A new decree has opened the door to global waste exports – and rampant pollution.

Government officials have no idea how to clean up these spills from a process that oil companies claim is more "environmentally friendly."

This is a truly seismic change, and may mean some big changes in the oil sands and pipeline debates.

It's all about the amazing connections.

The province hopes to reinforce child and family wellbeing by providing basic supplies up front, as well as long term mentoring.

It's controversial and probably cost the party leader his job, but there is much to like in it.

This green and purple mystery finally gets its own name and some attention from aurora enthusiasts and researchers alike.

Concerned citizens want Parks Canada to consider visitor quotas.

Or is it all a big political show?

The easiest way to mix up an outfit is with accessories. Fortunately, Daily Candy recently highlighted 8 green fashion handbags for spring 2010. From vintage handbags with a hand-painted twist to multifunctional back-packs with

She gets around, little Miss Hermione Granger from Harry Potter. First she was the face of super trendy and super expensive Burberry. Then she launched her own line for People Tree.

A few years ago organic cotton and other eco-friendly textiles were getting all the headlines, but not so much now. Why is that? Scott Mackinlay Hahn answers.

Levi's new denim line will incorporate on average, eight 12 to 20-ounce plastic soda bottles per jean.

It's only happening in half the world. The rest of us can keep using plastic sticks. (Don't they know about ocean currents?)

It's a solid, sustainable choice all around.

British journalist Stacey Dooley reveals what our fast fashion addiction is doing to the planet.

In the "sleepy neighborhood" of Baldwin Hills in Los Angeles, a modern Proto Home sits among a mix of single-family dwellings from over the last few

Once again Milan Design Week is here, and like most years, it is the small independent events that grab our attention. Like the Lapin Kulta Solar Kitchen Restaurant, that

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

The US federal government announced a big bet on big data today. What is Big Data, what does the government have to do with it, and where could this lead?

Here's a building that saves up to 50% CO2 by controlling the sunlight with screens on its facade.

Kris De Decker questions some of our most cherished assumptions.

Researchers find an intriguing link between foods + drinks rich in flavonol and staving off dementia.

Many in-home drinking water filters may not remove the most concerning contaminants.

Researchers find that even just sleeping with a shirt that one's romantic partner has worn leads to improved slumber.

The diet appears to act on gut bacteria in a way that helps hinder physical frailty and reduce cognitive decline in older age, researchers find.

Coronavirus has led to a shortage of hand sanitizers, but worry not: The CDC generally recommends hand-washing over hand sanitizers.

Telling people to be grateful for what they have doesn't help alleviate symptoms of depression or anxiety, according to new research.

A little salamander that is found in only a

Preston Kott of U.S. Environmental Services moves oil absorbent boom into a warehouse at a pollution control staging area in Venice, La., April 27, 2010. Staging areas are being set up along the Gulf coast as the Deepwater Horizon spill continues to

I'm a big fan of scenario thinking. Although no one can predict "the future," several plausible scenarios can be constructed, informing decisions made difficult by many unknowns. A good decision works in

A most painful demonstration of Murphy's Law - that

Last weekend, January 22nd - 23rd , over 500 volunteers from Alabama and across the country came together in Mobile Bay to lay the beginnings of oyster reefs. The volunteers strapped on boots

A beautiful film celebrates doing things, like starting a fire entirely by hand, that are no longer necessary. There are lessons for us all.

They have toilets but they just dump the sewage out the back. This is nuts.

Families should be able to have Thanksgiving Dinner instead of having to go to work. This stinks.

The happiness you feel in a shopping spree may feel as good as the happiness from helping someone, but gene expression reveals a dangerous difference: could shopping cause disease?

Adopting a waste-conscious and anti-consumerist lifestyle is not something that happens overnight. Sometimes it's nice to hear about other people who are just starting out, like this young family from southwestern Ontario, Canada.

It's actually pretty clever as it pumps out fresh water and electricity.

This building alternately fries the public, blows them off their feet and cheats them out of promised public amenities. And did I mention it's bloated, top-heavy and just plain ugly.

A condo in Manhattan and a mixed use 12 story building in Portland get a boost.

It's the country's biggest architectural award and quite a few are TreeHugger friendly

Let's hope that unlike the Oscars, they make the right choices and open the right envelopes.

If a building doesn't meet these basic and necessary criteria, it doesn't deserve an award.

They say these are about celebrating the best contemporary architecture. But what does that mean today?

Despite Natura's seemingly excellent and forward-thinking business model, their list of ingredients is surprisingly awful and toxic, which calls into question the B Corp certification standards.

Bravo to this Brazilian guy for showing how it's done.

Since 1984, Brazilian farmer Ernst Gotsch has been restoring 1,200 acres of deforested land into a working, regenerative farm. The results are amazing.

These vibrant murals combine nature and realism with the chaos and tumult of the urban landscape.

A relentless sweet tooth, naïveté, and sneaky marketing are conspiring to create a health disaster in every corner of this country.