As you walk across the stately lawns of many college campuses, you might not put much thought into what it takes to keep those lawns so neatly trimmed and manicured. Well, that is unless you're being woken up after a long night of "studying" to the

An interesting step towards eco-friendly spiritual travel: The Alliance of Regions and Conservation, working with WWF, is about to launch the Green Pilgrimage Network. The program, to formally kick off at an event in

Photographer Michael Ciaglo has shared his haunting photos from Agbogbloshie, the "digital dump" on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana.

Take a virtual tour of these amazing spots.

Alphabet's X moonshot factory spins out a ground source heat pump company.

The prime minister also mentioned holding companies responsible for the packaging waste they create.

A new study shows that in fact, if you build them, people use them and drive less.

Part art, part meditative process, these works are created with plant material harvested from the artist's urban garden.

The rollout starts in Seattle, then more broadly.

Batteries recycled from old LEAFs run the refrigeration equipment in this all-electric truck.

Saul's is part of only a handful of delis refashioning themselves as sustainably sourced eateries. Located in the gourmet ghetto of North Berkeley near Alice

A round home is British Columbia's first home to be Energy Star qualified, a topic of contention on TreeHugger.

And I am going to be positive, upbeat and happy about it, really.

There is not much that can go wrong in such a simple concept. That's really smart.

Temperatures in January dropped to -24°F and an air source heat pump kept it comfy and cozy.

On land, slugs are far from nature's most beautiful creatures--but underwater, the family of shell-less creatures known as nudibranchs come in bright neons, glowing pastels, and vibrant primary colors. The 3,000 different kinds of nudibranchs get their

Slugs as we know them aren't the most colorful land-based creatures, but the shell-less mollusk known as nudibranchs (meaning "naked gills"), or sea slugs, are the complete opposite: The more than 3,000 different members

He's not exactly treating it like a crisis. But at least he's doing something...

You can't help but notice the street kids in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Some of them, darting through the heavy traffic of tuk-tuks and motos on their hunt for crisp dollar bills, are so young they have yet to learn to talk. Other than scooping them off

"Chatangora" — that's what Simpsonville, South Carolina-based business Catty Shack Creations is calling "cat hair yarn" — used to create affordable, one-of-a-kind handbags from Persian and Angora cat hair. Professional groomer Danelle

It's happening all over, and wood construction can make it even easier and faster.

How my thinking has evolved in the last decade

During a recent interview, BMW chief executive Norbert Reithofer revealed that the German automaker was considering bringing a battery-powered vehicle to the U.S. market by 2012 in an effort to meet more stringent

Pollution from power plants, cars, and other transportation is a well-known contributor to outdoor air pollution, but our indoor air quality is often worse; it can be up to 10 times worse for you than the air outside. Microbial pollutants like mold,

The incomparable Swedish medical doctor and statistician Hans Rosling tackles a very perverse and tenacious myth about overpopulation.

Many vegans don't realize that there's 'meat' in their electricity supply.

The story combines the beauty of nature, wanderlust, and the deep love that can exist between human and dog.

The rarely seen canids were found to be surprisingly widespread across the country.

Who would have thought our canine companions could have allergies to a carnivorous diet?

I know there are lots of transit map fans out there. It's a modern art-form for sure! Take a look at these original time-scaled maps.

The new map was created from a study of over a decade's worth of Landsat satellite images and is the first to show in fine detail land use changes around the globe.

The wind has never been this beautiful...

A recent report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency concluded that 55 percent of U.S. rivers and streams are in poor condition. When we see a number like that we might not realize how many rivers there are in the US...

We are by no means helpless in the face of climate change.

You might want to rethink that dream house by the ocean.

George Monbiot wades into the meat-and-climate debate by explaining how 'ethically' raised meat is actually worse for the planet than those raised in confined spaces. It leaves omnivores in an awkward position.

The monthly vegetarian gathering will also host policy makers to discuss various aspects of climate change.

Plus a bounty of facts about these freewheeling islands of ice.

Wind on the snow dunes of the Ross Ice Shelf causes a near-constant hum that is as beautiful as it is haunting.

Load up the Krug and the caviar and go for a spin.

Though only powering 75-100 homes at launch, the TidGen Cobscook Bay project, in Eastport, Maine, is slated to expand to ten times its initial size.

And GO Logic shows again that they really do with the Little House on the Ferry.

It's a mix of good design, a tough standard and sophisticated engineering.

GO Logic have always designed beautiful homes. This was the next Go Logical step.

This year's Stress in America survey by the American Psychological Association might make you feel not so all alone.

It is a real problem when designing energy efficient homes, and it seems that there is no good solution except ordering in.

Perhaps having kids cooking with gas is not such a good idea after all.

Can a recirculating fan deliver the indoor air quality we should demand?

Solar control, security, privacy and ventilation, all in one clever device – why don't more buildings still have shutters?

Image credit: El País According to El País on sunday, celebraty chef Ferran Adrià is plotting a zero emission premises for his restaurant elBulli on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. The 2010 chef of the decade (nominated by The Restaurant magazine) closed