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  • A Society of Overconsumption

    When it comes to our ecological impact on the earth, there are three major factors involved: the population (which we talked about a couple of weeks ago), how much each person...

  • Discussing Overpopulation Solutions

    When actress Alexandra Paul took the stage at TEDx Topanga, she addressed a topic not many other people talk about: overpopulation. Recycling, climate change, energy usage, electric cars, oil spills, and veganism...

  • Heroes of Sustainability: Andy Lipkis

    A carefree teenager in 1970, Andy Lipkis' world was changed when at summer camp in the San Bernardino Mountains, a naturalist shared that the very forests they were surrounded by...

  • Heroes of Sustainability: Ralph Waldo Emerson

    Famous in life and death, Ralph Waldo Emerson is considered one of American history's most noted writers, influencing countless people, including Heroes of Sustainability like Henry David Thoreau and John...

  • Heroes of Sustainability: Ed Begley Jr.

    Ed Begley Jr. is famous for acting in shows such as St. Elsewhere, Arrested Development, 7th Heaven, The West Wing, Maude, and Veronica Mars, but he might be even better known for his environmental beliefs. He...

  • An Eco-Friendly Valentine's Day

    Feb. 14 may be a celebration swathed in red and pink, but you can add some green -- figuratively, that is -- to the big day of love with these...

  • Heroes of Sustainability: Jeff and Heather Barrie

    Sometimes the smallest changes can make the biggest impact -- that's the motto of Jeff and Heather Barrie, the husband-and-wife team behind the award-winning film Kilowatt Ours: A Plan to Re-Energize...

  • Heroes of Sustainability: David Suzuki

    David Suzuki's mom cried for months when he passed up the chance at med school to instead become a geneticist. What she perceived as a loss was the world's gain....

  • Heroes of Sustainability: Julius Shulman

    Photographer Julius Shulman will forever be celebrated for his photos of midcentury Modern architecture, particularly the famous shot of Pierre Koenig's glass-walled Case Study House #22. The way he was able...

  • Heroes of Sustainability: Josh Fox

    The most enduring shot from Josh Fox's 2010 documentary   Gasland  is of a man running his faucet, which he puts a lighter near. The water quickly goes up in flames. That's...

  • Heroes of Sustainability: Lois Gibbs

    Lois Gibbs was on a mission. With just a U-Haul and her children, she left her home in New York to head to Washington, D.C., determined to start an organization...