Before buying new this holiday season, think repair - even if you are buying new!

We have to slow down and smell the coffee, and it might actually be fun.

Our focus should be on making things last and serve their purpose, not throwing them away.

I'm going to let Josh Tulkin speak mostly for himself on this one, but here's the thumbnail sketch of the situation: Tulkin received a latter from the Maryland State Police informing him that from March 2005 to May 2006 Tulkin was under

Wikipedia carries a definition of Arabbers which includes this:An arabber (or a-rab) is a

Chances are that you've never heard of Gene DeSantis, but his story seems one destined for legend. In fact, he's already being likened to a modern-day Johnny Appleseed. For almost three decades, DeSantis has made it his mission

Neither jobs nor electrical stability will be sacrificed by the state's proposed plan to protect the climate by reducing emissions 25% by 2020.

These lovingly photographed, colourful rowhouses are what's left after all the neigbouring ones have been demolished.

New York's skyline is getting greener and a whole lot more productive too.

One of the world's most famous architectural renderings turns into a building. Will it thrive?

Jean-Philippe Pargade designs a school where the green roof IS the building, defining its whole look and feel

It may be the most expensive and useless green roof ever built

Diverging from the Sprinter van conversion trend, this man revamped an old life-saving vehicle into his own tiny home.

This family with four kids is traveling full-time in a beautifully redone vintage Airstream trailer.

Vibrant tones liven up this redesign of a 1920s apartment in Stockholm, Sweden.

Temperatures in January dropped to -24°F and an air source heat pump kept it comfy and cozy.

Yes, slavery is still legal.

The company had been promising "near profitable" results. It turns out they were lowballing.

And we thought it was all about symbolism...

Pioneers are already making inroads into the market. But once economies of scale kick in...

The leader of the Catholic Church used his strongest language yet to call for 'decisive action, here and now.'

Finally, people are beginning to take this issue seriously.

Biochar, the "co product" of burning wood or agricultural waste in a pyrolitic (oxygen free) environment, has

photo: J. Novak Food Freedom recently reported that Chavannes Jean-Baptiste, peasant farmer leader of the Peasant Movement of Papay (MPP) called the entry of Monsanto seeds into Haiti "a very strong attack on small agriculture, on farmers, on

Yet another reason why deforestation is bad: So much of Haiti's mountainsides have been eroded away because of deforestation and hurricanes that it may have stressed Earth's crust, triggering the earthquake that

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,

Breadfruit trees planted by Trees That Feed Foundation are creating food systems and jobs in Jamaica.

Three years after a catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, health care workers are still finding it difficult to get medical supplies, but an aid group is putting 3D printing to work to make some of the needed items.

Once one of the great mysteries of the natural world, the bluefin tuna's migration pattern has finally been elucidated by the workings of an international team of scientists as part of the global 10-year Census of Marine Life. To reach their

Megan McArdle at the Atlantic piles on the Infographic debate, " issuing a plea to bloggers to help stop this plague in its track."

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There are so many missing teeth, so many vacant lots in so much of rust belt North America. We showed how Superkül took back a sketchy main street store in Toronto for their live/work space; Now Azure Magazine shows us how

How can a city destroy an edible garden on private property without legal permission? We also have the viral party-gone-wrong prank on Shell, the 12 most toxic fruits and vegetables, and more.

One more US city fully commits to transforming itself into a better place to live for all.

Don't give up; Collective and individual actions can change the world.

The case is actually moving forward.

Scientists say this is the only way to feed 10 billion people without causing catastrophic damage to the planet.

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

Two weeks of climate action are starting on April 15.

A study has found that kids exposed to climate change science at school use it to convince their parents of the issue's urgency.

Barley is a key ingredient in beer and cannot withstand rising temperatures and longer droughts.

The show gets a lot right about climate change, Al Gore and Manbearpig, but it misses something major about human nature.

Just a quick one on ethanol and Southeast Asia: Chinaview.cn is reporting that Cambodia has opened the nation’s first ethanol production facility. Using cassava as a feedstock, at least initially all of the

"Chatangora" — that's what Simpsonville, South Carolina-based business Catty Shack Creations is calling "cat hair yarn" — used to create affordable, one-of-a-kind handbags from Persian and Angora cat hair. Professional groomer Danelle

A few short weeks ago it came out the China had plans in the works to place 20 hydroelectric dams on the upper

Metals from Cambodia's mines, left buried since its civil war, are recycled into elegant jewelry, made by locally trained and fairly paid artisans.

It uses twice as much water and releases 800,000 more plastic microparticles per load than a regular cycle.

It's time to talk about ... wait for it ... the problem with hangers.

It's not enough to not make things worse. Our buildings and our actions have to make things better.

We have to reconsider what is "acceptable for how houses should look and feel."