Made from sugarcane, the new sustainable play pieces will be included in Lego kits in 2018.

It's not urgent in the big picture, but it's something we should be doing more.

Their hugely successful petition has even gotten a response – and a promise – from the fast food giant.

The tiny fuel cell is long-lasting, low-cost and could power our tablets and smartphones with clean energy.

I must admit I have never really understood the environmentalist obsession with plastic bags. As I noted in my post on a ban plastic bags rap that went viral, I've always felt there are

Dear Pablo: Is it true that plastic bags have less impact on the environment than the alternatives?

We hear a lot about plastics breaking down at sea, but scientists are discovering that a shocking quantity of plastic enters the ocean already in microscopic form.

Learn about the extent of ocean plastic pollution and what you can do to help.

It clogs our oceans and tampers with our bodies, yet without it, all modern life would skid to a stop. Susan Freinkel's new book, Plastic: A Toxic Love Story, explores the rise of plastic into ubiquity, hails it for its life-saving wonders, and explores

This gives the "spin cycle" a whole new meaning.

The total estimated population of the Javan rhinoceros in Vietnam was perhaps eight individuals just three years ago. Now WWF reports that there is one less of the beyond critically endangered rhinos in the Cat Tien

Christopher Mims describes how robots are changing manufacturing and eliminating jobs

Another effect of weather weirding: Higher tea prices coming? Northeast India tea production expected to drop 60% in 2012 this year.

People are often surprised to learn that tea bags contain up to 25% plastic, which raises concerns about health and environmental implications. Good news is, there's a better way to make the perfect cuppa.

It's time to put a stake through them and build efficient Passivhaus buildings.

Even the fruits and vegetables are wrapped in plastic so that the sensors can read them, inculcating a culture of convenience and waste.

Strawless in Seattle is now officially enshrined into law.

Stand Up (On Your Bike) And Be Counted I've already written about Copenhagen's cyclist counter a while ago. I still think it's a great idea, not only to count cyclists, but as a subtle tool to show the strength of the local bike community and to add a

What's the point of doing laundry with non-toxic soap if it still produces loads of un-recycled plastic waste?

New legislation would require polyester clothing to have a label warning about shedding in the wash.

Anyone can make use of this free, eco-friendly laundry tip.

Many of Obama's rules never came into force, and many of Trump's will never make much difference.

A couple of years ago, I made the New Year's resolution that my new clothing purchases would be limited to green garments. With the quality and selection of ">green fashion that's become available recently, it's been a promise

No more excuses for soft, moldy apples in your fruit bowl!

'Slow' games make a comeback, as stylish jewelry with a twist.

You might not give an outdated wool suit a second look, but these trendy bags make the most of discarded suit fabrics, transforming old into something new and fashionable.

Finally, green shoe design is reaching mainstream levels.

Made out of glass, these rentable cabins in New Zealand's wilderness are meant to reconnect guests with nature.

In New Zealand, surfboard maker Paul Barron has developed a new wild and wooly composite.

So what if it doesn't have pedals and isn't as practical as an e-bike, it's so elegant and minimal.

But there's a strange loophole for biodegradable plastics, which we know aren't much better.

It takes a lot of metal to make this stuff.

One design attempts to deal with the problem of plastic bottle caps -- which often get discarded rather than recycled.

The dead ones washing up on beaches are "just the tip of the iceberg."

Now that the Toyota International Teacher Program has ended, I've decided to turn the spotlight on a few of the teachers involved. First came the middle school teachers. Next up, a couple of the high school-teaching

Sylvia Earle won the 2009 TED prize for her presentation on oceans, and this year got her Mission Blue project up and rolling to create marine preserves. Earle's wish was that we all use all the means at our disposal to tell the story of oceans in

Lonesome George, the world's last remaining Pinta Island tortoise, has died at age 100 -- marking the final end of a species millennia in the making, and inching that 'loneliest' mantle one notch closer to us.

On a remote island in the Galapagos, hybrid turtles have been found that suggest a long-lost purebred companion for the late Lonesome George may survive.

Plastic waste has been diverted from the city's shoreline to create a cost-effective, green space alternative.

We have lots of waste plastic and not much use for it, so why not use it instead of asphalt or concrete?

Music is a comforting thing, especially for these rescued elephants living in an animal sanctuary.

This classic design is 80 years young and some famous designers pay hommage.

If you live in a home without electricity and few or no windows, it's always incredibly dark inside, even at high noon. Isang Litrong Liwanag (A Liter of Light) is a sustainable lighting project that is trying to help people

Companies will do anything to protect their brand – maybe even redesign packaging.

Open terrace in Kimmel Center was too hot or too noisy; now it's fixed.

Partnering with a forest conservation non-profit to plant a tree for every watch purchased, Analog Watch Co. creates chic timepieces out of recycled wood.

Made with a tight budget and schedule, this structure was up and running within a matter of weeks.

Of all the places to take action on marine litter, this one makes the most sense.

Architect Jonathan Kearns shows that you can have it all.

When the splendid full moon rises this weekend, she’ll look a bit bigger and brighter than usual.