“For the first time in history, humans, not nature, are the main cause of Earth’s changing climate – or, as it is commonly known, global warming.” – Glenn Murphy, A Kid’s Guide to Global Warming Earth Hour hit Saturday night just as we were getting our six-year-old into bed, so she thought it would be [...]

What do New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, Seattle’s Space Needle, actor Edward Norton, St Louis’ Gateway Arch, Mt. Rushmore and the Las Vegas strip all have in common with SustainAbler.com? We’ve all signed on to turn out our lights for this year’s Earth Hour.

Bottled water. We know it’s nasty, from start to finish: turning oil into bottles, exploiting natural water supplies (or just filtering tap water!), and a huge half billion bottles per year waste problem. In honor of yesterday’s World Water Day, the Story of Stuff is out with a brilliant new video, which explains the bottled [...]

Forget food coloring. This year, celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a pint of truly green, eco-friendly brew. What makes a brew eco-friendly? The same things that make a beer: energy, ingredients and distribution. Here’s how to find a guilt-free guzzle.

Middle of Kansas, the twin ribbons of I-70 pour into the distance, flat prairie in all directions. My five year old needs to go potty. Oh, crap. Finally, emerging from the brown grasslands, an exit, a lonely gas station. We pull in, the girls hop out, and I notice in an empty lot across the [...]

We found Shangri La. It’s in St. Louis. On our road trip from Virginia to Boulder, we hit St. Louis at dinner time. A quick Web search located a good bet: Shangri-La Diner, a café dishing up diner classics with a vegetarian twist. And they served milkshakes. It wasn’t too far off our route, so [...]