A new furniture line is designed to be affordable to buy and fast to assemble.

The bookcase was designed on a napkin because "Ideas are perishable"

Knowing where trash comes from is the first step in figuring out better, more sustainable solutions.

The modern movement started as a way of dealing with tuberculosis. The same rules apply today.

On February 11, 1994, President Bill Clinton signed an executive order designed to bring about environmental justice.

Mere days after the murder of celebrity activist Berta Cáceres, a fellow member of her group was shot and killed for his participation in the same environmental group.

E-bikers use their bikes more, go longer distances, and often substitute it for driving or transit.

This contemporary urban home mixes reclaimed materials from local demolition sites with a modern design.

Is this carrot-based animal feed additive something worth crowing about?

Jackson McLean is the face of a new vegan food movement on this remote Canadian island that's long been defined by fishing.

A few intrepid film makers went to check it out. Their responses were not exactly uniform.

The fast food chain has taken last year's promise to eliminate antibiotics from pizza a step further.

Also spotted at the recent edition of the Feria Puro Diseno, Buenos Aires biggest design show, this simple yet interesting wooden home accessory goes in line with some of our favorite concepts: multi-purpose objects and small

A new platform aims to remove the barriers between would-be investors and solar developers, increasing the adoption of renewables in the process.

Who are the best ambassadors for clean energy, energy industry innovators, activists, and more? Vote here.

MAKAR is doing the kind of work that puts North American architects and builders to shame.

Researchers have discovered that the problem of ocean noise pollution extends all the way up to the shoreline. And shore crabs face a double-edged sword from too much noise from ships.

The world's largest dam removal project is nearing completion on Elwha River on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula. Now it's time to enter the next phase of work on one of the greatest salmon rivers in the nation: the restoration of an entire watershed.

Thought experiments worked for Einstein. Can they help protect the environment too?

Although some may wish it so, a world without spiders would be a miserable place.

Not in the ocean. Below it.

An existing storage shed in the forest is transformed into a small modern home with a striking form.

Built on a gooseneck trailer, this big tiny home features a lot of clever small-space design ideas.

Lots of luxurious details in this solar-powered, off-grid tiny house.

A typical pacemaker could be powered by solar cells as small as 3.6 square centimeters, which could be implanted under the skin, thereby avoiding the need for periodic battery replacements.

It may be decades before AVs are good enough, so in the meantime everyone will have to keep out of their way.

A new article published in the online journal PLoS ONE takes on the issue of energy sprawl -- namely how much land is required to produce energy from different sources -- under different potential US energy and climate policies in 2030.

New Environmental Protection Agency requirements for its Renewable Fuel Standards program have been released which raise an issue which has sat dormant for a little while: How to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions of a

Climate crisis? What climate crisis?

This analysis looking at the real footprint of e-readers slaps us with a shocking reality check.

That was the advice of Shakespeare's Polonius, but then there is the sharing economy. Which is it?

The evaluation report three years after Double Up Food Bucks started giving incentives to SNAP (formerly food stamp) recipients

Take a virtual tour of these amazing spots.

All work and no play? Here's a work space with some playful humor built in.

The age of vehicular cycling is coming to an end; cyclists want equity, not equality

BRB introduces a bunch of concept vehicles that look like a lot of fun without fossil fuels

Tom Laskawy warns we shouldn't confuse the two.

From broken zippers to damaged USB cables, embrace your inner handyman with these quick DIY repairs.

Taking advantage of the Federal stimulus package, Maryland's Governor O'Malley announced the State's intention to purchase hybrid 100 hybrid diesel/electric buses for $62 million.

Chances are that you've never heard of Gene DeSantis, but his story seems one destined for legend. In fact, he's already being likened to a modern-day Johnny Appleseed. For almost three decades, DeSantis has made it his mission

Designboom shows another example of how green roofs are changing architecture.

Jean-Philippe Pargade designs a school where the green roof IS the building, defining its whole look and feel

A traditional dwelling has been preserved by renovating it to include a new office, library, kitchen and guest room.

A fading fairytale village will become Switzerland's first 'scattered hotel' thanks to a foundation committed to saving it.

This former pigeon roost is transformed into a light-filled family home.

And we thought it was all about symbolism...

Finally, people are beginning to take this issue seriously.

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

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

The show gets a lot right about climate change, Al Gore and Manbearpig, but it misses something major about human nature.