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Hey Mr. Green, How Can I Compost in an Urban Area?

By Bob Schildgen April 14, 2015

In this story: , gardening, diy, food and drink

Urban composting is made easy with these little guys.

Hey Mr. Green, Is It More Ecofriendly to Charge My Phone in the Car?

By Bob Schildgen April 29, 2015

In this story: , energy efficiency

Hey Mr. Green, is it more ecofriendly to charge my phone in the car?

Hey Mr. Green, Does My Sprinkler Replenish Groundwater?

By Bob Schildgen April 7, 2015

In this story: , water

Hey Mr. Green, does my sprinkler replenish ground water?

Forget the Lens Caps and Instagram Filters

Q & A with photographer Jon Griffith, author of the new photobook "Alpine Exposures"

By Madison Kotack May 5, 2015

In this story: climbing, hiking, snow sports, books, art

Arriving at the Col Eccles just as day breaks over Italy. Photo by Jon Griffith in Alpine Exposures.

How Hot Sauce Can Help You Save the World

Addicted to sriracha? We recommend these eco-friendly rooster sauce alternatives.

By Chelsea Leu April 6, 2015

In this story: food and drink, buyers' guide

Spice up your life with these eco-conscious hot sauces.

Fury Road: All Your Darkest Environmental Nightmares Come True

Is there an environmental message at the core of George Miller's new high-octane "Mad Max" film?

By Steve Hawk April 9, 2015

In this story: film, oil

In the environmentally degraded future portrayed in the film Mad Max: Fury Road, oil is precious, cars are worshipped as religious artifacts, and "half-life war boys" drive around the desert in synchronized style.

Jane Kim's Migrating Murals

By Melissa Pandika April 2, 2015

In this story: art, endangered species, wildlife, activism

Mt. Williamson Motel in Independence, California, might be the only place in the world where you’re guaranteed a glimpse of the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep.

Can Street Art Get San Franciscans to Take Drought Seriously?

Artist Emily Schlickman reveals the city's forgotten waterways in San Francisco's Market Street Prototyping Festival

By Madison Kotack April 9, 2015

In this story: water, art, urban planning, activism, drought

Emily Schlickman reveals San Francisco's forgotten waterways in Market Street's 2015 Prototyping Festival.

Hey Mr. Green, Can You Compost Shredded Paper?

By Bob Schildgen March 25, 2015

In this story: , recycling, gardening

A hand holds shredded paper that can be composted.

To the Top of the World and Back

Kit DesLauriers on her new book, "Higher Love," and on being the first person to ski all Seven Summits.

By Phalon Joy Evergreen March 30, 2015

In this story: bucket list, travel, books, sports, climbing

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.