Designer Salva Nadal learned how to turn canes into blinds from his uncle and is now designing a collection of products to save this Spanish craftsmanship from dying out. The results are beautiful eco-friendly lamps and a table for now.

The campaign will promote locally-based alternatives to the global consumer culture, hoping to turn the stories into tools for action in other cities.

One of my favorite things to do when I travel to new cities is check out their green shopping scenes. I was recently in the Tel Aviv/Jaffa region of Israel and had a few hours to visit the area shops and outdoor

An eye-opening report reveals how low-grade plastics are burned as fuel, poisoning the surrounding soil and air.

That's an alternate name for Halloween, but let's not forget the rest of the year.

Shipping Containers are used as giant blocks to build a giant steel party room

Why hide your bike away when you can put it on display?

Another product from Colombian studio DosUno Design (whose Rubix transformer furniture set we reviewed yesterday), Deckstool is a simple wood mat that folds into a stool. Apart from being perfect for small spaces,

Whether the Great Recession is over or permanent, Americans seem to want more from a vacation than staying home. Biking is a beautiful way to vacation.

But regardless of what green initiatives they implement, tourists must be willing to change, too.

No more excuses! Book that time off and feel guiltless while doing so, since you'll be a better partner, parent, and employee as a result.

Created by minimalism expert Joshua Becker, it relies on the user's description of their own home, not a general house.

If you're looking to upgrade your bed with an eco-friendly option, but don't want to replace the mattress, a natural latex topper might just be the ticket.

Inspired by bird wings, this unique wind generator is claimed to efficiently harvest energy, even from low wind conditions.

It's a mutually beneficial arrangement. Lush gets luxurious fair-trade cocoa butter, while farmers earn income in a low-risk way, not threatened by violence.

The last thing the world needs is a high tech electrochemical reactor toilet. This is a social problem, not a technical one.

Wind power is not just a Danish success story - Swedish wind is growing leaps and bounds. But the bats may suffer, so the Swedes are trying to impose 'bat happy hour'

The holidays are a time of joy, happiness, families and... waste? Estimates show that almost 25% of waste produced in the US comes from the six weeks between Thanksgiving and New Years. But we can change that, starting now.

The Nature Conservancy’s new research shows New Yorkers want to take action against climate change.

Trudeau doesn't seem to understand what 'climate emergency' means.

Nic Marks at The Guardian writes on the importance of seeing happiness as a business and political issue.

This year, we should resolve to walk more. It will keep you healthier and happier.

But don't think that it is the only thing that keeps construction workers safe.

British born artist Nick Gentry transforms obsolete technology, such as VHS tapes, cassettes and floppy disks into amazing and haunting pieces.

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.

Copper is recyclable, but requires a lot of energy to do so. For our plumbing system, we opted for PEX, a crosslinked Polyethylene that is easy to install, non-toxic and long-lasting.

The Internet is a surprisingly powerful tool for shopping locally.

It is the winter solstice today, celebrated in Rome as part of Saturnalia.

Single-use cups don't need more sorting. They need to be eliminated.

You may have learned that natural foods decompose in nature; Glacier National Park reminds us why it's a bad idea.

"Vice President Joe Biden told a South Carolina environmental activist Friday that he opposes a controversial oil pipeline from Canada, but said he is "in the minority" inside the Obama administration."

As we wait for President Obama and the State Department to make a decision on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, talk seems to have shifted away from why the pipeline should be rejected to what should be done in the event the project is approved.

A new poll conducted for the League of Conservation Voters found strong views among young voters, including young Republicans, regarding climate change denial.

The actor told protestors last week that her red coat "is the last article of clothing" she'll ever buy.

Most returned items get thrown away or incinerated, not resold.

You shouldn't have to suffer through the winter with dry and cracked lips.

Everybody promised to destroy HFC-23 but apparently they didn't.

The idea is that it will reduce animal suffering, but it's more complicated than that.

A response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday with the goal of inspiring conscious consumerism.

When you're biting the head off a chocolate bunny this weekend, the last thing you want to be thinking about is whether your sweet treat was the product of child slave labor. Don't let that happen to you. Buy good chocolate, people!

There are many reasons to celebrate chocolate, not least of all for the surprising health benefits a bar of high-quality dark chocolate brings with it. What are you waiting for?

Unless we change the way we buy chocolate, we could lose it forever.

It's a bright and sunny solution to an abandoned rooftop: a garden.

Don't be intimidated by flea markets and thrift stores. Here are three easy ways to start finding affordable vintage fashion now.

We didn't do a gift guide this year, but we are big on recycling.

In fact, it'll likely make you feel worse because it doesn't reflect who you truly are.

Is it helpful information or a form of digitally-enabled helicopter parenting?

Time is running out to enter! Win a trip to Mongolia for World Environment Day by entering our annual contest!

It takes a licking and keeps on ticking

It was more about evolution than revolution as printers get cheaper and easier to use.