Sustainability made simple

A Don Valley Parkway without cars

If we are going to have good indoor air quality, we have to start outdoors

Particulate pollution is killing us, and we can't pretend we can just open a window.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Urban Design September 18, 2019

Longer-lasting avocados are now available at Kroger

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko September 19, 2019

Don't forget the humble Greek salad

Easy Vegetarian Recipes

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer September 18, 2019

Why don't Americans wear helmets in the shower?

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter September 18, 2019

This is the best way to clean mushrooms

Easy Vegetarian Recipes

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer September 18, 2019

Another look at indoor air quality and "the indoor generation"

Green Architecture

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter September 18, 2019

Why you need a good evening routine

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko September 18, 2019

Lush Cosmetics will shut down for Global Climate Strike

Corporate Responsibility

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko September 18, 2019

Photo: Glorious great egret displays its prize

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer September 18, 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

New York City schools will excuse students to participate in climate strikes

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko 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

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apple core

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

cleaning mushrooms

This is the best way to clean mushrooms

wearing a helmet in the shower

Why don't Americans wear helmets in the shower?

carbon flows

CO2 doesn't know borders, but we are shipping embodied carbon all over the world

decorated tiffins

11 easy ways to reduce your plastic waste today

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

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