Efficiency standards are now toast because of worries of "over-reach and intrusiveness".

From heat pumps to induction, it has never been easier to give up gas.

We’ve all ripped a pair of jeans, but we’re not all tailors. Nudie Jeans has a great solution.

Artist Roland Roos finds broken things and fixes them—whether you've asked him to or not.

From broken zippers to damaged USB cables, embrace your inner handyman with these quick DIY repairs.

It's a sign of quality when companies are willing to stand by the goods they sell.

The Right to Repair movement is rapidly growing – and it can't come soon enough.

Our focus should be on making things last and serve their purpose, not throwing them away.

I'm going to let Josh Tulkin speak mostly for himself on this one, but here's the thumbnail sketch of the situation: Tulkin received a latter from the Maryland State Police informing him that from March 2005 to May 2006 Tulkin was under

The state of Maryland has already shown a proclivity towards environmental programs—it has embraced wind power via positive legislation, for one. Now, it's going to clean up its wetlands. The Maryland chapter of the

Taking advantage of the Federal stimulus package, Maryland's Governor O'Malley announced the State's intention to purchase hybrid 100 hybrid diesel/electric buses for $62 million.

Image via: LA Citystreets Clark U, Rice University, U Minnesota are all launching bike-sharing programs, along with the City of Minneapolis. Towson University has launched several green transportation programs - sadly no bike sharing, yet. Many of the

Baltimore residents, get ready to get in on the smart grid party. Baltimore Gas & Electric has just announced that it has filed paper with the Maryland Public Service

For most people, living along southern Chesapeake Bay with a scenic view over the waterfront might sound idyllic, but for nearly 100 residents who do, it's turned into a nightmare. Slowly, the

Name calling is so much fun. Maryland State Senator Richard Colburn, R-Cambridge, thought he was having some at our expense when he characterized

Not waiting for national legislation to set a price on carbon and kickstart the journey to a low-carbon future, Montgomery County, Maryland has enacted one the country's first carbon taxes. Passed by a vote of 8-to-1 the tax

Back in 2009, the EPA was sued for "abdicating leadership" on protecting Chesapeake Bay. Part of clean water advocates' anger was directed at a lack of geographical targeting for agricultural conservation funding. But

What am I, the phone book blogger? It seems that way. After a ban on Yellow Pages in Seattle and a related industry lawsuit, the latest news on ditching phonebooks comes from Maryland. This time, it's the other way

Chances are that you've never heard of Gene DeSantis, but his story seems one destined for legend. In fact, he's already being likened to a modern-day Johnny Appleseed. For almost three decades, DeSantis has made it his mission

Neither jobs nor electrical stability will be sacrificed by the state's proposed plan to protect the climate by reducing emissions 25% by 2020.

Residents in southern Maryland have long felt like they live in an 'energy sacrifice zone.' They already have a nuclear power plant and now are trying to stop a liquid natural gas port.

Maryland's ban on arsenic in chicken feed would have been groundbreaking, but the bill has been gutted by lobbyists.

These lovingly photographed, colourful rowhouses are what's left after all the neigbouring ones have been demolished.

Thanks to an exception for "electric or non-fossil-fuel-burning vehicles". Maybe all other states could do that so that other EV makers don't have to face what Tesla is facing?

A group of scientists argues our current climate change models get it wrong. Tracking "Carbon" only tells half the story.

One of the world's most famous architectural renderings turns into a building. Will it thrive?

They are certainly more reflective, but that's not the only thing that matters.

It was designed to stay cool without air conditioning, and the green roof was part of the strategy.

Strange things happen when roofs touch the ground.

Jean-Philippe Pargade designs a school where the green roof IS the building, defining its whole look and feel

We are going to need a new term that binds them all together. A lecture in 20 slides.

And I am going to be positive, upbeat and happy about it, really.

An architectural tradition dating to the 9th century, Iceland's turf houses are an enduring inspiration.

Irish architects Heneghan Peng win the competition to house world's largest canoe collection

Located in Rotterdam, this Concept House features a huge rooftop garden, and uses natural heating and cooling techniques to keep maintenance costs down.

Really, this trend should be nipped in the bud.

This reconstruction scheme in China encourages resilience and self-sufficiency.

From the green roof down to the electric boat, there are so many interesting aspects of sustainable design.

This modern, Scandinavian take on the hostel includes private rooms and a jacuzzi in the old vault.

Diverging from the Sprinter van conversion trend, this man revamped an old life-saving vehicle into his own tiny home.

Blouin Tardif Architectes do a beautiful adaptive reuse and addition in Montreal.

An ecological economist says humans have been thinking about themselves all wrong.

This simple idea could change how governments deal with the environment.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation shows how thinking circular could change the way we live for the better.

As subsidy-free renewables proliferate, it will become harder to derail decarbonization.

Turns out, environmental issues are not about awareness. People get it.

Great cities know the future is renewable.

Kids have been digging in salt mines for thousands of years.

Yes, slavery is still legal.

Main Street retail is vanishing under pressure from online shopping and rising rents. There are good reasons to save it.