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

"Naked wine," "raw wine," "biodynamic wine" have reached a feverish peak among trend-setting oenophiles. But what do all these labels mean, and are they actually better for the environment?

Architect and author of Cradle to Cradle talks about green products, his new buildings, and what happened in China.

There is an alumina crisis right now. Making it is dirty and polluting, and it's back in the USA.

So much intelligence and so much technology, to what end.

It's impossible for a human to know all of the hundreds of thousands of species of flowers on our planet, so Microsoft has developed flower learning software.

Forest ecosystems sequester large amounts of carbon in vegetation and soils, off-setting the carbon emissions we produce and mitigating climate change. The boreal forest and its associated wetlands, in particular, provide critical carbon storage ...

Cobalt is used to build lithium-ion batteries found in mobile technology. Much of it comes from Congo, where men, women, and children endure dangerous and unhealthy conditions to satisfy our hunger for new devices. It's time we paid attention.

Like Kremlinology in the cold war, you take what you can get.

There are lots of things more important than whether it's made of recycled aluminum.

Following an August 7th seizure of more than 1,000 illegally poached elephant tusks, members of China's Endangered Species Advisory Committee are struggling with the dilemma of what should be done with the ivory. I have a solution. ART.

We all know the palm oil industry has a horrible reputation for deforestation. The Rainforest Alliance, however, believes that change can happen from within and that sustainable palm oil production is attainable.

The fires used to clear land for new palm oil plantations are out of control this year, and much of Asia is cloaked in a sickening haze. It's time to realize the cost of our global addiction to palm oil.

Ten people. 2,200 miles through Central Asia. No itinerary. What will happen?

Modern building codes and zoning regulations, while helping to set safety standards that can save lives, can also serve as big barriers to building small, sensible, and affordable dwellings with alternative materials and techniques.

Because sometimes you need a little private time with your laptop.

Glue is a type of adhesive made from a variety of substances, with the humble aim of binding two items together.

Wrapping up our coverage of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, we look at who came, who bailed out, what happened, and what didn't.

It's one of the few areas where people buying a home have a lot of choices. Here's a Pecha Kucha look at how to make the right one.

A new report from the NRDC has some surprises.

The bottled water company responsible for profound and pointless waste of water and fossil fuels is praised for low flush toilets and white roofs.

Photographer Gaston Lacombe's beautiful and heartrending series of photographs of captive animals at zoos across five continents.

I was walking through the rainforest and saw something odd.

The sharing economy is getting more and more attention, but laws drawn up for traditional business don't always adapt well to informal sharing or collaborative consumption.

We usually just talk about the plane, but it is a lot bigger than that.

In spite of snow and freezing winds, the bicycle season officially opens and we check out the trends and innovations for 2013.

One in three bites of food depends on pollinators; these images show how bleak our plates would be without our partners in pollination.

It turns out that it's probably beef fat.

Enough toxic stuff that you should get out your vacuum cleaner.

Yet another study weighs in on the most efficient way to clean dirty dishes.

It's the most versatile household cleaning product you can buy.

How to waste a whole lot of technology and energy to do a very simple thing

One of America's fastest growing professions, wind turbine technician, attracts people with a unique set of skills, as demonstrated by climber and composer Jessica Kilroy.

In response to the question above, a former Stanford dean lists 8 essential skills for success in life - many of which are sadly neglected by parents today.

Probably, the decade of e-mobility

With thousands of species listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature -- and some 110,000

If you've ever seen a colony of bats on the move and wondered what they're up to, this is the billboard for you. The "Bat Billboard," a collaboration of designer Chris Woebken and artist Natalie Jeremijenko, is a

They are going to stop the UN from giving out free lawn mowers and blocking Walmarts.

Everything fit into my carry-on backpack, and I still ended up with extras.

Greg Lavardera throws another spanner in the works with a rant about the batts

Created around 1900 in France for the World Exhibition in Paris, these predictions for the future didn’t actually turn out as expected.

Home automation, LED lighting, ceiling fans, insulation, energy monitoring and other tricks will save energy without sacrificing the experience in our holiday rental apartments.

Making do with limited ingredients has taken on new urgency in pandemic times.

Books and dirt feature prominently in this family's life right now.

As your indoor plants reawaken from winter dormancy, here’s how to prepare them for their glory days ahead.

The e-behemoth has just announced (IN SEPTEMBER) that it will be selling and shipping 7-foot trees this year. Here are the problems with that plan.

"Vice President Joe Biden told a South Carolina environmental activist Friday that he opposes a controversial oil pipeline from Canada, but said he is "in the minority" inside the Obama administration."

On Tuesday, President Obama will give a major speech on climate change. He is expected to make major policy announcements, including the regulation of existing power plants. Here are some reactions from around the web.

Much depends on how you define "safe"

Transportation has a much bigger impact on urban design than we think.