Making the web rounds is this video “What Up, Steve?” by Halifax rapper Kyle McKenna, blasting Prime Minister Stephen Harper for a number of shoddy political moves against Canadians. Another recent politically-themed hip-hop video from below the border making waves is “Food Fight: Saving Kids From Processed Junk” produced by [...]

In a nightmarish moment made for the movies, one man sleeping soundly at home recently disappeared into the earth. On February 28th 2013, a Florida man and his entire bedroom suddenly collapsed into a sinkhole. Jeff Bush’s cries for help woke up his brother in the next room, but Jeremy [...]

Women the world over are able nurturers and ready warriors. March 8 is International Women’s Day. Here we celebrate some of the women in history furthering sustainability and care for the planet.   Rachel Carson Half a century ago on September 27, 1962, a book revolutionized the way environmental issues [...]

A new animation short making the web rounds this week demonstrates in a cheeky way what it might look like if animals consumed fast food with the same insatiable gumption as us humans. Watch the video by Rollin Wild: What are some of the effects of fast food on the [...]

The video opens to the sound of men howling like wolves, a growing sequence of hoots and cheers, bellows reminiscent of ancient war cries. Then a shot of land, as yet unscathed by man. Winnsboro, Texas: 326 miles east of Dallas and the site of what has been called the [...]

Three years ago the wife of actor James Cameron implemented the first in a string of challenges to actresses and designers gearing up to suit up for extravagant awards shows: to go green on the red carpet. To set the bar, Suzy Amis Cameron had a stunning blue dress created [...]

“5 years ago, no one cared about sustainability” -Filippo Ricci, co-creator and curator of Estethica, the sustainable wing of London Fashion Week. It’s been hit and miss introducing sustainability into the fashion industry, but this year’s fashion weeks continued to be spotted with activists offering a new realm of values into [...]

Who doesn’t want all of Bey’s beauty secrets? Here’s one to start us off. The star’s personal trainer recently revealed to Life & Style magazine that he encourages Beyonce Knowles-Carter to include at least one vegan meal in her diet each day, a method that has been effectively helping her [...]

Breakfast has long been touted as the “most important meal of the day,” but as it turns out many of us seeking a balanced brekkie are getting more than we bargain for—yet less than we may expect health-wise. Two of our biggest cereal producers, for example, General Mills and Kellogg, [...]

According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, chronic conditions such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes “are among the most common, costly, and preventable of all health problems.” Almost half of the adult American population (approximately 133 million people) has one of these ailments. On the heels [...]