Southwest Airlines Upcycles Old Leather Seats
As part of a green redesign of its airplane cabins, non-profits around the world will turn leather seat coverings into new products.
Plastic Microbeads Hidden In Your Soap or Toothpaste?
Barely visible without a microscope, manufacturers are voluntarily phasing them out in personal care products after being found everywhere in the Great Lakes and oceans.
Confirmed: Health Threats From Tar Sands Production
A study confirms that people living and working near tar sands production sites suffer higher incidence of cancer and other diseases.
A Win-Win? Clean Coal Creates More Oil
NRG is retrofitting a coal plant to capture the carbon and pipe it to oil fields, the first to commercialize carbon capture and sequestration.
Debate Is Over: Organic Food Is More Nutritious
The most comprehensive study to date confirms the nutritional advantages of organic food over conventionally-grown food.
Fossil Fuel Divestment Sweeps Through Religious Community
The World Council of Churches is the latest religious organization to cut the cord on fossil fuel investments.
Solar Wins Big In Iowa, Next Battle is Wisconsin
Iowa's Supreme Court rules in favor of solar leasing, now at risk in Wisconsin.
5500 Buildings Compete on Using the Least Energy
Teams of five or more buildings will work together to reduce their collective energy use in EPA's Battle of the Buildings.
Judge Rules Based On Climate Change! No Coal Expansion
For the first time, a federal judge blocked expansion of a coal mine because climate change ramifications weren't considered in approving it.
Neonics Impact Now Conclusive; Home Depot, BJ's Take First Steps to Help Pollinators
Scientists say research is conclusive that neonics are a key factor in the decline of pollinators; labeling starts this year at two mass retailers.
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