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

New discovery points to troubling signs for the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, the collapse of which would prove catastrophic.

It's a surprisingly simple DIY project.

These will make your task easier, more efficient, and altogether more pleasant.

We are now prisoners of the petrochemical industry.

Non-native species like zebra mussels make national news, but the dangerous plant variable milfoil is rarely discussed outside of lake communities.

The World Customs Organization and INTERPOL retrieved thousands of endangered animals during a sweep of arrests across 109 countries.

A conference on sustainable construction in the Can of Ham is in denial about upfront carbon emissions

It is a real problem when designing energy efficient homes, and it seems that there is no good solution except ordering in.

This compact all-in-one cooking kit is looking to overhaul the traditional kitchen for today's hectic schedules and non-traditional living situations.

Adriano Studio shows the future of induction cooking with Ordine

Cherry-picking has become a family bonding experience – and a practical zero-waste food storage tactic.

"Most people are already operating ‘off grid’ in different ways to varying degrees, but the vast majority don’t feel the need to make a big lifestyle song and dance about it."

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

Beer cans are lined with the stuff, but hey, thats the price you pay for convenience.

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

What's in that "polymer lining" in every can? A gender-bending hormone that may be really bad for you.

There is a fundamental logical inconsistency here. Either the stuff is bad for you or it isn't.

What is CO2 fertilization effect and how is it changing our planet?

There is so much that they can't burn it here, so they compress it, liquify it, and ship it. That's not working out too well either.

If a massive water footprint, air pollution, contaminated drinking water, earthquakes, and general environmental degradation weren't bad enough...r

It's killing everything, including renewable energy.

Featuring eye-catching geometries, local and non-toxic materials, these unique furniture pieces meld a medley of traditional weaving and woodworking techniques.

Great coworking spaces aren't just about "sharing desks" -- just like other intentional communities where people share resources, they need a common vision and more.

Instead of combining the two poles of work and leisure, this simple and functional design separates them into distinct volumes.

It comes with a tiny bar, housed in the distillery's old elevator.

Carbon offsets have traditionally gone to technological improvements or reforestation. One group is teaching a different way of cooking. And it's using offset funds for the training.

Simmer like a crock pot and bake like an oven, using the clean energy of sunlight.

This versatile ingredient can replace multiple others, allowing you to pack less.

Kids deserve a better example than that.

This intriguing design brings in more healthy rocking and rolling movement as you sit, work and socialize.

Created by BIG and WeWork, this open-plan school in NYC offers another model for education.

The answer is pretty surprising.

Sometimes the conventional wisdom is right, but sometimes it’s dead wrong.

When everything seems to be falling apart in the world, the most useful thing you can do is focus on your own community and making it a better place.

You would think that attending a conference on sustainable tourism in Costa Rica would be a bit bland: yes, they're very green, we know. But just because this Central

The graph says it all...

When the oft-predicted water wars start, we're going to want this technology on our side. Let's hope it survives the budget wars.

The aquatic moss clears 80 percent of arsenic from a container of water in less than an hour.

But what is the best criterion?

Parking lots will never be green, period. But design can make them less of an eye sore. And who knew a fence could look cool?

I wrote last year about the Boulder-based Unreasonable Institute's search for people who have great ideas, who think big, who want to change the world, and who seem like they can. Last year's fellowship was a great

No gym required: From frequency and stride to what to do with your arms, here’s how to get the world's easiest fitness fix.

In Utah, birds plunge to their death after storms make parking lots look like ponds. Thwack. Another reason for less pavement?

Food has a way of making an occasion truly special and memorable.

New research finds that a two-pronged approach is necessary to fight things like sea-level rise and ocean acidification.

Evidently natural gas has a clean image that is being threatened by reality.

Do people have the right to say no to corporations that come into their communities and create environmental and health risks? In Israel, the public is proving that they do.

In Canada, we’ve collected over 150 million units of waste and engaged two million people to recycle.

World Water Day may be one day out of the year, but taking the time to reflect can help us make long-lasting impacts that we can carry forward.