Should you wash new clothes before wearing them?
The unanimous answer from garment makers to dermatologists to fashion-lovers is, "Yes!"
The unanimous answer from garment makers to dermatologists to fashion-lovers is, "Yes!"
Many of Obama's rules never came into force, and many of Trump's will never make much difference.
Each month presents a new culinary challenge. Submit an entry and you could win a trip to Spain.
Timely but not fleeting, flouncy but not frilly, unique but not unwearable, clever but never over the top -- Mr. Larkin's Spring 2010 collection was everything green fashion should be. A relative newcomer on the eco-scene, the
When I caught up with Summer Rayne Oakes at a Fashion Delivers event in June, she only briefly mentioned her forthcoming project: Source 4 Style, an online marketing
From chia to hemp, seeds were a prominent force among the 500-plus new products at the annual tradeshow in Los Angeles.
Finally, there is now an ethical and practical alternative work wear option to Carhartt and Dickies.
Last week, California joined Oregon and Washington in signing a pact with British Columbia called the Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy, which forms an alliance to set shared fuel standards and mandates for cutting carbon emissions.
In an attempt to close the loop on production, Adidas has invented a shoe made from biodegradable artificial spider silk that will melt away when you're done with them.
A group called Para Kore has been working since 2009 to spread the message of waste reduction and diversion.
Scientists have been studying the huge submerged landmass for decades and are now pushing for its recognition as a continent.
The discovery of one of the oldest penguin fossils in the world reveals higher diversity of early penguins than previously assumed.
Demand for this 'green gold' is so high that people are waiting months to get a sapling for backyard planting.
There are lessons to be learned from this model home built by Meritage, even if it is big and beige.
If you're OK with leather, then the recycled rubber soles and plastic laces, combined with the company's commitment to cleaning ocean plastic, make these an eco-friendly choice.
While traveling, journalist Jan Wong opted for host families, not cooking school, when it came to learning about local food.
Currently, New Hampshire is the only state in the northeastern United States that has not passed some form of renewable portfolio standards legislation. However, that may change soon. Last week, the New Hampshire House voted decisively in favor of a
This is wonderful. A bi-partisan political storm is brewing over New Hampshire because Al and Arnold have found a clever way to inject serious climate discussion into the coming US presidential primary season. Timing could not be better, with the IPCC
A few months back we heard about Middlebury College's efforts to green their electricity and heating. Well, over at the University of New Hampshire they're
If any of you have backpacked the Presidential Range and Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, you know that the weather can change in a hot minute. Over the past 20 years, we’ve hiked through hail, lightening storms, and
University of New Hampshire researchers have analyzed the economic impact of their State's locally-produced food system. The good news: farm market sales - known as 'direct marketing' of food -
As the temperature drops in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, locals bundle up and get excited. While most wait for the first snow to cover the ski runs, others hold out for those first cold nights to freeze the area's waterfalls.
Beyond the headline, a really great overview of how globalization may well be entirely reshaped by energy constraints, for the betterment of local economies in places where manufacturing has been outsourced for years.
New research rewrites our understanding of why no new coal deposits develop -- but offers hope for post-coal energy solutions.
Toni Desrosiers, founder of Abeego beeswax wraps, wants people to start thinking about the natural life cycle of food.
Seven architects have created massive and impressive new structures inside a building from the 1700's.
Two years after legalizing urban beekeeping New York City could be running out of space for bees.
The stunning new marine preserve surrounding the Galápagos will be off-limits for fishing in a bid to conserve its unique habitat.
The current wind power installation has replaced millions of liters of diesel fuel and helped protect the islands' endangered animals.
News Corporation, parent company of Fox, the Wall Street Journal, and most recently of The Daily for the iPad, was the first global media company to commit to and then achieve the goal of becoming carbon neutral.
Image: allaboutgeorge, Flickr, CC BY The Digital Migration Continues to Change the Face of Consumption A new study from the Ponyter Institute reveals that by the end of 2010, more people were reading their news online than in traditional newspapers. 34%
We've reported before on Andy Revkin's assertion that "climate change is not the story of our time," as well as his sometimes provocative thoughts on geoengineering and other subjects (Rush Limbaugh once suggested the journalist kill himself to save the
Earlier today, I wrote about a New York Times article that described Chicago's ongoing efforts to prepare for and adapt to a warming climate. I'd like to revisit that article for a second, as it just so
The scandal du jour is unquestionably the phone-hacking debacle surrounding Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid -- which, until it was canned due to allegations of myriad criminal deeds, was England's top-selling
The goal is to uncover what businesses are doing, or what they need to be doing, to thrive as global competition intensifies for strategic resources.
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The city hopes to combat overtourism by getting visitors off the beaten track and doing more useful things.