Image: EPA Making Guzzlers Stand Out Even More One way to nudge people into making better decisions is to make it easier to compare different products and services. There are still many people out there who have no idea if 16 MPG is a good or bad, but... 

photo: Forest Peoples Programme Take this one as reinforcement of what plenty of environmental NGOs have been saying for some time: The commercial palm oil industry in Indonesia and Malaysia is trampling the rights of indigenous people and destroying... 

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Image: Google Maps 276 Extra Miles Per Year on Average According to a study by British insurer Sheilas’ Wheels (watch out for the bright pink website), men waste about £2,000 in fuel over their lifetime because they won’t ask for directions... 

If you’ve seen a big box store or an office building under construction, you’ve likely seen a deep hole in the ground, for the parking spaces that will be underground, etc. It is not unusual to dig a lot deeper than 5 feet when building office... 

Conventional diesel tugboats are significant sources of pollution in the world’s seaports, but that is on the verge of change. The Foss Maritime Company is adding a second energy efficient hybrid tugboat to its Southern California fleet. Its first... 

photo: Paul Cross via flickr A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science shows that many Americans really miss the big picture when it comes to saving energy, thinking that small behavioral changes have a far greater impact... 

photo: Paul Cross via flickr A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science shows that many Americans really miss the big picture when it comes to saving energy, thinking that small behavioral changes have a far greater impact... 

Image: Jeff Nield When we published our list of 9 Must Read Books on Eating Well over a year and a half ago, it felt like the good food fad may have reached its peak: The 100 Mile Diet had swept the continent, Michael Pollan had laid out the common sense... 

Image: Jeff Nield When we published our list of 9 Must Read Books on Eating Well over a year and a half ago, it felt like the good food fad may have reached its peak: The 100 Mile Diet had swept the continent, Michael Pollan had laid out the common sense...