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

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

Three years after a catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, health care workers are still finding it difficult to get medical supplies, but an aid group is putting 3D printing to work to make some of the needed items.

Barley is a key ingredient in beer and cannot withstand rising temperatures and longer droughts.

Despite the fact that Venice, CA seems to be the epicenter of SoCal's green lifestyle movement, the 24th annual Abbott Kinney Festival that took over the city's main drag on Sunday, September 28th was far from eco-friendly. After claiming last year

Reducing your carbon footprint and building community go hand-in-hand toward creating a better planet.

Brad Plumer looks at the issue of "outsourced pollution."

The Bitcoin is the Hummer of speculative vehicles; let's hope it doesn't make it to its Bar Mitzvah.

Matt Ridley might be right about the world not ending on December 21 this year. But the rest of the article is delusional.

Demographers are complaining, but Americans have many good reasons for not wanting so many kids.

Frugality blogger Elizabeth Willard Thames has outfitted her house and family with thrifted finds. This is her advice.

Sustainable designers everywhere honor you on this day. Vegetarians do not.

Sustainable designers everywhere honor you on this day.

A taste-test between the two kinds of fat had a surprising outcome.

New research reveals the first solid evidence that an animal (other than humans) can distinguish emotional expressions in another species.

The gaze between human and dog can share physiological properties similar to that of mother and infant, a new study finds.

It could also help us eradicate heritable diseases in dogs.

Now we'll be able to see air pollution information along with city maps.

Where have I seen this movie before?

This is beyond climate denial, it's science denial

The monthly vegetarian gathering will also host policy makers to discuss various aspects of climate change.

Bloody red shrimp are invasive, but yummy for some native Great Lakes fish. A first-time find by Canadian researchers.

As environmental awareness spreads, shoppers are making different choices.

Load up the Krug and the caviar and go for a spin.

Judith Thornton questions the conventional wisdom about plastic packaging. She has a controversial point.

New trucks will all have much greater visibility for the drivers, saving lives of people who walk and cycle.

Ways to spend the day for those who'd like to skip the whole 'bloodsport of mass consumerism' thing.

It's not as 'free' as you think. Someone always pays.

The first affordable microwave changed the way we cooked- for a while, anyway

Volunteers are trialling an urban fish farm allotment in Bristol, England. Could this help ensure food security in an uncertain future?

It seems that the only people who benefit from this rule change are the members of the American Chemistry Council who make BPA.

There is no place for you in a healthy, circular economy, and this is nothing to celebrate

The Aral Sea, Central Asia's most (in)famous body of water, has become a global symbol of environmental mismanagement. But at least one government in the region doesn't seem to have

From Wangaari Maathai's Billion Tree campaign to lush permaculture landscapes in Jordan, we've seen how individuals and communities can reverse desertification and bring life back to arid soils. Now a new dramatized documentary

Check out these photos of a surprise 10-mile lake that popped up in Death Valley, California.

Our photo of the day is a lesson in singing and building.

If you guessed that climate-crisis-fueled, disease-carrying mosquitoes are wiping them out, you may be correct.

A Brooklyn dinner party turns "dumpster diving" into an informative meal.

In Brooklyn and Toronto, the same story: "accidents" where cyclists somehow lose control, fall under rear wheels.

Because the greenest bomb shelter is the one that's already in the ground.

This past Thursday, at the business conference Opportunity Green, one panel entitled Next Generation Carbon Mapping: Radical Transparency and Truth in Advertising captured the attention of the standing room only audience at

New research shows it's because they feel empowered by 'sustainable behaviors'.

Businesses can list surplus food and customers buy it at a discount.

Toronto illustrator Sarah Lazarovic's Buyerarchy of Needs urges people to consider other options before hitting the mall.

Consumerism is still ingrained, which is why we need to fight back with the 'Buy Nothing' movement.

Whether it's for emotional or financial reasons, more people are rejecting consumerism by refusing to shop unnecessarily.

Taking a stance against our consumer culture is a challenge, which is why you'll need rules to live by.

Our brains can't handle it.

The problem is, it's not just about the presence of chlorine, but rather why the chlorine is needed in the first place.

I was reading an apple pie recipe by Food Network chef Michael Smith in my newspaper the other day. I've made a few of Smith's recipes before and I've liked them. The recipe for the crust intrigued me because