What happens when you give a futuristic cloth-like material designed for BMW coupes with a bevy of design students and funding from one of the world's leading

Thirty bottles will buy you a ticket on the subway or bus.

I know there are lots of transit map fans out there. It's a modern art-form for sure! Take a look at these original time-scaled maps.

It's time for some fareness.

It is recommended in the UK to reduce obesity. I recommend it to reduce obnoxious smells and garbage.

Templar Marine introduces a Torqeedo powered dayboat that is a thing of beauty.

The Transition Town concept, a community focused response to climate change and peak oil, which was pioneered by Rob Hopkins, and which we reported on here and here, is spreading even further. For the first time, it is being tried on a city-wide scale,

Hailed by Rob Hopkins as "possibly the biggest peak oil/climate change/Transition event to take place in the UK", Bristol's Big Event looks set to be a huge collective exploration of the future for this city of 400,000 residents as fossil fuels

Just a reminder to our UK-based readers that Transition City Bristol's Big Event, which we posted on last week, is coming up on Sunday. Billed by Rob Hopkins, originator of the Transition Towns concept, as "Possibly the biggest Peak Oil/Climate

Here is an interesting juxtaposition of stories; Kaid Benfield at NRDC Switchboard picks up on a study about how dangerous it is to be a pedestrian in America. He quotes Transportation for America: In the last decade, from 2000 through 2009, more than

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

Instead of combining the two poles of work and leisure, this simple and functional design separates them into distinct volumes.

This past Thursday, at the business conference Opportunity Green, one panel entitled Next Generation Carbon Mapping: Radical Transparency and Truth in Advertising captured the attention of the standing room only audience at

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

This beautiful product, made in the U.S. from sustainable and recycled materials, is my smartest office purchase to date.

We’ve reported on Transition City Bristol before, one of the first city-wide Transition Town initiatives [Disclaimer: This author has good friends involved in the project, but we’d be writing about it even if we didn’t]. It looks like things are

Whether urban, suburban, or rural, transportation systems dictate and define human interaction and community. Join BookHugger for a panel discussion of this phenomena.

Two very different views of public transit, from two authors that will be on Bookhugger this afternoon

When everything seems to be falling apart in the world, the most useful thing you can do is focus on your own community and making it a better place.

There's something magical and awe-inspiring about animal interactions that has yet to be explained by science.

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

Blank city walls are huge canvases for this artist transforming our perception of ordinary buildings.

This week The Man with A Spear in His Chest, founder of Interface Ray Anderson, held a press conference to mark a milestone in his company's journey up "Mount Sustainability". They are making excellent progress towards their target of zero

A train that reportedly left a workshop yesterday failed to brake when entering a major station and crashed against the end-of-the-line barrier

Showing other cities around the world how it's done.

TransCanada announced today that they are moving forward with their so-called Energy East Pipeline project, which will bring crude oil from Western Canada to refineries and export terminals in Eastern Canada.

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

In rural Alabama, an existing landmark building is converted into a new community gathering spot, instead of being torn down.

Ambitious progress is possible, even in society's hardest to abate sectors.

For the last two decades, Nargis Latif and her organization have been researching how to divert waste from landfills and reusing it as quick and cheap construction materials.

A number of companies are flying SST Trial balloons, but we should all pop them now.

Part of a series where I try to calculate the carbon footprint of my life.

The online-only financial institution will provide low cost loans for solar, electric cars and even electric-assist bicycles.

A piece of baby furniture that's designed to last longer by changing into other useful things as one's child grows.

Design by Jens Quistgaard stands the test of time.

Meet Dopper, a Cradle to Cradle water bottle company that’s bringing clean water to Nepal.

Why aren't people lining up for this enclosed solar powered e-cargo tricycle? It pushed every button.

It may sound like an oxymoron, bringing sustainable practices to mining operations, but unless we all stop consuming resources immediately, mining is also not going anywhere. So this is good news: since 2007, Alcoa's Jamalco

This apartment's built-in 'function wall' maximizes a small space by incorporating sleeping, sitting and storage.

It has its ups and downs, but Harald Buschbacher's idea might be the best of both transit worlds.

This renovation makes way for an integrated kitchen and study area, a bedroom and a flexible living room.

A Brazilian firm translates small-spaces ideas into a cute shopping mall shop.

In light of rising temperatures and worsening natural disasters, temporary shelters seem increasingly relevant. A Spanish firm came up with an idea to convert water tanks into minimal habitable units.

Tiny-room specialists H2O Architects have come up with a superb design which accommodates four private sleeping areas while still doing this place's views justice.

This clever replacement window expands out to create a private semi-outdoor space for people who don't have a balcony.

A hilarious remix of a classic image demonstrates that the new high-tech alternatives are not solving every problem.

It talks a lot about cycling, but notes that we don't do nearly enough about walking.

An advertising gimmick that gives a whole new meaning to the words "training shoes."

Perfect for small spaces and aiming at the less-is-more approach, Rubix is a transformer-furniture set that can be both a living room lounge and a dinning room set up. Designed by Colombian firm DosUno Design, the set

Moving 1.7 People Every Single Day!This is how bus rapid transit (BRT) should be! TransMilenio's 104 stations allow the citizens of Bogota (in Colombia) to get to work, move around the city, run errands... All of that very conveniently and quickly -