Quoted: PROFILE of environmental activist Van Jones. A few months ago, Van Jones, the founder and president of Green for All—a group focused on broadening the appeal of the environmental movement and bringing jobs to poor neighborhoods—visited New Bedford, Massachusetts. His first stop was at the New …

Quoted: Van Jones has been on a crusade to "green the ghetto" by killing two birds with one stone: reducing poverty and saving the environment. Recently appointed as Obama's "green czar," Jones now has an opportunity to implement his vision: "new work, new wealth and better health for all Americans."

Quoted: A proposed toll road near Houston exemplifies an unintended effect of the stimulus: encouraging sprawl.

Quoted: For things like eggs and honey, some urban and suburbanites are skipping the store entirely and turning instead to their own backyards. Whether from tighter food budgets or local eating ideals, more people are petitioning their cities to allow small-animal husbandry.

Hmmm, would like to find out more about this. I wonder if it has potential?

Quoted: Across the countryside of this nation on the heel of the Arabian Peninsula, the pumps and drills roar. Wildcatters bore as much as 1,000 feet into the earth and draw out the valuable liquid. They pump it into tankers and haul it away to sell to the highest bidder.

Quoted: Robert Booth examines Gordon Brown's utopian vision for housing in the 21st century

Quoted: In the same way that slow food raises awareness of the food we eat and how these choices affect our lives, Slow Home provides design focused information to empower each of us to take more control of our homes and improve the quality of where and how we live.

Quoted: TIST - The International Small Group Tree Planting Program, a sustainable development and community reforestation program, run by I4EI - Helping people meet their needs while doing great things for the environment...