News from Mother Nature Network
U.S. commuters wasted 5.5 billion hours of extra time due to traffic congestion in 2011.
Tips from Mary Mazzoni
Earth911 sat down with John Rogers, a senior energy analyst for the Union of Concerned Scientists who specializes in clean energy, to get to the bottom of these pressing questions about CFL safety, cleanup and disposal. You may be surprised by what we found.
News from Christina Caldwell
Senator Toby Ann Stavisky's bill, which would create a cigarette butt recycling program in New York state, is set to be voted on during the 2013 legislative session.
List from Mary Mazzoni
As reporters of all things green, it's our job to keep our ears to the ground and our eyes peeled for the next big thing. While there are some fads we won't be sad to see retired in the new year (mustache T-shirts, anyone?), emerging trends in the green scene piqued our interests and left us wanting more.
News from Christina Caldwell
Researchers have found a way to get winter warmth from a summer source – grass clippings. Chemists at Agricultural Research Services have developed a fire log that burns the same as traditional wood logs with a fraction of the impact ...
Quick Bit from Megan Dobransky
The complexity of the cans may leave you mystified about what to do with them.
News from Mary Mazzoni
During its annual cleanup season, eco-friendly apparel company United By Blue gathers hundreds of volunteers from across the country to help clean trash out of our local waterways. With a mission statement that promises to remove one pound of waste ...
List from Nate Lipka
Recycling and waste reduction are nothing without people; folks wanting to make a personal change, people pushing for more solutions and, of course, the people actually collecting and processing our trash and recycling.
But technology in waste reduction has come a long way, to the point that practical, viable solutions now often resemble robots from a science fiction movies. Check out a selection of the more mind-blowing advancements.
News from Kelsey Perry
Thousands of buildings around the U.S. are going head to head to see who can go the greenest. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program launched the 2012 National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings last week. Each participant ...
Tips from Mary Mazzoni
Are you one of the millions of Americans heading to the beach this summer? Before you break out the boogie boards, check out these eight ways to reduce waste, ligthen your footprint and protect delicate local ecosystems while you’re soaking ...
News from Mother Nature Network
Written by Matt Hickman, Mother Nature Network Wondering what ever happened to Method’s scheme to transform marine litter collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch into laundry detergent bottles? Well, Adam Lowry’s San Francisco-based green cleaning and personal care powerhouse ...
List from Mary Mazzoni
In case you’ve been hiding under a rock all weekend, the London Summer Olympics began on Friday. The games, which are expected to draw more than 1 million spectators to downtown London, promise to be the most sustainable Olympic events ...