"If you don't visit quiet, the quiet will disappear."

Watching this video on Sacred Economics may be the best 12 minutes and 18 seconds you spend today.

It turns out leaving the EU is quite hard. Who knew?

More on why the 626 environmental groups demanding action on climate change shouldn't be doctrinaire.

The tech giant has hit this major renewable energy goal ahead of all its competitors.

Reusability beats out biodegradability any day.

The Guardian's Kara Moses asks, "Do we need conclusive scientific proof to become concerned about an issue?" I think not, because sometimes even conclusive proof isn't enough for government and society to act.

Photo by Jaymi Heimbuch Bioneers 2009 - a weekend-long gathering in San Rafael, California of social and scientific innovators focused on environmental issues - kicked off on Friday with Michael Pollan as a headlining speaker. His talk came in the

What started in Maryland is spreading. A running club with zombies that chase you. It's about survival of the fittest.

It was designed to stay cool without air conditioning, and the green roof was part of the strategy.

Is global cooperation the anecdote for global competition?

Argentine architect Carlos Levinton, who we've seen help Bolivian communities with PET, was asked by the UN White Helmets Comission to collaborate with ideas for the reconstruction of Haiti after the earthquake.

If one geoengineering plan doesn't work, maybe two or three combined will

The KISS principle applies to everything, including building design.

George Monbiot says you don't set targets in an emergency, you act.

Anticipation hangs palpably ahead of the Frankfurt International Motor Show: what will German engineers bring to the green table? After bucking the trend for several years in favor of the already well-established "clean diesel" technology, German car

Wouldn't it be nice if clean tech advocates could, for once, just stop fighting with each other?

No "do the bright thing" for cars; instead, the BMW X6 designed to "look particularly menacing."

Paper or plastic bags: which is better? It's an age old question, when it comes time to check out when grocery shopping: paper bag or plastic bag? It seems like it should be an easy choice, but there's an incredible number of details and inputs hidden

Satisfying the world’s unmet need for contraception would dramatically reduce population growth, easing pressure on natural resources.

As you can see in the satellite photos above, California is experiencing a massive drought over most of the state. The most visible aspect from space is the snow cover (or lack thereof) over the Sierra Nevada mountain range

The Obama administration loves its czars almost as much as the media loves using the title. So here goes: The U.S. Asian Carp Czar, also known as John Goss, says he has a multi-pronged strategy to help keep Asian carp from

Some things were never meant to go in the blue bin.

Bogobrush is socially-minded, biodegradable toothbrush that gives back to the community.

A drive-in movie theater in the wilderness and an urban rooftop are just a few of the innovative spots from which stylish trailer hotels are popping up.

Kids deserve a better example than that.

It's about so much more than getting daily exercise.

Swimming against the cultural tide of over-parenting is hard, and a word of encouragement goes a long way.

It's one thing to criticize kids' tech habits, but what alternatives do parents offer them?

Excessive screen time is known to be harmful, and tough times don't justify letting those concerns slip.

Businesses can list surplus food and customers buy it at a discount.

A new report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation outlines steps to a circular fashion economy.

This sofa will convert into a number of uses, and will accommodate third-party add-ons like armrests, backrests, side tables and more.

School administrators have asked the USDA for greater flexibility in providing emergency meals.

A must-read book for business leaders. Naked value is the ultimate value a product delivers to customers, or the benefits that remain when a product is stripped of most of the energy and material resources required to manufacture and deliver it.

The way students learn about economics teaches them to ignore the environment.

Researchers discover how Arctic foxes modify their dens to make the surrounding land more fertile.

He is pushing incandescents, but your eyes change as you age, and older people need brighter, bluer and lots more light.

A report from GAIA reveals how old carpets go straight to landfill or get burned because many manufacturers haven't developed closed-loop production.

Half of antibiotics prescribed by primary-care doctors are done so inappropriately and are fueling the emergence of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

When Governor Sonny Perdue of the US State of Georgia filed a legal complaint and then formally asked for the support of the Bush Administration to force the US Army Corps of Engineers to stop releasing water from Atlanta's Lake Lanier, perhaps he did

A beautiful film celebrates doing things, like starting a fire entirely by hand, that are no longer necessary. There are lessons for us all.

Let's hope that unlike the Oscars, they make the right choices and open the right envelopes.

RIBA has announced that all its prizes will now be sustainable. We are going to need a counterpoint.

Making things more efficient is not enough; we have to ask ourselves what we really need.

We need a new system to determine which nations ought to be forced to cut emissions, not the 20-year old outdated one we've got now.

These fascinating works explore how folding might push the frontiers of flexible photovoltaics, self-assembling materials and nano-forms.

Just take them with big photos, nobody will ever know.

Greener aviation is about to get a boost.

Good affordable bikes, safe places to ride, and secure places to park.