Everywhere you look, the urban-rural divide is changing politics and stopping climate action
Populist leaders are more interested in cutting the price of gas than they are in stopping climate change.
Students Build Bike-Powered Charging Station from Scratch
Northern Arizona University student from a range of departments built the charging station piece-by-piece to educate fellow students on the energy used by their gadgets.
3 East African countries unite to fight illegal logging
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are banding together to combat unlawful timber products and curb deforestation.
The debate over nuclear power: An engineer looks at the issues
Nuclear power is so controversial; an engineer working on the Bruce Nuclear plant gives his point of view.
Boomer alert: How cities must adapt to an aging population, and vice versa
Finless Foods is bringing lab-grown fish to your dinner plate
This young startup uses cellular agriculture to grow fish out of water -- delicious, nutritious, and cruelty-free.
Can you unplug for 24 hours? Join National Day of Unplugging 2018 at sundown tonight
In our hyperconnected and always-on culture, stepping away from our gadgets for one day can be a move in the right direction for slowing down and connecting with people, not screens.
Reel out this solar-powered LED lighting solution for off-grid illumination & charging
This solar + battery + LED light combo aims to be the future of portable light & power.
How to build a solar powered e-bike charging shed in sunny Eugene, Oregon
The Apple Engineer Who Quit His Job to Propagate Plants (Interview)
Why would an engineer at Apple quit his job to design a product to help gardeners propagate plants?
This solar-powered EV charging solution for apartment dwellers is totally rad
This looks like a long-needed solution to one of the key barriers to electric vehicle adoption, and I can hardly contain my excitement.
Your guide to ethical and sustainable leggings
Leggings are a wardrobe staple for many, whether we’re keeping our legs warm in the winter or staying comfy at yoga all year long.
These basic black leggings are made from recycled water bottles
Your favorite clothing item just got even better. These new leggings from Girlfriend Collective tick all the boxes when it comes to eco-friendly and ethical production.
Recycling is hard. That's why we have to eliminate single use packaging and not get distracted.
All about eaves: Giant wood overhanging roof keeps glass wall from overheating
This is a beautiful house, but it raises a lot of questions about what "respect for the environment" means.
16th-century text shows ginkgo seeds can fight skin infections
Inspired by a centuries-old text on traditional Chinese medicine, a young researcher has found that seeds from the gingko tree could prove helpful for acne, psoriasis, dermatitis and eczema.
Views of the River Thames by artists, showing its changing nature
Doing Away With Disposable Packaging
Go Box founder Laura Weiss has worked hard to make Portland (foodie paradise) just a little more sustainable, waste wise, with her system of reusable to go containers.
Photo: Stinging caterpillar masters the quiff
Tesla owners are mining bitcoins with free power from charging stations, but most are mined with coal
Bitcoin mining uses so much power that it may well turn into an environmental disaster.
University Installs Solar and Electric Car Charging. "Environmentalists" Get Mad.
Western Michigan University is installing solar-powered electric car charging. But it has to chop down nine trees to do it.
Duke Energy dedicates $25 million to EV charging in NC, promises 300 MW of battery storage
In a compromise with environmentalists, the energy giant is committing some significant resources to clean tech.
Producers could finally be responsible for packaging waste in Ontario
The Canadian province is overhauling its recycling program, which would include holding producers accountable for their wasteful packaging designs.
Montreal design studio exchanging free coworking space for food donations (Video)
You can work with other location independent workers and do some holiday good deeds at the same time.
As low-hanging fruit is plucked, UK emissions reductions slow
Pop-up charging hub borrows the sidewalk instead of stealing it
Docked electric cars can be worse than dockless scooters for pedestrians, but the UEone is a step in the right direction.
A Healthy Thanksgiving Begins in a Green Kitchen
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
Green roofs are changing architecture: The Science Hills of Komatsu
Green roofs are changing architecture: Here's a whole school built under an undulating green roof
Jean-Philippe Pargade designs a school where the green roof IS the building, defining its whole look and feel
Jargon watch - "cocktail geoengineering" takes fixing the earth to the next level
Kilgali Amendment would phase out climate-changing HFC refrigerants. Will Trump ratify it?
Studio 804 creates smaller houses for a changing market
German Engineers Join Hybrid Game
Anticipation hangs palpably ahead of the Frankfurt International Motor Show: what will German engineers bring to the green table? After bucking the trend for several years in favor of the already well-established "clean diesel" technology, German car
Dead bodies are emerging from Mount Everest's melting glaciers
With a warming climate, the remains of unlucky mountaineers are beginning to rise from the ice.
U.S. Asian Carp Czar Says Poison, Genetic Engineering Among Solutions
The Obama administration loves its czars almost as much as the media loves using the title. So here goes: The U.S. Asian Carp Czar, also known as John Goss, says he has a multi-pronged strategy to help keep Asian carp from
Sword-Swinging Ninjas On Skis Go After Asian Carp (Video)
Asian carp, meet your worst nightmare. Not poison. Not an electric barrier, or a predator from your native land. No, this is good ol' American ingenuity. With a touch of Ted Nugent, or maybe Chuck Norris. People dressed in spiked body armor with
Listen to the beautifully eerie singing of an Antarctic ice shelf
Wind on the snow dunes of the Ross Ice Shelf causes a near-constant hum that is as beautiful as it is haunting.
France begins radical plan to phase out single-use plastic
The French government has set a goal of eliminating all single-use plastics by 2040. Phase one has begun.
Coke's UK head of sustainability says we don't have a packaging problem, we have a waste and litter problem
UK supermarket Tesco says it will ban products with excessive packaging
Toymaker Hasbro says it will phase out plastic packaging
Starting in 2020, the company will redesign packaging to be more environmentally-friendly.
Malaysia vows to send plastic waste back to countries of origin
Environment minister called waste importers 'traitors' who don't care about the country's long-term sustainability.
The future of food: Imaginary brands cooked up in ghost kitchens
Aboriginal hunting practice helps kangaroos
Studies show that humans and kangaroos may have co-evolved to be mutually beneficial to one another.
The zany, swinging lives of acorn woodpeckers
Hanging Mini-Greenhouse Also Doubles As Pendant Lamp
Short on space for growing herbs? Well, this graceful pendant lamp -- which doubles as a mini-greenhouse -- could be one way to add more luscious greenery to one's space and diet.
HUBB modular furniture system adapts to changing learning environments (Video)
The static, traditional lecture classroom is slowly on its way out. Here's how the flexible classroom of the future might be furnished.
The 2018 Evolo Competition entries are wonders of drawing talent and imagination
'We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast' (book review)
Jonathan Safran Foer argues convincingly that changing our diets is the most effective way to fight the climate crisis.