The US postal service is destroying the whole series because of safety concerns.

Ecotricity's collapsing cooling towers return. This time, they're tapping into popular anger over utility profits.

It's a mix of evaporative cooling and phase change that takes the temperature down 30 degrees celsius. But does it really work?

To highlight the accelerating disappearance of Arctic sea ice, this man plans to survive alone on a melting iceberg for up to one year.

A Florida craft brewery is now offering its six-packs with these biodegradable, compostable and edible packing rings that are made with wheat and barley.

Unlike TV, the online world has no limits when it comes to advertising junk food to children and teens. This needs to change.

Maybe other jurisdictions will learn from this.

An advisory panel says only experienced climbers should be allowed.

The trick is to get comfortable asking one question.

It took four years, one million spiders, and 80 people in Madagascar to make this cape, on view at London's V&A Museum -- and the color is natural.

It is my favourite part of the Interior Design Show, the corner of the floor where all the young new designers get to strut their stuff.

Check out the live feed of the Future Tense conference, Feeding the World While the Earth Cooks.

A student project transforms bicycle wheels into rolling animation -- magic ensues.

This unique travel guide is the perfect book for the eco-conscious non-tourist. It features 111 projects you can visit around Europe, that make our cities better.

This small-but-dynamic, renovated apartment in Barcelona takes its design cues from boat design and hides some delightful surprises.

Once a dark, partitioned off single family abode, this newly renovated space now features two independent live/work areas that are linked together by a communal space in the middle.

These clever metal clamps can clip onto flat materials of any shape, allowing you to make your own furniture, wherever you go.

These premade apartment units are lifted on top of the city's old buildings, making use and maximizing space on Barcelona's "forgotten rooftops."

Gone are the oppressive schedules, replaced with long stretches of glorious free time.

In times of comfort snacking, there are plenty of fulfilling options that are actually good for you.

If you need to be out and about during physical distancing, please mind your sidewalk manners.

Or, why I am making my own raisins from now on.

Thankfully supermarkets are still open while we're on coronavirus lockdown; but shopping now requires new protocols.

Less truly is more in this gem from Fresh Prince Studio.

When things are feeling grim, the idea of self-sufficient living seems even more appealing. Here's where it's all happening, according to Instagram.

Live Christmas trees are a great way to keep the holiday spirit alive into the New Year. But what if you could eat them too?

Serious cooks are serious about gas, but it's time to give it up.

Compact but comfortable, this small home features clever small space design ideas and uses coffee grounds as fuel.

There is more money in it for the Convenience Industrial Complex.

Teamwork pushes bold initiatives through.

Consumers are choosing brands they think are better for the planet, so it’s important they know what they’re getting.

"Vice President Joe Biden told a South Carolina environmental activist Friday that he opposes a controversial oil pipeline from Canada, but said he is "in the minority" inside the Obama administration."

As we wait for President Obama and the State Department to make a decision on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, talk seems to have shifted away from why the pipeline should be rejected to what should be done in the event the project is approved.

Douglas Brinkley at Rolling Stone sat down for an hour with Vice President Joe Biden and the topic of climate change made up considerable bulk of the interview. It's worth a read

The White House released a preview video announcing President Obama will make a major national address on climate change, Tuesday, June 25.

Today, President Obama announced his new climate change plan, which includes a proposal to establish new rules for cutting carbon pollution from existing power plants. Read the plan and watch the speech here.

On Tuesday, President Obama announced his new climate change plan. Below is an infographic produced by the White House illustrating some facts about climate change and how these new proposal

In his weekly address on Saturday, President Obama spoke about his new climate change plan.

Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order (E.O.) establishing a Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience.

The TreeHugger view is that hey, we like trees, and parks are precious, especially when they are designed by the likes of Frederick Law Olmsted.

It's not just about how we build and how we get around; it's also what we eat and wear and buy.

Why can't we do this in North America?

Apparently, policy is more important than place.

This is serious surgery with long-term implications. We need to stop treating it so lightly.

Years of marketing 'shame' to women led to the health and pollution crises we currently face.

These questionable additives are found in nearly half of all foods marketed to kids.

Teams operating in remote sites on military or humanitarian missions can be stalled by broken equipment. They could soon be turning their own wastes into raw materials for 3D printing parts needed to get their job done.

I finally stumbled upon wabi-sabi. But somehow I have always known it.

Coal for Christmas, but not for being naughty. Germany commemorates the end of an era as the last black coal mine closes.

Can't figure out what to read? Sit on this bench and let it give you an idea.