A warm climate fosters crops better than a cold one, but as the globe continues to warm, benefits diminish. Hotter climes will eventually diminish crop yields worldwide.
San Francisco has just put up an online map of the solar power potential of every block in the city. How Google Earth and smart government policies can encourage the spread of renewable energy
Something as deceptively simple as weatherproofing American homes could save millions of puonds of CO2 emissions a year.
At least 2.6 billion people around the planet have no access to a toilet and it is a critical, underserved need.
In Living Off the Grid, author Dave Black eases the way toward self-sufficiency for modern families
The new President's first order of business? Don't be George W. Bush
It may seem like common sense to wait until there is proof of the damage of global warming before taking action. But by then it will be too late so scientists must do a better job of explaining the dangers now
Why saving the economy and saving the environment have to be one in the same
By creating reserves, researchers have given animals the safehouses they need to thrive. But as climate change encroaches on that territory, they'll need escape routes to survive
The economy has trumped the environment as the issue du jour, but there's a way that government can commit to saving both at once
The average American throws out 1,700 lbs. of garbage a year. David Chameides has tossed out zero lbs. (Actually, he produces garbage, but he just keeps it in the house.)