But not all locals are happy, saying the mayor is treating the city like a theme park.

The climate movement must be about more than Keystone XL, write four climate activists.

Most people think of them as environmentalists, but the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have other ideas.

This is a prime example of divest-invest in action, folks...

Big risks evidently still promise big rewards.

Tourists and residents in New England used to receive a spectacular display of color on the second October of every year. However, in recent years, the show has been a bit duller and a bit later than usual. The culprit? What else - area temperatures

DeSmogBlog has conferred a controversial award on US Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama: It's called the "2007 SmogMaker Award for blowing smoke on global warming." Joe Romm's reaction in Climate Progress is here: "DeSmogBlog owes Obama

The Crisis of Civilization explores our modern cultural crises by sampling archive film footage from PSAs. Now the makers are asking budding film makers to have a go themselves.

Beyond the headline, a really great overview of how globalization may well be entirely reshaped by energy constraints, for the betterment of local economies in places where manufacturing has been outsourced for years.

The Transition Movement - a community-centered response to peak oil and climate change - has been described as "the biggest urban brainwave of the century." Join us to chat with its founder.

Growing bike sales, a boom in sharing, and an interest in growing your own food are ust some of the signs that we could be moving beyond our current energy paradigm. Add your own to the list.

Peak oil used to be about running out of supply; now some think that we will run out of demand. The oil companies will ensure that we never run out of demand.

So far the panels and batteries are only offered in the UK but it might spread to sunnier North American climes.

The teen has been building the DIY microwave, hoping to solve many cooking problems with one device.

In which I try out a smart lighting system in my dumb home.

Alea Labs is introducing the "smart vent 2.0", which again raises the questions we had about Smart Vent 1.0.

The sustainable fashion design competition is encouraging Asia’s emerging fashion designers to create mass-market clothing with minimal textile waste.

Featuring an interlocking system that's inspired by traditional Japanese joinery, this desk also has a swappable, modular system for organizing your stuff.

Our photo of the day comes from the waters off Sydney, Australia.

Anti-littering ad reminds Dublin residents to put trash in its rightful place--or else!

The horsemeat scandal in the UK and Europe could make more people turn to vegetarianism.

Seven architects have created massive and impressive new structures inside a building from the 1700's.

What happens when you find bees have made your home into their hive? You call Mike 'The Bee Guy' and document it their removal.

This discovery could change how we think our planet works

Earlier today, I wrote about a New York Times article that described Chicago's ongoing efforts to prepare for and adapt to a warming climate. I'd like to revisit that article for a second, as it just so

The scandal du jour is unquestionably the phone-hacking debacle surrounding Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid -- which, until it was canned due to allegations of myriad criminal deeds, was England's top-selling

If you can make it there, you'll make it anywhere.

Cepezed Architects design a shelter that is elegant and self-sufficient.

The second generation of Paris' bike-sharing fleet will see 20,000 bikes hit the streets next year, and 30% of those will feature an electric drivetrain.

This revamp of an 1830s apartment mixes modern materials to create a modern space.

Parisians are complaining, but the fact is that people need a place to pee; it's a human right.

Made with simple materials, this extraordinary instrument creates experimental acoustic sounds that sound eerie yet beautiful.

There's finally momentum on the international stage. And this is one of the most ambitious announcements yet.

Perhaps we should have included one in our perfect bathroom.

Forget about 3D printing houses; digital fabrication using sustainable materials is a much bigger deal.

For more than twelve tense hours, heavily armed police officers near Zanesville, Ohio scoured the region for big cats, bears, and other exotic animals set loose from a local wildlife farm -- ultimately killing nearly 50 of the 56

Analysis bridges differences between various climate change models to predict North American climate change with high certainty. Will skeptics finally be convinced?

Open terrace in Kimmel Center was too hot or too noisy; now it's fixed.

Partnering with a forest conservation non-profit to plant a tree for every watch purchased, Analog Watch Co. creates chic timepieces out of recycled wood.

Turns out he was doing 46 miles per hour in a 25 mile-per-hour zone. But let's all blame the girl for distracted walking!

We have gone beyond gentrification and are now talking about Pikketyfication, aristocratization and plutocratification.

These sliver towers are incredibly inefficient and even have fake mechanical spaces to make them even taller. We all pay the price in carbon.

It makes a lot of sense in a country with no workers and five other permanent stadia.

Canadian birch hauled out of Canada's Ottawa River adds resonance and tone.

Oldest ever popcorn discovered in Peru tells the story of indigenous corn varieties versus gmo monoculture crops.

Demand for quinoa in developed countries means agrarian people in Bolivia and Peru can't afford the one-time staple crop. Is that entirely bad news? The answer is complicated.

Created for adventurers by adventurers, this unique hotel in Peru features three sleeping pods that guests must climb up to.

A new study finds altered neurological performance in children during peak pesticide spraying for the Mother's Day flower harvest.

Even the CDC recommends this botanical ingredient as comparable to DEET for repelling disease-carrying insects.

Which side of the bed gets the stair? Batlab solves it with two.