Panera says it is now at about 21 percent cage-free eggs, up from 18 percent last year.
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Reinvent the toilet, save the world? Ecuador is betting on it
A grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has supported development, field testing and commercialization of composting toilets, which cost about $300.
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In New Mexico, households use worms to compost waste and nourish dry, sandy soil
With a low-temperature vermicomposting method, the worms need only air, water and food. They churn the pile themselves.
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Poll: Americans ‘lukewarm’ on climate
Fewer than one in four say they are extremely or very worried about global warming.
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Children are demanding a better planet – in court
A Seattle court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in a suit seeking stricter emissions rules.
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Seaweed can help feed the world – but will we eat it?
Seaweed farms are good neighbors; they actually clean the water; and they require very few resources.
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Coastal Maine Botanical Garden has big plans to grow
New features will include a conservatory, water-themed garden and research facility.
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Wood from old Maine barns makes a splash in big-city decor
Designers and their clients covet the timber for use in homes, hip shops and restaurants.
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Thomas Lie-Nielsen’s on a different plane in crafting tools woodworkers crave
His Warren business has built a reputation for making high-quality implements, using Maine wood, that had become hard to get.