They keep piling it on Florida's beaches, but they can't keep it up.

Access to reliably electricity is what defines civilization in the 21st century, but in many parts of the world, and for a shockingly large number of people, even basic access to electricity is rare, unstable, or nonexistent. This has to change.

It is as counterintuitive as it is true: Around the world, communities who have resided on the land the longest often have the most tenuous rights to that land.

There's plenty of "recognizing," "acknowledging," and "noting" going on in the final draft of the Rio+20 text. Lot's of UN-ese. And that's about it.

Using ceramics and metal nanoparticles, a non-profit organization from University of Virginia is making these simple but effective purifiers that can eliminate up to 99.9% of waterborne pathogens.

Good for the Westons, owners of both, for doing the right thing by admitting their use of the factory and their willingness to help out.

Can these 200 people save the world?

Many areas of the world have scarce access to electricity. This new solar lantern will provide light and charging power for cell phones.

Groups working in developing regions could use solar-powered 3D printers to make tools, lab supplies and more on the go.

The student invention just won the James Dyson Award for its intelligent design.

A new plug-in diagnostic tool could mean better healthcare around the world.

The toilets could be used to power lighting in refugee camps.

Trust the rock stars, or your doctor.

The device made from household objects could replace AA batteries for powering small electronics.

The Level Market wants to make the procurement of humanitarian aid and development products as easy as shopping on Amazon.

For the last two decades, Nargis Latif and her organization have been researching how to divert waste from landfills and reusing it as quick and cheap construction materials.

How would you reduce one pound of waste per week from your lifestyle?

Why so much focus on packaging when product waste is equally important to consider?

Industry coalitions working with municipal recycling can work, but only in two circumstances

In Canada, we’ve collected over 150 million units of waste and engaged two million people to recycle.

When it comes to communicating an alignment with personal values, it doesn’t get more personal than social media.

We need to see plastic for what it is: nearly-indestructible, highly polluted and far from disposable.

Why oceans, why now?

By making simple, versatile swaps, you can stay hydrated this summer and all year long without ever touching a disposable water bottle again.

An item as ubiquitous as coffee has varying degrees of sustainability. Being aware of these can help us make better choices.

Companies are in position to shift away from a linear towards a circular product economy that is at once regenerative and restorative.

Average consumers of all incomes have the ability to meaningfully invest in organizations doing good work

Here are some tips that’ll help parents and children connect with nature and honor the environment.

Wastes are made in the kitchen.

Latest IPCC report calls for urgent action in the way land is used.

To do their part toward tackling the climate crisis, the Emerald Isle is undertaking a massive reforestation project.

The good people of Denmark phoned in enough kroner to plant nearly a million trees.

The carbon footprint of air freight is ten times that of truck freight; perhaps it's time for "slow shopping."

Tiny scales along the animals' bodies improve the efficiency of their movements through water. These structures could do the same for aircraft.

On the heels of their success pushing sales of electric cars, Norway want to spur the move to electric airplanes

Who needs flying cars when you can have flying trains?

Because “the pursuit of speed is a moral imperative.”

CEO John Holland-Kaye expects to be taken up on this offer within the next 12 years.

A number of companies are flying SST Trial balloons, but we should all pop them now.

What do you do when there's no more carry-on room?

“December 10, 2019 will be remembered as the day the electric aviation age started.”

Cat lover? New plant parent? Fortune seeker? Traveler? We've got the perfect plant for all.

Gorgeous, soft and looking like a living UFO, this enormous work of textile art is brightening up one Paris institution.

Combining realism with an otherworldly aesthetic, these artworks remind us of the interconnectedness of all life.

Sometimes you just need a bit of solitude and nature to get a project done.

Austria's Wörthersee football stadium is now thriving with life in an installation that is as beautiful as it is chilling.

“If it ain’t Boeing, I ain’t going.”

This is not a joke. It is also a teaching moment about blogging.

Flying went from being expensive and elite to being mass-market. Enjoy it while you can.

Sure, it'll only have nine seats. But the low cost carrier expects larger electric planes in service by 2027.