With the holidays around the corner health-conscious people around the world pick their poison for the night ahead—or vow to just pop open a bottle of kombucha come midnight—thoughts of “What alcohols are gluten-free?” and “How can I drink to prevent a hangover?” fill the air. Well, we’ve got answers to those questions, but we […]

McDonald’s—the largest restaurant chain in the world—just unveiled plans to make its packaging more sustainable. By 2025, all of the cups, wrappers, straws, and Happy Meal boxes under the Golden Arches will be recyclable and responsibly sourced, meaning they won’t be the product of deforestation. The restaurant’s 37,000 locations will also be required to recycle […]

As a neurologist and an environmentalist, I spend a lot of time thinking about the health of humans and the nature that surrounds them. Residue from pharmaceuticals is one thing threatening both. How do pharmaceuticals end up in the environment? Let’s take a step back. These days, we’re prescribed medications for a variety of health […]

Globally, we now cycle through a million plastic bottles a minute—only about 9 percent of which are recycled. Single-use bottles are harmful to the environment, and we can do better. With all the beautiful reusable water bottles on the market these days, there really is no excuse to drink out of a plastic one. Make […]

Ever since I embarked on a zero-waste journey, I’ve realized that it’s a long, slow process that brings about new challenges every day. When you really pay attention to your trash production, things that you’ve never thought twice about doing before—accepting a sample at the grocery store, sorting through mail—can lead to a fair amount […]

Up to a third of food grown never makes it to our mouths, and an estimated 1.4 billion tons of food are wasted each year. Confusing expiration dates, oversized portions, and a general disdain for “ugly” plates have contributed to this massive global problem. While trailblazers like France are enacting policies that make it illegal […]

The water access challenge. When she’s not pounding pavement, Guli serves the CEO of Thirst for Water—an initiative of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders program that helps young people think more critically about water use. Guli first took this mission to the marathon circuit in order to see water scarcity face-to-face and better […]

Sustainability can be a hard concept for adults to grasp, let alone children. The talks I have with my two young children about our “green lifestyle” take time and patience, but they are worth the effort. Here are a few of the most effective strategies I’ve found for incorporating eco-friendly practices into our family routine. […]

A few years ago, I gave up plastic for a week for a story. I already lived a relatively eco-friendly existence, so I didn’t think it would be too hard. Well, those seven days proved a disturbing reality check. While items like plastic to-go cups and takeout containers were pretty easily avoidable, the packaging around […]

The community would go up in LaVilla, an historic neighborhood that the city of Jacksonville is targeting for revitalization including a new transit center and residential units, according to the Jacksonville Times-Union. LaVilla, established in 1866, was the city’s first suburb and started out as mostly black, eventually attracting immigrant groups including Greeks, Syrians and […]