Mar 31, 2014 12:54PM
Wake Up Before it is Too Late is the subtitle of a UN document that lays out critical transformative strategies for Earth-friendlier agriculture and trade policies.
New-to-us decorative items, air-freshening plants, and artful rearrangements offer creative ways to spruce up living spaces.
Feb 28, 2014 12:29PM
For the fourth time, this progressive city has turned its back on fluoridation, which is now linked to tooth discoloration.
Mercury appears to get into fish when organic matter from industrial nations hits the ocean and then sinks, gathering ocean bacteria.
Japan, Norway and Iceland allow whaling to continue at a time when many species are down to 1 percent of their historic numbers.
Ten cities demonstrate in spades how community gardens provide healthy food, neighborly cooperation and even a reduction in crime.
A global trade pact now being negotiated could force Americans to eat imported foods that do not meet basic safety standards.
The FDA is rethinking proposed rules that could have hampered small farms, farmers’ markets, and food banks.
Entrepreneurs are experimenting with approaches like supplying seeds and expertise and changing laws to make it easier to eat local.
Jan 31, 2014 01:21PM
Ash from burnt sugar cane fiber added to a cement mixture makes the cement stronger and less likely to crumble, and also lowers its carbon footprint.
