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Indonesia's food supply is being contaminated by imported plastics

An eye-opening report reveals how low-grade plastics are burned as fuel, poisoning the surrounding soil and air.




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A picture is worth: Space required to transport 60 people by car, uber and AV

A hilarious remix of a classic image demonstrates that the new high-tech alternatives are not solving every problem.




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UK Report: Active transportation can fight climate change, air pollution and traffic congestion

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




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Frequent flyer programs should be abolished, report says

They incentivize air travel at a time when people should be flying less.




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Berlin public transport system sponsors shoe with an annual transport pass

An advertising gimmick that gives a whole new meaning to the words "training shoes."




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Obama Administration Just As Bad On Environment As Bush, Says New Report

"Tucked in a corner of the Old Executive Office Building, an obscure group of some three dozen economists exerts extraordinary power over federal rules intended to protect public health, worker and consumer safety, and the environment."




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Let's Learn From Medellín, Colombia’s Sustainable Transportation Capital!

Medellín has a great sustainable transportation vision for the future, and so far they seem to be executing it extremely well.




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Office clothes are an impediment to green transportation

It's time to rethink how we dress for work.




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Globalized Beef, Palm Oil & Timber Corporations Now Main Cause of Tropical Deforestation

Confirming what previous studies have shown, new research from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows that the main threats to tropical forests are no longer from




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Danish Council on Ethics releases its report on beef as a 'climate damaging food'

The report argues why a beef tax would be an effective step toward curbing greenhouse gas emissions and why we should all be paying more for climate-damaging foods.




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Electric cars alone won't save us, says new UK parliamentary report; get a bike instead

It calls for more support of bikes, walking and transit, banning ICE-powered cars sooner.




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6 month report: My e-bike ate my car

It changes everything – how you think about bikes and how you think about cars.




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Bed automatically retracts up high in this contemporary tiny house (Video)

This elegantly designed small space presents yet another solution for the bed: lifting it up to the ceiling and out of the way.




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This tiny portable wind turbine fits in your bag and charges your gadgets

Who says you can't take it with you? This micro wind turbine folds into a foot-long cylinder for a portable solution to charging gadgets with clean renewable energy.




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Portable, collapsible wind turbine weighs less than 4 pounds

The WindPax wind generator fits neatly into a backpack for hiking or can be used in the backyard too.




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Trinity portable wind turbines get upgraded and scaled up

Four sizes of micro-turbines, designed to be portable personal wind energy stations, are in the works from Janulus.




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Portable micro wind turbine prototype weighs 2 lbs and packs down to the size of an umbrella

Lightweight, collapsible, and quick to deploy, this little wind generator might be a viable off-grid portable power source in places where solar isn't appropriate.




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How Lush is supporting cocoa butter farmers in the Congo

It's a mutually beneficial arrangement. Lush gets luxurious fair-trade cocoa butter, while farmers earn income in a low-risk way, not threatened by violence.




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Man who lives alone in the woods has recorded 40 years of important data on snow

In a ghost town in the one of the coldest places in the US, lone resident Billy Barr has spent 4 decades recording snowfall … to the enormous delight of scientists.




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Elevator bed & folding porch grace this tiny house builder's home (Video)

This tiny house builder and architect just built himself and his wife a bigger (but still tiny) home, equipped with a space-saving elevator bed.




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You (and your poop) will be transported by this French composting toilet

Here's the hot poop on a toilet with a conveyor belt to move the stuff out of sight, out of mind.




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Composting toilets are replacing the plastic portapotties

The big Glastonbury music festival is getting new composting loos




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New Yorkers overwhelmingly support a clean energy future

The Nature Conservancy’s new research shows New Yorkers want to take action against climate change.




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Scandi design + Portuguese cork: Buy your next phone case from 15:21

It's so much nicer to feel a warm natural material in your pocket than cold slippery plastic.




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National Transportation Safety Board recommends mandatory helmet laws for cyclists

Why stop there? Helmets for everybody!




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10 reasons why you should use public transport

Public transportation, while maybe not as enjoyable as commuting in your own personal vehicle, does ease congestion, reduce emissions. Need more convincing? Here's more info about public transportation.




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Reusable coffee cup trial launches at Gatwick airport

Travellers can take a reusable cup and drop it off at a 'cup check-in point' before boarding a flight.




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Young Republican voters won't support climate denial, poll finds

A new poll conducted for the League of Conservation Voters found strong views among young voters, including young Republicans, regarding climate change denial.




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Was Keystone XL a huge mistake? Weighing the strategic importance of the tar sands pipeline fight

Was focusing on Keystone XL a mistake? Recent debates on that issue within the environmentalist community have caused some controversy. Here's a look at what people are saying.




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Top fashion companies must tighten up climate commitments, report says

Two are doing well, but the rest aren't doing nearly enough, according to Stand.earth.




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Report condemns environmental impact of fast fashion

We need a new approach to making and buying clothes because the current system is unsustainable.




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The future of transportation is the bus, the bike and the elevator

Henry Grabar writes a really wonderful article that shows how "a better world is possible."




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Offices for the Architects Association for Northern Portugal are a wonderful mix of old and new

A minimalist and discreet addition to some exuberant older houses.




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It's Fair Tuesday; Support Fair Trade Today

A response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday with the goal of inspiring conscious consumerism.




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Why it's important to stick with fair-trade chocolate this Valentine's Day

You don't want to ruin the romance with a gift contaminated by child labour and slavery.




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Smart modern milk box could solve the problem of porch pirates

The Danby Parcel Guard reduces the waste of stolen packages and multiple deliveries.




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Climate change will hurt children the most, report says

Children born today will grow up in a disease-ridden, malnourished world, unless governments stick to the Paris Agreement.




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Is this tilted toilet really an evil corporate plot to take away your Twitter time?

Or is it actually good for you?




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Study finds that drivers would rather use a transporter, but people who walk or bike enjoy the ride

For people who walk or bike, getting there is half the fun.




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CES 2012: 2nd Solutions Spares Corporate Cell Phones from Certain Death

Salvaging old IT from corporations can mean big business, and a way to keep cell phones out of landfills.




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Recipe of the Week: Grilled Marinated Portobello Mushrooms

Now that the barbecue season is well under way you may be getting tired of the same veggie burgers. A simple alternative is grilled portobello mushrooms.






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Smart is Evolving: Efficient High-rise Changes Corporate Landscape with 'Urban Genius' Concept - Video OneTitle

Virtual tour of 350 Fifth, a new 20-story office building in one of the top-ranked U.S. cities for sustainable buildings. Pt. 1 Pittsburgh-Gateway to the World & 350 Fifth Urban Genius.




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El Departamento del Tesoro y el Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de los Estados Unidos lanzan con el Ad Council nuevos anuncios de servicio público para ayudar a los propietarios de viviendas en dificultades - Esto es el por que :60

Esto es el por que :60





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Rules are Changing for Corporate Reputation Management, According to Sodexo 2015 Workplace Trends Report - 2015 Sodexo Workplace Trends Overview

2015 Sodexo Workplace Trends Overview




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Goodwill® Teams Up With Sony Pictures Entertainment To Support Release Of "Hotel Transylvania 2" And To Combat Unemployment - Hotel Transylvania 2 Shop Goodwill Ad

Hotel Transylvania 2 Shop Goodwill Ad




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Northwestern Mutual Reveals Design of 2016 Rose Parade® Float to Support the Fight Against Childhood Cancer - Northwestern Mutual Tournament of Roses® Parade Float Reveal

Northwestern Mutual, presenting sponsor of the Rose Bowl Game®, revealed renderings of its Tournament of Roses® Parade float, inspired by Peyton Richardson, a teenage ballerina who is fighting cancer.