There's more than one way to kill a duck curve.

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

This is not a new debate, and raises all kinds of questions.

With its embrace of wild swimming, foraging, and stargazing, this cultural trend is spot-on for the modern world.

This family lives, works and travels in this modern tiny house, now located on a remote Scottish island.

This one-of-a-kind treehouse is elevated above the ground to minimize its environmental impact.

Instead of turning sunlight into electricity, and then using that to power indoor lighting, Lucy redirects the daylight into rooms for effective natural illumination.

This solar + battery + LED light combo aims to be the future of portable light & power.

At less than $50, this little dual USB port solar device is an affordable option for a clean, efficient portable charging solution.

The newest version of this solar charger & battery is lighter and offers a more powerful solar panel, and includes dual USB ports and a USB-C port.

These devices help solar lighting move beyond the flatness of traditional photovoltaic cells.

With 20 watts of solar panels, a 16Ah lithium-ion battery bank, and an onboard inverter, along with multiple charging ports, this compact solar generator is a great off-grid accessory.

This mobile solar power station offers a lightweight high-capacity lithium-ion battery with all the bells and whistles.

Renogy's rechargeable flashlight incorporates a host of useful features, including the ability to function as a backup battery for phones and other gadgets.

The MP3ForLife device is loaded with 400+ answers to common questions about health, nutrition, family planning, and more, translated into more than 100 languages.

With temperatures soaring even before the calendar turns to June, the shade of the solar tree will be as welcome as its many functions

Sunslice is a small folding solar charger that can fit into a pocket, while still producing enough electricity to compete with much larger offerings.

These pictures from the Sun Trip 2018 race prove the only limit is imagination. Congratulations to Sun Trip race winner Raf van Hulle (tech spec of his bike below).

Kent Peterson does it with off-the-self stuff, but it should be easier than this.

It simply doesn't recognize that some e-bikes are just bikes with a boost, and is unfair to older or disabled riders, or long distance commuters.

Report accuses wood burners of being naively careless when they should be worried

Everything you need to know about building a proper blanket fort.

Previously titled "4 reasons why heat pumps are not going to save the planet" which was mean to heat pumps.

Michael Sivak shows us the numbers.

It's a smart thermostat for hydronic heating systems and is not such a dumb idea.

A study suggests we should turn up the heat; it's not so simple.

A landmark report released by The Nature Conservancy has demonstrated that effective conservation measures - far from simply benefiting the local biota - can also help alleviate poverty. The study, co-authored by Nature Conservancy policy advisor

As reported in the Otago Daily Times, the noticeable impacts of climate change on area coral reefs and a recent starfish outbreak are not as bad as previously thought due to noticeable changes in the Fijian lifestyle. From

Over the past few years journalists and commentators have denounced bottled water as an environmental evil. I can count myself as one of those after my article about the greenhouse gas emissions from producing and transporting one bottle of Fiji water

A weekly wrap up of green and socially minded business news from the gang at TriplePundit.com.

Fiji, probably the least favorite in an already disliked industry, is the target of a class action lawsuit alleging the company has profited from greenwashing. Specifically, from greenwashing claims that its products are

Scientists call it a remarkable discovery in an area where butterfly wildlife was thought to be well known.

Don't take your morning cup of coffee for granted. It may not be around in a few decades, according to a new report.

Every bag they make is different, which creates a real marketing and display problem.

Due to security issues, the date has not been released yet, but we are happy to announce that Middle East environmentalists are putting political pet peeves aside to focus on one goal: preserving the environment.

They’re a recently established group of about a hundred teens, but students in Claremont, California are busy making a difference by creating a model environmental structure out of earth and biodegradable materials using Super Adobe, a form of earth

The NYT's newly-minted blogger (and all-around excellent climate change journalist) Andrew Revkin follows up his earlier post exposing Peabody Energy's (laughable) ad campaign aimed at sliming Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for making the (right)

Despite the fact that representitives from Iran and the U.S. agree on virtually nothing else in the world, representatives from both countries at the U.N. Conference on Climate Change in Bali are among those pointing out the need for increased

In the northeastern reaches of Turkey, outside the city of Kars, I came across one of the most bucolic scenes I'd ever laid eyes on in the

In the latest example of how tough life can be for would-be women cyclists around the world, the new police chief of the Iranian city of Esfahan has decreed it a crime for women to ride a bike

From child labor in the cocoa industry to human rights issues in the oil industry, we've often reported on the intersect between environmentalism and social justice—but all too often environmentalism and human rights

With water shortages and air pollution posing increasingly grave threats to the Middle East, artists in the region are working to make environmental issues more visible, both at home and in international

The Middle East environmental site Green Prophet names 11 eco-heroes for 2011 who are working -- sometimes at great personal risk -- to make the region a cleaner, healthier place.

In tribute to the region's salt lake, the architects of this unique restaurant used salt as an eco-friendly building material.

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.

Dutch designer Benjamin Vermeulen solves the problem of the missing nut or screw.

There is a whole new line of furniture that you can build, just like the toy.

It's like flatpack without the fasteners; you just bang it together with the big mallet that's harder to lose than an Allen key.

It's all over the news: IKEA does recall of MALM dressers for toppling over and killing children.

A new furniture line is designed to be affordable to buy and fast to assemble.