'Knit Your Dog' is an Illinois-based business that will take your dog's excess hair and transform it into cozy clothes and accessories.

Our pets become like family to us during their lives, so why not treat them with the dignity that a family member deserves when they die?

If American's cats and dogs were their own country, they'd rank 5th in global meat consumption, says new study.

Kathryn Kellogg explains why delaying gratification is beneficial all around.

We've lived through crises before, with a bit of help from inspiring or hectoring posters.

Although activities that mess with local ecosystems to let humans experience nature usually seem intrusive, looking at the canopy face to face while slowly traveling in an aerial tram in the Costa Rican rainforest is a fairly

Has the Costa Rica Foreign Minister really just suggested that the Sea Shepherd founder might voluntarily go to Costa Rica to face trial?

Two ships of shark fin poachers have been stopped in the past two weeks, influenced by renewed government focus on the issue due to Paul Watson's case in Germany.

A couple weeks ago, Jairo Mora Sandoval, a 26-year-old conservationist, was kidnapped by sea turtle poachers in Costa Rica. He was bound, beaten, and shot in the head. His body was found on the beach the next day.

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Prices have fallen 12% thanks to this switch to renewables.

When two male Alston's singing mice meet, they sing an operatic duet that researchers say offers clues about our own speech.

He makes the case that it is better to have magnificent public parks than big private backyards.

British retailers brace for "unbelievably bad" profits this year. Can climate change be blamed?

Actors Emma Thompson and Michelle Thrush are traveling with their daughters to the North Pole, as part of an Greenpeace campaign to create an international sanctuary in the Arctic.

Today, Shell announced it will abandon exploratory drilling off the coast of Alaska.

This week, delegates are meeting to determine the fate of a proposal to protect part of the Arctic. This pianist's moving performance urges people to show their support.

How do you make good design accessible to people with small spaces and small budgets?

This is, whether we like it or not, the future of furniture design.

The LightCycle follows our circadian rhythms via your phone and GPS.

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

Apple remains our culture's most lauded example of great design. But could it be that the company considered to have reached the pinnacle of design is, in fact, an impostor? The definition of good design is changing. It used

Carpeting may be something we give little thought to, but the ubiquitous floor covering is actually a serious environmental problem. Not only are toxic chemicals often used in the making of most carpeting, they are

Thanks to the internet, housesitters can now travel the world, living in different places for a few days or a few months for free, in exchange for taking care of an absent homeowner's property, pets or errands.

This water filtration solution requires no electricity, has no moving parts, and can be built affordably with locally available materials.

They say it has minerals and probiotics, but what else could be swimming around in it?

Was it the Uber car, the safety driver, the victim, or the traffic engineers who designed that road?

But what is the best criterion?

He wants data? We've got data. And if it saves just one life.....

Break out the gold lamé, Grandma, and trip the light fantastic!

Two misfortunate advertising campaigns from Argentina use polar bears and tackiness to promote air conditioning.

Michael Warren and Natacha Pisarenko from The Associated Press have a blockbuster piece of reporting on the dozens of ways Monsanto's chemical fertilizers and pesticides are poisoning the people of Argentina.

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.

In a world where we are supposed to make it easier for people to get on bikes, some are determined to scare everybody off them.

Is the oil industry starting to be worried about electric vehicles?

"'If you give people more places to hide, more naughty things will be done"

Built as a high-end addition for an extra office or guest room, this prefabricated structure can be erected within six to eight weeks.

Ethics and environmental consciousness drove this project by DIALOG at the University of Calgary.

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

It seems that the upcoming Royal Wedding is being taken more seriously abroad than it is at home in the UK. Ticket sales for flights out of the country during the royal weekend have skyrocketed and spoofs abound.

Shoe lovers have more and more choice when it comes to buying eco-friendly shoes: Simple Shoes, Worn Again or TOMS are just a few of my favourites and I just found a new brand from France. FYE (for your earth) is a relatively young company that started

If your cold-weather wardrobe needs replenishing, we’ve got a few sustainable suggestions.

A new study explores the social and environmental costs of cotton production, and how Fairtrade certification can mitigate these.

Solar Sister showcased just some of the efforts taking place around the world. Here, the Women Barefoot Solar Engineers of Mauritania install solar panels in their villages. They received training in Rajasthan, India. Image: Barefoot Photographers of

I wrote last year about the Boulder-based Unreasonable Institute's search for people who have great ideas, who think big, who want to change the world, and who seem like they can. Last year's fellowship was a great

Timeless responsible furniture design on show at Qubique Berlin this week

An amazing wooden bicycle, hand-made in Spain by two brothers for professional cyclists. The wooden frame is lightweight, resistant and beautiful!

FOROBA YELEN is the name given by villagers in Mali to the lighting prototype following an anthropologic study. A shared technology to improve work, education and rituals.

While advances in energy technology and smart home apps and devices have given us additional tools for living more sustainably, low-tech and simple solutions can make a difference too.