If you live in Louisiana you likely use twice as much electricity as a New Yorker, according to a recent article in the …
Rockefeller Family Divests Charity Fund of Fossil Fuels
Valerie Rockefeller Wayne says her family embraces the irony that her great great grandfather John D. Rockefeller made h…
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Nothing Short of a ‘Plastic Paradise’
We’re surrounded by plastic–eating from it, drinking from it, and wearing it. But unlike other materials, it doesn…
CDC on Sexual Violence: 1 in 5 U.S. Women Have Been Raped
Sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence are a public health threat, according to the Centers for Diseas…
USDA Farming Techniques Improve Ugandan Crop Yields
Between 1987-2007 much of Northern Uganda was engaged in a civil war that left the rural nation closed off to developmen…
Here’s How to Forgive and Let Go of Resentment
Here’s a lesson in how to forgive. A few months ago I was on the beach with some friends, one of which starting ta…
Can You Practice Yoga Poses on Your Period?
It’s still awkward to sit one out when you’re on your period. For one, everyone knows something about you that you would…
Why Is Rural America’s ‘Farm Country’ Going Hungry?
As a nation, we are losing our ability to feed ourselves. One in 5 Americans won’t eat dinner tonight and the grea…