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World's smallest ungulate, lost for 30 years, found tiptoeing in Vietnam forest

One of the '25 most wanted' lost species, the silver-backed chevrotain is a snaggle-toothed, deer-like species that is the size of a rabbit and walk on its tippy toes.




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E-Cargo bike from EAV could replace vans for deliveries

The electric quadracycle is clad in a composite made from hemp and cashews.




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"Direct Vision" requirement approved for London Trucks

New trucks will all have much greater visibility for the drivers, saving lives of people who walk and cycle.




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Proper separated bike lanes are better for everyone

This is how you get people out of cars and build better cities. So what's stopping them?




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The uncomfortable truth about free shipping

It's not as 'free' as you think. Someone always pays.




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Adaptable kitchen-in-a-box is for cooking-challenged millennials

This compact all-in-one cooking kit is looking to overhaul the traditional kitchen for today's hectic schedules and non-traditional living situations.




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The case for the closed kitchen

Kate Wagner of McMansion Hell makes a case for rooms; We concentrate on one of them.




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Finally, a minimalist fire extinguisher for your minimalist kitchen

Every kitchen should have one of these, and now it can fit right in.




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Bio-Grow: Electronic Waste To Grow Algae For Biofuels

It's hard to imagine that the widespread issue of electronic waste could be seen as anything more than a problem, but what if it could be reused to make homegrown algae biofuels? That's what industrial design students at of the




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Ferran Adrià's elBulli Restaurant Aims for Zero Emissions with Architect Enric Ruiz-Geli's Smartgrid

Image credit: El País According to El País on sunday, celebraty chef Ferran Adrià is plotting a zero emission premises for his restaurant elBulli on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. The 2010 chef of the decade (nominated by The Restaurant magazine) closed




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Glowing algae makes for a living night light

With the right set-up, phosphorescent algae can create a lightshow in your room at night.




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Bio-digital, interactive Urban Algae Canopy produces a small forest's worth of oxygen (Video)

This one of a kind structure combines architecture, technology, algae farming and real-time data, and will dynamically respond to environmental factors like weather and movements of people.




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California heatwave cooks mussels in their shells

Exposed by low tide and bereft of a cooling breeze, the mollusks overheated to the point of cooking.




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Recycling is broken: California's rePlanet shuts all its recycling centers

We have long called for deposits on everything. California shows that even that is not enough.




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New California law helps diners to bring their own containers

It's still up to a restaurant to decide to fill them, but the law provides detailed guidelines on how to do it safely.




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5 meals for hot summer nights

These are for those nights when cooking feels impossible, but has to be done...




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The fruit-picking ritual that I look forward to all year

Cherry-picking has become a family bonding experience – and a practical zero-waste food storage tactic.




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8 dishes that are ideal for a summer potluck

Fresh and seasonal, these recipes offer maximum flavor for minimal effort.




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The Office: Flexible, Green Office Space for All

Life can be hard for start-up companies, particularly in the current economic climate. Often the need to keep costs down means that decent office space becomes unaffordable. It can be even harder for a small company to implement a green office policy if




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Monbiot: Biofuels for Electricity is "Eco Vandalism"

Image credit: pawpaw67, used under Creative Commons license. Malaysian palm oil producers may be committing to green(er) practices, but that's unlikely to appease George Monbiot. He has long been a critic of biofuels for vehicles, but he is absolutely




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Could Annoying Your Little Brother Be a Catalyst for Solar?

Not long ago, my parents installed a sizable solar array on their home in England. Now my brother has just emailed with photos of his own installation. What's going on? Besides providing more evidence that solar feed-in




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City's Local Currency Is Accepted for Paying Taxes

Local currencies are nothing new, but one city is allowing its businesses to pay their taxes with local money.




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Photos show hearts and souls made out of foraged flowers

This looks like lungs, sort of, but it's really made out of meadow flowers.




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Streets are for people (and water slides)

A slippery art installation in Bristol, England, reminds us that streets are not just for cars.




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Building an up-cycled, open source cargo bike for a city of hills

The Bristol Cargo Bike project is creating a "light weight mega geared micro logistics vehicle of choice for a city of hills."




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Bristol, England, aims for carbon neutrality by 2030

"It's an emergency," say council members. "So let's act like it."




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The Hub, a Shared Work Space for People Who Care. In a City near You!

Working in shared office spaces is an attractive solution for creative start-ups, and has become more and more sought-after in many of the bigger cities. Green Spaces in Manhattan has turned into a well-working




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Mom Charged With Vehicular Homicide For Crossing Street After Kid Killed By Hit-and-Run

I have been trying to write something punchier than David Goldberg at Transportation for America did but I cannot, this event is "so utterly outrageous, so emblematic of the failure of our current transportation




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Tom Vanderbilt On The Importance Of Walking, Both For Our Health and For Our Cities

St. Augustine said "Solvitur Ambulando": It is solved by walking. So does Tom Vanderbilt in this great series in Slate.




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#1 metro area in US for electric car growth is no longer in California

If you thought the top market for electric car growth was somewhere in California, you'd be right many months out of the year, but not the 4th quarter of 2013.




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Headline of the week: Suburbs will thrive forever

Forever is a very long time.




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8 Awesome Airstream Hotels, From the California Desert to the French Pyrenees

A drive-in movie theater in the wilderness and an urban rooftop are just a few of the innovative spots from which stylish trailer hotels are popping up.




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School board apologizes for "Santa Goes Green" concert in oil patch

The play bombed in Oxbow for promoting a green agenda.




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Photo: California towhee is the picture of spring

Our photo of the day comes from Atascadero, California.




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Photo: Wood duck proves Mother Nature's flair for drama

Our photo of the day reveals the wonderful frippery of waterfowl.




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Photo: Baby song sparrows sing for their supper

Our photo of the day is a lesson in singing and building.




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Photo: Young peregrine displays its perfect form

Our photo of the day comes from above the Pacific Ocean.




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Brooklyn's new community micro-grid will allow for peer-to-peer renewable energy sharing

Solar panels, distributed energy, resilient microgrids, and blockchain. Oh my!




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Skinny Brooklyn rowhouse renovation makes room for family of four

From an existing two-storey transformed into four compact floors, this 11 ft. wide house is redone into a much more spacious home.




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Floating Pool To Filter Prague's Polluted River For Swimmers

How a floating pool could help filter this city's contaminated waters so residents can once again enjoy them.




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Bohemian forest retreat balances incognito on boulder

This woodland cabin in the Bohemia region of the Czech Repbulic keeps it simple but clever, with one end perched on a large rock.




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Magenta is an ultra-compact tiny house built for $10K

This bright pink wonder is small, but packs in quite a bit of the basics.




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Another Major Blow for Carbon Capture, This Time It Involves the "C" Word

Mongstad industrial area at night. Photo Tøssekaien via flickr. The Norwegians have been big supporters of carbon capture and storage, and the government helped get the public to go along with building of a gas-fired plant near an existing oil refinery




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British Columbia's Quest for Carbon Neutrality

In 2007 BC's Premier shocked North America when he announced his government's bold Climate Action Plan. Is it working?




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Economical and efficient "Energy Positive" house built in Wales, just in time for standards to be killed by government

It could of been a great prototype for affordable efficient housing across Britain.




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UK to build world’s first ‘zero carbon hub’ for heavy industry

By 2030, Britain hopes to demonstrate that even cement, steel and glass industries can operate at net zero emissions.




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Forget about Life-Cycle Analyses, we don't have time.

The CO2 emissions from making stuff like concrete, plastic, aluminum and steel matter right now.




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World Green Building Council calls for radical reduction in Upfront Carbon Emissions

People are finally beginning to take this issue seriously.




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Why camping is so good for kids

You've heard about risky play. Camping brings together many of those elements.




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Advice for when your kid asks about the climate crisis

It's a conversation most parents don't want to have, but it's necessary.