This home for a family of three and two cats has been built with efficiency, comfort and health in mind.

The stunning new marine preserve surrounding the Galápagos will be off-limits for fishing in a bid to conserve its unique habitat.

This discovery could change how we think our planet works

Margaret Wente trots out every 20-year-old trope spouted by tired old discredited climate change deniers.

A new study finds that music helps alleviate symptoms of anxiety, pain and fatigue in cancer patients, while also boosting their quality of life.

Two days after the earthquake caused by a nearby fracking well the mayor said, "I called my insurance man and got earthquake insurance.”

I mean, shipping containers are hot. But does this kind of shipping container architecture make sense?

Another look at a controversial housing project.

Architect Jonathan Kearns shows that you can have it all.

Who needs trees when you can have beer in corner stores?

A skeleton of the bizarre land-walking whale provides answers about how whales first spread around the world.

Hunter-gatherers used to populate Europe before ancient farmers took over. Scientists are trying to figure out what happened.

Masao Yoshida, one of the Fukushima 50 who stayed behind at the earthquake and tsunami-struck power plant after the other employees evacuated, has just died from esophageal cancer.

George Monbiot, who is touring his new book Heat, spoke in Vancouver last week. It was riveting, inspirational, and depressing all at once. Ecoshock, an environmental internet radio station, will be posting a recording of Monbiot's speech. Ecoshock is

The 2007 Be The Change Conference is fast approaching and has an amazing line up of speakers to inspire you with the theme "The Sky's the Limit". For the fourth year in a row the BTC conference brings together world leaders in sustainability and social

I am sorry, they are a dumb idea, and the data prove it.

In the 30+ years since the disaster zone was evacuated, rare and endangered animals are flourishing.

In the war between antibiotics and bacteria, bacteria often seems to be winning … but not in places like Sweden and Denmark.

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

IKEA had a choice to make it shallow and cheap or heavy and deep.

Bay Area Bike Share is about to launch in San Francisco, with plans for 700 bikes and 70 stations around San Francisco, Redwood City, Mountain View, Palo Alto, and San Jose.

An annual water-monitoring report focuses on "contaminants of emerging concern."

It's all about healthy hedonism, where sustainability meets socialbility.

San Francisco readers can now find local and green clothes at Amour Vert’s new shop in Hayes Valley.

San Francisco is admirably progressive when it comes to reducing food waste and keeping food local and seasonal.

A custom-made addition to this small condo packs in extra features and functionality, creating more spaces in one.

One man gets creative about the affordable housing shortage in San Francisco, and pays only $400 a month to live in this sleeping pod he built in a friend's apartment.

In which the City requires new buildings to go from 'solar ready' rooftops to solar actual.

Using a bit of research and lots of careful gardening, this man was able to help reestablish a population of rare butterflies in his backyard.

Pick up your Marbles and go home

Finally, fire departments are buying equipment designed for the city instead of designing the city to fit the equipment.

By next year at this time, all straws in SF will be made from paper, bamboo, wood, metal or fiber.

The Wall Street Journal calls them "homeless" but they look "landless" to me.

Our photo of the day comes from the magical rainforest of Ecuador.

For the first time ever, insects took the place of cheese at an upscale gastronomical event.

One in 300 people are extreme early birds, and it may be genetic.

The husband and wife have spent 25 years buying up wasteland farmers no longer wanted; now elephants, tigers and leopards roam free there.

Dr. Steven Fawkes defines elegance as "the quality of being pleasingly ingenious and simple."

And they are not alone...

A decade ago, the Taliban's destruction of two 1,500-year-old Buddha statues in the Bamiyan Valley drew worldwide attention to Afghanistan's rich archaeological

Honeybees survey vast tracts of land during their communal foraging. They share their best finds in a waggle dance, which new research has turned into a powerful tool for assessing ecosystem health.

The Nature Conservancy is teaching New Yorkers about the protective natural ecosystems in the city

This cool, interactive solar map put out by the San Francisco Department of the Environment lets you identify exactly where and how many solar panels are on houses in San Fran. Even better than that, the site has a search

When you try and go too fast it says, "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."

For all those of you who insist on green lawns, for your kids to play on or your dogs to roll in, you still don't have to lay down a carpet of thirsty bluegrass, which 95% of American lawns

Unfortunately, people like the slogans a bit too much.

You just can't fool Mother Nature.

A judge has ruled against Monsanto; company complains that it would drive some customers away. Unsealed documents add to drama.

Of course, when purchasing a new appliance, it makes sense to go with the most efficient energy star rated appliance. BUT, buying a brand new efficient energy star rated appliance is not always greener or less expensive

Walmart has been in the sustainability spotlight over the last few years, both for implementing its own efficiency measures and for raising the bar for industry at large. Some view these initiatives with skepticism because the