A coating made from copper nanowires could make those smartphone screens a lot tougher and help the gadgets to last longer.

The innovation could mean less e-waste at the end of our electronics' lives.

By reclaiming precious metals from its 'urban mine' of obsolete electronics, Japan may be able to produce the medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from recycled materials.

The machines are popping up at grocery stores in Norway.

If you want to attract good people these days you have to give them a nice place to work.

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

Big business may be coming to the climate party late. But it is making its presence known.

Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft have joined together to support Obama's Clean Power Plan as it faces legal opposition.

The proposal for redeveloping Toronto's waterfront into a green, sustainable, urban tech hub is controversial.

Jeans into insulation, plastic bottles into coats – details like this make people more inclined to use the blue bin.

Unfortunately, people like the slogans a bit too much.

The Canadian province is overhauling its recycling program, which would include holding producers accountable for their wasteful packaging designs.

A partnership between Moisson Montreal and the largest grocery chains in the province will continue to salvage hundreds of tons of food that would otherwise be discarded.

And a big part of the pitch is sustainability and comfort.

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

All work and no play? Here's a work space with some playful humor built in.

The age of vehicular cycling is coming to an end; cyclists want equity, not equality

Electric bikes are the great leveller; a lot more people will be doing this.

Big Auto is increasingly coming up against Big Tech.

Fleet purchasing may turn out to be critical to electrification.

Following anti-Monsanto activism in other countries, Poland has announced plans to completely ban the growth of Monsanto’s genetically modified strain MON810.

You just can't fool Mother Nature.

The Guardian's Kara Moses asks, "Do we need conclusive scientific proof to become concerned about an issue?" I think not, because sometimes even conclusive proof isn't enough for government and society to act.

They are still banned in Manhattan where they would be most useful. Why not ban parked cars instead?

From scooters to cargo bikes, a bunch of alternatives to driving that car.

BRB introduces a bunch of concept vehicles that look like a lot of fun without fossil fuels

Micromobility can solve the last mile problem and reduce carbon emissions.

It's basic math. Sure, e-scooter injuries are way up. But let's keep it in perspective and look at what the real problem is.

Michael Pollan writes in the New York Times about the connection between the American diet and the cost of health care; Surprisingly, conservative writers like Marie-Josée Kravis are saying much the same thing,

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

Michael Pollan said in the Omnivore's Dilemma that if you eat industrially, you are made of corn. In Corporate Knights, "the magazine for clean capitalism", Toby A.A. Heaps picks up on this theme and looks at the causes

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.

Michael Pollan's latest book is a wonderful exploration of how cooking connects us all, socially and ecologically.

By controlling portion size and refusing to overeat, particularly in restaurants, we can reduce food waste and remind ourselves of the true value of food.

Michael Pollan's food advice will be mandatory holiday viewing for any health- and green-minded individuals.

We have been saying for years that building materials should be healthy and high fiber like the food we eat, and now Perdue delivers.

Tweaking your computer's energy saving settings is a no-brainer. But that's just the trouble: the computer is making a "dumb" decision to dim the monitor or go to sleep after a preset time. VeryPC, the British maker of energy-efficient

Images: Black & Decker Here in the southeast, my front lawn is already starting to perk up in response to intimations of spring. Those handsome green blades of fescue are yawning, stretching, and preparing to greet the season with exuberant,

Walmart has been in the sustainability spotlight over the last few years, both for implementing its own efficiency measures and for raising the bar for industry at large. Some view these initiatives with skepticism because the

The dog days of summer are right around the corner and homeowners are looking for ways to

It's not rocket science, it's building science, and it's all here.

Drying clothes uses an incredible amount of energy, it's clearly a low-hanging fruit for conservation and energy efficiency efforts.

Look Ma! No heatsink!

It was only a few years ago that I was testing LED bulbs that cost $100 each...

Fixing and making feels good, and everyone's doing it, so don't be shy. Experience the Joy of Fix.

With Oxford Dictionary’s addition of the verb 'MacGyver' to the official lexicon, we pay homage to the almighty hack.

It's a sign of quality when companies are willing to stand by the goods they sell.

Not waiting for national legislation to set a price on carbon and kickstart the journey to a low-carbon future, Montgomery County, Maryland has enacted one the country's first carbon taxes. Passed by a vote of 8-to-1 the tax

When I wrote about Robert Llewellyn's solar car charging in rainy England, commenters noted that solar at home is unlikely to benefit most car drivers, as they will typically charge overnight. Situations will obviously vary

Thanks to an exception for "electric or non-fossil-fuel-burning vehicles". Maybe all other states could do that so that other EV makers don't have to face what Tesla is facing?