As a mom to two boys, I pride myself on raising curious and thoughtful kids who have an interest in the world around them. So the other day, when as I was logging on to my email I noticed a dramatic headline stating that the North Pole was going to melt this summer and I uttered a big, “Oh, wow…” aloud, I was asked by my 6-year-old, “What, mom? What are you looking at?” At that point, I threw all hope of reading through my emails uninterrupted out-the-window.

By Susan Zee

I consider myself a pretty good recycler. I haven’t always been. Those cat food cans smelled so god-awful, I couldn’t bring myself to wash them out. And when something recyclable ended up in the trash can accidentally, I figured it was just “meant to be”. But over time, I have vastly improved. I now clean out those disgusting cat food cans, and don’t even cringe (much) when I have to dig down into the garbage to pull out the errant yogurt cup.

Anyone can call themselves an environmentalist these days, but it takes a certain amount of dedication to brave 90+ degree heat and unrelenting sun and make the trek out to the isolated, remote corner of Rhode Island where the Apeiron Institute hosts their annual Sustainable Living Festival.

Smog exposure is causing Mexico City residents to lose their sense of smell.

The Week in Review is back! This is where we slice and dice the news, serving it up tapas style (with a side of wasabi).

First, the house specials...

Annals of government corruption: NASA climate change cover-up scandal