School strikes, non-violent direct action, office sit-ins. It feels like something might be building.

Kate Stohr, the co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, dropped me a note suggesting that I have a look at their Year in Review of their work in Haiti. I did, and couldn't help but come to the conclusion that it was really boring.. I mean really,

The update to the "Red List" illustrates the worldwide crises facing many species around the globe in the face of habitat loss and degradation.

The palm oil situation is bad, but some people argue that it would be worse if replaced by other vegetable oils.

It's a number that's been thrown around a lot recently. There's a danger it will be misunderstood.

Seriously ...

It's a moving target and, like TreeHugger hero Chris Magwood, we are all learning on the job.

It appears that drivers of fancy cars are more likely to go through pedestrian crosswalks

The cost of electricity is going up (both in dollars and in environmental and health impacts). Here are some tips for reducing your costs and impacts.

Everyone is worried about population growth, but in fact it may well be going the other way.

A lot of websites are saying so, but there is no evidence that it ever happened.

The wind has never been this beautiful...

More carbon in the air means less brainpower.

Along with climate-killing CO2, there are a lot of people-killing pollutants. Perhaps we should change our message.

The source of Antarctica's eerie blood red falls has baffled scientists for more than a century; now new secrets have been revealed.

Wind on the snow dunes of the Ross Ice Shelf causes a near-constant hum that is as beautiful as it is haunting.

There are approximately 2 million reasons to love trees ... but we'll start with these.

The Myanmar snub-nosed monkey may survive because of work by communities, NGOs and the Myanmar and Chinese governments.

This rebellious, edgy-looking turtle is now unfortunately facing extinction, and conservationists are fighting to save it.

Kitchens should be for cooking.

Every kitchen should have one of these, and now it can fit right in.

Instead of heavy metals, petroleum products, and toxic solvents, this printing ink is made with algae grown by Living Ink.

A mix of cultural practices and smart infrastructure investments has created a city that's a true pleasure to visit.

What does it feel like to be an arch? Very different from how it feels like to be a cantilever.

If a massive water footprint, air pollution, contaminated drinking water, earthquakes, and general environmental degradation weren't bad enough...r

Designed with the ultra-minimalist office in mind, this all-wood desk has a lot of concealed places to stash your clutter.

Made with a patented energy- and wood-saving technique, this Corelam collection is perfect for those who move a lot.

This modern and comfortable two-bed treehouse in Texas is open to guests.

Now confirmed, the legendary boiling river deep in the Amazon was long considered an impossibility due to its distance from active volcanoes.

The planet is facing some major problems. Just how much impact can a single person's actions have?

A new study says it is, and we speak to one of the authors.

Don’t let that aloof insouciance fool you, scientists have found that cats prefer human social interaction over everything else, even food!

Has the Costa Rica Foreign Minister really just suggested that the Sea Shepherd founder might voluntarily go to Costa Rica to face trial?

Though shark finning itself had already been banned, transportation and import of shark fins had not been.

These pink and blue-tinted photographs suggest that our biology has a big influence on the way we perceive reality.

The building is handsome and sexy, just like Bjarke. But this is Calgary, and you need a warm jacket in winter.

When you buy a Boerum top, you'll know everything about where and how that item was produced.

FOROBA YELEN is the name given by villagers in Mali to the lighting prototype following an anthropologic study. A shared technology to improve work, education and rituals.

Environmentalists and Urban Planners on the run as smart growth and sustainability become illegal in the State.

Sand mining is described as "the global environmental crisis you’ve probably never heard of." Another good reason to use wood instead of concrete.

Latest IPCC report calls for urgent action in the way land is used.

Who needs flying cars when you can have flying trains?

Domestic flights in Sweden are declining and airport expansion plans are being reconsidered.

The rock band won't be touring its newest album until it can figure out a greener way of doing it.

Let's not celebrate yet, but if it has, we still need to make the transition happen more quickly.

An event on Lake Tahoe promises "world class minds, radical innovation and kickass rock 'n roll". And solutions to the biodiversity crisis, too.

Over the last 30 years, habitat loss for imperiled species in the U.S. was more than twice as great on non-protected private lands than on federally protected public lands.

The company explains why all-electric homes are healthier, safer, and more sustainable.

Image Source: Preserve Dear Pablo: Does recycling your toothbrush really make a difference? Doesn't mailing it back do more damage than the recycling avoids? It is true that mailing anything has an impact, but is it more than the recycling itself? To

Google and Save the Elephants teamed up to bring Street View to the Kenyan wildlife reserve to show its residents and spread the need for conservation.