Have you ever wondered what 'community living' really looks like, and why people do it?

Russian artist, Xenia Bystrova has created a charming series of posters of some of Europe's great cities.

In advance of EPA's coal ash standards, a mother of four talks about her family's health problems due to nearby coal ash ponds.

How urban waste management is wising up.

These handy accessories tick all the boxes for ethics and eco-friendliness.

Despite some efforts by Chiquita to clean up its act in recent years, its long history of human rights abuses is coming back to haunt the company. Chiquita is being sued by the families of more than 4,000 Colombians murdered

North American bees are at risk of disappearing thanks to severe habitat loss and increasing pesticide use, among other threats, new report reveals.

Plus, how to be more eco-friendly while traveling.

Ten years after Vancouver's Burrard Street Bridge bike lanes opened, it is no longer controversial.

Buell motorcycles are fast, beautiful and expensive. How does Erik Buell's e-bike compare?

Enough toxic stuff that you should get out your vacuum cleaner.

They were taught that their children needed fresh cool air in order to thrive. It would be pretty healthy for their carbon footprint too.

Scientists find that wind power farms don't harm this at-risk species, a bit of surprise because other studies have shown that oil and gas development does affect prairie chickens.

A new study found global fertility rates are on the decline in hundreds of countries

Our absolutely adorable photo of the day comes from Mount Evans, Colorado.

The big Glastonbury music festival is getting new composting loos

With thousands of species listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature -- and some 110,000

When it comes to finding fascinating species previously unknown to science, it turns out that forests of Papua New Guinea are a darn good place to look. Researchers have recently disclosed their

South Carolina health department announces a human rabies case sourced from a bat.

Dig out those old da Vinci drawings of winged flying machines, as he was really on to something!

Did you know that Bat Week takes place every year, October 24–31? The time is set aside to raise awareness of the many contributions that bats make to the planet and encourage conservation of bat species.

As alternatives to Big Oil and Big Coal emerge, it would be a mistake for executives to rely on loyalty or love from the public.

For the first time, developing countries outpaced wealthier nations in green energy development.

A new way to see inside batteries in real time as they go through charging cycles could help prevent battery fires and increase battery lifespans

It was hot last year, too.

We learn that Agenda 21 is part of a much larger Mainstream Media plot to hide the UN takeover of the American government.

Nope. It is just another example of the anti-environmental, anti-sustainability, climate-change denying, anti-Agenda 21 crowd hard at work.

Jacob Scherr of NRDC (a group that helped write the Agenda 21 document) looks at the success that the conspiracy theorists are having.

It costs a lot more to run a suburb than it does to run a city.

Ecotricity's collapsing cooling towers return. This time, they're tapping into popular anger over utility profits.

This app gives free ad space to deserving charities and NGOs on one of our tech-centric culture's most common screens - our smartphone lock screens.

If reelected, the PM says he'll launch a bursary that will help low-income families get outside.

The social media-driven practice is harmful both to wild animals and selfie-takers themselves.

Need a bicycle basket that is even handier than the classic wicker thing? The Bent Basket covers a variety of carrying needs.

You know bikes are good. City planners know bikes are good. Yet as soon as cities are successful in getting people biking, a horrible catch-22 is set in motion.

Can you guess which European cities have the highest percentage of walking + bicycling + public transport? Give it a shot.

What is the best eco option- longlasting porcelain sinks, 100% recyclable, lightweight LDPE ones or second hand washbasins? Here's the story of how we chose the sinks for our non-hotel in Barcelona.

The age of diesel and petrol cars is ending. It’s time to do the same for fossil fuel heating.

But do they have the courage to do it right?

Two are doing well, but the rest aren't doing nearly enough, according to Stand.earth.

NACTO lays out a vision for how autonomous vehicles, and technology more broadly, can work in service of safe, sustainable, equitable, vibrant cities.

It's not just about how we build and how we get around; it's also what we eat and wear and buy.

The Guardian Cities closes doors, goes out with a bang.

Freshwater shellfish serve as recording devices for fracking wastewater contamination.

George's species fell victim to cannibal snails introduced to combat African snails, one of Earth's worst invasive species

Whether it's fair trade, organic, handmade, tree-to-bar, or direct trade that you're looking for, these companies have something delectable for everyone.

What could be lovelier than a butterfly; even when it is made out of a can of beer.

There is an art to shade gardening: keep it simple.

Can one device to it all? Should it? Has its time finally come?

Who needs concrete when this foundation design will take the load?