New Hampshire USA's first green co-housing community, Nubanusit Neighborhood and Farm, features renewable energy ready and energy efficiently designed residences. The 29 total units include 7 single-family homes, 7 duplex units, and 2 quad units on a

The project will also include molten salt energy storage for 24 hour solar power.

The growing disparity between wealthy and poor is reflected in this shocking photo report on the tiny island city's critical lack of affordable housing.

This is how you pack'em and stack'em.

These delightful mementos of the Irish countryside remind us of nature's beauty, but are also responsibly sourced and packaged.

The head of a cooperative of honey harvesters, a park guide, and a doctor who uses a garden of medicinal plants to treat asthma and other ailments are

Go beyond your morning toast with these sweet all-natural beauty hacks featuring one of our favorite ingredients.

Tortoise sauve! The randy 100-year-old Galapagos tortoise has sired over 800 babies.

Looking to tiny houses for design inspiration, these new student housing units have been constructed in a former Rotterdam office.

They are building "five great houses that are comfortable to live in and will have happy occupants."

Touch the trees, hear them hum and murmur.

Like a gadget from a superhero's gizmo-kit, two engineering students have invented a device to battle blazes with noise – water and toxic chemicals not required.

In a press conference for an upcoming Carnegie Hall concert, Smith and the founders of Pathway to Paris talk about art, community, and keeping the spirit up for climate action.

Helsinki's old abattoir has become the heart of the city's culinary revival, a movement blending innovation and tradition that integrates local foods, pop-up eateries, and urban gardens.

It is about time that people acknowledged that it's not just cyclists that hit their heads. Helmets for everybody!

Just standing isn't enough; you gotta move.

Blasting along the Ohio Turnpike, few will notice the coastal salt marsh plants growing along the shoulder. Such plants are now common at the mid-western roadside, having adapted to a half

Weak regulations mean an extra dose of toxic wastewater for some states, like Ohio.

Drivers used to get away with murder; new legislation is much stronger.

One side effect of gold prices continuing to rise (now at a new record of $1500/ounce): Deforestation in parts of the Peruvian Amazon have increased up to 600% since 2003.

Pay attention, as this sort of thing could hit other mountainous areas that are dependent on glaciers for their water supply.

With crickets in decline, some scientists say that the insects' summer crooning may become a thing of the past.

Kissing bugs can carry the parasite that causes Chagas disease, and they are now making their way through the US.

Sometimes you wonder what they were thinking.

We are all cutting back in the West, but more flying in developing countries overwhelms the savings.

Could this be even more encouraging than a FitBit to get up and walk around?

It's not quite as dramatic as it sounds. It's simply a good demonstration of the power of regenerative braking!

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Instead of tossing it, fisheries should capture the protein and fat left in water and use it to feed humans and animals a second time around.

Written by one of my favorite bloggers, this new book will inspire and guide readers to instill a love for nature in their children.

Memorize this and you'll be set in the kitchen.

Architect John Kinsley puts together a little project that addresses so many of the problems we face in our cities.

Most refugees live in refugee camps for an average of 12 years and most of that time it's in drafty, tattered tents. Now IKEA has a solar-powered camp house that is flatpack and quick to assemble.

Kayak not included, but everything else a dorm room needs is.

Indwell and Invizij Architects are doing incredible work, raising the bar for housing people in need.

Over the past three days, one of Helsinki's tram lines has been carrying some unusual cargo -- living plants donated by passengers for inclusion in a roller-coaster-themed urban garden.

A landmark constitutional climate change lawsuit, filed by a group of kids against the US government, gets the go-ahead.

A new study finds 3 carnivores that usually avoid each other at all costs have found smart ways to peacefully co-exist. #goals

The state of Maharashtra, home to Mumbai, collected nearly $6,000 in fines this past Sunday from businesses that haven't gotten rid of banned plastics yet.

StackitNOW is a great idea but also demonstrates how intractable the problem is.

We visited Canada's first tiny house festival to find out more about this newly declared eco-residential development in Quebec for homes under 1,000 square feet in size.

Image via: Wakeland Housing & Development Corporation Los Vecinos, the first LEED-Certified Platinum, 100% solar-powered affordable housing in San Diego, offer 42-units of state of the art in green housing. The $17.6 million USD project opened its doors

Seedo, creators of automated consumer grow labs, will shortly plant a seed in the U.S. medical marijuana market.

The FDA has announced new (and stronger) warning requirements for certain prescription insomnia medications. Here's why.

Think we are cutting back? They are just getting started, and we are going to be buried in the stuff.

A new article published in the online journal PLoS ONE takes on the issue of energy sprawl -- namely how much land is required to produce energy from different sources -- under different potential US energy and climate policies in 2030.

It creates as much CO2 as a million transatlantic flights. Why isn't this a bigger deal?

Well, this is pretty clever. If you're enticed by the idea of having fresh eggs straight from the backyard, but are not sure if you're ready to commit, RentTheChicken.com lets you rent some chickens!

Copper Lane, a cohousing project in London, shows how design by committee doesn't have to look like a camel.

We have seen many ups and downs in the prefab world, but they may be getting it right this time.