Not even the real-life cowboys can get Betsy out of Anchorage's 4,000-acre park.

This month, BookHugger presents The Death and Life of Monterey Bay by Stephen R. Palumbi and Carolyn Sotka. Readers can order a discounted copy today to get ready for the live chat with the authors on June 13 at 3pm

This month, BookHugger presents Let Them Eat Shrimp by Kennedy Warne. Readers can order a discounted copy.Watch live streaming video from treehuggerlive at livestream.com Vital Mangroves On The Edge Of

This month, BookHugger presents Ideas That Matter: The Worlds of Jane Jacobs edited by Max Allen with an introduction by Mary Rowe. Readers can order a discounted copy today and join in a discussion with distinguished urban

Jacob's unpublished writings, essays and speeches from half a century ago seem just as vital and current as the day they were written.

Whether urban, suburban, or rural, transportation systems dictate and define human interaction and community. Join BookHugger for a panel discussion of this phenomena.

A must-read book for business leaders. Naked value is the ultimate value a product delivers to customers, or the benefits that remain when a product is stripped of most of the energy and material resources required to manufacture and deliver it.

An economics professor suggested we replace libraries with Amazon bookstores "to save taxpayers money" and the Internet went wild, with good reason.

It's the practical sequel to 'The Reducetarian Solution,' striving to get more people eating fewer animal products.

A new study says it is, and we speak to one of the authors.

These books get down to the bare-bones of home cooking.

Sarah Archer shows how the kitchen became the colorful nerve center of the modern house.

You'll be shocked to learn what goes on behind the scenes at grocery stores – and relieved to know there's a much better alternative.

An ambitious couple set out to travel from Washington to the Alaskan Arctic, off the beaten track and under their own power.

All because people are too lazy to find a sink.

It's good for so much more than treating sunburns.

More than just a reflection of emotional states, a new study finds that dogs’ facial movement are potentially active attempts to communicate.

A feline clinic in Dublin has published a full-time job listing for cat cuddlers.

New research suggests that dogs' facial anatomy has changed over thousands of years specifically to allow better communication with us.

The heroic lab saved 12 lives and recovered 41 bodies during her career as a search and rescue dog.

When trying to phase out single-use plastic, there are some items that seem impossible to replace — like dog poop bags. For those who want to be a greener dog owner, what kind of options exist?

Scott Z. Burns explains why the villain of his blockbuster film is an anti-science blogger, while the heroes are government officials.

Schools are closing classrooms and going online all over the world. This may be as much of an opportunity as it is a crisis.

A small survey by Bosch shows that U.S. homeowners feel guilty about wasting food, but need to change their habits.

In the last few years ecotourism has grown from a buzzword to a trend, to full-blown industry. Whether travelers are looking for a rugged adventure or refined luxury, planet-conscious operators have sprung up to satisfy

Every person interested in environmental issues is well aware of the dangers of species extinction and the importance of conservation

Although activities that mess with local ecosystems to let humans experience nature usually seem intrusive, looking at the canopy face to face while slowly traveling in an aerial tram in the Costa Rican rainforest is a fairly

A venue which showcases and sells 100% locally produced design and artisan items while educating about sustainability and fair trade in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Has the Costa Rica Foreign Minister really just suggested that the Sea Shepherd founder might voluntarily go to Costa Rica to face trial?

Two ships of shark fin poachers have been stopped in the past two weeks, influenced by renewed government focus on the issue due to Paul Watson's case in Germany.

Exceptions will be made for subsistence hunting and fishing.

Hardly a secret anymore, but still off the beaten track a bit, Playa Guiones in Nosara, Costa Rica doesn't disappoint.

Though shark finning itself had already been banned, transportation and import of shark fins had not been.

A couple weeks ago, Jairo Mora Sandoval, a 26-year-old conservationist, was kidnapped by sea turtle poachers in Costa Rica. He was bound, beaten, and shot in the head. His body was found on the beach the next day.

"We don't want animals in captivity or enclosed in any way," says Costa Rica's Environmental Minister.

When you create a law to regulate something, there's always the danger that people will drive a truck through the loopholes, adhering to the letter of the law but not its spirit.

This little unit has sleeping for four in not much space at all.

A new report ranks countries by their green investments, and also compares performance to our perceptions.

This container home in Costa Rica is almost a monster home, but has some interesting features.

Prices have fallen 12% thanks to this switch to renewables.

The tropical country received almost all of its energy from a mix of renewable energy sources.

The way students learn about economics teaches them to ignore the environment.

Other websites shriek "the end of capitalism" but really, it is hardly that.

"Can we afford to take action?" just became "Can we afford not to?"

Boom-and-bust cycles are no coincidence.

Giving out money revealed something that flew in the face of a common American philosophy.

We live in his world of conspicuous waste.

Are we about to have a "Minsky Moment"?

How well do we utilize a variety of things that we buy? Michael Sivak looks at the data for everything from our cars to our clothes.

The graph says it all...