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There’s much talk these days about water in the Colorado River Basin. Mostly the dialog is focused on growing demands (population growth in cities, new energy plays) and declining supply (climate change). Lively debates include whether or not there’s more water to be developed from the basin (answer: perhaps, in the Upper Basin, but…
10 Effective Ways to Clean Up Hazardous Waste
Posted by David Robinson on May 16, 2012 
By Drew Hendricks Hazardous waste can be found just about anywhere in the workplace, your home, and in the environment. Hazardous waste comes from many sources including batteries, nuclear power, and household cleaners. Even if you don’t produce hazardous waste yourself, you’re contributing indirectly. The business you work for or the university you attend,…
EINSTEIN AND ATATURK (Part 1)
Posted by Bulent Atalay of Author, National Geographic Books; author, Smithsonian Books; Prof. UMW, Adj Prof UVA. on May 16, 2012 
This story represents the confluence of two of my lifelong heroes. First there is Albert Einstein, the greatest scientist since Isaac Newton, and Time Magazine’s choice for “The Individual of the 20th Century.” As a professor of physics for four decades I have been intimately involved with almost every component of his work — the…
Posted by This week, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore announced the start of a major retrofit project throughout the City of Sydney’s 45 properties designed to make them more water and energy efficient. This two-year, $6.9 million project will ultimately return a savings of $1 million a year to the city as electricity use is cut by…
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The ability – and courage – to tell our own stories is one of the most powerful tools we possess. But in some of the world’s poorest communities, men and women – but especially women — can struggle to make their voices heard. To amend this power imbalance and to help amplify their voices, Camfed…
Posted by The notion of flying salmon conjures up a few images for people. Some think of the majestic salmonids jumping the falls and turbulent rapids as the fish “run up” their natal rivers in the Pacific Northwest to spawn. Others envision fishmongers tossing salmon at the famous Pike Place Market in Seattle. From today on, however,…
Maker Lab Teaches Rockets, Circuits, and Soldering
Posted by Youth Radio Investigates on May 15, 2012 Bicycle pump-powered rockets, lunch box speakers, and paper airplanes are just a few of the projects students have tackled in an after-school program launched by MAKE, a leader in the DIY movement that celebrates the “right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your will.”
Posted by Health care is a controversial topic these days, but one thing we can all agree on is the importance of annual checkups. Every year, millions of Americans visit their doctors as a proactive measure to stay healthy, identify any underlying conditions, and check for common problems—all in an effort to promote long-term health. What makes…
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Editor’s Note: Rane Cortez works for The Nature Conservancy and is based in Belem, Brazil. She has just moved for two months to the highly-deforested frontier town of São Felix do Xingu in northern Brazil to work with local farmers, ranchers, landowners, indigenous groups and city officials to together promote forest-friendly sustainable growth for the…
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Meet 15 of the most inspiring young adventurers, scientists, and storytellers at work in the world today.
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The following is a guest post by Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, the Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs In June 2012, Brazil will host the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, known as Rio+20. The time is right: there are clear signs that the current development models must be reformulated. Countries—regardless of their wealth—face serious…
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Although water is always with us — sitting on the desk in a bottle, splashing from the kitchen tap, at-the-ready to be flushed in the toilet — water problems often seem remote. Drought…somewhere else. And how many of us are farmers, anyway? The lettuce and tomatoes always appear in the supermarket. Fading aquifers…but who can envision…
