As I write this, a single piece of legislation with the greatest potential to improve America’s health sits in limbo in our nation’s capital. As soon as a few weeks from today, the government will release its final decision on a bill with roots in the beginning of the 20th century. Contrary to popular opinion, [...]

In early August 2011, U.S. District Judge Nicholas G. Garauf ruled in favor of the U.S. government’s request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the state of New York.  State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman claims that an environmental impact report must be created for new legislation that could result in new hydraulic fracturing projects [...]

Bangkok, Thailand’s capital city, is rapidly sinking. To make matters worse, sea levels around the country are rising rapidly. Rather than constructing levees or dams, S+PBA bothered to ask — Why not use nature’s existing resources to prevent natural disasters that are affecting not only Thailand’s biggest cities but its most vulnerable populations? The company’s [...]

                        The Why Factory, a research group headed by architect Winy Maas, is asking another question: Why can’t artwork be big, beautiful, and help save the planet? The group has a new plan for Phuket, Thailand — and it involves a series of graceful [...]

We all know that bottled water is the most socially and environmentally harmful source of water… but how exactly did bottled water make it to the American mainstream? How did the water companies convince consumers to pay for something that is not only free, but also considered a human right by many? And, what makes [...]