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.

The CDC's latest recall is yet another reminder of how broken the food production system is.

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.

Bright pops of yellow, orange and neutral wood cabinetry warm up this small apartment renovation in Moscow.

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.

Just in time for Halloween, welcome to the exquisite and eerie world of Karly Perez' art dolls.

An interesting mix of fine art and fine childrearing!

A look at this year's Casa FOA, an exhibition which combines charity and patrimony conservation showcasing the best architecture and design from the Argentine capital.

An easy-to-emulate arrangement by local designers made for design exhibition Casa Cor Rio.

The campaign will promote locally-based alternatives to the global consumer culture, hoping to turn the stories into tools for action in other cities.

Different themes seemed to be embedded in the Valencia Design Week. After spotting 6 great wooden flat-pack designs, I also found these little

Though conventional 'deathcare' is hardly green, thanks to the use of embalming chemicals, concrete vaults and non-biodegradable caskets, burials are getting greener each year with various eco-friendly options and smarter

It didn't win the Stirling Prize, but cleans up on all the sustainability awards.

We should think differently about our material and finish choices.

The major brands, Avent, Disney First Years, Gerber, Dr. Brown, Playtex and Evenflow have all have agreed to stop selling baby bottles manufactured from the monomer Bisphenol-A (BPA). This

A rustic tiny house built with plenty of love and on a small budget.

This problem gets worse as cars get bigger and heavier, no matter what they are powered by.

A new study finds that ultra-fine particles increase the risk of brain cancer.

Woodzee founder opens a factory in his own hometown, to make wooden sunglasses from recycled materials.

Handmade from discarded items, this collection of young designers' chic jewelry shows that 'waste' is merely a mentality, not a fact.

Plastic pollution in our oceans is a big deal. These designers went out and collected some to create this surprising collection of items that look quite luxurious.

A huge trove of posters from the WPA is full of messages that still resonate. And brush your teeth!

Shipping Containers are used as giant blocks to build a giant steel party room

Made from TigerBamboo and hand sculpted flax fiber composite joints, the bikes weigh around 1.75 kg, and, according to the designers, “have a ride quality similar to high end steel, but with better vibration absorption”. And they look funky!

Why hide your bike away when you can put it on display?

A town is prevented from creating regulations stricter than the state's rules, despite residents' concerns about groundwater contamination.

These are the items I'd buy again because they're well made and make our world a better, cleaner place.

Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.But Medellin has come a tremendous distance in less than a decad

Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.

Chiquita Bananas becomes the latest major brand to avoid tar sands fuel. But will it really help?

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

The colorful papier-mache cocoons provide a safe haven for bringing baby bees into the world.

A new scientific study could save a whole lot of elephants.

"Make no small plans." It's time to stop building bits and start building big.

The company has launched a few efforts to reclaim marketshare, from promoting regional specialties to answering questions about food production. Too bad the promotional videos aren't convincing and fail to address the whole issue.