Sustainability made stylish

San Francisco student climate strike

New York schools will excuse students to participate in climate strikes

The school board has promised no repercussions for skipping class on September 20.

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko in Culture September 17, 2019

Coming soon: weird but maybe wonderful alternative electric vehicles

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter September 17, 2019

In last-ditch effort, scientists create embryos of almost extinct rhinos

Endangered Species

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer September 17, 2019

First-ever climate telethon raises millions to plant trees in Denmark

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer September 17, 2019

Sit-stand desks get mixed reviews

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko September 17, 2019

Is anyone doing enough about indoor air pollution?

Green Architecture

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter September 17, 2019

20 foods you can make from scratch to avoid plastic

Easy Vegetarian Recipes

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko September 17, 2019

Photo: Bumblebee seeks nectar on native milkweed

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer September 17, 2019

Invasive fish may get their own dystopian nightmare

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer September 16, 2019

Don't toss apple cores and banana peels on the ground

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer September 16, 2019

Children's bodies contain alarming levels of plastic chemicals

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko September 16, 2019

How to cook rice to remove the most arsenic

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer September 16, 2019

Are plant-based meats ethical if they're funded by industrial livestock producers?

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko September 16, 2019

Why you don't need fabric softener

Cleaning & Organizing

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko September 16, 2019

Photo: Hints of autumn descend on Maine

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer September 16, 2019

4 billion bits of microplastics in the waters of Tampa Bay

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer September 13, 2019

We got lots of great ideas from the space program; insulation isn't one of them

Sustainable Product Design

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter September 13, 2019

Patagonia will close stores for Global Climate Strike on Sept. 20

Corporate Responsibility

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko September 13, 2019

Trump voters need LED bulbs

Interior Design

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter September 13, 2019

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apple core

Don't toss apple cores and banana peels on the ground

making pasta

20 foods you can make from scratch to avoid plastic

Denmark trees

First-ever climate telethon raises millions to plant trees in Denmark

Arsenic

How to cook rice to remove the most arsenic

laundry station

Why you don't need fabric softener

daily news

unpackaged natural soap

5 steps toward going 'zero waste’ in the bathroom

Bulk Barn jars

Bulk Barn has embraced the Zero Waste movement

The word trash made from straws found washed up on beach

How to banish plastic straws from your life forever

Zero Waste

Zero Waste blogger Lauren Singer lets us look into her drawers and cabinets

harvest moon

6 curiosities about the rare Friday the 13th harvest moon

KFC storefront

KFC sold out of Beyond Fried Chicken on trial day

snowy owl

12 signs that a hard winter is coming

DomeGaia AirCrete home

DIY dome homes built from AirCrete are an affordable & ecofriendly option

creamy pasta bake

6 strategies for reducing meat in your diet

veggie burger

How to be a reducetarian

beef cattle

Cutting out meat and dairy is the best thing you can do for the planet

Vegan nurses

7 things that happened to these nurses after going vegan for 21 days