Stewart David knows how to stir the pot. The longtime Asheville resident has been a persistent presence in the Mountain Xpress Letters section since the early '90s. He's also contributed several commentaries (most recently "Greenwashed," July 1 Xpress

The Our Lady of Calvary Abbey, a Trappist monastery, located in Rogersville, New Brunswick has recently been urged by several animal rights groups to shut down its farming operation due to grossly inhumane treatment of animals. The monastery is operating

There are many myths about veganism. Just to set the record straight, here are 25 things that vegans can do!

As the world's leaders try to hammer out a new programme to slow global warming, the energy and mineral-rich state of Western Australia has begun a shift to wave power.

Wales' largest wind farm - the Rhyl Flats off the coast of north Wales - has been opened officially by Welsh Secretary Peter Hain in Llandudno. It is expected to be fully operational by the end of the month, and BBC Wales environment correspondent........

Rae Kwon Chung of South Korea believes nations can profit from energy efficiency and emission reduction. More than a policy position, it's a paradigm shift -- and it's catching on

Just six miles north of Ramallah, Palestinians have begun planting thousands of evergreen tree saplings as part of a major greening project to grow a forest to hug the edges of what will be the first planned Palestinian city.

Now is the time to make plans. Nature came to a full circle and has slowed down for the winter months. Now is the time to give back. There are so many of us, and we are invading the last places nature has retreated to. Why not reform our backyards into

The business of medical marijuana is rapidly evolving in Michigan, with Royal Oak preparing to pass the state's first zoning law to cluster professional growers and the opening in Southfield of a trade school teaching plant cultivation

Atayne takes people's trash -- old garments, footwear, race numbers and plastic bottles -- and recycles them into high performance athletic and outdoor gear