Yesterday TreeHugger asked whether the Monobloc was the most famous plastic chair in the world. Now, sadly, the death has been announced of the creator of another very famous plastic chair.

Architects are finally taking it seriously. It's about time.

And a few looks back at themes of the last ten years.

UC San Diego is using one of its free gifts - some of the best solar exposure in the country - to further power and shade the campus. Several solar trees (solar panels installed on a vertical racking system that supports

Image source: Sun Strides Sun Strides is merging two things that southern Californian's love - the sun and athletic activities - to raise funds for solar projects in Africa. 5, 10, 15K, whatever your passion or punishment, there is a spot for you at the

Watching the world around us and the changes big and small that occur all the time, sometimes you just have to do something to reflect what you are experiencing. It is this need to create that brings

If You're in San Diego this Weekend... You love bikes? You really love bikes and you're near San Diego? Well then, you've got to check out the 2009 San Diego Custom Bicycle Show! It takes place this weekend on April 3rd, 4th and 5th. Of course, best not

If you live in San Diego and find the prospect of banding together with your neighbors to get better rates on installing your own solar panels interesting, then this one is for you: 1BOG (that's One Block Off the Grid ...) has announced that they will

Image via: Wakeland Housing & Development Corporation Los Vecinos, the first LEED-Certified Platinum, 100% solar-powered affordable housing in San Diego, offer 42-units of state of the art in green housing. The $17.6 million USD project opened its doors

While San Diego was not considered a very green city just a few years ago, this sunny patch of paradise is quietly coming into its own by leaps and bounds. Enough businesses are seeing the light, and new green ones are opening

Now that the summer surfing season has come to a close, (is there ever really an end to surfing season?), it's time to give your board a little TLC, upgrade any thrashed gear and prepare for the big waves of the

In partnership with CleanTECH San Diego, the University of California, San Diego plans to develop and construct a smart grid system for the San Diego region. In total, over 25 local national and global organizations will

We spend billions of dollars on over-the-counter cough medicine, but numerous studies find it’s not effective. Try these tips instead.

On National Walking Day, a look at how putting cars first kills people who walk and drive.

Can we just all put palm oil biodiesel produced on deforested peatlands to rest already: A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme shows that biodiesel production under these

Few industrialists in recent times have done more to imperil environmental protections and public health than the Koch brothers. The force behind Americans for Prosperity and Koch Industries have galvanized

A measure that would remove roughly $6 billion in annual ethanol subsidies just passed the U.S. Senate, signaling, among other things, a shift in public attitude towards the once-heralded alternative fuel. It

The electricity grid can handle a ban, ten years earlier than law makers are aiming for.

When reviewing the safety of glyphosate, the Environmental Protection Agency considered just five independent studies, and 27 industry-funded studies.

Batteries recycled from old LEAFs run the refrigeration equipment in this all-electric truck.

The New York Times devotes an entire issue of the magazine to food, and of course, Michael Pollan has a place on the menu. He takes our our beloved KFC double down sandwich, Froot Loops being a smart choice, and

We usually start with "A Picture is Worth", but in this case the thousand words are much more powerful. Boingboing quotes designer Justin Perricone: "This is a poster I designed using all of the ingredients in a Ham & Cheese Hot Pocket. First in a

Tom Laskawy warns we shouldn't confuse the two.

We’ve all ripped a pair of jeans, but we’re not all tailors. Nudie Jeans has a great solution.

But some people are beginning to take the issue seriously. Anthony Pak writes a good article about it for Canadian Architect.

Architects ignore it. "Heads of sustainability" ignore it. Critics have ignored it, but this may be changing.

The DIE Moto, the diesel-engined motorbike which we have covered before, has broken the land speed record for a diesel motorbike, with a speed of 130mph.

A level playing field for renewables is about to get a step closer, at least in Morocco.

Brad Plumer looks at the issue of "outsourced pollution."

Natural materials are the only ones that sequester carbon rather than produce it.

80% of diseases in developing countries trace back to contaminated water. Could a simple ingredient from the kitchen shelf solve the problem?

With a warming climate, the remains of unlucky mountaineers are beginning to rise from the ice.

The director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre says it's a huge problem that meat is so "culturally embedded in Western societies."

How big of a locavore are you? Could you eat only foods that were available to Native Americans before 1600?

As plastic microbead bans take effect, you'll need to find alternative ways to give your skin a good scrubbing.

A new study shows that there is some seriously low-hanging fruit here that would deliver more bang for the buck.

Most of us aren't getting enough fiber, and that's a problem. Here's how to get more.

WIth the death of Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhinoceros, the species is one step closer to complete extinction.

A conference on sustainable construction in the Can of Ham is in denial about upfront carbon emissions

After another site makes a list, we add our own suggestions.

Instead of using a conventional polyurethane core, this sustainable surfboard starts with an algae-based foam blank.

With science pointing to all the pitfalls of sugar on human health and longevity, I have ever more reason to curb desserts and hidden sugars. Sadly, "reason" lacks in my vocabulary during the holidays. On

Already suffering a perilous decline, the deaths of 4 North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence this month doesn't bode well for the species.

Dr. David Katz argues that poor nutrition is a greater threat than the coronavirus, but we think both are concerning.

Heart attacks and strokes are virtually unknown among the Tsimane people of the Bolivian rainforest. What can we learn from this?

"She was an amazing animal," says one of the rescued otter's keepers. "She taught a lot of people about conservation."

In this excerpt from the latest book by the Union of Concerned Scientists, the authors look at the realities of local food.

Now if only he can keep his job in the fall election.

Our mothers taught us (well, some of us) to send thank-you notes and to bring a gift when staying at someone's house or cottage as a guest. But what to bring? You don't know their taste, or you don't like their taste or you know that they don't need

I write often about the lessons that one can learn from old buildings, usually discussing ventilation and lighting. It turns out that there are lessons in security and defence as well; Eli Lehrer of Frum Forum notices some