If you have seen a Shoppers’ Guide to Pesticides, or heard about Skin Deep, the cosmetic database that reveals the toxics in your lipstick or shampoo, then you have heard about the work of the …

Did you hear about the fact that three Canadian provinces have banned cosmetic pesticides, and even Home Depot went along with it by taking such chemicals off their shelves? It started with one lone …

The week of September 20th is “Climate Week” in NYC - hundreds of government officials, world experts, academics, and businessmen will be converging on New York City to discuss how to create real change …

Every year, Sierra Magazine comes out with a much anticipated list of the year’s greenest colleges - a list that is becoming quite competitive, indeed. I’ve been on the lookout for it this …

I just learned about this musician, Emmanuel Jal. He is INCREDIBLE. What makes him incredible, however, is not necessarily his music, but what he is doing with that music. He is …

Yesterday, my parents and I went into the city to see Hair (which won the 2009 Tony for best revival of a musical). Um - WOW. I’m obsessed. We realized right …

Tracy Chapman, you are a goddess. The lyrics to her song “Revolution” are timeless, and yet always seem perfect. “Finally the tables are starting to turn, they’re talking about a revolution (and …

Lollapalooza is an American music festival known almost exclusively for its music, but in recent years has taken a turn towards environmental goals. Two large elements of Lollapalooza are “Green Street” and “Rock & …

Moutaz Huneidi and Omar Khresat, two teenagers from Jordan, have devised a way to use waste to create clean energy. Diesel is burned and conducted through aluminum to create hydrogen, which can be used to …