This Monopoly alternative is designed to act as a walkthrough of the concepts of a new economically and ecologically viable "Industrial Evolution" based on a renewable bioeconomy.

Save the sea creatures! Handcraft your own natural specimens using these these simple patterns, yarn and a crochet hook.

This couple swapped a ladder for a climbing wall up to their loft.

A new study has found that the air pollution from Alberta's massive tar sands operations is putting the health of downwind residents at risk by releasing unsafe levels of carcinogenic and toxic chemicals into the air.

Senator Barack Obama proposed on Monday a plan to decrease the United States' dependence on foreign oil―while fighting climate change―by creating an auction system that will require power companies and other polluting industries to pay for their

When printed in a precise pattern onto carbon nanotubes on paper, these photosynthetic bacteria can produce electricity from sunlight, which could power biodegradable environmental and medical sensors.

Since its eruption in late August, the Solyndra scandal has been a lightning rod for political and ideological debates over everything from the role of government in business to the debate on global

While the NYT article offers an exaggerated cautionary tale, its alarm-ism can lead many to throw the beautiful practice of yoga asanas (postures) out with the bathwater.

In the Netherlands it is actually a thing, to ride your bike as slowly as possible without falling over.

The Musical Mountaineers carry a violin and piano up trails to perform in secret wilderness locations.

Or, for that matter, park both a house and a car like Bill Dunster's ZEDpod.

Urban dwellers can get a taste of camping out in nature with this temporary island cabin just outside of Helsinki.

This tiny verdant island, called Vulcan Point or sometimes Vulcan Island, lies at the center of a strange-but-entirely-true natural wonder. It's known for being the world's largest volcanic island that's on a lake, on a

From retiring dairy cows to asking whether

10 coal plants in Chicago, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey will be shut down sooner than expected.

A new public space in Philadelphia helps make the city more human-scale and increase quality of life for people who work or pass through the area.

220 years ago a lot of people wanted to move to Canada. Here is how they were welcomed.

The world mourns the loss of Berta Cáceres, an Indigenous woman who peacefully yet persistently resisted the destruction of waterways in Honduras for mining projects.

This quick project makes a useful emergency flashlight while recycling your leftover cardboard.

The same inventor who brought us the body heat-powered flashlight is at it again.

This waste-to-resource project not only produces a less smoky and long-burning fire, but could also help improve health and sanitation outcomes.

It took three years, but Hōkūle’a made the impressive journey using only ancient Polynesian navigational methods.

Simple, no frills cabin living at its best, right by the ocean.

The data center will be the largest in the world.

This versatile small dwelling can be customized as a mobile office, guesthouse or "living wagon."

A new way to deliver natural light to rooms without windows.

Everything you need to know about building a proper blanket fort.

Turn down the thermostat, crack a window, and ditch the blankets for some science-backed health benefits.

Do the green thing and resist reaching for the thermostat.

It's good news... but we shouldn't be eating tuna at all.

Science has shown over and over again that bar soap does not transmit infection. It is a powerful, plastic-free, and cheap disease-fighting tool.

Environmental initiatives are integral to addressing the "tale of two cities" that Mayor de Blasio campaigned on.

Our photo of the day comes from the rainforest of Ecuador.

Those crazy radicals at 475 demand High Performance Building across the Dominion.

If this plan even halfway succeeds, oil companies will be in serious trouble.

The big day is over and it's time to think about getting rid of the tree. If you've got a sturdy one and want a piece of furniture, here's an idea.

Putting your money to work for sustainability is probably one of the most important things you can do. It just got easier.

You can now view the energy and water efficiency performance of the company's North Carolina and Oregon data centers in real-time.

Non-profit organizations can now use the site to run fundraising campaigns and the simplicity could make a big impact.

When Copenhagen failed in 2010, he denounced the failure.

It's the fastest (and most fun) way to fill your house with a variety of delicious baked goods.

Self-driving cars will likely be big autonomous mobile home theaters.

If it seems like you've read a variation of the above headline before you're not wrong, and as much as anything it's a sign of the rock road cellulosic ethanol and biofuels in general have had in the past few years. The details: The Department of

Some are even containerized and self-service, and have a lot more than just tools.

The smartphone market isn't slowing down any time soon, but many people are returning to simpler, older phone models for a host of reasons.

It may well be more Jane Jacobs and Stewart Brand than it is Bjarke Ingells.

Using the bones of old-world infrastructure to build new-world infrastructure.

Michael Pollan's first food rule is simple: Eat Food, which he considers to be a different thing than what he calls edible foodlike substances, or "highly processed concoctions designed by food scientists, consisting mostly of ingredients derived from

"For the US in 2006, online data centres accounted for 1.5 percent of the entire country's electricity use - equating to more than the entire state of Massachusetts. " View the chart up close...Really interesting facts/stats! Image via GDS Digital via

I can't stop thinking about Natasha Pettigrew. She was 30 years old, a Green Party candidate for Senator in Maryland, and killed this month in the early morning hours by being struck from behind by a woman in an SUV. The driver did not stop, dragged