According to Jami Lin, author of the book ColorAlchemy, “Color influences everybody's emotions,” and that is no less true during the holidays. [caption id="attachment_11129" align="alignright" widt

In the new report, Standing Tall: How Restoring the Longleaf Pine Can Help Prepare the Southeast for Global Warming, the National Wildlife Foundation argues that extensive restoration of the longleaf—

[caption id="attachment_11058" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="GRM intern works crowd at a New Orleans music festival"][/caption] The Gulf Restoration Network is a network of individuals a

Do you want to make your kid go to sleep so you can mix a cocktail and watch Weeds? You could try Melita Doostan’s new CD Earth Dream Lullabies: Soothing Songs for an Awakening Generation. The Be

“Get to the bottom of greening your baby with Gro Baby Bio Wipes,” we’re told in a recent piece of hype from the Natural Baby Company. [caption id="attachment_10963" align="alignright" width="300"

Is good ol' Santa Claus -- holiday icon, supernatural fat man, enslaver of more elves than Keebler and, last but not least, jolly enabler of that addiction called shopping -- bringing you a fancy new

Birmingham architect Forrest Fulton is, you might say, thinking inside the box. He recently won national attention for his proposal to make creative reuse of abandoned big-box stores, including th

The Nature Conservancy has acquired 2,186 acres of forest on top of Lookout Mountain, according to the group’s recent news release. The purchase is part of the Conservancy’s efforts to protect freshwa

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week it is proposing to designate a 13-mile stretch of Turkey Creek near Pinson as critical habitat for a small, brightly colored fish called the verm

Trey Glenn has resigned as director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). He had held the post since 2005. Agency executive counsel John Hagood has been named interim director,