Can fast food be sustainable?
Jurriaan Kamp

No teenage e-wasteland
Alex Lin is fixing old computers - and the planet. Jay Walljasper
Video: Lessons from a 10th grader

Lighten up
A photograph of the world at night shows evidence of the need for better power supply in developing nations.

All for food and food for all
A community kitchen where patrons pay what they think the meal is worth. James Geary

Around the world on zero carbon a day
Around the world on zero carbon. Josey Duncan

Good for the sole
SolesUnited hopes to shoe the world by recycling old Crocs. Katie Keenan

Here be compost heaps
Where to compost a banana peel in lower Manhattan. Diane Daniel

Small farmers, bigger markets
When little farmers go to market. Jay Walljasper

Welcome to Thisted, home of the renewables revolution
A town where windmills supply all the electricity. Josey Duncan

Whirling through the centuries
CD Review: Mercan Dede by 800. Ton Maas

Not the same old drive-thru
The meat is raised naturally; the packaging is recycled; the ovens use renewable power. New green fast-food chains are serving up burgers and fries to feel good about.
Mary Desmond Pinkowish

Open for business
Abdellah Aboulharjan gets young French immigrants off the streets and helps turn them into entrepreneurs. Peter Van Dijk

Hey buddy, can you spare some carbon credits?
Personal carbon trading could enable consumers to reduce carbon emissions and make money too. Marc van Dinther

They all can fly
South Africa's Zip Zap Circus works to end racial segregation and foster trust, dedication and teamwork. Fred De Vries
Video: Zip Zap Circus School

The 2008 Organic Top 20
Twenty praiseworthy products that are good for your body, your soul and the planet.
Treetap's Wild Rubber Handbags
Oro Verder Gold

More than the facts
Science tells us how the world works, but to decide what those discoveries mean, we need moral and philosophical debate. Frank Furedi

How to move a tree
Why attempting the impossible is always the right thing to do. William Stimson

Childhood unplugged
My struggle to save my kids from consumer culture. Leah Dobkin
Teach your kids to be consumer conscious

Animal magic
A dolphin a day can keep depression at bay. David Servan-Schreiber

Disappointing the devil
On facing the terrors of life with joy in your heart. Paulo Coelho

Making slavery history
Just say no to corporations that use forced, unpaid labour. Amy Domini

The subtleties of sage
Why cooking is a lot like communicating. Elbrich Fennema

"Nothing is as true. The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet."
An aphorism by James Geary, author of The World in a Phrase and Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists. James Geary

Tax the beautiful
Ugly people should be compensated for their obvious disadvantage in society, argues Gonzalo Otalóra. Marco Visscher