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Lexicon of Sustainability: Eating down the food chain

The latest installment explains why eating fish lower on the food chain helps the ocean -- and offers up an easy sardine recipe to get you started.

Douglas Gayeton Food and Agriculture March 16, 2012

If people got rid of their extra cars, they could afford an extra house

The average American family owns 2.28 cars, and even in genuinely car-dependent areas they could probably get away with one....

Jess Zimmerman Housing February 23, 2012

Happy Earth Day, Mitt!

Mitt Romney might be the country's No. 1 brownwasher, trying to cover up past greenery and blend in with the GOP crowd.

Lisa Hymas Health April 19, 2012

U.S. and Maldives endure the long, hot March of climate change

In an election season sure to be marked by more extreme weather, the Maldives' Mohamed Nasheed, an outspoken climate activist, fights to get back his presidency as Obama tries to hold onto his.

Amy Goodman Science April 14, 2012

Not your grandma’s yogurt

Although it's often seen as a healthy grocery store option, most yogurt is the product of an increasingly industrialized process.

Sarah Henry Food and Agriculture March 7, 2012

Sorry, we still don’t know if biochar can save our asses

Claims of biochar being a magic-bullet solution to climate change are so far unfounded, but if we invest heavily in research, it could turn out to save us.

Gar Lipow Climate & Energy February 9, 2012

Starbucks juice bar: Vegan nirvana or yuppie hellhole?

There are two ways to think about Starbucks' first juice bar, which recently opened. Either this juice heralds the end of times, or it is a boon to vegans and vegetarians everywhere.

Sarah Laskow Technology March 19, 2012

Against the grain: Fracking companies mine rural Wisconsin for sand

Fracking companies are storming rural Wisconsin, bringing money and misery with them. But they're not after natural gas: They're mining sand crucial to drilling operations everywhere. Inside the environmental nightmare you know nothing about.

Ellen Cantarow Energy May 21, 2012

Beer and cheese ‘r’ us: Why fermentation makes us human

Fermentation guru Sandor Katz talks about how the ancient craft can help us participate in cultivation as a means of cultural revival. Also, he shares a recipe for ginger beer!

Sandor Katz Food and Agriculture June 5, 2012

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