Ryan North points out that unlike most games, this one is lethal

For consumers, biodegradable and compostable products have mostly been a bust. Still, it is good news that the swiss company Freitag has succeeded making jeans that will break down on commercial compost piles.

Tandem satellite choreography has mapped the planet to 1-meter accuracy. In addition to amazing images, the data provides a treasure trove to earth scientists

Madison is a city of lakes.

Welcome to New York.

It's my favorite new memory trick.

Could sharing more be central to achieving the Right's biggest dream?

The sharing economy is built more on convenience and the desire to save money than a mission to save the world. But does that matter?

The sharing economy is built on reputation. So is online social gaming. Now the two are coming together.

Basalt Regional Library in Colorado is combining the best of both a traditional public library and the ever more popular seed library.

Patagonia's Worn Wear events, held in collaboration with sharing start up Yerdle, offer a different, more sustainable vision of Black Friday.

At first this smart lock seemed like gimmicky over-engineering. Then I got thinking about the possibilities.

It talks a lot about cycling, but notes that we don't do nearly enough about walking.

Studies prove these myths aren't true but nobody is listening.

It could move goods, transport hydrogen, reduce CO2 and water the lawn all at once.

A British campaign is asking people to pledge not to fly for a year. Good luck trying that in North America.

The French consider AC to be unhealthy. Will they change their minds in the face of a changing climate?

The world is getting hotter. But if we need AC, we have to use it sparingly.

All 250 stores, production facilities, headquarter, and e-commerce in North America will be closed for a day.

The public wants to see activists practicing what they preach.

In a word, yes. We don't have to buy what they're selling.

It's no longer safe for groups of people to gather in public places.

A building that once housed a Jewish girls' school, shut down by the Nazis, is now home to a fashionable restaurant.

Shipping Containers are used as giant blocks to build a giant steel party room

The public has cast their votes, and if the winner is any indication, there are some angry bikers tired of fighting the battle for clean transportation.

This is a housing form that we should be building a lot more of.

It can take hours before test results clue authorities about hazards in water supplies. The AquaBioTox uses biological sensors for immediate feedback.

You thought disco was dead? Not with these old payphone booths, now transformed into ultra-exclusive, tiny dance clubs, complete with the disco ball.

If you dream of testing the limits of solar powered mobility, but don't have the DIY gene, here is someone who can help

Just pick a scooter, drive it, then park it. Someone else takes care of the charging.

Made out of an old grain silo, this renovated micro-home is bursting with delightful creativity.

Researchers concluded that the spill probably doesn't pose a significant environmental risk, but the ash contained heavy metals like arsenic, lead and mercury.

“The dangerous conditions behind the Kingston disaster were not isolated."

High Fashion from roadkill? We also have an art installation that sent Estonians into the trees, egg nog pancakes, the year in gingerbread design, and more.

A town is prevented from creating regulations stricter than the state's rules, despite residents' concerns about groundwater contamination.

State regulators have found boron, arsenic, selenium and other toxic metals near 14 power plants, all in excess of state health standards.

Filipino activists had been charged with trespassing in December 2009 to document toxic coal ash.

The green activist group's stunt seeks to draw attention to the devastation wrought by coal.

The EPA pledged new regulations after the TVA coal ash spill, but has been sitting on two proposals for two years now, and the problems that led to TVA are still rampant nationwide.

If you are sick and tired of being optimistic, I have the perfect thing for you, a No Globe snow globe. The tchotchke is a one of a kind--kinda. Only two were made and only one is left to purchase, so act quickly.

Things of Intrinsic Worth is a feature-length documentary which focuses on the ways coal mining is harming the livelihoods of Montana ranchers.

New report shows shocking amounts of coal pollution in U.S. waterways.

The coal industry continues to fight for profits over people, even though coal ash is extremely toxic.

Accidents happen. But when they involve toxic chemicals and combustible substances, those accidents can cost a fortune.

A roundup of our Blankenship coverage over the years, and what led up to this tragedy and this indictment.

A new report details some of the world's major on-going grassroots fights against coal.

In advance of EPA's coal ash standards, a mother of four talks about her family's health problems due to nearby coal ash ponds.

But this is probably not the last we will hear from him.

A giant wave of pollution glop in 2008 convinced the EPA to regulate coal dumps more closely. But the Trump administration is changing that.

How urban waste management is wising up.