If all Americans adopted this (almost) waterless method of cooking pasta, we'd save billions of gallons of water.

What with social networking sites like Facebook all the rage right now and more attention than ever being focused on the issues of global warming and climate change, the moment certainly seems propitious for the unveiling of MakeMeSustainable, a

After successfully preventing the Bluegrass pipeline from running through their Convent's property, these nuns are speaking out against fracked gas.

Thought experiments worked for Einstein. Can they help protect the environment too?

Archeologists unearthed some eerie graffiti in history's most famous graveyard.

This renovated bus is a mobile coworking space that brings location-independent professionals out into the great outdoors, combining work with a hike, a bike trip or a surf ride on the waves.

"It was cool to be in the right place at the right time," says Dr. Sciascia.

The fast food chain will also take old plastic toys and melt them down for repurposing.

Your phone makes it easier and safer.

Sharing resources and renting just what you need is green, but not much of a business model.

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

At Woodrise 2019, Katerra CEO Michael Marks wows the wood world.

The limited edition pieces are designed to give plastic waste a second life.

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.

One of the biggest challenges of making cities more bike friendly is that most of the road space is already "used up." Adding bike lanes means removing something. That's when a bit of perspective comes in handy.

You can work with other location independent workers and do some holiday good deeds at the same time.

As prices drop and range increases, more and more people are going electric.

Or, once again, why electric cars [on their own] won't save us.

If you don't subscribe to the print version of Mother Jones you may have missed what seems to be a really sort of creepy story about how the US beef industry is not so subtly waging war against sustainable and slow

The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism's News21 program and Good Magazine have shortlisted the three finalists in a competition to design a better food label. They "asked for designs that were informative, instructive and

In an interview with Democracy Now!, Michael Pollan says taking back control of cooking may be the single most important step to help make our food system more sustainable.

The USGBC, and their insanely popular rating system LEED, have been on the frontlines of the green building movement for quite a while. Everyone has taken a shot at them at least once. There’s all the talk about how the credits are

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

Today's technology makes dishwashers much more water and energy efficient than hand washing dishes. Here are some tips for taking that efficiency to the next level.

Our focus should be on making things last and serve their purpose, not throwing them away.

Residents in southern Maryland have long felt like they live in an 'energy sacrifice zone.' They already have a nuclear power plant and now are trying to stop a liquid natural gas port.

An architectural tradition dating to the 9th century, Iceland's turf houses are an enduring inspiration.

A growing number of environmentalists are re-envisioning 'disaster relief' as something that can provide hope for the future, not just a hot meal and somewhere to sleep. Their tool of choice? Permaculture.

There are so many missing teeth, so many vacant lots in so much of rust belt North America. We showed how Superkül took back a sketchy main street store in Toronto for their live/work space; Now Azure Magazine shows us how

There are 446 Bridges, Most with Pedestrian Sidewalks! This great video by our friend Clarence over at StreetFilms gives an excellent overview of Pittsburgh's bike culture and infrastructure. Having never been, and because Pittsburgh isn't as well

We are never going to switch to electric cars in time to make a difference. That's why we have to get out of our cars and walk.

Carbon sequestration, the technology taking carbon dioxide out of fossil fuel emissions, just got a boost

Governments aren't paying attention to scientific research, but maybe crime will get people's attention.

Nomi Network helps to provide training and jobs to women in India and Cambodia.

Run on waste heat, this commercial facility is the first of its kind in the world, extracting CO2 from the air and piping it to a greenhouse farm to grow veggies.

Cars are killing us, and it is time to limit the damage to drivers and to people around them, just like we did with smoking.

The incomparable Swedish medical doctor and statistician Hans Rosling tackles a very perverse and tenacious myth about overpopulation.

Scott Parenteau welds it all together from scrap metal and dishwasher parts at Maker Faire.

They were wonderful mathematical constructs, but they are terrible buildings.

Fretting about authenticity and appearance detracts from more important concerns.

Much of the world eats the same thing every day. Why are we so preoccupied with variety?

The story combines the beauty of nature, wanderlust, and the deep love that can exist between human and dog.

80% of diseases in developing countries trace back to contaminated water. Could a simple ingredient from the kitchen shelf solve the problem?

Clean drinking water is one of our basic human needs, but in many parts of the world, it's also hard to come by. Here's another look at some of the latest concepts for providing clean drinking water.

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

Last night, on her show, Rachel Maddow showed some incredible photos of an explosive accident at a Texas fracking site. After seeing the photos, you'll be surprised to learn that thankfully no one was killed.

The bigger question: why is the industry playing into the hands of the anti-fracking activists?

It's time for some fareness.

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

In the latest installment of 'A Death by 1000 Cuts,' a New York TImes analysis lists the Earth-loving rules that Washington is seeking to reverse.