The U.N. just came up with some climate change solutions, and none of them are "expect techy solutions to pull us out."

Common sense tells us that, following corn harvest, fragments of corn cobs, leaves, stalks, silk, and pollen may be blown by the wind or carried across the land

Or, how to make a super special meal with just a few ingredients.

A small family business is selling replicas/interpretations of the homes made famous by J.R.R. Tolkien.

This rebellious, edgy-looking turtle is now unfortunately facing extinction, and conservationists are fighting to save it.

Abimis offers refrigerated drawers and heated tops. Does anyone need this?

We like Ecotricity, the UK-based green energy company that is busy planning and erecting urban wind turbines across the country. We’ve written about their partnership with Popeye, we’ve brought news of their collaborations with Lotus and Ben and

Image credit: pawpaw67, used under Creative Commons license. Malaysian palm oil producers may be committing to green(er) practices, but that's unlikely to appease George Monbiot. He has long been a critic of biofuels for vehicles, but he is absolutely

I have been trying to write something punchier than David Goldberg at Transportation for America did but I cannot, this event is "so utterly outrageous, so emblematic of the failure of our current transportation

Thanks to COVID-19, a lot more than previously thought.

It could of been a great prototype for affordable efficient housing across Britain.

If the goal is to reduce meat consumption, then why not make it more expensive?

Peaches top the list of most pesticide-ridden fruits, with some combination of up to 53 pesticides found on all the peaches in the study...yikes. With their relatively thin skin, peeling and washing can only do so much, so this one tops the list of fruits

"Eat organic," you hear, over and over again. But it can be tough to find organic versions of your favorite fruits and vegetables all the time, so, how do you know which are most important to eat organic?

These 131 exercises will teach you to block distractions and deepen your focus.

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

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

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has asked pilots to avoid flying too close to a group of about 35,000 walrus gathered on an Alaskan beach.

Thinking about making a move into a home, but really, really want a green space? We stumbled across the perfect (little) eco-home.

Patricia Urquiola at the exhibition 'Cosas' at Habitat Valencia. Photo Credit: Petz Scholtus Valencia Design Week has invited us to FEED, the first international design media and bloggers' meeting this week, so together with Core77, Mocoloco,

The idyllic waterway meandering through the Flemish countryside has been called the most polluted stream in Europe.

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

In the "sleepy neighborhood" of Baldwin Hills in Los Angeles, a modern Proto Home sits among a mix of single-family dwellings from over the last few

Interest in rocket stoves is growing, and with good reason, as they're fast, efficient, and cleaner-burning than most other options. Here's a small affordable model for camping or emergency preparedness.

Corn mills, water pumps, blenders and more: the bicycle as a tool for self-empowerment.

The big light bulb manufacturers get what they want out of the DOE and the President. We should all stop buying anything from them.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is proposing a rate increase due to extreme drought having reduced their ability to ramp up hydroelectric generators in time for customers to turn on the bright kitchen lights and cook dinner - after 4:00PM. Only 6

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

Perhaps now our body clocks will get the attention they deserve.

This tender, buttery, flaky crust is one of the easiest I've ever made, and also the most delicious.

The cauliflower parts that usually end up in the trash may be the tastiest part of all.

Making things more efficient is not enough; we have to ask ourselves what we really need.

The city of New Orleans had given up on glass recycling. Enterprising students from Tulane University decided to step up to the challenge and bring back free glass recycling citywide in spring 2020.

Trust the rock stars, or your doctor.

The device made from household objects could replace AA batteries for powering small electronics.

Tiny scales along the animals' bodies improve the efficiency of their movements through water. These structures could do the same for aircraft.

The rock band won't be touring its newest album until it can figure out a greener way of doing it.

The idea that the US electricity grid could be knocked out for 1.5 years is a bit shocking. But that's what the agency in charge of protecting it has revealed.

In our dystopian future we might all be buying power by the watt-hour from a cart in the market.

Last week, we revealed the winner for our Participate! contest, Vinay Gupta's Hexayurt Project. This week, we are profiling two more great entries, the Participate! runners-up. Yesterday, we showed you easy to assemble, 100 percent recycled plastic

Directed by David Valero for the Spanish eco-short-films festival La Luciernaga fundida, this video shows how a grandmother and grandson desalinate seawater at home.

These low-impact, solar-powered desalination units could be a potential boon to water-scarce coastal communities, disaster-prone areas, as well as local marine life.

Google's St. Ghislain, Belgium data center is its most efficient thanks in part to letting the server areas run at temperatures up to 95 degrees.

A unique solar panel has been designed at Stanford that cools buildings by reflecting sunlight and radiating thermal energy out into space.

The smart thermostat will help people save even more money and help utilities curb peak demand loads.

This ancient method is simple and cheap.

A compact chicken coop for city dwellers that wheels around the yard and fertilizes soil is on display at "Dwell on Design" this weekend. The show's awards recognize

From sleep aids to pain relievers, here's how to grow your own natural remedies.

The computing facility will help researchers with NASA missions while reducing its environmental impact.

Though it sounds like a technical term more suited for computer programming, avicaching is actually a growing practice that encourages birders to collect and share their data from bird-watching through an internationally known phone app.