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A new study finds that retrofitting old buildings is almost always more eco-friendly than building new ones, and provides the most immediate bang for the buck in the fight against climate change. The implication: Save old cities and we might spare the planet as well.
We're entering a new era in which disputes over vital resources dominate world affairs. These three energy hot spots could spur global conflict.
Apparently today is the day we talk about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill? The White House released its year-in-the-making...
Last fall, our green-living pioneer, the Greenie Pig, set out to offset the globe-warming gases she produced on a trip to Texas. Four months into it, she’s not even halfway to her goal. The lesson? Well, read on …
Walmart has moved sustainability from the fringe to the forefront of business concerns, showing the drill-baby-drill crowd that eco-friendly choices can help America prosper and compete.
The aquaculture industry has long fed wild fish to farmed fish, putting a huge dent in ocean ecosystems. Will new vegetarian feed improve aquaculture's footprint, or just muddy the waters?
Scientists decided to investigate the outer limits of humans' ability to tolerate hotter temperatures. Fans won't cut it in the future.
A reader wonders if there are any funny environmental one-liners. Umbra yuks it up.
The Olympics is supposed to be all about fellowship and camaraderie, but the London Olympics Committee might have cozied up...
