It's part of a statewide effort to crack down on plastic waste.

It's time for a rethink about what's really important in a home.

Just 30 minutes of play time can power a lamp for three hours.

The toilets could be used to power lighting in refugee camps.

The batteries could provide back-up power for small solar power systems.

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.

Wastes are made in the kitchen.

When the heck did electric commercial flight become a realistic prospect?!

Do we have the political will to do what has to be done? Simon Kuper doesn't think so. I do.

They say it reduces CO2 emissions by 80 percent. Does it really?

"It's just an amazing, amazing thing that people have done."

The largest hotel chain in the world joins the move against straws.

This is the first-known attempt of a commercial company to undertake a physical clean-up of trash from open waters.

'Instead of putting the money back into our business, we’re responding by putting $10 million back into the planet. Our home planet needs it more than we do.'

Artist Thomas Dambo and his team of elves built this wonderful recycled village in Copenhagen where DIYers can make all of their gifts for free.

A look at some of the nominees which are brilliant, and others that are something else.

The project in Denmark is a good object lesson.

They don't know how they are going to do it, but it is a bold promise.

Dozens of sheep and goats broke out of a slaughterhouse in upstate New York on Tuesday night, and gave police quite the runaround.

It's cow bliss at a dairy in Hertfordshire, England run by the Hare Krishnas. There are only 44 of them but life is sweet: On this farm all the cows have names, they are hand-milked whilst listening to Sanskrit music and

Researchers studying fossil clams in Florida believe they found the souvenirs of an ancient meteorite.

Another good reason to pile density onto subway lines: Almost free heat and cooling.

From amaranth to wheat berries, here's how to cook grains that don't come with instructions.

Stand around a fire and sip mulled wine. Skip the last-minute shopping. Give time, not stuff.

With only two members of the species left, a successful egg harvest and fertilization could mean all is not lost.

This system could produce 3,500 gallons of clean water per day, at half the cost of current desalination methods, using just the motion of the waves to power the Reverse Osmosis process.

Who says wheat-free can't mean indulgent? Best-selling cookbook author Karen Morgan offers up irresistible (and also vegetarian) main courses, snacks, and desserts.

To end new zoonotic diseases like coronavirus (COVID-19), humans need to start staying in their lanes.

The omission of ecological services in economics is the equivalent of double bookkeeping: one set that looks (relatively) rosy for us and another for our children.

Nobody cared much about this a few years ago. They do now.

If you don't have an independent plant shop nearby, Bloomscape is the next best thing.

Recycling aluminum uses about 95% less energy than making new one from bauxite ore, which compares very favorably with other types of recycling.

This company creates modern, energy-efficient versions of the backyard 'granny flat'.

Does your family PLT? Project Learning Tree (PLT) is an award-winning environmental education program for children and teens in all grades.

Researchers find that dogs can be trained to sniff out the bacteria that causes citrus greening, with 99+ percent accuracy

Shorter post: They are " essentially, disposable. "

Even when made using hydro-electricity, aluminum production had a big carbon footprint.

Like Kremlinology in the cold war, you take what you can get.

Sort of, but there is less to it than meets the eye.

If you care about water quality and ethical textile production, then this is a project worth supporting. Watch the trailer and be inspired to help.

Somehow, beauty and hope for the future are found amid the wreckage of war.

Your cat deserves better; this architecturally designed house for cats might be just the thing.

Fiercely opposed to big government, and a huge advocate for distributed clean energy, Roscoe Bartlett now practices what he preaches.

Paying homage to Denmark's historical relationship with wind, these public art sculptures would generate music and power from wind.

Merging energy-intensive Bitcoin mining with aquaculture, this project is experimenting with how technology might be used to develop better food systems.

Elora Hardy and her team of designers, artisans, and builders at Ibuku are reimagining sustainable building, using one of nature's strongest and most versatile materials.

If you like craftsmanship, woodworking, and traditional hand tools, or you just enjoy watching somebody else do all the work, you'll love this short film.

Plastic Bottle Village demonstrates another approach to repurposing single-use bottles.

It's only mid-November and winter has arrived with a vengeance. How do I stay sane?

Designer Salva Nadal learned how to turn canes into blinds from his uncle and is now designing a collection of products to save this Spanish craftsmanship from dying out. The results are beautiful eco-friendly lamps and a table for now.