As Barbara Hendricks leaves the Environment Ministry, we look at the success of meatless meetings in a country with a strong meat culture

It's not all about numbers, really there's more.

This proposed home for a young family incorporates an efficient roof garden.

This company is working to build a network of urban prefabs under a 'pay-as-you-go' model of home ownership.

Think antipasto spread, but with so much more than meat and cheese.

This furniture designer's stealth van conversion has been created as a "test lab" for mobile, "democratic" small space design.

Limits would save lives and significantly reduce carbon emissions, but let's keep our priorities straight.

(Image: Geekbrief)The battle, no doubt, will rage on for some time over which is greener, e-books or the printed stuff. A new item of evidence, however, has been submitted: a report by the Cleantech Group has concluded that in a spine-to-spine lifecycle

The marketing and branding services group BBMG just reported on his year's annual survey of green consumer attitudes. Questions were asked to determine recognition of 13 of

After a long-lasting and loving monogamous relationship between the US Green Building Council and the Forest Stewardship Council, it seems the USGBC is considering, not a break up, but definitely thinking

Annie Leonard is having an incredible run with her short documentary The Story of Stuff. The film still gets 10,000 views per day and has already reached 7.3 million people over the 22 months since it was released. The film

Image from Tetra Pak Tetra Pak is the world's largest packaging company so when they decide to do something environmental it has a big impact. They have just announced that all of their UK and Irish packaging will be FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)

Yes, they seem tacky and don't make your house smell like a coniferous forest but they also won't dry up and shed their needles all over the place

This week a new report has been published by UK environmental think tank Green Alliance which unites top UK businesses on a mission to design out waste in industry. The report is called A Pathway To Greener Products and calls on the new coalition

Each year thousands of PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) yoga mats are sold

I have always wondered why a sandwich of polystyrene and concrete is considered green, and have taken significant abuse for my position on insulated concrete forms (ICF). Now an interim report from the impressive-sounding MIT Concrete

Electric cars are the darlings of the green technology futurists. But wait, cries a receding voice, "what about the environmental impact of all those batteries?" Until recently, that lurking uncertainty shadowed the

Amid a media flurry starring a displaced polar bear and an easy-breathing Lance Armstrong, Nissan has become the unlikely leader as it delivers a mass-produced, affordable electric car. The Leaf is now arriving in the driveways of eager customers, and

I must admit I have never really understood the environmentalist obsession with plastic bags. As I noted in my post on a ban plastic bags rap that went viral, I've always felt there are

Comments to the post What is the Best Way To Build A Wall? Not A Simple Answer wondered why we wanted to reinvent the wall. The consensus was "Having XPS on the exterior is, I think, the easiest and best solution." I will be

Dear Pablo: Is it true that plastic bags have less impact on the environment than the alternatives?

This lovely looking Victorian house in west London seems deceptively straightforward except for a tiny plaque on the front door. It notes that this is the second house in the UK to reach PassivHaus standards. And that is no mean

Bamboo may seem like a questionable material for making bikes, but we've seen our share of great bamboo bikes -- and hey, there's even DIY bamboo bike-building classes out there. Taking advantage

Today, Levi’s released a new Life Cycle Assessment for their jeans as part of an effort to promote more sustainable water usage.

I've seen way too many friendships destroyed over this simple mistake.

Since pumpkins generally require around 75 to 100 frost-free days, it's a good idea to get a jumpstart on planting them.

It's time to take David Cain's advice and "talk like we used to."

We go through this ridiculous change for no good reason at all, yet it is unhealthy and dangerous.

Sure, there are higher-tech ways of operating, but I'm just not interested.

Can science use the genes engineered by nature instead of genetic engineering in the face of a pending food crisis?

"Has the global food system been irrevocably hijacked?" One filmmaker asks and begins to answer this frightening question.

The magazine rallies against GMO-labeling and denounces opponents of genetically modified crops as "unscientific."

Retro Report revisits the Flavr Savr, the first genetically engineered food to hit American grocery stores.

The fight to "follow the money" heats up in as Washington prepares to vote on GMO labeling.

After a week of recounts, the proposed law to label genetically modified foods loses by 4 percent of votes.

Major food conglomerates want to stamp out state-by-state efforts to label foods containing genetically modified ingredients with federal legislation.

Even farmers who don't use organic practices are leaving genetically engineered crops behind.

Canada's environmental regulatory agency has allowed genetically engineered salmon eggs to be commercially produced.

An anti-GMO campaign declares victory.

Here's why it doesn't really matter that Cheerios are GMO-free.

Beekeepers in the Yucatan face a threat to their livelihoods as Europe rejects their products for GMO contamination.

As the FDA continues to hesitate, the two largest U.S. grocery stores want nothing to do with Frankenfish.

Consumer Reports finds that most products advertised as “natural” contain genetically modified ingredients.

In a lawsuit settlement today, General Mills agreed to remove the “100% Natural” from more than 20 of its products.

This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of a controversial bill that seeks to set a unified standard for the labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms.

Researchers in the UK are using genetic engineering to fight the bird flu epidemic.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first genetically engineered animal for human consumption.

The new labeling law isn’t enough; if you’re looking to avoid GMOs in your diet, start here.

While banana farmers watch their plantations get ravaged by a fungal disease, scientists think they may have found a solution.

But more than that, the film is a love story about cooking and gardening -- and the importance of regaining control over where our food comes from.