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4 reasons to skip battery-powered toys

The fleeting distraction they provide isn't worth the surprising costs.




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Should parents buy non-plastic toys for their kids?

It's not urgent in the big picture, but it's something we should be doing more.




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5 ways to make fruit cobbler without an oven

It's win-win: you don't heat up the kitchen and you still get the best dessert ever.




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10 ways to fight the post-holiday blues

Just because summer vacation is over doesn't mean you have to stop having fun.




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New study links chemical sunscreens to birth defects

Oxybenzone may be effective at filtering UV light, but it comes at a dangerously high cost to human health.




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Build a travel capsule wardrobe this summer

A new downloadable planner from Citizenne Style can help you create a 10-day fashion plan using minimal items.




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How to freeze summer vegetables

There’s no need to resort to insipid produce from across the globe once the local growing season has ended.




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Police buy drinks instead of shutting down kids' lemonade stand

In a delightful departure from the norm, officers in Newburgh, NY, tell kids they're doing nothing wrong.




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Gas station benzene emissions 10 times as bad as previously thought

Another very good reason to get fossil fuel powered cars out of our cities.




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Key West to ban sunscreen with coral-harming chemicals

The Florida legislation will go into effect in 2021 in an effort to protect the world’s third-largest barrier reef ecosystem.




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The shocking truth about organic vs conventional packaged foods

An estimated 2,000 synthetic chemicals can be used in conventional packaged foods; for organic the number is 40.




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Breakthrough could finally help doctors pinpoint a patient's cancer cause

Scientists find that tumors hold information like a 'black box' pointing to the specific cause of disease.




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Popular e-cigarettes tainted with toxic bacteria and fungus

If the harmful chemicals weren't bad enough, new research finds that many e-cigarettes also include unhealthy biological contaminants.




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38 recipes for beans and lentils for superfood meals

Beans and lentils are one of the most important things you can include in your diet. Here are great ideas, from filling breakfasts to sweet and inspired desserts.




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Cut your carbon footprint in half by going vegetarian

A new UK study measures and compares the dietary greenhouse gas emissions of meat- and fish-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans.




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Eating less meat is crucial to climate fight, but politically tricky

A new report finds reducing meat consumption is as important as tackling transportation emissions, but the politics are daunting.




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Sonic launches part-mushroom, part-beef burger

It's not a veggie burger. But there's a lot less beef in it than normal.




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The half-beef/half-mushroom burger: Notes from the field

Veggie-burger skeptic? Why not meat us halfway?




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American Medical Association urges shift to plant-based hospital food

Between planetary and personal health, there's a lot to be said for eating a lot less meat.




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How big business can drive vegetable consumption

Forty companies just pledged to do their part to serve more veggies, helping the environment in the process.




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Serving the Impossible Burger, a meat-centric restaurateur's perspective

It's a veggie burger that actually bleeds. But who's the target audience?




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How can male gym-goers be persuaded to eat less meat?

A new campaign aims to bust the "protein myth".




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Hundreds of UK schools embrace plant-centric menus

Efforts to reduce meat consumption are shifting focus from individual choice to systemic changes.




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Microbial Fuel Cell Treats Wastewater, Harvests Energy

A new microbial fuel cell can not only drastically reduce the amount of sludge from wastewater treatment plants, but can also produce clean energy at the same time.




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Microsoft Using Biogas Fuel Cell to Power Wyoming Data Center

The fuel cell is part of Microsoft's Data Plant project to build a zero carbon data center.




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Plant-Microbial Fuel Cell Produces Power from Plants

The fuel cell generates electricity from living plants and could turn green roofs and marshes into power plants.




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Sewage-Powered Robot Cleans Wastewater, Poops

A robot powered by microbial fuel cells that runs on human waste helps out at a wastewater treatment plant using its artificial stomach.




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For this mobile phone charger, just add water

A micro fuel cell could extend mobile battery life and charge up portable devices, with just the addition of a little water.




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New fuel cell technology could cost one-tenth the price of Bloom

The Redox Power System will use technology to produce energy more efficiently for far less money.




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Make a simple microbial fuel cell

This is a great way to understand the science behind microbial fuel cells and make a little renewable energy at home.




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UPP fuel cell gadget charger: Personal portable power from hydrogen (Review)

This small hydrogen fuel cell charger promises a week of clean power for your gadgets. But is it ready for prime time?




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Toyota on hydrogen fuel cell technology: “Simply a better battery”

After years of promises, hydrogen-powered vehicles are finally arriving on the scene.




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Fun facts about hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles

With several starts and stops over the last 20 years or so, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) are finally hitting the roads.




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Is Apple working on a fuel cell-powered MacBook?

A new patent filing suggests that the tech giant has fuel cells in mind for future computers and gadgets.




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Toyota plans 90% CO2 cuts from cars, 100% from factories by 2050

Just one more reason for Big Oil and Big Coal to worry.




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Power from poo: Breakthrough could lead to sustainable electricity from sewage

Oh, the wonderful things that poo can do.




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Riversimple won't sell its Rasa hydrogen car, but will lease its mileage

Goodbye car ownership, hello "mobility as a service."




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City of Freiburg has a brilliant alternative to disposable coffee cups

Customers pay €1 for a reusable cup that can be returned to any participating business in the city center.




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German politicians fear 2020 climate goals are unreachable, but won't give up

Because they started setting aggressive goals early, it still leaves Germany ahead of schedule on Paris Climate Agreement commitments




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You've heard about French and Chinese parenting, but what about German?

"Achtung Baby" is an American mom's analysis of how German culture fosters resilience in children.




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'Achtung Baby: An American Mom on the German Art of Raising Self-Reliant Children' (book review)

Author Sara Zaske shows that it all comes down to respecting a child's right to independence.




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In Munich, putting people before cars makes transit work so much better

It seems that most transit decisions in North America are made with the goal of making life easier for people in cars.




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Goodbye to German Minister who said "no" to meat at official events

As Barbara Hendricks leaves the Environment Ministry, we look at the success of meatless meetings in a country with a strong meat culture




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Dockless bike-shares: Why can't we have nice things?

It is exhilarating to have a bike anywhere you want it. It is depressing to see the state of the bikes.




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Architect Elrond Burrell on the subjective pleasures of PassiveHouse

It's not all about numbers, really there's more.




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On World Wood Day, a look at Germany's tallest timber tower

Kaden + Lager architects are building SKAIO, ten storeys of hybrid timber construction.




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The car must die. But let’s get the reasons and the replacement right.

Cars kill thousands every day, wreck our cities, and spout CO2. What should we do about it?




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Cabin Spacey offers 'pay-as-you-live, location-independent' prefab homes

This company is working to build a network of urban prefabs under a 'pay-as-you-go' model of home ownership.




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Why you should serve a German vesper board for dinner

Think antipasto spread, but with so much more than meat and cheese.




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Stealthy, modern van conversion is one designer's mobile home & office (Video)

This furniture designer's stealth van conversion has been created as a "test lab" for mobile, "democratic" small space design.