On a recent trip to the south of Spain, I visited the beautiful Cathedral of Seville, amongst the largest of all medieval and Gothic cathedrals, in terms of both area and volume. According to Wikipedia, the interior is the

FOROBA YELEN is the name given by villagers in Mali to the lighting prototype following an anthropologic study. A shared technology to improve work, education and rituals.

There is a lot of research that shows that it does more harm than good.

Here's advice from people who know a lot about living in solitary, confined spaces.

The big light bulb manufacturers get what they want out of the DOE and the President. We should all stop buying anything from them.

Why a water crisis in Atlanta now? The cause is not climate alone, as Lloyd's post of today points out. Runaway growth - Georgia is the fastest growing US state east of the Rocky Mountains - and a seeming refusal to plan for the future seem to have

With TeeVee news cameras focused exclusively on the California and Mexico wildfires, the thirsty and parched on the other coast are not going to be forgotten by us. The East Coast and Southeast US drought problems and their potential solutions are

US Department of Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has reported on a compromise between three Southern US Governors who had been struggling over diminished access to shared surface waters. The language used to report this progress indicates a small

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is proposing a rate increase due to extreme drought having reduced their ability to ramp up hydroelectric generators in time for customers to turn on the bright kitchen lights and cook dinner - after 4:00PM. Only 6

Floating residues from the ongoing BP oil 'blowout' in the Gulf are expansive enough to be easily visible from space. Satellite photos of oil on salt water

I'm not saying you can directly attribute this one to climate change, but coming on the heals of NOAA saying the past April was the warmest on record, it's likely at least a sign of things to come: The Alabama Cooperative

Large swaths of US southern states are experiencing severe drought

In York, Alabama they now have public space where before they had a collapsing house.

Cece Durden, a 17-year-old from Uniontown, Alabama, fights coal ash pollution in her hometown

Families should be able to have Thanksgiving Dinner instead of having to go to work. This stinks.

We have always been conflicted about this.

House on the Highlands wins the rural category in the UK Passivhaus Trust Awards.

Unless the desperately needed rain arrive, São Paulo residents are being warned to "prepare for a collapse like they've never seen before."

A new government initiative called "Childbirth is Normal!" addresses the epidemic of caesarean births plaguing the country.

Since 1984, Brazilian farmer Ernst Gotsch has been restoring 1,200 acres of deforested land into a working, regenerative farm. The results are amazing.

These vibrant murals combine nature and realism with the chaos and tumult of the urban landscape.

It's nautical, since it overlooks the Thames River, it's architectural, and it's a winner.

Last year the ARC wildlife crossing competition got a lot of pixels; it was won by Michael Van Valkenburgh & Associates and there is talk of building it, although it was more of an ideas competition. But they are

While some cities are tearing down thousands of vacant homes, Occupy Our Homes movement offers a compassionate alternative.

Mount Manresa was a community space owned by Jesuits, but has now been sold to developers.

We have to use less of the stuff in our cars, our buildings, and our infrastructure.

Food has a way of making an occasion truly special and memorable.

It's a curious reversal of the farm-to-table movement.

Can digital fabrication and robotic construction techniques help reduce the carbon emissions of concrete?

A Chinese study says concrete actually sucks up CO2. This is not news, it's chemistry.

They keep piling it on Florida's beaches, but they can't keep it up.

It is as counterintuitive as it is true: Around the world, communities who have resided on the land the longest often have the most tenuous rights to that land.

Can these 200 people save the world?

Discarded laptop batteries could power LED lights in regions with scarce electricity.

In a victory for Berta Cáceres' campaign against a major hydroelectric project, two European development banks have withdrawn support following her and a colleague's recent murders.

The batteries could provide back-up power for small solar power systems.

How do companies close the “green-gap” and turn consumer values into action?

When the heck did electric commercial flight become a realistic prospect?!

CEO John Holland-Kaye expects to be taken up on this offer within the next 12 years.

“December 10, 2019 will be remembered as the day the electric aviation age started.”

Concerned about the threats facing coral reefs, this artist is creating bright, tactile reminders of what healthy corals look like.

Using a series of rotating LED lights, this work highlights the visually transformative powers of the Moon.

'Coral Garden' is a handcrafted installation that's inspired by the world's threatened coral reefs, and made with upcycled materials.

We have standing room in landbuses, so why not airbuses?

Greener aviation is about to get a boost.

The plane carries no single-use plastics – but aren't we ignoring a much bigger environmental issue?

Domestic flights in Sweden are declining and airport expansion plans are being reconsidered.

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

Barley doesn't like rising temperatures, and neither will beer lovers.

Install and forget about these induction powered lights from Denmark.