Habits like turning out the lights when leaving a room may be virtuous but don’t move the needle much on energy savings. Yet that action was cited by more survey respondents (19.6 percent) than any other method of saving energy.
In this report from the U.S. government, the GAO examines the EPA’s efforts to date to recycle electronic waste, and lays out recommendations for further reducing the environmental and health impacts of discarded electronics.
In this report from the U.S. government, the GAO examines the EPA’s efforts to date to recycle electronic waste, and lays out recommendations for further reducing the environmental and health impacts of discarded electronics.
As large, widespread fast food chains have been pressured and prodded to lower the environmental impacts of their businesses, the same has not been asked of independent quick-service cafes and takeout spots, resulting in many offering unhealthy food with little incentive to improve the sustainability of their operations.
This report investigates the economic pressures facing independent cafés and sandwich bars which often forces social justice, sustainability and health off the menu.
Food is precious and perishable, and agriculture is extremely complicated. Adding sustainability to the mix makes it more so. Farmers and representatives for food processors, crop science companies, coffee growing cooperative and some of the world’s major brands gathered in San Francisco recently to confront this thorny topic.
In a memorandum sent today to all EPA employees, Lisa P. Jackson laid out the agency’s most pressing international priorities, with e-waste exports highlighted alongside climate change and clean water as the biggest challenges.
While BP had made its way into a number of socially responsible investment portfolios, Domini Social Investments always excluded the now-tarnished firm. Here, Domini’s managing director explains how companies can be considered "responsible."
Sierra magazine has released its annual list of the "Coolest Schools" in the U.S. — a roster of colleges and universities that the publication scored the highest in combatting climate change and teaching students about sustainability.
Dumping used plastic bottles in landfills can sometimes be better for the environment than recycling them, a controversial report claims.
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