How the Slow Money Alliance uses green investing to turn a profit and grow a community.

All 28 types of Honest Tea will sport the fair trade certification label by the end of March 2011.

Today is Ben & Jerry’s annual free cone day, and you have permission to indulge in this socially responsible treat.

The popular brand of ice cream will be made with non-rBST milk and cream, plus vanilla that's sustainably sourced.

Find out where can you get a free cone of sustainable Chunky Monkey, Phish food or your flavor of choice on April 8.

De Bos Rosé is handpicked, fair trade accredited and made from 47 different varietals of grapes.

Boise eatery is the only restaurant in the continental U.S. doing onsite vermicomposting with worms eat kitchen scraps.

For a limited time, watch a 90-second video and receive a coupon to a fast food chain that’s trying to do it right.

At the SAME Café in Denver, Colorado, diners pay what they can for organic and local dishes.

A food cart that uses real food ingredients like grass-fed beef, tallow and coconut milk is a winner in this household.

Consumers can sell their current mobile phone at an ecoATM.

Officials hope the aircraft will help prevent unsafe E. coli counts, which have caused beach closures in the past.

The Boeing Black tackles cybersecurity with a range of spy-like features.

The Union of Concerned Scientists has some good news: All 8 of the top automakers have cut their climate emissions.

HVAC heavyweight Honeywell unveils Lyric, an attractive and eager-to-adapt household thermostat with GPS-based functionality.

The COOKI, a stir-frying robot wonder machine, could be the kind of robot that makes real sense in our homes.

U.S. startup DroneSeed merges technology and forestry to give scorched woodlands a second chance from above.

A neighbor called the police on a Chicago mom for letting her 8-year-old walk the dog alone.

Looking to check things off your to-do list? Start with a little math.

Like the eat local movement, this trend is another way to keep your dollars close to home.

The EPA and State Department have now clashed over the proposed pipeline twice in two years, muddling recent indications that its approval might be imminent.

Imagine a smartphone for the visually impaired that has the tools most sighted smartphone users have come to take for granted

Ryan Nicodemus discusses how and why he and Joshua Fields Millburn left successful careers, ditched most of their stuff, and set up shop in a Montana cabin.

Conservation photographer Morgan Heim talks about her work, and how being foolish can lead to brilliant things.

Rolling Stones piano player Chuck Leavell shows off Charlane Plantation, where he champions the importance of trees.

One hundred people are still in the running to become humanity's first Mars explorers.

'White Mars,' as Antarctica is known, is ideal for studying the long-term effects of isolation.

NASA has just released an image of a unique hole on the surface of Mars.

Chuck Leavell took a break from his music to discuss global parks and how we can make them better.

Global effort will start in the U.K. city of Bristol — with over 36,000 children from 130 schools planting saplings.

Honey bees between pollination gigs still need to eat. Efforts are underway to keep them from starving when they’re off the clock.

Stewart Brand, creator of the Whole Earth Catalog, helped shape the future we live in now.

Being eco-conscious doesn’t have to stress you out or stretch your budget. Learn how to be kind to the earth while also enjoying life.

The Fountain of Youth in pill form? 'Miracle' drug that could make us all centenarians is set to begin human trials.

Facebook is in talks to buy a drone company that manufactures ultra-lightweight, solar-powered planes.

Get ready to break out the tissues with this video featuring children from the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta.

When disasters strike, we want to help the victims, even from thousands of miles away. Consider these giving strategies to make sure your donation counts.

In this episode, Chuck chats with fellow musician Rob Del Bueno from Refuel Biodiesel about how he went from making fuel in his backyard (let's just say the EPA

More than 400 people have had problems filling EpiPen prescriptions. Maker Mylan has had "intermittent supply constraints," which may reduce availability.

6.5 percent of Americans over the age of 40 experience phantom odors, but we're not sure what causes this sensation.

Black women's contributions to society have often been overlooked, yet these pioneers in science, technology and medicine have changed history.

Breakthrough vaccine technique makes you immune to all forms of the flu virus.

Airbnb is offering free housing for cancer patients and the people who care for them.

The Ozark chinquapin tree was believed to have been wiped out by blight, but it has slowly resurfaced.

To fight climate change and deforestation, Ethiopia is turning to trees in a big way.

These storied specimens have been shortlisted for Britain's Tree of the Year contest.

Local bloggers are filling an important niche in the coverage of the coal ash spill in Harriman, Tennessee.

New analysis of basalt rock formations on the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. reveals the possibility of cleaner coal.

Despite an uptick in public spending, 30% of city residents live more than a 10-minute walk from the nearest park, according to the 2018 City Park Facts report.

Mosaic dog portraiture (courtesy of artist William Wegman and his Weimaraners) comes to 23rd Street in Manhattan.