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6 Ways Life Time Work Is Going Green
From reducing plastic to conserving energy, learn about the sustainability efforts happening at every Life Time Work location.
What’s Your Diet’s Carbon Footprint?
And did you know choosing a serving of peas instead of asparagus can result in a 48 percent decrease in water use?
6 Tips to Find Sustainable Seafood
Look for smaller, more abundant species, buy a share in a community-supported fishery, and four other tips to find sustainable seafood.
17 Types of Seafood to Avoid
Some fish are high in mercury, overfished, or caught in a way that is harmful for the environment. Here are some seafood to avoid.
Are Some Fishing Methods More Sustainable Than Others?
Pole and line, spearfishing and harpooning, trolling, and floating fish traps are some of the most sustainable methods out there. Here's why.
Is There a Sustainability Difference Between Freshwater and Saltwater Fish?
Overfishing happens in both oceans and lakes.
New USDA “Bioengineered” Food Label: What You Need to Know
Here are some of the loopholes and exemptions you might know about.
How Much Does Pollution Affect Seafood Quality?
Fish are frequently contaminated with persistent organic pollutants. Here are some tips on how to avoid toxins when you eat fish.
The 7 Principles of Leave No Trace
Leave No Trace principles help us protect and care for our wild spaces.
How to Find Sustainable Seafood
Fish offers a host of health benefits, but pollution, overfishing, and human-rights abuses have muddied the waters. Learn how to make more sustainable choices.
5 Reasons to Opt for a CSA This Summer
Buying a share of a local farm's harvest offers more than fresh, seasonal produce. It supports your community.
Are Plant-Based Meats Truly More Sustainable?
The answer, it seems, is complex.
4 Endangered Foods
The climate crisis is threatening the foods we love. Here's what we can do about it.
CLIMATE CHAMPION: Arctic Ice Project
This transformative climate project — focused on protecting ice caps — offers surprising hope for the future.
EWG Releases 2022 “Dirty Dozen” and “Clean Fifteen” Lists
Here are the most contaminated — and cleanest — fruits and veggies.
CLIMATE CHAMPION: Santa Cruz Mountains Stewardship Network
This transformative climate project — focused on protecting ecosystems in the Santa Cruz region — offers surprising hope for the future.
CLIMATE CHAMPION: SCAPE Studio
This transformative climate project — that uses "oyster- tecture" to combat shoreline erosion — offers surprising hope for the future.
CLIMATE CHAMPION: Kiss the Ground
This transformative climate project — focused on regenerative agriculture — offers surprising hope for the future.
Do the Chemicals in Single-Serve Coffee Pods Disrupt Hormones?
A recent study looked at estrogenic chemicals in pod- brewed coffee. Here's what it found out.
CLIMATE CHAMPION: Reef Life Foundation
This transformative climate project — which uses IntelliReefs to help rebuild coral reefs — offers surprising hope for the future.
Can Bicycles Help Create a Better World?
We often think of cycling in terms of personal health, but it has many social, economic, and environmental impacts.