School strikes, non-violent direct action, office sit-ins. It feels like something might be building.

New wind and solar will be cheaper than 96% of all existing coal by 2030.

Pioneers are already making inroads into the market. But once economies of scale kick in...

The covering-yourself-with-blankets movement isn't nearly as cuddly as it seems.

The leader of the Catholic Church used his strongest language yet to call for 'decisive action, here and now.'

A growing number of environmentalists are re-envisioning 'disaster relief' as something that can provide hope for the future, not just a hot meal and somewhere to sleep. Their tool of choice? Permaculture.

Argentine architect Carlos Levinton, who we've seen help Bolivian communities with PET, was asked by the UN White Helmets Comission to collaborate with ideas for the reconstruction of Haiti after the earthquake.

Haiti's best-known export, the century-and-a-half-old rum company Rhum Barbancourt, is back in business after grinding to a halt following the devastating earthquake that hit the island

photo: J. Novak Food Freedom recently reported that Chavannes Jean-Baptiste, peasant farmer leader of the Peasant Movement of Papay (MPP) called the entry of Monsanto seeds into Haiti "a very strong attack on small agriculture, on farmers, on

Yet another reason why deforestation is bad: So much of Haiti's mountainsides have been eroded away because of deforestation and hurricanes that it may have stressed Earth's crust, triggering the earthquake that

Kate Stohr, the co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, dropped me a note suggesting that I have a look at their Year in Review of their work in Haiti. I did, and couldn't help but come to the conclusion that it was really boring.. I mean really,

The shocking photo above is of gigantic piles of human feces left in the open air at a dump in Haiti. While some in the "developed world" (I always hated that term), may turn their noses up when we recommend composting toilets

Some time ago I posted on the efforts of Joe Jenkins and GiveLove.org to promote humanure composting toilets in Haiti. But this was nothing new. In fact, one of the non-profit partners behind that

Haitian schools connect to the internet for the first time, powered by the sun.

The Toronto designer has created an unprecedented collaboration, weaving together elements of craft production, community development and modern design.

Now you can get your morning coffee fix celebrity-style, thanks to an alliance between Leonardo DiCaprio and LaColumbe coffee -- plus, all proceeds support sustainable initiatives.

Breadfruit trees planted by Trees That Feed Foundation are creating food systems and jobs in Jamaica.

The big question is how well will it be enforced and what alternatives are currently readily available.

How one crowdfunded organization is using earth building techniques to build impressive and durable structures for Haiti.

Cornell students and Toronto company figure out how to upcycle old clothes on an industrial scale.

Small-scale solar panels promise many off-grid applications for renewable energy, and the SolarPuff is a particularly elegant example.

The update to the "Red List" illustrates the worldwide crises facing many species around the globe in the face of habitat loss and degradation.

This company proves that plastic waste can be a valuable resource.

While global warming naysayers seem content to continue flouting the overwhelming scientific consensus in favor of this anthropogenic phenomenon, they seem to have gotten one point largely right: hurricanes didn't suddenly begin massing over the past

In a belated attempt to (finally) stem the growing tide of aggressive overfishing, the U.S. is calling on the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to enact a 3-5 year ban on bluefin tuna

Number of storms predicted per year during the period 1854 -- 2006 versus numbers actually observed for the Atlantic (filled diamonds). The model predictions (grey curve) have been normalized to the data. A quadratic fit to the model is shown for

On land, slugs are far from nature's most beautiful creatures--but underwater, the family of shell-less creatures known as nudibranchs come in bright neons, glowing pastels, and vibrant primary colors. The 3,000 different kinds of nudibranchs get their

Slugs as we know them aren't the most colorful land-based creatures, but the shell-less mollusk known as nudibranchs (meaning "naked gills"), or sea slugs, are the complete opposite: The more than 3,000 different members

She may not have caused the most property damage, but the superstorm extraordinaire holds some impressive records.

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Another summer site that is now open is the Duncan House, a Usonian design by Frank Lloyd Wright that was moved from Chicago to Polymath Park, a resort near Pittsburgh. Usonian houses were "ypically small, single story dwellings without a garage or

PNC Financial Services Group, based in Pittsburgh PA, has built a plant-covered exterior wall, "to make its headquarters building more energy-efficient." Looking like one of those huge billboards seen along an

There are 446 Bridges, Most with Pedestrian Sidewalks! This great video by our friend Clarence over at StreetFilms gives an excellent overview of Pittsburgh's bike culture and infrastructure. Having never been, and because Pittsburgh isn't as well

Ambitious thieves spend a month torching apart a Pennsylvania bridge

How can a city destroy an edible garden on private property without legal permission? We also have the viral party-gone-wrong prank on Shell, the 12 most toxic fruits and vegetables, and more.

One more US city fully commits to transforming itself into a better place to live for all.

We have to decarbonize, not just because of carbon dioxide and climate change in the longer term, but because it is killing us directly right now.

Don't give up; Collective and individual actions can change the world.

The case is actually moving forward.

Scientists say this is the only way to feed 10 billion people without causing catastrophic damage to the planet.

It's a number that's been thrown around a lot recently. There's a danger it will be misunderstood.

He's not exactly treating it like a crisis. But at least he's doing something...

It's a more environmentally-friendly way to dispose of a body than burning or burying.

A study has found that kids exposed to climate change science at school use it to convince their parents of the issue's urgency.

Using officially documented research and color-it-yourself data visualizations, this project aims to convey climate change data in an engaging way.

"Being the Change" is proof that weaning oneself off fossil fuels is not only possible, but also joyful and fun for a young suburban family.

Carbon sequestration, the technology taking carbon dioxide out of fossil fuel emissions, just got a boost

More importantly, it reminds scientists not to lose sight of the importance of human behavior in the search for answers about the physical processes of climate change

Provoked by questionable propaganda, a group of scientists is setting out to offer an antidote.

Our bet: no.