Bullying is becoming a hot button issue in education today. In the wake of recent LGBT teen suicides around the country, many politicians, celebrities, and less famous folks are taking part in the “It Gets Better” Project to share their stories and feelings about how it feels to be taunted or harassed by bullies. And [...]

Methane gas is one of the largest contributors to ozone depletion — according to the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, the growing number of animals in factory farms has led to a increased amount of manure and therefore, methane emissions entering the atmosphere. And although raising animals for meat and dairy may account for [...]

The news reports of violence occurring just south of the border in Mexico have been frequent. It seems that every week we hear about another murder or execution of residents living in the various Mexican border towns at the hands of the drug cartels. And it seems that anyone who stands up to the cartels, [...]

By now we’ve all heard of First Lady Michelle Obama’s crusade to fight childhood obesity with her “Let’s Move!” campaign. With “Let’s Move!” Mrs. Obama hopes to “provide schools, families, and communities simple tools to help kids be more active, eat better, and get healthy.” Which is why I find the campaign’s newest supporter to [...]

I don’t have a dog, but I imagine picking up their poop is probably the least enjoyable aspect about owning one. But would the cleanup seem a little less burdensome if the poop could be made useful? A new project funded by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is giving dog waste a second life [...]

We’d all love to give to various charities, but times are tough and money is tight. So what if it were a lot easier to donate money, in amounts so small you’d never notice it was gone in the first place? That’s the idea behind SwipeGood, a new organization that helps users give a little [...]

In the past I’ve written about overfishing and how a computer application in Italy was working to ensure that fishermen were connected with consumers, so that none of their catch would go to waste. Now a small fishing village in Maine is taking a low-tech spin on this idea of connecting potential buyers to the [...]

Owning a car is an expensive luxury not everyone can afford. And not everyone needs a car all of the time. If you live in a large city or on a college campus, chances are you’ll only need a vehicle when you’re trying to leave (or return to) the city or campus. Well now Daimler [...]

Bisphenol-A (BPA) has a long history of connections to health problems ranging from early onset puberty in females, to ADHD, and even cancer. Clearly this is not a safe chemical, and Canada has decided to label it that way — on Wednesday our neighbors to the north took steps towards adding BPA to the country’s [...]

Not all cars are created equal — some have better gas mileage than others, some release more air pollutants, and others are hybrids running on both gasoline and electricity. With all of these considerations to take into account, it can be difficult to decide which car is best for you and for the environment. The [...]