The way to lower the quantity of energy required to make and distribute short-lived consumer goods is to make them durable, repairable and upgradable.

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

On November 22, 2009, the New York Times ran an op ed that discussed, of all things, veganism. (Previously discussed on this blawg [Animal Blawg] on November 24, 2009 and November 27, 2009.) The op ed, which was written by Gary Steiner, a Professor of

President Obama has been beating the bushes for ideas on what government can do to promote job growth

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

Earlier this week, a fiasco involving one of the largest organic cattle producers in the country proves that just looking for the 'USDA Organic' label won't protect you from foods manufactured with questionable practices, pesticides, hormones, and other..

The USDA has just released a new security profile form (pdf), which it distributes to animal experimentation facilities. The form reveals that PETA has been classified as a terrorist threat by the US government...

Like mangos? How about a concept mango-shaped LED lamp which is solar powered and flips on automatically at night? Perfect we think for summer eco-parties.

Waitrose is to switch its own-brand foods to "sustainable" palm oil in a move intended to help prevent deforestation, climate change and other problems caused by the world's cheapest vegetable oil. Setting out a radical new timetable on the

The costlier schools are typically online classes from traditional high-end MBA programs that altered their programs to become accessible online.