If you drink tea, you may want to pay attention. Greenpeace East Asia has recently had samples of Chinese tea tested for pesticides and it found that, of the 18 samples sent, 12 came back as having at least one pesticide globally banned for use on tea. The pesticides found include, among...

Independent video game distributor Humble Bundle has been pretty progressive since its inception in 2010. The website has always used a pay-what-you-want model in selling 100% DRM free indie game packages and they’ve supported a number of different charities including Child’s Play,...

BP’s oil spill drama continues two years later as biologists keep gathering unsettling news about wildlife in the gulf. Mutated and deformed species, fish populations diminishing, and the possibility of harm to children and pregnant women that consume contaminated seafood are just few of...

Thailand and Cambodia have begun a unified front to halt illegal logging that has caused a surprising amount of violence. Much of the conflict has come between Thai rangers and encroaching Cambodian loggers seeking rosewood. In 1989, Thailand suffered severe floods that led the Thai government...

As sources of renewable and clean energy become more and more crucial to the survival of our way of life, researchers are looking in unexpected places to find it. This time the new source of power has manifested itself in the form of algae. That’s right…algae. No longer is algae...

As most of the world looks for newer, greener technologies to create electricity, more than one billion people around the world are still unable to get reliable access to electricity, green or not. Eight19, a company in Cambrigde, U.K., hopes to change that with IndiGo, its pay-as-you-go...

Agricultural giant Monsanto has another bug up its ass, and this time it’s picking on a whole state. The bully corporation has threatened to sue the State of Vermont if it passes a bill requiring all manufacturers to label their products if they contain GMOs. In an attempt to allow...

Environment – Whole Foods Market is taking its contribution to Earth Day to a new level by doing away with unsustainable seafood. As of April 22nd, the grocer will no longer carry wild-caught seafood that may be considered over-fished or caught in a way that harms other species. The...

Environment – New studies into the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill suggest that the damage done to dolphins and other marine life may be higher than initially predicted. The report, commissioned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) studied 32 dolphins,...

Animal Issues – Reports of whales being entangled in fishing traps and lines are becoming more common, and sadly, if not freed, the beautiful mammals often die. One migrating gray whale in Southern California was saved from this fate after rescue workers freed it from debris wrapped...

Environmental Issues – Greenpeace Canada approved several brands of Canadian canned tuna this week that carry out sustainable fishing procedures. This is only the second year the tuna industry was ranked according to sustainability in Canada, and while only two producers were approved...

Environment – Thanks to a visualization from NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio (maybe shortened to GSFCSVS) we are now privy to something that Van Gogh might have created, were he an animator. The visualization, which displays the currents of the...

Animal Rights – Doctors and zoologists have been researching American Black Bears and they found something interesting. The bears are able to pull off a feat some of the most critically wounded humans wish they could manage — they can heal themselves while they sleep. Researchers...

Environment – Since 2009, rice production in countries throughout Asia has been affected by the brown planthopper (BPH), a pest which can transmit two viruses which damage rice yields, as well as eat away at the rice plants. In 2010, BPH caused the loss of 30 percent of Thai rice crop....

Science & Tech – The first section of the West Coast’s “Electric Highway” has opened, a move that shows a previously unseen embrace of the electric car. This piece, a 160 mile expanse of Interstate 5, features 8 electric stations to support electric vehicles, which...

Environment – Just in time for swimsuit season, British retailer Marks & Spencer is partnering with the Marine Conservation Society to clean up polluted beaches and water. They plan to clean up 50 beaches in three days, from May 11 to 13. It will be the biggest initiative of...

Environment – Mexico is facing its worst drought in 71 years, a drought so severe it is impacting 2.5 million Mexicans. The implications of this drought, including the possibility of years of food shortage, are terribly severe. The drought crosses over half of Mexico and has brought on...

Social Issues – Olivier De Schutter, the UN’s reporter on food, has recently stated that the current food conditions are negatively impacting our health and wellbeing worldwide. Most of the problems stem from the agricultural business sector, which holds significant weight over...

Environment – The Sustania project, an initiative pushed forward by former California Governor (and muscled action star) Arnold Schwarzenegger and European climate chief Connie Hedegaard, is hoping to present, through clear, understandable design, what the future might be like using...

Social Issues – The United Nations Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to provide safe drinking water to half of the world’s people without proper access is on target to meet the globally agreed 2015 date. During a 20-year span between 1990 and 2010 the UN has reported that they...

Environment – The Woodland Trust kicked off “The Jubilee Woods Project” in February in the hopes of planting 6 million trees across the UK to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Year Jubilee. As of the end of February, 1 million trees had already been planted and the Queen...

Environment – A year ago today (Mar 11, 2011), Japan was rocked by both a massive earthquake and giant tsunami that claimed the lives of roughly 20,000 people. Some experts have called this tsunami a “mega-tsunami” and are now speculating on the whereabouts of the next big...