East Coast Greenway: Hike or bike your way from Maine to Florida
In 2015, Florida cyclist Stefanie Boewe suffered a collapsed lung. During her long recovery she read an article about the East Coast Greenway, a 3,000-mile [...]
How Swedes and Norwegians Broke the Power of the ‘1 Percent’
by George Lakey While many of us are working to ensure that the Occupy movement will have a lasting impact, it’s worthwhile to consider other [...]
Humans consume the equivalent of a credit card worth of plastic every week
The consumption of plastic has become unavoidable in recent years, but a new report is proving just how much humans are ingesting on a regular [...]
Niksen Is the Dutch Lifestyle Concept of Doing Nothing—And You’re About to See It Everywhere
First there was hygge, the Danish concept that made staying in and getting cozy cool. Then there was lagom, the Swedish mindset of approaching life [...]
Tokyo unveils its recycled e-waste Olympics medals
The organizing committee for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo have unveiled the designs for the medals. The baubles that'll hang from the [...]
Do You Love Lying In Bed? Get Paid By NASA To Do It For Space Research
If you have ever wanted to get paid to lie in bed, then this job is for you: NASA, the European Space Agency and the [...]
Police called it a meth-fueled attack squirrel. An Alabama fugitive says it’s his beloved pet.
Police called it a meth-fueled attack squirrel. An Alabama fugitive says it’s his beloved pet. An Alabama man was accused of having a meth-fueled 'attack [...]
Repair Of Iconic ’60s Era Synthesizer Turns Into Long, Strange Trip For Engineer
by Juliette Goodrich and Molly McCrea SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — For years, an urban legend circulated online and in documentaries purporting how part of [...]
Global investment in coal tumbles by 75% in three years, as lenders lose appetite for fossil fuel
Since it powered us into the industrial revolution, coal-fired energy has become the single biggest driver of man-made climate change and its use across the [...]
Atlanta turned a food desert into a 7.1-acre food forest to provide healthy produce to the community
Among the heavily trafficked streets of Atlanta, a massive urban food forest is growing to provide fresh produce for the public. But what exactly is [...]