Kids see far too many junk food ads on the Internet
Unlike TV, the online world has no limits when it comes to advertising junk food to children and teens. This needs to change.
Edible six pack ring for beers is made out of brewing byproducts (Video)
A Florida craft brewery is now offering its six-packs with these biodegradable, compostable and edible packing rings that are made with wheat and barley.
Clever campaign encourages texting and driving
But when you think about it, it is a bit disingenuous to put this message on a digital billboard.
How commercials get us to buy stuff we don't need
I've done it, you've done it, we've all done it. But why do we do it?
Here's the real problem with the red Starbucks cups: They're garbage
Robin Shreeves of MNN gets it right in this silly discussion.
Who's really in charge at the supermarket?
Shoppers like to think they're in control of their own food decisions, but there's actually a complex web of manipulations between supermarkets and food processors going on behind the scenes.
Give charities free ad space on your smartphone's lock screen with Screen Donor
This app gives free ad space to deserving charities and NGOs on one of our tech-centric culture's most common screens - our smartphone lock screens.
City of Toronto pulls great anti-littering campaign
But really, they should have seen this coming.
Man to live on melting iceberg for one year to urge climate change action (Video)
To highlight the accelerating disappearance of Arctic sea ice, this man plans to survive alone on a melting iceberg for up to one year.
Off-grid cooler brings cold Coke to Colombians. Maybe.
It's a mix of evaporative cooling and phase change that takes the temperature down 30 degrees celsius. But does it really work?
CarbonCure concrete blocks store CO2 for a lower carbon footprint
What to do about all that CO2 emitted when you make cement? Inject it back into the stuff and turn it back into limestone.
How to reduce your energy consumption: Buy a glass monster home and fill it with green gizmos
Sometimes it is hard to know what these companies are really telling us.
Billboard ads "replaced" with old master paintings in Paris and Milan
What if advertisements on billboards were replaced with old masters--it almost happened in Paris.
Detroit Dirt and Ford do brilliant parody of Cadillac's ELR ad
If this is what advertisers do to promote electric and hybrid cars, I may just go buy a TV.
This bus shelter will keep you warm, but only if you hold hands with your fellow passengers
During this year's extremely cold winter full of ice storms and the effects of a polar vortex, moments of warmth between strangers are created in a bus shelter.
How to market an electric car in America: Bash urbanism, walking, and the French.
Americans don't walk and stop and cafés or take vacations. That's why they get to drive $75,000 plug-in hybrids.
New ad reignites war between clean energy provider and big utilities
Ecotricity's collapsing cooling towers return. This time, they're tapping into popular anger over utility profits.
Scenic America, and now Scenic Toronto, fight billboard blight
The new digital billboards taking over our cities bring a whole new set of problems. That's why we need these orgs.
Pittsburgh bike campaign is a lycra-free zone, showing cyclists as people
Why can't we all just get along? New campaign humanizes cyclists.
These postage stamps are considered too dangerous for children's eyes
The US postal service is destroying the whole series because of safety concerns.
Coca-Cola launches "natural" Coca-Cola Life.
After predicting that an Organic Coke would be the pinnacle of greenwashing five years ago, Next Nature Network reports that Coca-Cola has actually done it, launching a "natural" Coke called Coca-Cola Life in Argentina.
Living with less car: three concepts for camping with your Mini
How to get away from it all while you take it all with you.
Dudes in pickup trucks are deliberately blocking Tesla superchargers
And yelling profanities in the process.
Canada, USA and Mexico promise butterfly highway
Is this the thin edge of a much bigger wedge?
Agenda 21 is dead, but its legacy is still killing transit
Not to mention bike lanes, higher density housing, and bird sanctuaries.
Why plastic bag bans are like brown M&Ms
Adam Sternbergh finds that bag bans are a symbol of something much bigger.
New studies measure the true cost of sprawl, and it's more than you think
It costs a lot more to run a suburb than it does to run a city.
Agenda 21 Update: The battle in the bike lanes
It's the election cycle, and Agenda 21 has become an issue.
The green split between the city and the suburbs is real, as new study shows we are increasingly polarized.
A new study from Pew Research is totally depressing, showing how left and right are moving further apart.
House of Representatives tells Pentagon to ignore climate change and Agenda 21
Just when you think it can't get any crazier in US politics, it does.
Build your own open source cargo bike (or buy it from XYZ Cycle)
It's more than just a bike; it is a different way of thinking about design and manufacturing.
NRDC: Agenda 21 conspiracy theorists threaten cities' sustainability efforts
Jacob Scherr of NRDC (a group that helped write the Agenda 21 document) looks at the success that the conspiracy theorists are having.
New study looks at how the Agenda 21 conspiracy is poisoning public discussion about sustainability
The Southern Poverty Law Center says “It is time to call out Agenda 21conspiracy theories and the people spreading them.”
Bike lane conspiracists are not crazy. They are devious.
For all the kooky and outlandish conspiracies, there is a serious battle going on about how we define our future. Demonizing the cyclist is a part of that war.
Cyclists are the new enemy of right wing politics
The War on Cars pitch wins conservative votes across North America.
This is why we can't have nice things. Like a functional government.
There is some exceptional the nonsense coming from Republican members of the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Good grief.
The farmer, poet and environmental legend Wendell Berry speaks with Bill Moyers about social change
Wendell Berry is a fount of wisdom and inspiration, so it was great to see that Bill Moyers spoke with the farmer, poet, eco-philosopher about the role of activism and spirit in creating positive change.
Is Home Depot giving up on "Going Green" Strategies?
Nope. It is just another example of the anti-environmental, anti-sustainability, climate-change denying, anti-Agenda 21 crowd hard at work.
Cobb County, Georgia sees Agenda 21 plot in bike lanes and sidewalks
Putting money into non-motorized transportation is just the thin edge of the Agenda 21 wedge.
How North Carolina's Political Turmoil is Impacting the Environment
From reproductive rights to voter ID, there have been some battles in North Carolina of late. The environment has not escaped unharmed.
Quote of the day ties Agenda 21 to everything from Benghazi to Paula Deen
We learn that Agenda 21 is part of a much larger Mainstream Media plot to hide the UN takeover of the American government.
Boy Scouts of America introduce sustainability merit badge
It's a surprisingly well-rounded and thorough view of sustainability that shouldn't be limited to boy scouts.
Goodbye, Michele Bachmann, you will be missed
She was a never-ending source of amusement, with more quotes of the day than any other politician.
Sustainable Development could be outlawed in Kansas
A bill is introduced that would make it illegal to "to promote, support, mandate, require, order, incentivize, advocate, plan for, participate in or implement sustainable development."
State of Missouri bans Agenda 21; What would Harry Truman Say?
They are going to stop the UN from giving out free lawn mowers and blocking Walmarts.
Environmentalists rejoice as Agenda 21 is implemented across North America!
A green, sustainable future awaits us all as the United Nations proposal for sustainable development becomes the law of the land.
Why happiness is a global issue
Nic Marks at The Guardian writes on the importance of seeing happiness as a business and political issue.
Agenda 21 Update: Tinfoil Hats in Iowa, Republicans Fight Back
It's Crazytown in Des Moines as Republicans fight Soviet style collectivism, AKA sustainable development
The Month in Design, From Micro-Apartments to GlennBeckistan
Also tanks in your backyard and killer stairs