Someone recently told me it suggests indigenous peoples are primitive.

Where did the Convenience Industrial Complex start? A 1960 classic tells all.

Researchers discover how Arctic foxes modify their dens to make the surrounding land more fertile.

Pigeons live large in these big artworks that celebrate the remarkable qualities of these overlooked birds.

The wonderful world of birds, painted in life size and all together on a huge 2,500-square-foot wall.

Photo by squarehippies If you've ever tried to figure out how to support important projects like green schools while combating climate change AND meet a movie star all while shopping online, wonder no more. eBay and Global Green USA is holding an

Apple remains our culture's most lauded example of great design. But could it be that the company considered to have reached the pinnacle of design is, in fact, an impostor? The definition of good design is changing. It used

They pay so much more attention to design in Europe, particularly when it comes to everyday things. For example, The Torqeedo electric outboard motor from Germany looks like fine industrial design. It has an integrated lithium-manganese battery that just

The International Joint Commission has developed a strategy for how U.S. and Canadian governments can address this toxic problem.

This ubiquitous liquid, water, continues to amaze us with its just plain weirdness

Concrete containers are placed in a metallic structure, forming a green wall to the eye and a walk in space to interact with the plants.

Shoe lovers have more and more choice when it comes to buying eco-friendly shoes: Simple Shoes, Worn Again or TOMS are just a few of my favourites and I just found a new brand from France. FYE (for your earth) is a relatively young company that started

One of the biggest floor-care brands in Britain has unveiled a cardboard vacuum cleaner made from its own packaging, the Vax ev. And it was created by a student.Open and Assemble—Without the Packaging Waste The vacuum is sold in a

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

The American Institute of Architects just announced its 2007 Housing Awards; among the winners were our beloved Loblolly House and in the Special Housing Category, the Designhabitat2 house, from The DESIGNhabitat 2 Studio School of Architecture,

A Federal judge has ruled that seven Virginia homeowners made legitimate damage claims regarding corrosion of metal items in the home and personal inconvenience caused by use of

British Petroleum has created a 22 mile long undersea oil plume, measured as "dispersed" beneath the ocean's surface, stretching from the wellhead, toward Mobile Alabama. Via the Chron: "The thick plume was detected

Chris Yurista lives out of his backpack. He tells the BBC that "It's always nice to have a personal sense of home, but that aside - the internet has replaced my need for an address." He's got a job and moonlights as a DJ, couch-surfing in friends'

It's one thing to drive to the mall, but one fifth of Canadian shoppers are driving to another country. That's crazy.

A look at the intersection of three ways to deal with this weekend about shopping.

A good followup to Buy Nothing Day.

This year, take a side in the war on the car, and support stores on your neighborhood bike lane or transit route.

It's actually pretty clever as it pumps out fresh water and electricity.

They got this one right.

There was a big pile of beautiful lumber to choose from too.

If a vertical farm fantasy is the best unbuilt project in the UK, then sustainable design is in worse trouble than I thought.

This just pushes every TreeHugger button.

The judges got it right this time.

The Templar Block in Hamilton Ontario pushes a lot of buttons.

They deserve an award for putting on such a terrific award program.

Too much information?

If a building doesn't meet these basic and necessary criteria, it doesn't deserve an award.

RIBA has announced that all its prizes will now be sustainable. We are going to need a counterpoint.

They say these are about celebrating the best contemporary architecture. But what does that mean today?

This coastal region, which specializes in sun, surf, and seafood, is well worth visiting if you're ever near Rio de Janeiro.

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

In Utah, birds plunge to their death after storms make parking lots look like ponds. Thwack. Another reason for less pavement?

First there was foamcrete, then there was papercrete and hempcrete, and now we've got AirCrete, a foamy mixture of air bubbles and cement.

A key industry association is working to keep warming to "well below" two degrees.

Using ceramics and metal nanoparticles, a non-profit organization from University of Virginia is making these simple but effective purifiers that can eliminate up to 99.9% of waterborne pathogens.

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.

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

World Water Day may be one day out of the year, but taking the time to reflect can help us make long-lasting impacts that we can carry forward.

But I have it easy compared to most North Americans, and perhaps am fooling myself.

"It's just an amazing, amazing thing that people have done."

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

So, last week approximately 7,500 songbirds flew into a giant flame and died. Maybe this is a good time to talk about the wastefulness and damage caused by natural gas flaring?

You probably already have most of the stuff you need.

Don't read this if you are in a bad mood. Or a good mood, really.

The already tense battle over mining in Inner Mongolia has erupted further after a Mongolian herder was run over by a coal truck and killed while trying to block the