The Venezuelan refugee crisis is just about to surpass the scale of the Syrian crisis. As 2019 comes to a close, four years since the start of the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis, 4.6 million Venezuelans have fled the country, about 16 percent of the population. The figure is strikingly similar to the 4.8 million people that…

Once considered rising political players in Lebanese politics, the Salafists who were active in aiding the Syrian rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad’s regime are now in retreat. Geneive Abdo writes that after three years of monitoring their activities, a recent visit to their mosques and homes showed clearly that the weight and power of Hezbollah and its cooperation with the Lebanese intelligence and Armed Forces, and the changing dynamics in the Syrian war that have kept Assad in power, have all led to the Salafists’ decline.

The first night of the Democratic National Convention was a rousing success, with first lady Michelle Obama and progressive icon Sen. Elizabeth Warren offering one of the most impressive succession of speeches I can remember seeing. It was inspiring and, moreover, reassuring to see a Muslim – Congressman Keith Ellison – speaking to tens of […]

The first night of the Democratic National Convention was a rousing success, with first lady Michelle Obama and progressive icon Sen. Elizabeth Warren offering one of the most impressive succession of speeches I can remember seeing. It was inspiring and, moreover, reassuring to see a Muslim – Congressman Keith Ellison – speaking to tens of […]

In addition to straws, the market is further reducing plastic use across all of its stores in the US, the UK, and Canada.

The Sustainable D.C. Act of 2012 lists 32 goals, 31 targets, and more than 140 actions aimed to make Washington D.C. the "greenest city in the U.S."

Built as an extension for a local high school, this new urban space blends into its tree-lined surroundings.

Last month the City of Sydney declared that it had become Australia’s first carbon neutral government. It is important to note that whilst the total area of this southern metropolis is said to be equal to the size of London

It is now 2011 which means Fashion Week in New York is just around the corner. Making news abroad, Norway has banned fur from the biannual Oslo Fashion Week, Ecouterre reports (via Huffington Post) making them the first country to

The Norwegian ship has been given a new clean energy life.

This week a new report has been published by UK environmental think tank Green Alliance which unites top UK businesses on a mission to design out waste in industry. The report is called A Pathway To Greener Products and calls on the new coalition

The island nation in the western Pacific wants to protect its coral reefs from toxic sunscreen runoff.

A former Nazi bunker located in Hamburg, Germany is about to get a full-scale makeover. The building, which looks like a giant LEGO, will supply 3,000 homes with heating and 1,000 of those with electricity, cutting 6,600 tons of CO2 per year.

An under-utilized element becomes a bench, a place to eat, nap and store things in this redesigned scheme.

It may lead to as many as 20,000 passive houses being built over the next five years.

It gives another meaning to 'eating off the floor.'

This architect converted a shipping container to accommodate an expanding office.

In the 30+ years since the disaster zone was evacuated, rare and endangered animals are flourishing.

Norway's Oil and Energy Minister, Aaslaug Haga, seems to think that wind turbines is a good bet. The scandinavian country is the 5th biggest

There's more than one way to kill a duck curve.

Best of luck to Ms. Leonard, I'm sure she'll do great things at Greenpeace USA!

An annual water-monitoring report focuses on "contaminants of emerging concern."

In which the City requires new buildings to go from 'solar ready' rooftops to solar actual.

The so-called "bleeding" veggie burger is bleedin' everywhere these days.

Jeans into insulation, plastic bottles into coats – details like this make people more inclined to use the blue bin.

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

Now that's progress...

A new cheap, lightweight sponge-like gel can quickly and efficiently disinfect drinking water for disaster victims.

While no longer breaking news, the endeavours of students and staff at two different Australian schools still merits attention. One school went bottled water free, whilst

A feline clinic in Dublin has published a full-time job listing for cat cuddlers.

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

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

Decommisioned parachutes are being transformed into lightweight rain harvesting systems to provide drinking water in semi-arid regions.

Alabama is contemplating a pipeline to the Great Lakes. We've said it time and again: transient drought will not drive the US Federal government to pipe Great Lakes water to the drought stricken states. If it becomes severe enough, and the impacts come

Environmentalists and Urban Planners on the run as smart growth and sustainability become illegal in the State.

The impact of flying on climate change cannot be ignored, as I book my next flight.

And how one British lawyer is working to make that happen.

Astronomers are stunned and stumped by the brightest light seen in 24 years of observations of the black hole at the center of our galaxy.

Cats at several prisons world wide have been used to smuggle drugs and other banned items.

Bogotá was a pioneer of car-free day. Now, it has decided to one-up that and move to having a car-free week.

A new study shows that if we want to stop climate change, meat and dairy are off the table -- at least in the quantities we currently consume.

The Echo Meter can detect, record and identify the sounds of bats nearby.

An island once home to a Renault car factory will be sustainably transformed. We also have a Christmas tree powered by jumping elves, a hydrogen-powered tractor, and more.

Years ago, we used to fight to keep out these corporate invaders. Now we fight to save them?

What could be lovelier than a butterfly; even when it is made out of a can of beer.

They created their own path. Will you create yours?

Two Jedi performers ascend the world’s tallest building

Professional lumberjack Adrian Flygt teaches a dedicated team of off-the-street lumbersexuals on how to use the “misery whip” saw during their training in Stillwater, Minn.

Two Jedi performers ascend the world’s tallest building