From the Ground Up: An Adventure Begins
A couple quits the city to volunteer for green construction work in Utah, with the ultimate goal of building their own home in rural New York State.
View ArticleQ. and A.: Greening the London Olympics
From sustainable timber to recycled steel pipes, planners sought sustainable ways of creating the venues for the games.
View ArticleOn Our Radar: India’s Blackouts
The prime minister accuses states in the north and east of drawing more than their allotted share of electricity.
View ArticleSparing Sewers All That Restaurant Grease
A plant in Oregon aims to use restaurant wastewater to produce electricity and a fuel akin to natural gas.
View ArticleIn Fuel Cells, Some Hope for Urban Sanitation
A team of engineers has developed fuel cells that harness a mix of microbes to clean wastewater while producing their own power
View ArticleAs Arenas Go Green, Will Fans Follow?
Starting first with individual sports teams and then expanding to leagues, the environmental movement has won converts.
View ArticleE.P.A. Plans Crackdown on Muddy Upstate Waterway
By listing the Lower Esopus Creek as "impaired," the agency could force New York City to stop discharging turbid water into it.
View ArticleVia YouTube, a New Conservation Genre
In an era of drought, the water-conservation public service announcement is becoming an art form.
View ArticleWhen a Green Job Is More Than a Green Job
Participants in a training program in the South Bronx gain something beyond job skills.
View ArticleIn the Rockies, Growing Support for Renewables
Across the region, poll respondents tended to favor investment in wind or solar power over investment in fossil fuels.
View ArticleWastewater Is for Lovers
Invite that special someone to tour a sewage processing operation in Brooklyn.
View ArticleOn Our Radar: Matt Damon Goes ‘On Strike’
To draw attention to the world's impending water crisis, the actor vows not to use the toilet.
View ArticleA Report Card for Ski Resorts
Many ski areas are embracing development like condos, which tended to lower their scores in a survey by the Ski Area Citizens' Coalition.
View ArticleA Report Card for Global Food Giants
Oxfam assigns grades in areas like land and water use, the treatment of small farmers and greenhouse gas emissions.
View ArticleA Tug Would Be Thrilling: Where Are the Fish?
Fishing alongside his son in the Mekong River, the author wonders why a catch is so daunting.
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