Armchair inventors -- I confess to being one myself -- have looked to the design and manufacturing community on Quirky to help them bring their inventions to market. The folks at Quirky have also demonstrated their commitment to the environment by...

The Age of Stupid, a fictionalized documentary by director Franny Armstrong, is a rueful look back at the present day from the perspective of the year 2055, when human civilization is all but destroyed by our inaction on global warming and climate...

Great news for those of us who live on Earth (Ann Coulter, you can skip this part). The EPA just announced that it would set limits for emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and other greenhouse gases. The move coincides with the start of the...

Yesterday, a friend sent me a message asking what I was doing for "Xmax." We both enjoyed the typo, since it seems to sum up our feelings about the crazed nature of the holiday season. For folks trying to live a happy, simple life, this time of year is...

Even before the first "crying Indian" anti-litter advertisement aired in 1970, the folks at Keep America Beautiful have been striving to end the lazy, disgusting habit of littering. And it appears their efforts have paid off handsomely. Founded in...