Finally, a plan to build fast trains in America.

An open letter to the Israeli people by Hamed Sadindin, a refugee from Darfur.

Darfur refugees living in Tel Aviv demonstrate in favor of the decision to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. A photo essay by Daniel Cherrin.

Abu Dhabi, one of the world’s worst polluters, is working on capturing the carbon dioxide emitted from its smokestacks and pumping it back into the ground, where it will (hopefully) be trapped forever.

What happens when a sewage pipe bursts outside of Tel Aviv, spilling raw sewage into the ocean? Bureaucrats pass the buck, politicians fret and environmentalists moan – but the pollution continues to flow.

The McDonald’s where I spent my early years stuffing my face with Big Macs and fries was recently demolished, and will soon be replaced by a newer, LEED-certified McDonald’s.

Author, theorist and philosopher Richard Register is one of the pioneers of the ecocity movement, with 35 years of experience advocating for cities that facilitate humanity’s “creative and compassionate evolution” while contributing to the health of the planet. Richard is the author of several books, including Ecocities: Rebuilding Cities in Balance with Nature, and the [...]

Above: Jerry Greenfield, Jesse Fox & Yair Engel (photo by Daniel Cherrin). “Business is very involved in trying to influence policy, such as lobbying against regulations or raising the minimum wage. All of this is done to promote business’ narrow interests, and it’s done behind the scenes. Ben & Jerry’s takes a different approach. We [...]

“You know, my cousin is from Gaza.” Really, I ask? “Yes, he was killed by an Israeli bomb last week.” I try not to choke on my pita. “He had 23 kids, from one wife! Four of the boys are commandos, Hamas.”