Green Habits Stay Home on Vacation
People who are environmentally responsible in their everyday lives seem to cast aside their green habits when traveling for leisure, a study notes.
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The Last Mountain: A Scary Movie About … Coal
In his film review of "The Last Mountain," Lewis Beale describes a horror flick about environmental degradation and predatory capitalism.
Environmental Footprints May Produce Backlash
New research suggests being informed of one’s environmental footprint can have the opposite of the intended effect.
Solar Showdown: Are New Solar Power Projects Anti-Environmental?
Big money, big energy and big environmentalism join forces to support big solar energy projects on federal land in the Southwest. But could these "green" projects actually be anti-environmental boondoggles in the making?
Teaching Sustainability Has Benefits for Big Business
Companies ranging from banks and defense contractors to organic yogurt makers reap benefits by creating a corps of sustainable-savvy employees.
As Environment Degrades, Our Well-Being Grows?
The environment is faltering even as measurements show human well-being is improving. How long can that last?
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.
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.
Native Environmentalism and the Alberta Oil Boom
Is Canada's use of "traditional ecological knowledge" in resource planning an environmental advance or just a political sop to native tribes?