Kristin Underwood

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  4 of Last 8 Northern White Rhinos on Planet Flown Home to Kenya

  Even the organizing agency, Fauna & Flora International, admits is a "last-ditch effort" to save the northern White Rhino - the project itself has been oddly enough titled the "Last Chance to Survive" Project. Yet,

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  Save a Life and Get Free Basketball Tickets From Nothing but Nets

  The new anti-malaria campaign, Nothing but Nets, is out just in time for the holiday season and really is the gift that keeps on giving. For a very small donation, you can save a life, or two, gift a gift to a friend, and get two free tickets to a

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  SF Restaurant Offers Discount if You 'Convert a Carnivore'

  First it was "Meatless Mondays" then "Weekend Vegetarians," "giving up meat for Lent" and now Graham Hill is even asking us to give up meat 5 days a week to have a better impact at lowering your carbon footprint. One San

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  Who Says Solar is Hurting? SCHOTT Solar Now Hiring

  When SCHOTT Solar opened their manufacturing facility just nine months ago, and during these tough times, who knew they would be doubling the number

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  Farm Camp Teaches NYC Chefs Where Their Food Comes From

  It's kind of like a slow-food boot camp for farmers, that includes a stay in the farmhouse of a working farmer, morning chores like gathering eggs and taste testing everything right on the spot. Owners Jen Small and Mike Yezzi have

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  Madagascar Legally Exports Illegally Logged Rosewood

  A new poster jointly produced by researchers in Madagascar and the US graphically depicts how politically turmoil in Madagascar during 2009, coupled with poor political decisions have allowed for the legal export of illegally logged rosewood. Little is

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  Germany Still Making the Most of Available Solar, Says Global Solar Report Card

  The Global Solar Report Card, published by Mikhail Gorbachev's Green Cross International and Global Green USA, once

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  Wind Turbine Syndrome: It's All In Your Head

  The American Wind Energy Association this week is citing a report lead by officials in the medical and audiology community that states that wind turbines are having no effect on human health. That's good to know,

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  Study Finds Popcorn Butter Alternatives Also Toxic

  Just a few short years ago, famed popcorn label Orville Redenbacher said it would eliminate all diacetyl (the chemical in alternative butter that is linked with health problems in many workers, possibly a few

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  Buy and Install Your Own Plug and Play PV System From Lowes

  We've mentioned the Akeena Solar Andalay PV (photovoltaic) panel previously for its near plug and play installation format. With almost all of the pieces integrated, installers simply install the base into the roof,

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  Cows Coming to a Classroom Near You: Innocent Experiment or Mobile Marketing?

  This last week the Sacramento Bee featured an article about a "mobile classroom" idea where a dairy cow is brought into elementary school classrooms. School children can pet the cows and learn about where their milk

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  PetalDrops: Rainwater Collector for On the Go

  We may not be big fans of plastic water bottles, but the new Petal Drops rainwater-collecting flower that sits on top of any reusable bottle is a cool idea. Design website Quirky lets users choose which items are created, but only

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  Adult Diapers Clog Landfills, Too

  Adult diapers, or incontinence pads as they are otherwise known, amounted to less than one percent of total landfill waste just two decades ago. Today, that number is closer to 7% and climbing. These pads are typically

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  Breathtaking Photos of Reindeer Herders Losing Their Livelihoods

  As part of a project to document climate change on cultures in nine different parts of the world, the NOOR photo agency sent photojournalists out to see what they could find and the results are some

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  Should We Allow Organics to be Genetically Modified?

  Yep, genetically modified organics is the very topic of the next Food Chain Radio broadcast Saturday morning. This tense and testy topic sort of makes the hairs on the back of your neck when you first hear about

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  Canada's Largest Rooftop PV System Now On Loyalty One Building

  The Loyalty One building, manager of Air Miles rewards programs, is now the home for the largest rooftop solar system in all of Canada. Though the system is only 165 kilowatts, it's enough to power the entire

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  Pop Up Shop Green Tangerine Comes to Los Angeles

  Green Tangerine, the new "pop up shop" by Dianne Kraus is now open in Los Angeles. Pop up shops are the latest eco store design in that they provide a near carbon free footprint, save costs for small business owners and

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  Would You Run a Marathon Barefoot For Charity?

  This year it seems people of all ages are pushing themselves to the limit to raise money for charity, raise consciousness on issues like climate change and the environment, and possibly raise the bar on wild and outlandish stunts. Just this year Edward