Hsu's case for the superiority of a carbon tax over other methods of pricing carbon is throughly and eloquently made. But will it actually help us get past our collective aversion to the word 'tax'? That's frankly the bigger question.

In this excerpt from the latest book by the Union of Concerned Scientists, the authors explain why we're standing at a climate crossroads&dmash;and how serious the next decision really is.

In this excerpt from the latest book by the Union of Concerned Scientists, the authors look at the realities of local food.

Lance Hosey argues that how things look and feel is as important as how they're made. If it doesn't move the heart, it doesn't move the needle on sustainability.

A pull between city life and the slower pace of nature inspired author and illustrator Julia Rothmans to create “Nature Anatomy.”

An economics professor suggested we replace libraries with Amazon bookstores "to save taxpayers money" and the Internet went wild, with good reason.

Finance blogger Cait Flanders describes the ups and downs of a year-long shopping ban and the unexpected lessons she learned along the way.

A follow-up to the book by the same name, this intriguing film shows how one American family has weaned itself off fossil fuels.

It's the practical sequel to 'The Reducetarian Solution,' striving to get more people eating fewer animal products.

Tanja Hester, who retired at 38, can help you create a financial roadmap that makes your life your own.

Sarah Archer shows how the kitchen became the colorful nerve center of the modern house.

These 131 exercises will teach you to block distractions and deepen your focus.

Jonathan Safran Foer argues convincingly that changing our diets is the most effective way to fight the climate crisis.

There's something magical and awe-inspiring about animal interactions that has yet to be explained by science.

It's an incredibly hard process.

The 2019 rating by EWG finds that most sunscreens contain sketchy ingredients and/or don't offer adequate protection.

Among other remarkable features, a cat’s tongue is covered in little spines, turning it into the world’s most magical hairbrush.

Cuddly, gentle, and low maintenance, there's a lot to love about these feathery fowl.

It seemed like a good idea at the time...

And it's available now across the UK.

New research suggests that dogs' facial anatomy has changed over thousands of years specifically to allow better communication with us.

A visit to the French capital offers great lessons in how to make less waste.

It is now 100 seconds to midnight, closer to midnight than at any point since the clock's creation in 1947.

Not only is it Groundhog Day and Super Bowl Sunday, but it's also an extra-special 8-digit palindrome day.

Libraries were the 'most common cultural activity' for many Americans last year.

Those struck by Cupid's arrow are expected to spend $27.4 billion this year, up 32 percent from last year’s record $20.7 billion.

Scott Z. Burns explains why the villain of his blockbuster film is an anti-science blogger, while the heroes are government officials.

Has the Costa Rica Foreign Minister really just suggested that the Sea Shepherd founder might voluntarily go to Costa Rica to face trial?

Two ships of shark fin poachers have been stopped in the past two weeks, influenced by renewed government focus on the issue due to Paul Watson's case in Germany.

Though shark finning itself had already been banned, transportation and import of shark fins had not been.

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When you create a law to regulate something, there's always the danger that people will drive a truck through the loopholes, adhering to the letter of the law but not its spirit.

Prices have fallen 12% thanks to this switch to renewables.

The tropical country received almost all of its energy from a mix of renewable energy sources.

Taking pieces of "dead" nature, this artist transmutes them into delightful, living works of glass and gold leaf.

I went to Costa Rica for surf camp at the world's most sustainable surf school – it was amazing.

Anthropologist David Graeber thinks we could do without half our jobs.

Boom-and-bust cycles are no coincidence.

These people know a thing or two about money. And they say it's INACTION that's going to cost us.

Subjects like literature and history may become a thing of the past.

Commonly thought to be a byproduct of economic distress, a new report suggest that dollar stores are a cause of it.

Now if only he can keep his job in the fall election.

Everyone is excited about plant-based meat substitutes, it seems.

Where did the Convenience Industrial Complex start? A 1960 classic tells all.

Once you have paid for the panels or turbines, renewable power is almost free.

Less work doesn't have to be a bad thing.

As the global economy wildly fluctuates and suddenly out-of-work people struggle to pay the bills, can old-fashioned bartering make a comeback?

The graph says it all...

The map-makers are calling this the biggest change that they had to make since the breakup of the U.S.S.R.!

Actors Emma Thompson and Michelle Thrush are traveling with their daughters to the North Pole, as part of an Greenpeace campaign to create an international sanctuary in the Arctic.