Consumption
Beef Eaters Contribute Almost Half of the U.S.'s Diet-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions
This study is one of the few to break down the environmental impacts of individual self-selected diets.
The Bug-Filled Future of Feed
Insects are poised to reinvent industrial animal agriculture.
Are We Defining Economic Success All Wrong?
A new study asks: Can countries meet citizens' needs without over-consuming resources?
Your Laziness Is Saving the Planet
New research finds we're driving less in the Internet age, and that's reducing our energy consumption.
Almost All of the Plastic Produced Since 1950 Is Still Sitting in Landfills
The man-made material basically never breaks down, but we keep making more and more of it.
Americans Now Love Wine as Much as Beer
Over the past five years, wine has made massive gains in the hearts of Americans.
Artifacts
Our multimedia presentation on the evolution of fairness continues with an examination conspicuous consumption among primitive peoples.
Climate Change: A Moment of Species Pride
An astrophysicist surveys Miller-McCune’s carbon footprint graphic from a post-Durban climate change vantage and wonders if the U.S. and the world can’t do a better job of stepping up to the challenge of climate control.
Oregonians Embrace Ethos of Reducing Consumption
Nonprofit finds that 88 percent of Oregonians surveyed agree that reducing consumption is a good thing.
We Gotta Eat 'em to Save 'em
Farm biodiversity is disappearing. If we would just eat endangered crops and livestock now, restoring their role in the food supply, we could save them from extinction.
The Approaching World Oil Supply Crisis
Analysis: Two prominent energy thinkers suggest a direction for what to do as the spigots start trailing off — which they feel is much closer than do most in the industry.
A Future of Less
Here's how government can help curb America's seemingly endless appetite for "more."