Industry coalitions working with municipal recycling can work, but only in two circumstances

Wastes are made in the kitchen.

Influenced by realism and mythology, these impressive works impart a sense of wonder about the natural world.

I was disappointed to see that Subaru, beloved of TreeHugger types, is on the wrong side of this issue.

Install and forget about these induction powered lights from Denmark.

It's the Danish word for happiness, which these days seems in short supply.

The Center for Food Safety's recently launched network is a bid to preserve global plant biodiversity and work toward food security around the globe.

Whether for parental sanity or oceanic health, this is a powerful step toward a much better world.

Another reason that we have to use less of the stuff.

The computing facility will help researchers with NASA missions while reducing its environmental impact.

Our photo of the day comes from California's beautiful Central Coast.

There is more to the tiny house movement than just living with less. It can also be a story about resilience, sustainability and adaptablility.

More than 300 million acres of forests across the U.S. and Canada are certified to the SFI Forest Management Standard. In addition, tens of millions more are positively influenced by the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard.

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Project Learning Tree (PLT) joined Scouts from more than 150 countries at the 24th World Scout Jamboree last month.

Shorter post: They are " essentially, disposable. "

It’s not perfect, but it is pretty impressive.

They are pushing their suppliers to go green too.

Many parents who work in the tech industry are opting to go screen-free at home.

iFixit took them apart, but they can't put them together.

An old, cramped apartment in Tasmania is updated with skylights, plenty of clever space-saving concepts, and a touch of hidden glamor.

The future will look nothing like the past when it comes to energy. Chances are, our utilities will look pretty different too.

It might be pretty, but it's just another toxic microplastic.

Aren't the enjoyment and pleasure some sustainable choices provide much more compelling selling points than their intangible environmental benefits?

Different themes seemed to be embedded in the Valencia Design Week. After spotting 6 great wooden flat-pack designs, I also found these little

It is the perfect local renewable material, and a great insulator too.

Skylight manufacturer Velux says we need more light and fresh air.

Getting people out of cars and rebuilding our main streets is not going to be easy, and cannot be oversimplified.

It is a strange and wonderful experience where you don't know what's around the corner.

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.

"Make no small plans." It's time to stop building bits and start building big.

What's the best approach for dealing with this?

But assuming that lower-income citizens are content to eat cheeseburgers definitely is.

Mira Schröder lives and works in a shop where she can make her bed disappear.

Another good reason to move to Colorado.

Designing kitchen ventilation that works in really tight houses seems almost impossible.

photo: US Fish & Wildlife Service via flickr White nose syndrome, a disease caused by exposure to a particular fungus, first discovered in 2006, has been afflicting bats in the eastern United States and appears to be spreading. Considering that it's

Dig out those old da Vinci drawings of winged flying machines, as he was really on to something!

A new way to see inside batteries in real time as they go through charging cycles could help prevent battery fires and increase battery lifespans

It's a surprisingly well-rounded and thorough view of sustainability that shouldn't be limited to boy scouts.

From reproductive rights to voter ID, there have been some battles in North Carolina of late. The environment has not escaped unharmed.

The War on Cars pitch wins conservative votes across North America.

The Southern Poverty Law Center says “It is time to call out Agenda 21conspiracy theories and the people spreading them.”

Jacob Scherr of NRDC (a group that helped write the Agenda 21 document) looks at the success that the conspiracy theorists are having.

A new study from Pew Research is totally depressing, showing how left and right are moving further apart.

Ecotricity's collapsing cooling towers return. This time, they're tapping into popular anger over utility profits.

But really, they should have seen this coming.

In Barcelona, buying bulk is part of the city's history -- and visiting one of these historic shops is a unique olfactory experience.

They do this every few years. Will this one be any more successful?

Particulate pollution is killing us, and we can't pretend we can just open a window.

Sometimes we have to decide between "neighborhood character" or carbon emissions and density. A new Passive House in Vancouver is a good example.