiatives enabling voters to enact local policies created to protect clean air, clean water and clean energy.
Mar 31, 2016 09:47AM
The Deny Americans the Right to Know, or DARK Act, was defeated in the U.S. Senate, representing a major victory for consumers.
Feb 29, 2016 03:54PM
Following widespread public protests, Guatemala repealed a law that formerly gave Monsanto the right to plant its genetically modified seeds in ancestral lands.
Students can increasingly find healthy, sustainable options and locally-sourced food in their dining halls.
Huge indoor farms relying on vertically stacked trays are producing 100 times more food per square foot than traditional methods while using 99 percent less water and 40 percent less power.
Eating insects may invoke an instinctive yuck factor, but bugs are packed with nutrients and protein.
Already, 40 percent of the energy for Unilever’s multinational operations comes from green sources, and it aims to solely use renewable sources worldwide by 2030.
As organic produce becomes more popular and available, Costco has become its number one seller in the U.S.
Citing the First Amendment, a judge has overturned an Idaho law that criminalizes surreptitious investigations into animal cruelty.
This summer New York will lease 500 solar-powered foods trucks to vendors that currently consume petrochemicals to drive, power equipment and cook food.
Kitchens can easily be energy hogs, but strategies such as using convection ovens, slow cookers and pot lids can reduce the monthly utility bill.
Jan 29, 2016 10:07AM
The brand-new Levi’s Stadium is built with repurposed materials, has a green roof and solar panels, and is easily reached by bicycle paths and public transportation.
The world’s largest spice company has promised to make 80 percent of its herbs and spices both organic and non-GMO by 2016.
Responding to public sentiment, the Shrine Circus CEO has announced an end to acts by elephants, tigers and lions, which he states “are deserving of our respect and awe.”
Aspen is the third municipality in the country to shift entirely away from fossil fuels, thanks partly to price drops in renewables and government disincentives for coal.
Waste and debris pulled from the ocean, including plastic, yarn, fibers, and fishing nets, will be woven into some Adidas shoes this year.
Using morphed photographs of African and Asian faces, researchers have reduced the differentiating response of toddlers to foreign racial groups.
The website WXshift.org uses weather and climate data to forecast what the weather will be like in 2050.
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