Melinda Hanson talks to TreeHugger about taking back the streets.

Michael Pollan writes in the New York Times about the connection between the American diet and the cost of health care; Surprisingly, conservative writers like Marie-Josée Kravis are saying much the same thing,

The Mandometer was originally developed to treat eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia nervosa; it was developed to "teach patients how to eat and recognize hunger and satiety." There are clinics using the technology in Sweden, the USA and

Oprah treated her audience to an in-depth look at sustainable, cruelty-free eating with a show that included appearances from Michael Pollan and Alicia Silverstone. While Pollan talked about how eating local, organic food can cost

We usually start with "A Picture is Worth", but in this case the thousand words are much more powerful. Boingboing quotes designer Justin Perricone: "This is a poster I designed using all of the ingredients in a Ham & Cheese Hot Pocket. First in a

Saul's is part of only a handful of delis refashioning themselves as sustainably sourced eateries. Located in the gourmet ghetto of North Berkeley near Alice

The first Freakonomics book was a lot of fun; the second less so, as it sort of devolved into "if the scientific consensus and/or coast-hugging liberal elite are for it, we are against it" type of thing. Hence Freakonomics Watch; or perhaps it should

Michael Pollan's first food rule is simple: Eat Food, which he considers to be a different thing than what he calls edible foodlike substances, or "highly processed concoctions designed by food scientists, consisting mostly of ingredients derived from

This weekend's New York Times Magazine was their annual food issue, about a subject dear to TreeHugger's heart: "how the food revolution- from farm to table- is really a story about seeding and savouring communities." Christine Muhlke, in Growing

Darya Pino of Summer Tomato prepared this terrific flow chart to help navigate the supermarket.Marion Nestle of Food Politics liked it, noting:

The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism's News21 program and Good Magazine have shortlisted the three finalists in a competition to design a better food label. They "asked for designs that were informative, instructive and

Attend your own green film fest at home with filmmakers' live Q&A

In an interview with Democracy Now!, Michael Pollan says taking back control of cooking may be the single most important step to help make our food system more sustainable.

Recommended reading from two of America's biggest food writers.

Michael Pollan's latest book is a wonderful exploration of how cooking connects us all, socially and ecologically.

Tweaking your computer's energy saving settings is a no-brainer. But that's just the trouble: the computer is making a "dumb" decision to dim the monitor or go to sleep after a preset time. VeryPC, the British maker of energy-efficient

Energy Star is regarded by consumers as one of the most reliable raters of electronics and appliances in terms of knowing how much energy a device consumes. The organization continually raises the bar (little by little, but still raises) on energy

"For the US in 2006, online data centres accounted for 1.5 percent of the entire country's electricity use - equating to more than the entire state of Massachusetts. " View the chart up close...Really interesting facts/stats! Image via GDS Digital via

Images: Black & Decker Here in the southeast, my front lawn is already starting to perk up in response to intimations of spring. Those handsome green blades of fescue are yawning, stretching, and preparing to greet the season with exuberant,

They are everywhere, the full page ads with smiling people proud of how much money they saved and how they qualified for all those government grants. But what did they really save? Perhaps a bit of energy, but how much?

The Earth Advantage Institute promotes a green building standard from the Northwest that combines the energy requirements of Energy Star with healthy home attributes like air quality, environmental responsibility and and resource efficiency. I thought

Katherine Salant writes in the Washington Post:Can a big house be green? Yes, but a smaller house will always be greener because fewer resources were used in its construction and less energy is needed to heat and

We're well aware of the importance of health when it comes to preparing foods in the kitchen—between Salmonella, E. Coli, and a variety of other

Walmart has been in the sustainability spotlight over the last few years, both for implementing its own efficiency measures and for raising the bar for industry at large. Some view these initiatives with skepticism because the

The GeoSpring hybrid electric water heater is not only super-efficient, it's being made in America at a plant that has lay idle for decades.

Can hotels be 100% eco-friendly and affordable? I tried out Starwood's Element Hotel in NYC to find out how far a 411-room urban hotel can go green. The result is mostly positive with a few letdowns.

If every home in the U.S. switched just one inefficient light for an Energy Star one, that would be equivalent to taking 800,000 vehicles off the road in term of greenhouse gas emissions

LEDs were already cheap when you take into account how much money they save you on your electricity bill, but now this is just a no-brainer.

Drying clothes uses an incredible amount of energy, it's clearly a low-hanging fruit for conservation and energy efficiency efforts.

Today's technology makes dishwashers much more water and energy efficient than hand washing dishes. Here are some tips for taking that efficiency to the next level.

Look Ma! No heatsink!

It was only a few years ago that I was testing LED bulbs that cost $100 each...

The new rule is expected to save Americans $167 billion in energy costs.

Efficiency standards are now toast because of worries of "over-reach and intrusiveness".

We’ve all ripped a pair of jeans, but we’re not all tailors. Nudie Jeans has a great solution.

Artist Roland Roos finds broken things and fixes them—whether you've asked him to or not.

From broken zippers to damaged USB cables, embrace your inner handyman with these quick DIY repairs.

Save your clothes with these easy fixes for common zipper problems.

It's a sign of quality when companies are willing to stand by the goods they sell.

Before buying new this holiday season, think repair - even if you are buying new!

The Right to Repair movement is rapidly growing – and it can't come soon enough.

Our focus should be on making things last and serve their purpose, not throwing them away.

I'm going to let Josh Tulkin speak mostly for himself on this one, but here's the thumbnail sketch of the situation: Tulkin received a latter from the Maryland State Police informing him that from March 2005 to May 2006 Tulkin was under

Image Credit: Getty ImagesFestivals are not a modern day invention. The roots of the celebratory gathering go as far back as the Egyptians, who used to toast the annual overflow of the Nile, which irrigated crops. Whether it be religion (the most common

Image via: LA Citystreets Clark U, Rice University, U Minnesota are all launching bike-sharing programs, along with the City of Minneapolis. Towson University has launched several green transportation programs - sadly no bike sharing, yet. Many of the

Image credit: UMBI Center of Marine Biotechnology Fully Contained, Indoor Fish Farming Update: Karin has reported on this initiative before under Fish Farming Moves to the Condos, and Lloyd also covered it under the Future of Food. Great to see it still

Baltimore residents, get ready to get in on the smart grid party. Baltimore Gas & Electric has just announced that it has filed paper with the Maryland Public Service

That's right, in communities across the US, recycling bins are now being outfitted with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips. And if you don't recycle, they'll let you know that they know.Savannah, GA,

Wikipedia carries a definition of Arabbers which includes this:An arabber (or a-rab) is a

By now you've probably heard that adopting a vegetarian diet, or at least cutting way down on you meat consumption, is a great way to reduce your ecological footprint and get some great health benefits at the same time. Now