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Sustainability

One peak we should bring on faster: Peak plastics

While most of the peaks we see looming today — peak oil, peak water, peak rare-earth metals, etc — have dire consequences for life

What’s good for you isn’t good for the krill

We all know that television commercials tend to, shall we say, accentuate the positive. But one recent ad we spotted went above and beyond

In a post-consumer world, malls can become greenhouses

In a post-financial meltdown world, is there really any place for the sprawling suburban shopping mall anymore? Social critic James Howard Kunstler doesn’t think

Green chemistry could make for easier-to-recycle plastics

US researchers say they might have found a way to more easily recycle plastic bottles or make them safely biodegradable in the environment. In

‘Miracle’ tree could bring cleaner drinking water to millions

A highly beneficial tree native to northwest India could help provide cleaner drinking water to millions of people across the developing world. The Moringa

Water-stressed trouble spots could see future conflicts

Picture an agricultural region that today provides jobs to thousands of seasonal workers each year. Now imagine that same region as it might look

‘Green’ chemical companies enjoy better cash flow, study finds

Chemical companies that make sustainable business practices a priority don’t just win pretty gold stars for going green … they actually enjoy much richer

How to help people, the planet and economy? 21-hour work week

Quick: name an all-in-one way to stop unsustainable consumption, rising carbon emissions, economic malaise, high unemployment and increased social inequality. The British think-tank nef

Finally, good government waste: Office trash becomes biofuels

Finally, a use for all those thousand-plus-page pieces of legislation that our elected officials never read anyway: shred ‘em, pulp ‘em, add a shot

The secret to 21st century economic success: Do more with less

The secret to sustainable, economic success in the 21st century doesn’t lie with simply reducing fossil fuel consumption or cutting carbon dioxide emissions. Instead,