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

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.

People are "risking their lives every winter by wearing dark clothing."

Now that the Toyota International Teacher Program has ended, I've decided to turn the spotlight on a few of the teachers involved. First came the middle school teachers. Next up, a couple of the high school-teaching

The ballooning rates of people coming to the Galapagos, as residents or tourists, over the past few years has created a variety of environmental concerns for the islands. Not least of these is waste management, as the

Each of the islands in the Galapagos is incredibly different. From landscape to ecosystem to the endemic species that can only be found in that

Earlier today, I wrote about a New York Times article that described Chicago's ongoing efforts to prepare for and adapt to a warming climate. I'd like to revisit that article for a second, as it just so

The scandal du jour is unquestionably the phone-hacking debacle surrounding Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid -- which, until it was canned due to allegations of myriad criminal deeds, was England's top-selling

"Cities have been burying garbage for thousands of years"- so lets keep doing it!

Why can't the Wall Street Journal call it what it is?

Plastic waste has been diverted from the city's shoreline to create a cost-effective, green space alternative.

This is Paris' largest mural, made with hand-folded origami paper birds and a bit of spraypaint.

Founded by two sons of farmers, this company wants to grow farm-fresh food -- out of shipping containers.

...or does this augur the final breakdown of civilization?

An undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota has created a unique way of connecting people with climate data through music.

While the sun may be stealing the show, the solar eclipse would be nothing without Earth's own heavenly satellite.

In a press conference for an upcoming Carnegie Hall concert, Smith and the founders of Pathway to Paris talk about art, community, and keeping the spirit up for climate action.

Music is a comforting thing, especially for these rescued elephants living in an animal sanctuary.

This classic design is 80 years young and some famous designers pay hommage.

Want to know which cities in Asia are going to get really whacked by climate change, and which ones have the greatest ability to adapt to it? Well, WWF has just released a new report that ranks 11 of them

Mayon is the largest of the Philippines' 22 active volcanoes, at 8,070 feet. The plumes of smoke and flows of lava make it seem like it is already erupting, yet scientists say the big fireworks could be still to come, and more than 40,000 people have

Furthering a trend: As the United States continues virtually deadlocked on enacting any legislation pricing carbon or significantly promoting renewable energy, more Asian countries than China are likely to

A modern but retro-flavored makeover for the endearing bicycle rickshaw by Filipino designer Kenneth Cobonpue.

10 coal plants in Chicago, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey will be shut down sooner than expected.

A 18-foot-wide helix turbine specially designed for urban spaces has been installed on the roof of Progressive Field, ready to begin churning out energy on opening day.

No half-done couch here; there's a big place to sit and socialize.

The basketball star has a soft spot for bikes, which he says gave him important freedom as a kid.

Paris has the Promenade plantée and New York has The High Line, parks created on top of once-abandoned railway tracks. Now plans are afoot in Philadelphia to transform the Reading Viaduct into what its designers are

There is a certain irony in the fact that some of the best biking in the U.S. is in an area where people have rejected the modern world -- including bikes (for those of the Old Order).

Partnering with a forest conservation non-profit to plant a tree for every watch purchased, Analog Watch Co. creates chic timepieces out of recycled wood.

Architects and builders take to the streets for the Extinction Rebellion, get arrested.

Made with a tight budget and schedule, this structure was up and running within a matter of weeks.

This architect converted a shipping container to accommodate an expanding office.

Populist leaders are more interested in cutting the price of gas than they are in stopping climate change.

Architect Jonathan Kearns shows that you can have it all.

No green energy issue is too small for the rampaging Premier.

This innovative billboard does double duty: advertising for a university's engineering program while producing much-needed clean drinking water for local communities.

Nations met in Peru this month to discuss solutions to climate change

Created for adventurers by adventurers, this unique hotel in Peru features three sleeping pods that guests must climb up to.

A good, if not very accurate, idea.

There's more than one way to go up in a small space, and this is one smart alternative.

This month's Full Buck blood moon will star in the longest total lunar eclipse of the century.

The latest figures from the EIA show renewable energy sources overtaking nuclear power in the US, through the first nine months of 2011.

That's what a lot of people are saying as new pollution rules for 2020 get closer.

And yet it still plans to sell more oil...

2007 has been a brutal year for natural disasters in Latin America, keeping the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs busy. The agency said in a recent statement that a record nine missions were dispatched to Latin America

The kit includes an LED headlight and tail light and a rugged case that attaches a smartphone to the handlebars.

A piece of classic playground equipment gets a clean tech makeover.

Nanotechnology breakthroughs have lead to a successful prototype of a device that could charge your cell phone with ambient noise or the conversations of users.