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.
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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.
There’s a Name for the Material Things You Desire Even More After Their Price Goes Up
And they're called Veblen goods.
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.