Carmageddon
If Hollywood ever wanted to save on the visual effects used to create a massive traffic jam for some alien invasion film, next week’s construction event in Los Angeles is the perfect opportunity. In what...
Mining, a Threat to the Environment
Mining is a fact of life, right? We need to find the materials under the earth’s surface in order to survive. While this may or may not be true, mining possesses some serious risks to the environment and ...
Chick-fil-A’s Cow Appreciation Day: But What About Chickens?
According to the fast-food restaurant Chick-fil-A, today is Cow Appreciation Day. Coming from a restaurant chain that supports the slaughter of animals, this may seem ironic at first. But Chick-fil-A has long a...
Historic Agreement Reached Between Egg Industry and Humane Organizations
By Jennifer Mishler Animal lovers, rejoice! An agreement has been made between United Egg Producers (UEP) and several organizations to improve the treatment of egg-laying hens in the factory farming indust...
Radiation in Our Food
By Chris Kilham Though the horrendous tsunami that hit Japan on March 12, 2011 seems like old news in the midst of today’s headlines, the crippled nuclear (more…)...
Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Motors Debut Solar-Powered Vehicle Charging Station
Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. (Mitsubishi Electric) and Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) today debuted a solar-powered charging station for electric vehicles at the MMNA headquarte...
San Francisco Named North America’s Greenest City
By Leslie Guevarra San Francisco took the title as the greenest city in North American in a study of the environmental performance and commitments by 27 major metro areas in the U.S. and Canada. The study, con...
Jack Johnson Plants Roots in Brazil
By Allyson Koerner Not only does Jack Johnson sing his songs worldwide, but he also takes care of the environment. Last month, the singer participated in a ...
Green Tea Lowers Cholesterol, but Only a Little
Drinking green tea seems to cut "bad" cholesterol, according to a fresh look at the medical evidence. The finding may help explain why green tea has been linked to a lower risk of heart disease, the ...
Mapping (Almost) Every Tree In Central Park
By Margot Adler There are more than 20,000 trees in New York City's Central Park and an author and birdwatcher have mapped almost every one of them. Edward Barnard and Ken Chaya's map, "Central ...