The problem is not too little oil, says a new IEA report, it's too much oil. And it illustrates why activists should not presume to know the future.

Growing bike sales, a boom in sharing, and an interest in growing your own food are ust some of the signs that we could be moving beyond our current energy paradigm. Add your own to the list.

The founder of the Transition Movment is out with another book. This time, he takes a global look at how grassroots community efforts may provide a blueprint for systemic, cultural change.

We have lots of stuff, it's just unevenly distributed.

Peak oil used to be about running out of supply; now some think that we will run out of demand. The oil companies will ensure that we never run out of demand.

The tiny, flexible solar cells can be integrated into objects of any shape or size.

Zero Mass Water's SOURCE device is a rooftop solar device that produces water instead of just electricity.

The unicorn of cheap clean home energy will most likely be found in an affordable solar roof that doesn't look like a solar roof, and that can pay for itself quickly. This startup may have developed it.

The unique paint could provide clean power to homes at a low cost.

The solar cell can be stretched, bent and compressed without substantially affecting performance.

While the world chases solar generating windows, we see how to do solar generating walls.

A new breed of solar panel can do double duty on greenhouse roofs by not only generating renewable electricity, but also by using a light-altering dye to help optimize photosynthesis in the plants beneath them.

Is this totally silly and a waste of time and money, or is it a great leap forward? Or is it too soon to tell?

And now, in the 'Give me a break' category, the folks behind this garbage can scanner assume you can't make a grocery list on your own.

Not only will this save home owners money, but it will also allow utilities to manage demand during peak times.

The teen has been building the DIY microwave, hoping to solve many cooking problems with one device.

This WiFi- and Bluetooth-enabled smart bulb features plug-and-play functionality, doesn't require a central smart home hub, and is designed to last for "up to 50,000 hours."

Because of course you're thinking about water conservation in your yard in the middle of winter.

A smart fridge might well make you fatter and poorer.

It learns your usage patterns but can do a lot more.

In which I try out a smart lighting system in my dumb home.

Who says you have to wait till New Year's to make a fresh start? No time's better than back-to-school season.

This home for a family of three and two cats has been built with efficiency, comfort and health in mind.

I knew that real-time data on our energy use would be interesting. But I wasn't sure how much it would actually save us.

Alea Labs is introducing the "smart vent 2.0", which again raises the questions we had about Smart Vent 1.0.

The sustainable fashion design competition is encouraging Asia’s emerging fashion designers to create mass-market clothing with minimal textile waste.

Aedas designs a railway station like a hill you can walk on.

It is both a parody of the real estate business and a shocking exposé of Hong Kong Housing

The fashion event's EcoChic Design Awards inspire Asia’s emerging fashion talent to create with minimal textile waste.

A stark example of the the scale of the illegal trade in ivory, and the financial rewards for doing so.

Hong Kong has been trying for a long time, through various 'clean air' measures, to deal with smog that is estimated to cause 3,000 premature deaths every single year.

Tens of millions of sharks are mutilated and left to die slowly each year so that some affluent people in Asia can each soup. This has to stop.

Take a tour of two pioneering rooftop farms that could be the first signs of a growing and much needed movement in a rapidly urbanizing China.

The growing disparity between wealthy and poor is reflected in this shocking photo report on the tiny island city's critical lack of affordable housing.

One design attempts to deal with the problem of plastic bottle caps -- which often get discarded rather than recycled.

The CATable will keep the cat off the keyboard.

This is how you pack'em and stack'em.

“Wild Concrete” reveals the unintentional greenery of urban environments through photography.

This crowd-funded design features a special honeycomb structure that is strong enough to be transformed into a stool or table -- yet remains lightweight and flexible enough to stay incognito on your bookshelf.

Vibrantly colored wire is saved from the landfill and woven into recycled fan cages to produce these fresh pieces of furniture.

Featuring an interlocking system that's inspired by traditional Japanese joinery, this desk also has a swappable, modular system for organizing your stuff.

Different zones are delineated with simple, sculptural structures in this minimalist apartment.

An under-utilized element becomes a bench, a place to eat, nap and store things in this redesigned scheme.

This small apartment doubles as a gallery for a collector of ceramic sculptures.

Toni Desrosiers, founder of Abeego beeswax wraps, wants people to start thinking about the natural life cycle of food.

The dead ones washing up on beaches are "just the tip of the iceberg."

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we decided to take a look at creatures just as elusive as that pot of gold. The lush green landscapes of the Emerald Isle look calm and peaceful from far away -- but Ireland's species -- from a gorgeous barn owl to a toad

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we decided to take a look at creatures just as elusive as that pot of gold.

I may have once mused on the environmental impact of my backyard chickens, but I have no doubt that, overall, keeping them has been both a wonderful experience and a significant contribution to improving our family's

We live in turbulent times, but this beautiful animation offers a systemic approach to facing up to change.