With the rise of industrial technologies over the past decades, the levels of pollution in our environment have risen drastically. Take a minute to think about how many factories and businesses there are in the world right now using electricity, burning fuel and emitting harmful chemicals into the air and ground.
By Ashley Bouman

With the fear of apocalyptic flooding and sea levels rising around many coastal communities, the Netherlands have proven an old saying to be true, if you can't beat it, join it. Dutch technology has built a flood-resistant neighborhood that rises when water rises, serving as a model for communities around the world.
By Karen Stephenson

Dr. Robèrt believed that if people could agree on a basic understanding of the requirements for the continuation of life, perhaps they could "build consensus among governments, business people and environmentalists about what was needed to become sustainable."
By Maggie Romuld

HOME ENVIROSENSE

CITY & COMMUNITY EFFORTS

Even though working from home or having your own home business is already a green start, there are many other things that you can do to make your home office space more eco-friendly. Here are some other things that you can do.
By Madelyn Lipszyc

What began in 1993 as a simple declaration that food be a right to all of its citizens has resulted in a city that has wiped out hunger while spending very little of its budget.
By Melissa Reynolds

GLOBAL FRONTIER

BACK TO NATURE

To many people, a genetically modified seed does not seem right. After all, seeds are natural, and for centuries, people have been well-off with what nature has provided. Like it or fear it, genetically-altered foods have conquered most of the North American market due to a corporation named Monsanto that has a long history of manufacturing dangerous products.
By Karen Stephenson

In 1999, Allan Savory presented the keynote address at a sustainable business symposium in Eugene, Oregon. He began his speech by asking the audience a question, "What exactly is it we are trying to sustain?" Then he continued, "history shows that all businesses and all civilizations ultimately rest on the shoulders of agriculture, in its broadest sense. When agriculture fails, no business or civilization can persist…. Thus, my answer to the question of sustainability begins with agriculture and land…."
By Maggie Romuld

GREEN LEADER PROFILE

GS PRODUCT PICKS

Life in the Congo has been a torturous and deadly one for many people, and for Corneille Ewango, it was no different. Born into a poor family in the western part of the Congo, his father a soldier and uncle a fisherman and poacher, Mr. Ewango, as a young boy in his early teens, fell into assisting his family in the unlawful "way of life" gathering ivory tusks, meat and other hunted animals to sell in city markets.

LG Solar E-Book

E-books are taking the world by storm simply because they can contain thousands of books and waste none of the paper, production energy, or shipping emissions. In fact, this model is topped off with solar panels, and in just 4-5 short hours, your device is powered up for the day.
By Madelyn Lipszyc

TO YOUR HEALTH

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT FOR CHANGE

A cold or flu can be uncomfortable, untimely and bring on the feeling of sluggishness. Dealing with a cold or flu in this condition may feel monumental, because motivation is unavailable.
By Madelyn Lipszyc

Environmental issues have been written about, talked about and, sung about, but now they can be viewed in the form of art, bringing issues to the world to see.
By Melissa Reynolds

BOOKS FOR THOUGHT

ECO PHOTO & WORD OF THE MONTH

Hard struggles and a passion for change charge the tale of William Kamkwamba's life in a small agricultural village in Malawi. As a boy, he was amazed by electricity and had hopes of going to boarding school, but a country-wide famine prevented him from doing so. The solution?
Reviews by Ashley Bouman

"Bad times", Atibaia - São Paulo - Brazil


chlorinated hydrocarbons — Chemicals containing only chlorine, carbon, and hydrogen. These include a class of persistent, broad-spectrum insecticides that linger in the environment and accumulate in the food chain.