That’s right, National Geo has a Green Guide. The Complete Reference for Consuming Wisely is an outstanding sourcebook and introduction to the world of green living and eco-friendly household and business practices. Even the case for organic clothing is made in a manner that...

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released its Testing the Waters 2009 report yesterday, chronicling which ocean, bay and Great Lakes beaches exceeded daily national contamination standards for human and animal waste in more than 25% of samples last year. These should...

Do the kids wonder why the mission on trashday to save the plastics from the landfill is so important? Fill them in on Pacific Trash Gyre Island. Known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, this Pacific Ocean phenomenon is fabled to be twice the size of Texas. The Pacific Trash Vortex...

Fast food is not as fast as you think. The “Slow food” movement will gain legs when people understand what the slowness means. The processing and packaging of fast food ingredients takes time and instills an expiration date on the “fresh” ingredients. Did...

Dumpster Deadlock East Coast trash problems are causing plants to run into overdrive just as the need to reduce energy is paramount. The war on pollution means shutting down pollution problem incinerators. Burning versus burial for trash has been a debate that many environmental watchdogs...