The Yangtze River, or Baiji, dolphin of China is likely extinct according a conservation biologist from the Zoological Society of London....read more

In early 2007, three women biked out of Washington, D.C. with video equipment strapped to their backs, prepared for a 3 month bicycling trip to Montreal and back. On the way, they stopped at different food-producing garden projects across the continent, the new faces of American farming.read more

Under the moniker Guerrilla Gourmet, this chef and shiatsu therapist sporadically hosts dining events, blending the best the city has to offer in both slow food and random dining adventures. Her goal: to help mend urbanites’ disconnect from their source of food. read more

Higher education is slowly embracing sustainability, but it has a long way to go. Students can lead campus greening efforts that address everything from curriculum and facilities to endowment investments and community economic development.read more

Clean water from our taps is something that many of us take for granted. In some parts of the world, the collection of water, is a daily task that requires a great deal of effort and resources - and often the water still isn't fit to drink. The award winning Aquaduct bike seeks to improve water transportation and safety for people faced with such challenges.read more

A new bicycle delivery service in Portland, Oregon offers grocery delivery with cargo bikes. Portland Pedal Power’s mission is to play a role in the growth of sustainable transportation, promoting a vibrant localized community; with the driving force being that it’s a good cause, and fun!read more

The 2007 Royal Winter Fair provides both hope and raises questions about the future of our food system: winners may include farmers, and consumers who embrace more environmentally friendly techniques, losers may be GMO-dependent farmers and monocultural production techniques.read more

The 2008 Village Building Convergence is a 10-day event in Portland, Oregon bringing together citizens, activists, and natural builders. Each day is packed with natural building and art, music and speakers. Neighborhoods come together to build public cob structures and paint street intersections. read more

If you're an amateur of fine cheese and organic dairy products Tilamook county Oregon may seem a fine and familiar place.Unfortunately, when it comes to other types of local foods the pickings are extremely slim, so to speak.Despite a 10 month growing season and incredibly fertile soils there is not a single certified organic producer in the entire county. Food Roots is a project that puts these resources to use as tools to undermine social structures that limit the accessibility of healthy, fresh food, to create sustainable "food systems" by connecting people back to the process of food production. read more

Various Canadian cities – including North Vancouver, BC, Edmonton, AB, King’s County, NS, and Toronto, Peterborough, London, Ajax, Mississauga, and Sarnia, ON – are currently looking at banning, more strictly regulating, or studying the impacts of drive-thru restaurants.read more