The Alternative Daily
High Schools Are Failing Our Kids. Why?
According to a report released by the ACT testing service, more than 60 percent of 2012 high school students were not prepared for college....
Who Gets Outside More, Prison Inmates Or Kids?
Throughout history, all over the world, outdoor play has been seen as a crucial part of childhood. Many of us remember our parents commanding...
The Great SeaWorld Debate
For the past 50 years, SeaWorld has been home to over 10 percent of all orcas tracked by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association....
Storing Solar and Wind Power — in Molten Salt
Alternative energy development has become major new policy goal of the United States, and innovators throughout the country are taking this goal seriously.
Sustainable, reliable...
Banish Your Muffin Top With A 20-Minute Walk
Compared to our ancestors, today we live overwhelmingly sedentary lives. Every day revolves around immobility, as we force ourselves out of bed, sit down...
Is A Bottled Water Ban Coming To Montreal?
Bottled water: It's refreshing, it's convenient, it's portable and it's absolutely disastrous to the environment. Each year in the United States, about 47 billion...
Driverless Cars on the Doorstep: Will they Save Lives?
Every day, 80 people on average die in car crashes in the United States. That is nearly three times the number killed by guns.
Yet...
Cutlery You Can Eat
Plastic waste is a huge issue worldwide, and one major contributing source is plastic cutlery — plastic spoons, forks, knives, sporks and chopsticks are...
12 Tips For Traveling Abroad On A Budget
Travel is broadening, exciting and often expensive. If you’re on a budget but want to see the world, there are plenty of ways to...
Eat These Foods Instead of a Multivitamin
If you follow a whole-foods diet and eat a wide variety of vegetables and fruits, you may not need to take an additional multivitamin....










