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By Janet Larsen The world produced 2,241 million tons of grain in 2012, down 75 million tons or 3 percent...
That food you're eating right now? You may want put it in a safety deposit box, because global price spikes and plummeting reserves mean some places could go hungry as soon as 2013.
In Klevan, Ukraine, this two-mile long tunnel of trees was formed when the vegetation grew around the path of a...
Today marks the 26th anniversary of the Chernobyl explosion, the worst nuclear disaster the world has ever seen. Ukraine officials...
Denis Hayes, the man who coordinated the first Earth Day back in 1970, talks about where the action will be this year, the state of the environmental movement, and why he’s become a green developer.
By J. Matthew Roney On May 5, 2012, Japan shut down its Tomari 3 nuclear reactor on the northern island...
This post is by Janet Larsen, Director of Research at the Earth Policy Institute. The world’s farmers produced more grain...
By Brigid Fitzgerald Reading People born today will live for 68 years on average, 20 years longer than those born...
Sharing systems are all the rage Can less consumption be more fun? Yes, when it’s social. The “collaborative consumption” trend...
