No complex masterplans, they simply deleted the cars and invited the public to come and play.

These "plug-and-play" donkeys, equipped with solar panels, allow sheepherders to catch up on the news and socializing while out on their rounds.

Happy New Year! This week marks Carnival of the Green #208, and the first Carnival of 2010. Congratuations to all who have submitted entries and hosted over the years to make it such a success!

The organic snack bar company has created the first geo-location Twitter campaign to promote its trail mix bar.

Photo by Paolo Torchio Veteran wildlife photographer Paolo Torchio made a bizarre discovery while visiting Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve: a mysterious "bearded" antelope. While one expert suggests the animal might only be suffering from

These 5 gardens lost ancient and historic trees, and are in need of donations and volunteers to recover from Hurricane Sandy.

Everywhere you look for the next week in London there is an arty billboard.

Naturally, official Nordic eating guidelines include things like: "Eat more food from wild landscapes."

In “fishing” for plastic to create new things, Plastic Whale Circular Furniture tackles a number of problems at once.

Because every preschooler needs insecurity-boosting, sexualizing, toxic cosmetics to slather on their beautiful little faces!

A new downloadable planner from Citizenne Style can help you create a 10-day fashion plan using minimal items.

The chemical is used in rockets and munitions. Priorities!

"Achtung Baby" is an American mom's analysis of how German culture fosters resilience in children.

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

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

(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

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

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

Urban farming was way more than a fad in the 1940s.

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

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

For almost 30 years the Council has been fighting against regulation that would limit balloons for environmental reasons.

OK, affordable might be a bit of an overstatement, unless you're one of the richer tree huggers out there. We've told you before about Mercedes-Benz's hybrid S400,

In a bid to highlight the clean air advantage of the Toyota Mirai, a hydrogen fuel cell electric car, the company is putting up pollution-scrubbing billboards.

Physically and mentally, growing plants without chemicals has a transformative effect.

Years ago, whilst working as a researcher for Greenpeace, looking at how effective its campaign had been to make the Sydney Olympics PVC-free, it became apparent to me how polyvinyl chloride so dominates certain industries. This is certainly true of

Last April, airport authorities became suspicious of a traveler arriving to LAX from Vietnam after noticing bird droppings on his socks and feathers peeking from the cuffs of his pants. A closer inspection of the man,

Take a look at this built prototype of a flood-resistant house, designed to float with the rising waters.

Our favorite Vietnamese architect builds a giant wall of white planters... again.

Is she trying to "put together a 21st Century technology company using 19th Century workplace mentalities"? Or is this a smart move?

Let that sink in for a second: Over a period of 18 hours and 40 minutes on September 29th, Muhammed Yousuf Jamil, a Lance Naik (Lance Corporal) in the Pakistani Army singlehandedly

In a recent show of solidarity with the forests and one another, more than a thousand villagers gathered to simultaneously give their beloved trees a loving squeeze.

Geothermal energy constantly gets overshadowed by other sources of clean energy, like wind and solar, because it's still more expensive. But with every passing year, it gets closer to its time in the spotlight.

Turn trash into a school garden in Harlem by recycling drink bottles in Times Square today.

When I asked how vegetarians can avoid animal-based fertilizers, I noted that some people suggested exploring biodynamics instead of organics. In fact, nothing

It seems that GMOs are again steamrolling their way through our legal system. Back in December it seemed there may be a light at the end of the tunnel when a federal judge ordered that 258 acres of genetically modified sugar

Artisan is the new natural in terms of false advertising.

Can your garden be kinder to the earth? From the materials your raised beds are built from to the fertilizers you use, there's room for improvement to achieve an earth-friendly garden

From the freshest possible eggs to rich compost to pets with personality, keeping backyard chickens would be a fun and educational foray in urban agriculture.

The problem may seem immense, but there are many good solutions.

Given how dreadful most new housing is these days, this is at least the minimum builders should build and customers should expect.

Built for two bookstore owners, this elegant structure doubles as a place to read and for guests to stay in.

One designer tackles how the ubiquitous egg carton could be rethought in order to waste less.

Consumer Reports strongly urges houses with children under 6 to avoid them altogether.

The electricity-free and low-water Drumi device could be one method of washing clothes without taking a huge toll on the environment.

People want big SUVs and pickups, not little fuelsippers. What's a car maker to do?

Because America needs more SUVs and pickup trucks to be great again

As we learn about the dangers of particulate pollution, it becomes obvious that we have to stop burning wood.

In this eye-popping example of adaptive reuse, a crumbling church is remade into a public skatepark, complete with incredible murals.

It has a solar powered smoke alarm, GPS and is standing on guard, ready to phone it in.