THE ENVIRONMENT
For $350, You Can Now Turn Regular Water Into 'Functional Lifestyle Water'
The Purilan X-Series Kitchen Appliance promises "purified, flavored, and functional water," with the touch of a button.
Watching 'The Lion King,' All I Can Think About Is Extinction and Death
The "circle of life" glosses over environmental destruction and colonialism as viewers ogle the savannah from the comfort of an air-conditioned mall.
It's So Hot That Wild Mussels Are Cooking to Death in Their Own Shells
A marine researcher says that this is the most massive mussel die-off that she’s seen in 15 years.
Chef Shares Horrifying Video of Plastic Garbage He Found in a Fish's Stomach
Despite more than three decades working as a chef, nothing could’ve prepared Ricardo Muñoz Zurita for what he recently found inside a fish.
Tens of Thousands Sign Petition Begging McDonald's UK to Use Plastic Straws Again
One not-at-all hyperbolic Twitter user wrote, “McDonald’s paper straws have literally ruined my life.”
How to Be a Music Fan with a Low-Carbon Impact on the Planet
Make your own music? Walk three hours to a gig? Here's everything you can do instead of streaming Drake so much the earth burns.
Restaurant Owners, Styrofoam Cup Maker Sue San Diego Over Styrofoam Ban
Local restaurant groups and a styrofoam cup maker claim that the city did 'zero environmental analysis.'
Florida Legislator Proposes Ban On Plastic Straw... Bans
The bill would prevent any local government from banning the straws until at least 2024.
Is Grey Squirrel the Next Great Sustainable Meat?
A London chef has started serving a slow-cooked squirrel ragu—because that's one species that there's no shortage of.
Coffee Shop Brags About Going Green, Gets Fined by the Department of Sanitation
Kerry Diamond was fined $300 for a sign saying that the cafe's Green Canteen program had kept 2,057 coffee cups out of city landfills.
How to Cook, Snack, and Shop in the Age of Seriously Scary Climate Change
You may be feeling helpless, but here are seven things you can start doing today to shrink your carbon footprint.
How Bali's Tolak Reklamasi Movement, Emboldened by Victory, Is Trying to Tackle the Rest of the Island's Woes
All's not well on the Island of the Gods.