Aviation and space exploration suck - fossil fuel that is. Not to mention clean air, and quiet habitat. Can these industries, so essential to global scientific and economic progress, go green? The race is definitely on.Offering hope, inspiring blog posts

We all continue to be somewhat baffled over how often to get mammograms and whom to trust as the last word on this critical issue for women. Hey, we all want to grow up to be old women, right?Weeks after

Considering that the average American now consumes over 28 gallons of bottled water each year, all packaged in single-use plastic, it's a good thing that many companies are now incorporating recycled PET (the stuff those bottles are made out of)

British designer Vivienne Westwood is no newbie to advocating for climate change action, but now she's added another cause to her list: Deforestation.Partnering with Anvil Knitwear, Westwood has just launched a limited edition t-shirt to support the efforts of rainforest

I can't quite begin to imagine what the laboratory flesh created by scientists last month might taste like, but petri pork may be hitting the breakfast table sooner than you know.Nobody knows what it tastes like because the scientists who

My best friend got the holiday bonus gift she dreamed of from her dentist employer this year: A new food processor. It replaces the worn out one that came with her husband when she got married 20 years ago.Susan is

Better hope the lease isn't up on the crystal stemware when your mother-in-law comes over for dinner.Is encouraging citizens to rent, rather than own, household possessions the "secret weapon" countries need in order to meet their climate change targets?Yes, according

All eyes are on Copenhagen this month as the drama events of the UN Climate Change Conference play out. But those eyes aren't just the ones of climate change activists and greenies. Multinationals are just as involved - even global

Who's on your gift list? This year, spread the holiday spirit of giving beyond your family, friends and coworkers to people, animals and places in need. With these green gift ideas, your money can go towards preserving the Arctic National

Arcane Angel NecklaceI love how the 19 Moons website writes of this necklace: "Fly through time with this original Steampunk necklace by 19 Moons!"Cute. I want to, 19 Moons, I do!This antique jewel watch is set in brass wings and

Money doesn't grow on trees, but the excess fruit from a neighbor's yard can make your diet richer and it won't cost a dime. Shouldn't we share the wealth?That's the thinking of Neighborhood Fruit, created by San Francisco urban farmers

This holiday season, avoid succumbing to advertisers brainwashing us to believe that Best Buy and Macy's are the only acts in town because of rock bottom sales and coupons. Instead, think local. Sure, we're a global people, but neighborhood businesses

The bottled water industry has branded itself by importing water from pristine streams and mountain springs in some of the world's most exotic places: Fiji, Tahiti, the Swiss Alps. Now you can go ahead and add North Korea's Demilitarized zone

Remember when "Rowdy" Roddy Piper body slammed Mr. T during their boxing match? T was winning. Piper was frustrated. The body slam was utterly against the rules and unsportsmanlike, yet highly entertaining.The global warming debate going on in the blogosphere

A few months back, alarming news reports like this ABC news video surfaced about the rise of superweeds.But the sensational story failed to focus on the most important point: these menacing superweeds are found in fields where GM crops are

I like to spend an hour or so on the weekends making soup for the week. It's a meditative process that helps the entire week go more smoothly.A little time invested means you will have soup to take to work

They chow down the same foods we healthy middle-aged women eat: Quinoa, lean proteins, fresh organic produce, water from chic reusable Sigg bottles. They drive hybrids and raise funds for good causes, shun the direct sun, and sometimes even wear

How does a popular wine country town just outside of San Francisco become America's first "cittaslow" city?Apparently, as Sonoma discovered, by just being itself.Being slow is considered a bad thing in many parts of the world, but in Sonoma they

Diamonds have long been considered a girl's best friend but it's time for a reality check. Aside from the fact that having an inanimate best friend is just wrong, your diamond fetish is financing rebel armies.If you're not familiar with

Did you know that each year Americans throw away around 100 billion polyethylene plastic bags? Less than 0.6 percent of those are recycled. And that Americans buy 28 billion disposable plastic bottles of water a year?When we're on the go