Adelino Ramos, a rural activist protecting the dwindling land of the Amazon, was murdered this Friday in Porto Velho, the capital of Rondonia, Brazil. He’s the third reported activist that has been killed this week for his public denouncements of ...

The tornado that ripped through Joplin, Missouri this weekend was the deadliest on record in the past 60 years, with the death toll at 117. Rescue efforts are currently underway, as up to 30 percent of the city has been damaged and Missouri Gov. Ja...

It’s an annoying fact that not everyone recycles or turns the lights off or makes efforts to so much as conserve water. So, what if the government stepped in and forced everyone to do all of those things? That’s what lawmakers in Bolivia are ta...

This amazing picture (no doubt you’ve seen something like this before) was recently taken outside Tahoe Donner Ski Resort in California. According to The Weather Channel, the Lake Tahoe area this season has received some 600 inches (or more than 50 feet!) of snow. There have even been some unofficial ...

Tyche (read: ty-kee), is the (possibly) newest planet discovery made by two scientists using NASA’S Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) telescope. It was found in the Oort Cloud on the edge of the solar system, lurking behind the planet formerly known as Pluto, in what appears to be the galaxy’s hardest ...

Big name musicians like Bob Dylan, Bon Jovi, Pink and the Kings of Leon are offering up their music to include on a new charity album called “Flood Relief – Artists for the Flood Appeal.” Proceeds will go to help the victims of the flood in Australia, which has devastated ...

Hell, who knew that Prince Charles was such an epically awesome badass? The dude is building an eco-friendly model village for 15,000 poor people in India that will include schools, shops, and 3,000 homes! Allegedly inspired to improve the situation for India after seeing Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, the multi-million-dollar venture ...

Let’s be honest, Alicia Silverstone could be selling hemp flavored bubble gum and I’d buy it. Luckily, she’s hawking something much prettier— the actress/author/advocate can add eco-friendly cosmetic designer to her resume! We told you when the outspoken vegan first designed a line of cosmetic brushes and bags for EcoTools ...

Bjork is putting a creative spin on karaoke with the launch yesterday of a three-day signing marathon aimed at raising awareness of environmental issues. Specifically, the 45-year-old singer/songwriter is trying to block a Canadian takeover of Iceland’s energy company HS Orka, insisting the country’s natural resources should remain under Icelandic ...

Don’t get me wrong— I love mother nature and all of her green glory, but sometimes she can be a real b word. No one knows that more than Garth Brooks, who headlined nine, sold-out concerts to benefit victims of last May’s devastating floods in Tennessee. Between December 16th and 22nd ...

This incredible shot (larger picture here) by Sean Heavey of a supercell thunderstorm rolling across the Montana prairie is simply stunning — but was only good enough for honorable mention in the “Nature” category for the 2010 National Geographic Photography Contest. The winner below (who also receives $10,000 and the ...

Sometimes I think God put Sarah Palin on Earth just to teach us patience. On Sunday’s episode of “Sarah Palin’s Alaska,” the politician/reality star toured a local logging camp — a place where trees go to die — and took a moment to reflect on environmentalists who use pencils and ...

I am not a terribly romantic person, but on my bucket list of things to do before I die is to see the Taj Mahal. And if I can be quite honest, I have a secret fantasy that when I do see it, the man I’m with will propose to ...

Do you want to own an electric car but worry the battery won’t be able to handle your heavy driving? Chevy Volt has solved your problem, and television host and car aficionado Jay Leno is impressed! Although Leno spoke poorly of the Volt in the past, calling it “a people mover, ...

I never knew Santa was such a badass, but this definitely proves it! At an aquarium in Shanghai, Santa Claus was recently spotted taking a swim in the shark tank in his red and white suit. Okay, so this Santa wasn’t in any real danger because he just so happens to ...

Former “Baywatch” beauty Pamela Anderson returned to the shore of her hometown, Vancouver Island, to keep oil tanker traffic far from what she calls “the most beautiful part of the world.” While in British Columbia, Anderson launched a video campaign to persuade the Canadian House of Commons to approve a ...

Chevy Chase may be a college man on the NBC hit Community, but he’s aiming to participate in a different kind of education through his annual charity auction with wife Jayni to benefit their organization GREEN Community Schools. The goal of their GREEN program is to ensure that kids live well and ...