Bianca Jagger, George Monbiot + Vandana Shiva Attend Be The Change
The 2007 Be The Change Conference is fast approaching and has an amazing line up of speakers to inspire you with the theme "The Sky's the Limit". For the fourth year in a row the BTC conference brings together world leaders in sustainability and social
"Why Not Have Another Go at Exxon Instead?" Bibi van der Zee Takes on Monbiot
The Guardian columnist and environmental thinker George Monbiot usually manages to provoke a strong debate in our comments sections. Some time ago, our post on his new book Heat raised a fierce exchange of views about the impacts of flying, meanwhile his
George Monbiot In Vancouver
George Monbiot, who is touring his new book Heat, spoke in Vancouver last week. It was riveting, inspirational, and depressing all at once. Ecoshock, an environmental internet radio station, will be posting a recording of Monbiot's speech. Ecoshock is
Farmed salmon isn't naturally pink or red
If it weren't for an added colorant, it would be grey or white like most of the other fish on display at the store.
Why we need to stop eating fish
The recent UN biodiversity report states that overfishing is a bigger threat to the world's ocean than plastic or acidification.
'Artifishal' doc film explores the murky world of salmon farms and hatcheries
It takes the controversial stance that more fish doesn't necessarily mean better fish.
Over 1,000 mutilated dolphins have washed up on French coast
The gruesome deaths raise serious questions about the practices of fishing trawlers.
Fish and chip shops in UK are serving endangered shark meat
A new study used DNA testing to reveal shark meat being sold under generic fish names.
Seafood processing water is a surprising source of nutrients
Instead of tossing it, fisheries should capture the protein and fat left in water and use it to feed humans and animals a second time around.
Amateur scuba divers train to be "ghost net busters"
Abandoned fishing gear is a big problem. But a small army is training to tackle it.
Asking if animals can feel pain isn't really about science
Scientists argue over whether some animals have the brains for suffering.
Corporate giants join fight to stop "ghost" fishing gear
Nestle and Tesco are the latest members of a worldwide movement against abandoned fishing nets.
'Headless chicken monster' filmed for the first time near Antarctica
Scientists hope the technology that filmed it can make fishing more sustainable.
SeaWorld got caught in a pretty fishy lie
Company higher-ups sold stocks while telling investors that everything was fine.
Top 4 supermarket chains for sustainable seafood
Greenpeace's annual survey of national retailers' progress on sustainable seafood reveals the leaders and the losers.
One-third of fish caught never gets eaten
The latest report on the state of the world's fisheries paints a depressing picture of the seafood industry.
Tiny entangled seahorse rescued, rehabilitated, and returned to the sea
Tangled in fishing line with things looking grim, the story of Frito's rescue is inspiring all around.
Mussels test positive for opioids and chemo drugs
Over the course of three months, previously clean mussels picked up a slew of contaminants from the waters of Puget Sound.
Dolphins are breaking into nets to steal fish thanks to overfishing
Why does this not surprise me?
Finless Foods is bringing lab-grown fish to your dinner plate
This young startup uses cellular agriculture to grow fish out of water -- delicious, nutritious, and cruelty-free.
Dolphins pre-plan their grocery shopping
These coolest of sea creatures know what they're doing.
Why a young biologist refuses to eat fish
From mislabelling to plastic contamination, eating fish isn't as safe or healthy as most diners would like to believe.
Boomer alert: How cities must adapt to an aging population, and vice versa
A review of posts about aging baby boomers on the Mother Nature Network.
On MNN: So you want to move to Canada
And a self-driving chair, a computer in your phone and learning to listen.
On MNN: Clueless boomers, and in praise of Tim Cook
also: recycling in crisis, how we will live in 100 years.
On MNN: We are all Flint (NOT), ban disposables and your thermostat is spying on you
And dancing robots!
On MNN: The maple syrup bubble, soundproofing your apartment, and the library of things
and lessons in management from Renaissance Florence
ON MNN: More on kitchen exhausts, exploding hoverboards and fire trucks
Why are our cities being designed around the needs of the trucks instead of vice versa?
On MNN: Water heaters and Legionnaires' Disease
And more blaming the millennials, robots and boomers and kitchens are exhuasting.
On MNN: Digital memories, ads from the future, On telling time, and is Wellness the new Green?
and really, are Christmas lights screwing up your Wi-Fi?
On MNN: Big beds, Working from home is the worst, the death of the stick shift.
And a really nice solar decathlon winner.
On MNN: Don't pack away that standing desk, a bridge to New Jersey and a few Boomer Alerts
A really interesting housing project and a look back at Canadian Thanksgiving
On MNN: A totally brilliant bell, common cleaning mistakes and are ad blockers the death of the web?
A look at our favorite posts from our sister site.
On MNN: Bikes stopping for red lights! And other reporting from Copenhagen
Also a look at smart phones for boomers and for refugees, and making the Raspberry Pi higher.
On MNN: Getting chipped, getting old, getting a neat new way to get around
A roundup of some posts from our sister site.
On MNN: Tanks for printers, the return of the water fountain and the end of hitchBOT
And put away your phone if you are on vacation.
On MNN: Robot hotels, over-conditioned offices, seasteading still sinks, and I Kondoed my phone!
A look at some recent posts on our sister site that might interest TreeHuggers.
What the heck is a Net Zero Energy Building?
I'm not quite sure, and the more I look, the more confused I get.
8 wonderful ways to unwind
Celebrate this National Relaxation Day by doing a whole bunch of nothing too tasking.
This is the world's most relaxing song
Researchers found that listening to the song was as good as midazolam in relieving anxiety before regional anaesthesia.
Is nuclear power "the only proven climate solution"?
Instead of building giant concrete buildings filled with uranium, why not build smaller energy-efficient buildings filled with people.
What can we learn from a radioactive cloud over Europe?
Can a rare metal travel without a passport?
Battery made from a diamond and nuclear waste could last thousands of years
The technology turns the problem of nuclear waste into a source of safe nuclear energy.
Camera study confirms wildlife is flourishing at Chernobyl
Earlier research found evidence of a wildlife wonderland at the disaster site, now the first camera study validates an abundance of wolves, boars, foxes and more.
Scientists happily surprised to find truffles free of Chernobyl radiation
Mushrooms and game meat in European regions where Chernobyl fallout was most intense still have excess radiation, but Burgundy truffles get the green light; foodies rejoice.
Wildlife is absolutely thriving at Chernobyl disaster site
The number of wolves alone around Chernobyl is more than 7 times greater than can be found in other nature reserves.
Nuclear fusion reactor in just five years?
MIT design cuts fusion reactor down to a size that would be more cost effective and could be built in five years