Can you buy oil that’s good for the environment? Probably not, but you can at least buy oil that’s less bad, and Equitable Origin wants their sticker to help you make that choice.READ»
Hurricanes, blizzards, heat waves, tornadoes. Nature has thrown everything she has at us this year, and now it's all been collected in a handy map.READ»
The company is already notorious for the way workers in its Chinese suppliers' factories are treated, but what's less known is those same factories' incredible impact on the environment. But after years of ignoring concerns, Apple may ...READ»
To get more clean energy, we're going to have to build a lot of stuff. Building all that will create jobs all over the country. Here's some idea of where--with the right investments--we might see employment boom.READ»
A new study finds the states whose residents pay the most of their income for gas. It's the same states where they're not embracing electric cars.READ»
The NRDC has highlighted 15 regions in the country that it says are getting transportation right. Should we be excited that places like Lincoln, Nebraska, top the list? READ»
Congress may have failed to pass a comprehensive climate bill, but that isn't stopping the Environmental Protection Agency from making some aggressive rules of its own. The EPA announced this week that it will propose a set of new ...READ»
H&M came under fire earlier this year for selling fake organic cotton from India. Ever since, the company has been working to burnish its reputation. Now it's joining forces with Walmart to clean up textile factories in China.READ»
All the major automakers (with the glaring exception of Chrysler) are racing to bring plug-in electric vehicles (PHEVs) to market, and with good reason. The cars decrease our reliance on ever-dwindling supplies of petroleum while ...READ»
If we are to believe the recent spate of sustainability-themed online map mashups, the best way to make sense of the planet's future is through clickable maps. The most recent entry into the map arena is the greenhouse gas emissions ...READ»
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) launched a Google Earth mash-up map earlier this month to show alternative energy installers where they might run into trouble with legal restrictions or endangered wildlife advocates. ...READ»
All developments--including alternative energy installations--have to take into account wildlife habitats in their planning stages or risk facing the wrath of conservationists and policymakers. In the past, such analysis has been ...READ»
