A new study shows that children bear 88 percent of the burden of diseases linked to climate change.

With limited hours in the day, many U.S. schools are prioritizing lesson time over lunch time, leaving kids hungry and miserable.

This article from The Guardian explores the tin mines of Bangka and the death tolls that come with them.

The Double Pyramid is an innovative way of portraying how the ecological footprints of our food compare to their nutritional value.

The message "Electrify Everything!" is beginning to spread.

Alphabet, Google's parent company, is experimenting with a new energy storage technology.

BRB introduces a bunch of concept vehicles that look like a lot of fun without fossil fuels

Michael Pollan writes in the New York Times about the connection between the American diet and the cost of health care; Surprisingly, conservative writers like Marie-Josée Kravis are saying much the same thing,

Michael Pollan said in the Omnivore's Dilemma that if you eat industrially, you are made of corn. In Corporate Knights, "the magazine for clean capitalism", Toby A.A. Heaps picks up on this theme and looks at the causes

One of the big beefs with Energy Star for housing is that all it cared about was energy; beat the standard code by 15% and you got it. No matter that the best way to make a house efficient is to make it tight, leading to all kinds of air quality

We're well aware of the importance of health when it comes to preparing foods in the kitchen—between Salmonella, E. Coli, and a variety of other

Baltimore residents, get ready to get in on the smart grid party. Baltimore Gas & Electric has just announced that it has filed paper with the Maryland Public Service

Wikipedia carries a definition of Arabbers which includes this:An arabber (or a-rab) is a

By now you've probably heard that adopting a vegetarian diet, or at least cutting way down on you meat consumption, is a great way to reduce your ecological footprint and get some great health benefits at the same time. Now

Researchers found that a 10 percent increase in trees roughly matched a 12 percent decrease in crime in Baltimore.

These lovingly photographed, colourful rowhouses are what's left after all the neigbouring ones have been demolished.

Landfill gas (LFG) isn't quite as sexy as some other alternative energy sources like wind or solar; still, TreeHugger thinks its an important part of our collective renewable energy portfolio. Plus, it's cool that landfills (and the stuff that fills

Though known colloquially as food that is grown to be more healthy (and is more expensive), in order for organic food to be certified as such, it must be produced under specific, legally-regulated standards and be subject to testing in order to retain

Getty Images Volatile organic compounds: something's in the air You can't see them, but they're all around us. They aren't listed as ingredients on the objects we bring in our home, but they're often there. They're volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, a

From soothing stress to providing weird minerals you didn't know you need, iced tea provides more than just a refreshing boost.

The tech helps owners take care of their dogs the way the dogs take care of them.

Providing clean water in areas with minimal local resources may be as simple as implementing this ingenious DIY water treatment system.

You may think you're ingesting a safe, clean product, but you're really putting synthetic microfibers into your body.

Along with climate-killing CO2, there are a lot of people-killing pollutants. Perhaps we should change our message.

Only in America are they hard to find. How does that happen?

Turn your bathroom into a spa with an exfoliating DIY body scrub. Here are 8 homemade scrubs made with ingredients already in your kitchen.

A mix of modern and traditional design elements that are appropriate for the Northeast make these very interesting houses.

Ways to spend the day for those who'd like to skip the whole 'bloodsport of mass consumerism' thing.

Are you buying for looks or for function? It can be a tough call.

Bloom hoovers up harmful algae overgrowth from waterways and turns it into a flexible foam that can replace some petroleum-based products.

It's summertime, and the living is easy, and we are talking about air conditioning.

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

The Substitution Support Portal SUBSPORT launched this week, intending to give business improved tools for substituting hazardous chemicals with safer substitutes.

Researchers have found that lignin, a compound found in wood, could replace BPA in plastics.

A new report shines the light on a dirty little 'secret' of canned goods, which has little to do with the food itself, and everything to do with the coating in the can.

Few other animals are known to be intrinsically motivated to assist others in need.

Some moth species have evolved noise-cancelling abilities that are more efficient than today's sound engineering technology.

It's the usual fight between the contractor who wants to be paid for cost overruns and the developer who claims it's all a fixed price contract.

These multi-talented stairs do more than one thing in this apartment renovation in Brooklyn.

The vase designed and named after Finnish designer Alvar Aalto is an icon among the design-savvy. The now-classic piece was released in 1937 at the World Fair in Paris. Today, the vase is produced by Iittala, which has slightly changed the size and

A new study says students in high-achieving schools are an 'at-risk' group.

They're non-toxic, waterproof, and cute.

Heart attacks and strokes are virtually unknown among the Tsimane people of the Bolivian rainforest. What can we learn from this?

There has been a profound change in the green movement over the last five years, the realization that solar panels on the roof and bamboo sheets on the bed are not enough; that where you live matters far more.

This month, BookHugger presents Making Healthy Places: Designing and Building for Health, Well-being, and Sustainability edited by Andrew L. Dannenberg, Howard Frumkin, and Richard J.

A modern life without plastic may seem an impossibility, but this Canadian duo shows it's achievable.

We've covered Jendarling's organic garment bags before. But with the holiday/travel season in full swing, their new chic Chelsea Girl collection, comprised of non-plastic garment and travel bags, is right on cue. For Jendarling,

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.

With demand for natural textiles spiking, sustainable companies need to look beyond pesticide- and water-intensive cotton

Why oceans, why now?