Or, once again, why electric cars [on their own] won't save us.

BRB introduces a bunch of concept vehicles that look like a lot of fun without fossil fuels

It's basic math. Sure, e-scooter injuries are way up. But let's keep it in perspective and look at what the real problem is.

Michael Pollan writes in the New York Times about the connection between the American diet and the cost of health care; Surprisingly, conservative writers like Marie-Josée Kravis are saying much the same thing,

The Mandometer was originally developed to treat eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia nervosa; it was developed to "teach patients how to eat and recognize hunger and satiety." There are clinics using the technology in Sweden, the USA and

We usually start with "A Picture is Worth", but in this case the thousand words are much more powerful. Boingboing quotes designer Justin Perricone: "This is a poster I designed using all of the ingredients in a Ham & Cheese Hot Pocket. First in a

Michael Pollan's first food rule is simple: Eat Food, which he considers to be a different thing than what he calls edible foodlike substances, or "highly processed concoctions designed by food scientists, consisting mostly of ingredients derived from

Almost every time we post something on the meat debate we get a slew of emotional comments from readers that sit on either side. The vegan side was backed up by sustainable food icon Michael

All the foodies are outraged by the New York Times Expose on the marketing of cheese. The front page story While Warning About Fat, U.S. Pushes Cheese Sales by Michael Moss describes how Dairy Management helps

Michael Pollan said in the Omnivore's Dilemma that if you eat industrially, you are made of corn. In Corporate Knights, "the magazine for clean capitalism", Toby A.A. Heaps picks up on this theme and looks at the causes

If you don't subscribe to the print version of Mother Jones you may have missed what seems to be a really sort of creepy story about how the US beef industry is not so subtly waging war against sustainable and slow

Via Calorielab we learn of yet another thing that makes you fat: eating at your desk. It appears that when you are not paying attention to your food, you eat more and remember less.Researchers at The Universty

The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism's News21 program and Good Magazine have shortlisted the three finalists in a competition to design a better food label. They "asked for designs that were informative, instructive and

Attend your own green film fest at home with filmmakers' live Q&A

In an interview with Democracy Now!, Michael Pollan says taking back control of cooking may be the single most important step to help make our food system more sustainable.

Recommended reading from two of America's biggest food writers.

Michael Pollan's food advice will be mandatory holiday viewing for any health- and green-minded individuals.

Michael Pollan weighs in on what he calls a "national eating disorder."

We have been saying for years that building materials should be healthy and high fiber like the food we eat, and now Perdue delivers.

The USGBC, and their insanely popular rating system LEED, have been on the frontlines of the green building movement for quite a while. Everyone has taken a shot at them at least once. There’s all the talk about how the credits are

Photo via dailyinvention via Flickr CC Energy Star has announced that the new 4.0 and 5.0 specifications for televisions have been set. They'll go into effect May 2010 and 2012 respectively, and the impact will save users anywhere from 40% to 65% in

Energy Star is regarded by consumers as one of the most reliable raters of electronics and appliances in terms of knowing how much energy a device consumes. The organization continually raises the bar (little by little, but still raises) on energy

"For the US in 2006, online data centres accounted for 1.5 percent of the entire country's electricity use - equating to more than the entire state of Massachusetts. " View the chart up close...Really interesting facts/stats! Image via GDS Digital via

One of the big beefs with Energy Star for housing is that all it cared about was energy; beat the standard code by 15% and you got it. No matter that the best way to make a house efficient is to make it tight, leading to all kinds of air quality

The Earth Advantage Institute promotes a green building standard from the Northwest that combines the energy requirements of Energy Star with healthy home attributes like air quality, environmental responsibility and and resource efficiency. I thought

Of course the balance between environmental impact and personal

Katherine Salant writes in the Washington Post:Can a big house be green? Yes, but a smaller house will always be greener because fewer resources were used in its construction and less energy is needed to heat and

We're well aware of the importance of health when it comes to preparing foods in the kitchen—between Salmonella, E. Coli, and a variety of other

Walmart has been in the sustainability spotlight over the last few years, both for implementing its own efficiency measures and for raising the bar for industry at large. Some view these initiatives with skepticism because the

If every home in the U.S. switched just one inefficient light for an Energy Star one, that would be equivalent to taking 800,000 vehicles off the road in term of greenhouse gas emissions

Today's technology makes dishwashers much more water and energy efficient than hand washing dishes. Here are some tips for taking that efficiency to the next level.

The new rule is expected to save Americans $167 billion in energy costs.

Artist Roland Roos finds broken things and fixes them—whether you've asked him to or not.

Quickly get connected via video chat to a home & garden expert to get help with your projects through Fountain. We've got beta invites for you to check it out yourself.

Fixing and making feels good, and everyone's doing it, so don't be shy. Experience the Joy of Fix.

From broken zippers to damaged USB cables, embrace your inner handyman with these quick DIY repairs.

With Oxford Dictionary’s addition of the verb 'MacGyver' to the official lexicon, we pay homage to the almighty hack.

Many users replace their smartphones every couple of years, even though they have years of life left in them. Here's how to keep your smartphone for longer while keeping up its performance.

Knitted woollens should never get tossed until you've tried to repair them. Thanks to online tutorials, it's not as hard as it seems.

Do we need hyperloops? No, we need trains that work.

Our focus should be on making things last and serve their purpose, not throwing them away.

Proper care can go a long way toward extending a garment's life.

I'm going to let Josh Tulkin speak mostly for himself on this one, but here's the thumbnail sketch of the situation: Tulkin received a latter from the Maryland State Police informing him that from March 2005 to May 2006 Tulkin was under

Image credit: UMBI Center of Marine Biotechnology Fully Contained, Indoor Fish Farming Update: Karin has reported on this initiative before under Fish Farming Moves to the Condos, and Lloyd also covered it under the Future of Food. Great to see it still

That's right, in communities across the US, recycling bins are now being outfitted with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips. And if you don't recycle, they'll let you know that they know.Savannah, GA,

For most people, living along southern Chesapeake Bay with a scenic view over the waterfront might sound idyllic, but for nearly 100 residents who do, it's turned into a nightmare. Slowly, the

Not waiting for national legislation to set a price on carbon and kickstart the journey to a low-carbon future, Montgomery County, Maryland has enacted one the country's first carbon taxes. Passed by a vote of 8-to-1 the tax

I can't stop thinking about Natasha Pettigrew. She was 30 years old, a Green Party candidate for Senator in Maryland, and killed this month in the early morning hours by being struck from behind by a woman in an SUV. The driver did not stop, dragged

To many people, Jim Hart and Khalil Abusakran are heroes. When the two men from Maryland saw a deer stranded in the icy waters of the Patapsco River, they did what few others would dare. With an

When I wrote about Robert Llewellyn's solar car charging in rainy England, commenters noted that solar at home is unlikely to benefit most car drivers, as they will typically charge overnight. Situations will obviously vary