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zero-waste lifestyle

France begins radical plan to phase out single-use plastic

The French government has set a goal of eliminating all single-use plastics by 2040. Phase one has begun.

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer in Plastic January 21, 2020

Watch these sharks WALK around looking for food (video)

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer January 21, 2020

Starbucks announces yet another sustainability initiative

Corporate Responsibility

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter January 21, 2020

What does it mean to 'use meat as a garnish'?

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko January 21, 2020

Levels of supposedly banned greenhouse gas are spiking

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter January 21, 2020

Mealworms can safely consume polystyrene foam

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko January 21, 2020

Photo: Look at how cute squirrels are

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer January 21, 2020

Seen at the Interior Design Show 2020: More killer bathtubs

Bathroom Design

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter January 20, 2020

Not seen at the Interior Design Show 2020: A whole lot of sustainable, green design

Interior Design

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter January 20, 2020

'Lands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road' (book review)

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko January 20, 2020

Natural gas (and the hydrogen economy) is a bridge to nowhere

Environmental Policy

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter January 20, 2020

China bans single-use plastics

Corporate Responsibility

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko January 20, 2020

Photo: Blue jay is a beauty in the snow

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer January 20, 2020

New colony of penguins discovered on a remote island in Argentina

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer January 18, 2020

It's time to ban demolition and design for deconstruction

Green Architecture

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter January 17, 2020

6 zero-waste lessons from Paris

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer January 17, 2020

Going vegan? Use this 12-week daily planner

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko January 17, 2020

How to keep a travel journal

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko January 17, 2020

Time spent in nature is linked to 'green' behaviors

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko January 17, 2020

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zero-waste lifestyle

France begins radical plan to phase out single-use plastic

mealworms eating polystyrene foam

Mealworms can safely consume polystyrene foam

These really should come with a safety warning

Seen at the Interior Design Show 2020: More killer bathtubs

hedgerow

Plant a wildlife hedge instead of building a fence

paris cafe

6 zero-waste lessons from Paris

daily news

creamy pasta bake

6 strategies for reducing meat in your diet

Vegan Homemade Portabello Mushroom Black Bean Burger with Fries

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

Aurora winter train

Take a train to see the northern lights

Ghent from above

How Ghent got rid of cars and transformed the city in a decade

Capsula Mundi pod and urns

Plant your loved one in this egg and turn them into a tree after death

african gray parrot

African grey parrots surprise researchers with their altruism