Today’s quote comes from Pope John Paul II’s message for the celebration of the World Day of Peace, 1990. He...
The built environment, particularly office buildings other urban facilities, are responsible for 39% of the global energy-related emissions, according to the World Green Building Council. About...
An average big-budget movie creates about 3,370 metric tons of CO₂, according to the Sustainable Production Alliance’s 2021 report. That’s like driving over 700 gas-powered cars...
The average American discards roughly 82 pounds of clothing and textiles each year — and most of it lands in a landfill. According to the EPA,...
Earth911 inspirations. Print them, post them, share your desire to help people think of the planet first, every day. Today’s quote is from primatologist and anthropologist...
Last Updated on April 21, 2026 Did you know the average couple spends $800 a month on groceries (USDA)? That’s approximately $200 a week on food!...
Each year, the U.S. discards 38 to 40 percent of its food, a stubbornly high figure. Yet, other countries like the Czech Republic, Israel, and Denmark...
Read a transcript of this episode. Subscribe to receive transcripts. Return to one of our most compelling interviews of 2025. Amazingly, the same Congressional bill that...
The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970 — 56 years ago — and, goodness, how the world has changed since then. We’ve come...
This week’s quotation is from Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States: “A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs...