D.C. Endorses Monsanto's Monopoly on GMOs

By Britt Hysen

President Obama recently signed the Monsanto Protection Act as part of the Budget Control Act. Learn how this bill affects the agriculture industry, and more importantly, the consumer. 

Solar Powered Yachts

By Keith Barry ... via Wired.com

Solar power is taking the world by storm and now yachts are the first to experience a silenced and serene experience on the water.

Grow Your Own Mosquito Repellant

By EasyEarth.com

Here are new DEET-free mosquito repellants on the market today which offer some relief to those venturing outdoors in mosquito season. But there are also certain plants which are easy to grow and will have some effect in repelling mosquitoes from areas of your home and garden.

The Vertical Forest

By Britt Hysen

The age of green is upon us. We have reached a point in our human evolution where science, math, and creative genius have discovered a way to suspend a living forest in mid air.

Ecologists Calling to Preserve Earth's Biological Diversity

via ScienceDaily

Ecologists are calling on everyone to make efforts to preserve Earths biological diversity. Decline of biological diversity reduces the sustainability of the ecosystem, therefore decreasing its ability to provide us with food, wood and protection from diseases.

Grow Veggies In Your Apartment

By Sarah Fathallah ... via OpenIdeo

If you live in an apartment, it might seem impossible to grow your own food. Think again! As long as you have a porch, a balcony or a window that gets sunlight, you are actually able to grow quite a variety of fruits and vegetables.

Waste Not Want Not: How Plastic Bottles Can Build Homes

By Britt Hysen

Bottled waters alone produce up to 1.5 million tons of plastic waste per year, and although high quality plastic is used is ideal for recyclers, over 80 percent of these containers are simply thrown away.

Plastic Solar Panels Fuel New Future

By Doug Struck ... via Alternet

In what was once a Polaroid factory 50 miles south of Boston, a high-tech company is printing sheets of solar cells made of plastic, trying to create tomorrow's energy source amid the tumult of today's energy market.

Is the Earth Too Full?

By Ken Fisher ... via ArsTechnica.com

Long Beach, California—Paul Gilding wants to scare us. He wants to scare us into acting before it's too late. "The Earth is Full. Full of us, full of our stuff. Full of our waste," he said during his TED talk. In financial terms, we live on the Earth like we are spending 50 percent more than we earn.

Wind Turbines To Power the World

By Karl Burkart ... via Mother Nature Network

A surprising aerodynamic innovation in wind turbine design called the 'wind lens' could triple the output of a typical wind turbine, making it less costly than nuclear power.

The Difference Between Going Green & Being Sustainable

By Britt Hysen

Our planet functions as our home, and it's up to us to determine if we want to live in a clean or a dirty house. Within the last 10 years, there has been an explosive trend towards going green and being sustainable. As this movement continues to expand it's popularity, the two ideologies, which were originally lumped under the umbrella of environmentally friendly, have recently shown BIG differences.

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