It is believed that the sun provides enough energy in one hour to supply the energy needs for the whole earth for one year. Help us to use the energy of the sun for our benefit and the benefit of generations to come. We can 'solarize' America, save lives

Around one third of global greenhouse gas emissions come from the way we produce, process, distribute, and consume the food we eat according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Meanwhile, farmers the world over will be the most affec

Sign OCA's "Millions Against Monsanto" petition. These petitions will be physically delivered to Monsanto and related court hearings.

In Defense of Animals (IDA) and the Veg Climate Alliance (VCA) today urged Copenhagen climate change conference delegates to recommend shifts to plant-based diets as essential to avert an unprecedented global climate catastrophe. The organizat

Organic Consumers Association and allies sent a letter to Kellogg's on June 12, requesting that Kellogg's not use sugar from genetically engineered sugar beets in its products or face a consumer boycott.

The fate of waste organic matter is very important, particularly at a time of concern about food supplies and soil fertility. When composted and returned to cultivation, organic matter provides multiple benefits. It locks carbon in soil; improves the str

Despite oft-repeated claims by sources ranging from the UN to Paul McCartney, it is simply not true that consuming less meat and dairy products will help stop climate change, says a University of California authority on farming and greenhouse gasses.

The idea of sustainable development grew from numerous environmental movements in earlier decades. Summits such as the Earth Summit in Rio, Brazil, 1992, were major international meetings to bring sustainable development to the mainstream...

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.

I have been fascinated by the permanence and healing power of grassland for 15 years now. If we respect the great original wisdom of the prairies, I'm convinced we can heal the wounds inflicted on the American landscape by industrial agriculture.