Finland has to be one of the most creative (or maybe just strange) countries in the world. Hey, these are the people wh…
A LooWatt? The Toilet Reinvented
Anything that can be recycled should be recycled, including poop. That’s according to industrial designer Virginia…
Toys Soon to Have EcoLogo
Toy buying used to be such an easy and fun thing to do. You found something you liked. You checked that it was age-appro…
Banning Bottled Water, Aussie Style
While most of us talk the talk and don’t always walk the walk, the small Australian town of Bundanoon, approximate…
American Chestnut Trees a Sponge for Greenhouse Gases
Forests are not only great places to go and commune with nature. They also play a role in helping to slow climate change…
Can Barcoding Trees Protect Endangered Forests?
Reuters reports on a British company, Helveta, that has developed a unique way to protect hardwood trees in parts of Afr…
US Scores Low on G8 Climate Scorecards
Not only did the United States score dismally in the Happy Planet Index, its placement (7th out of 8 countries) in the G…
Thoreau’s Legacy Continues in New Anthology
Last year, the Union of Concerned Scientists and Penguin Classics joined together and went looking for interested citize…