Simran Sethi's recent TEDx talk offers some powerful advice on how to and how not to create environmental and social change.

Art meets accidental crowd-sourced recycling.

If the harmful chemicals weren't bad enough, new research finds that many e-cigarettes also include unhealthy biological contaminants.

A cheese lover dips his toe into the world of vegan cheese. (Not literally.)

With several starts and stops over the last 20 years or so, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) are finally hitting the roads.

Just one more reason for Big Oil and Big Coal to worry.

This proposed home for a young family incorporates an efficient roof garden.

Bamboo may seem like a questionable material for making bikes, but we've seen our share of great bamboo bikes -- and hey, there's even DIY bamboo bike-building classes out there. Taking advantage

Today, Levi’s released a new Life Cycle Assessment for their jeans as part of an effort to promote more sustainable water usage.

The state may soon require foods with genetically modified organisms be labeled.

Your guide to the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, and what it means for GMO labeling in the U.S.

On This Week with George Stephanopoulos yesterday, conservative columnist George Will commented on President Obama's emphasis on green cars, now that the White House is arguably a co-owner of Chrysler and

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), as passed by the US Congress in August, 2008, inadvertently threatens to take many handmade toys and children's clothing items off the market. According to the

On first reflection it would seem that living in a war zone is rough, no matter your species. When armed conflicts erupt we are too often overwhelmed by the numbers of humans injured and killed. How animals are affected

Built with a lighter impact in mind, this small mountain retreat is nestled among the trees in Vietnam.

More than just a comfortable habit, science has shown that sipping tea throughout the day improves and prolongs creative performance.

This chapel looks to nature and the generations-old tradition of Japanese wood joinery for inspiration.

The disaster at Fukushima may have faded from the news cycle, but the radioactive waste it left behind isn't going anywhere. At the Saitama sewage treatment plant, 169 miles from Fukushima, workers are dealing with tons of

Manure and fertilizer runoff is harming communities across the country. A new interactive map illustrates how, and showcases the people who are doing something about it.

Washing and drying clothes can take a toll on your wallet and the planet – these easy tips make it better.

Many of Obama's rules never came into force, and many of Trump's will never make much difference.

The bipartisan legislation signed into law by Obama in June 2016 is surviving under the new administration, but it needs your help to thrive

Why should carmakers bother when there is so much profit in SUVs and pickups?

Photo: Gideon Tsang on Flickr We know that the concept of the "buy and sell handmade" blog Etsy has revolutionary implications for consumer culture and what it means to be part of a creative community. But does politics have a place in crafting

This modern home is chock full of clever space-maximizing ideas.

This is an urban design issue, a car design issue, and a demographics issue. Distracted walking is a rounding error.

This is a very good idea that all of North America should consider.

Send in your Girlfriend Collective leggings, bras, and shorts and the company will upcycle them into new pieces, over and over again.

A special task force has been set up, but whether the talk and research turns into action is another matter.

It's that time of year when conscious shoppers remember the Rana Plaza tragedy and unite in their efforts to demand greater safety, fairness and transparency in the fashion industry.

Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture has designed a revolutionary building for an industry that needs a revolution.

The breakthrough also scored 18-year-old Hayley Todesco a Google Science Fair Award.

Transition Towns founder Rob Hopkins sets out what Resilience 2.0 might look like.

This digitally knitted canopy uses photo-luminescent yarns to create a semi-shaded summer pavilion for visitors to NYC's MoMA PS1 gallery.

When printed in a precise pattern onto carbon nanotubes on paper, these photosynthetic bacteria can produce electricity from sunlight, which could power biodegradable environmental and medical sensors.

That honey that lines the shelves of your local grocery store probably isn't honey at all.

It's not a bee attack -- it's just a bee swarm. Here are tips on how to deal with one.

Each of the islands in the Galapagos is incredibly different. From landscape to ecosystem to the endemic species that can only be found in that

The difference between visiting the islands largely untouched by humans and those once habited by people is

In the Netherlands it is actually a thing, to ride your bike as slowly as possible without falling over.

This stylish and durable trailer looks like a cross between a mini-Airstream and a horse trailer, and has a kitchen in the back.

125 US cities, 9 states, 902 businesses, and 183 schools so far have all signed a declaration promising to honor the Paris Climate Agreement.

Using a combination of LED lights, sunlight and environmental data, a disused oil silo has been transformed into Helsinki's newest art installation and urban destination.

Urban dwellers can get a taste of camping out in nature with this temporary island cabin just outside of Helsinki.

Because standing desks cannot stand alone.

Grassroots activist honored for 10-year protest against a proposed nickel mine on Mindoro Island

Campbell Soup Company will soon be sourcing about 15 percent of the energy used at its factory in Napoleon, Ohio (the company's largest) from solar power generated by a just-announced power purchase agreement (PPA) and land lease

Architects and builders take to the streets for the Extinction Rebellion, get arrested.

Populist leaders are more interested in cutting the price of gas than they are in stopping climate change.

Peru continues to approve oil and gas projects despite previous exploration leading to the death of half the Nahua tribe.