Turning Failed Commercial Properties Into Parks
Turning foreclosed commercial properties into park networks could put people to work, raise real estate values and promote wise redevelopment.
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Cohen’s Nonprofit Helps Hospitals Go Green
Gary Cohen and his nonprofit, Health Care Without Harm, have persuaded hospitals around the world to close their medical-waste incinerators, dramatically cutting emissions of dioxin and other toxins.
Saving Forests with a Sense of Place
While visiting Oaxaca's forestry cooperatives, Kristian Beadle considers the link between remembering the dead and managing living resources — including new climate policies to reduce deforestation.
Settling a Beef With American Cattle Productions
Taking a page out of cattle-raising's past, an old breed from Britain is invigorating American herds with healthier meat that's more sustainably produced.
Grasslands Preserve the Lonely Prairie
North America's grasslands filled an ecological role that goes mostly unfilled in their hugely reduced state.
Sustainable Living in Very Small Homes
The Tiny House movement aims to shrink environmental footprints of the places where we live.
Putting Sustainability to Music
Artists and industry insiders discuss how to make music green, both for fans and businesses.
Smart Money and Green Investments
Clean-tech startups must look beyond a market of "bourgeois bohemians," women investors say.
Pine Beetle Infestation Under the Presidents’ Noses
Hands-off care of the forests around Mount Rushmore may have created a sweet spot for an ancient enemy of the Ponderosa pine — the mountain pine beetle.
Greener Battlefields Would Be Safer for Troops
Allied troops would be much safer if they could cut the petroleum tether, according to a chorus of military leaders and planners.