Nonprofit, which monitors the health and safety of animals in the entertainment industry, calls the expose a distortion of the truth.

A last minute holiday gift for socially conscious tooth-cleaners with an eye for ecological design, Bogobrush follows a "buy one give one" business model.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday aren't the only days when you can get good deals on a range of gifts.

Here today, gone tomorrow deals to buy online for the home cook on your holiday shopping list.

Have a stocking to stuff before December 25? Consider these useful and beautiful gifts — most eco-friendly and/or from small designers — for $25 and under.

From animal welfare to marine protection to climate change, these environmental charities are sure to put your money to good use.

'Tis the season to mend, modify, repair, tidy-up and perform (not too strenuous) energy- and water-saving tweaks around the house.

How can men and women get on the same page about gifts?

In 1911, the Society for the Prevention Useless Giving (SPUG) began a movement against useless Christmas gifts. It's time for a comeback.

Looking for stocking stuffer ideas for your favorite home cooks? Here are some suggestions for super useful tools that they’ll love.

Tips from people who are really great at giving the best gifts that the rest of us need to read.

New research finds mean spiders know what it takes to survive extreme weather.

Lynn Henning, a country farmer, wins the Goldman Prize for battling a massive factory cattle operation that was polluting once fertile farms in Michigan.

Climate change journalist George Monbiot says he was wrong when he claimed 'the only ethical response is to stop eating meat.'

Pink slime is said to recover 10 to 12 pounds of edible lean beef from every animal and save another 1.5 million animals from slaughter, but does that diminish

Overall, 90 percent of the ground turkey that the magazine examined had one or more of the five bacteria they tested for.

How a social networking site beat the major media on a major environmental story.

Despite a scientific torrent of data on global warming, the denial industry is alive and well -- living in a cooler, happier parallel universe.

Enviros stage (at least) four lavish, environment-saving events to ring in the Obama administration.

I wanted to call this the “Ten Dumbest Environmental Quotes Ever,” but that would imply that the Ten Dumbest Things Ever have already been said.

Newspapers across the country are slashing their staffs (especially the science reporters,) and some are folding altogether.

How an annual climate deniers' conference in New York reminds me of Jim Carrey in 'Dumb and Dumber.'

Marc Morano, a Republican operative, has taken denying climate change to a whole new level. Don't say we didn't warn you.

A new book explains why you’re more likely to go to jail for stealing a DVD than for poisoning a town.

A new Gallup poll shows more Americans are concerned about the economy than the environment. Peter Dykstra parses the details.

Get your remotes ready. Some strong programming is coming up in advance of Earth Day.

Peter Dykstra counts down his top 20 eco-songs. Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, and a few other strange bands make the cut.

In honor of Earth Day, our columnist reveals his 13 favorite eco-books.

In a case of 'Do as I do, not as I say,' Rupert Murdoch is taking bold steps to help solve a problem while telling the world it doesn’t exist.

Student filmmakers win Environment Agency film competition by casting Coolio as a water-wasting polar bear.

Environmental activists are bringing problems (and solutions) right to your desktop via Google Earth.

After the recent swine flu outbreak, it's worth looking at the difference between reporting the news and scaring the audience. The former head of CNN's science

Global warming or climate change? Sean Combs or Puff Daddy? Do name changes really mean anything?

In his final "Media Mayhem" column, Peter Dykstra looks out across the environmental journalism landscape and reflects on what he sees. Is he happy? Sad? Or a h

Be prepared for a cable news climate bill debate that has nothing to do with the climate bill.

Are think tanks actually thinking or are they merely pawns of a bigger agenda? A recent study has a fascinating answer.

When is rhetoric over-the-top when you're talking about climate change?

PETA President Ingrid Newkirk talks with Ken Edelstein about the infamous Obama fly swat, their reaction and why PR matters.

The global media’s response to the climate change bill shows how much influence Fox News has on the debate in the United States.

Environmentalists may have to resort to civil disobedience to fight the source of country’s biggest greenhouse gas.

From an eco-city in China to a coffee producer in Uganda to 'towers of power' in Spain and California, some good news from the green frontier.

As history has shown us, environmental regulations often help the economy, not hurt it. Why can't corporations -- and Congress -- learn from the past?

Why can't cable news and science get along? Easy -- scientists are from Mars and the media are from Venus.

In the name of research, our intrepid columnist is joining online communities like there's no tomorrow. What he found, though, is that it can actually help buil

Let's apply the great American traditions of propaganda and intimidation to the climate change debate.

Cash for Clunkers tore through our nation like a drag racer, long before anybody could figure out if it made sense. But its image is already locked in the popul

A botched message on health insurance reform offers lessons in the effort to sell climate change legislation.

As the Senate takes up the climate bill (maybe), activists need to point Americans away from lies and despair, toward inspiration and opportunity.

While industry apologists peddle the idea that newspapers are doing just fine, the new media world is leaving them behind.

When people like John Kerry back nuclear subsidies, green activists find themselves in a difficult position.