As Barbara Hendricks leaves the Environment Ministry, we look at the success of meatless meetings in a country with a strong meat culture

Image credit: Jenni Grover What's the Carbon Footprint of the Antique Industry? I've been told I think too much. (Though I've also been told the opposite is true!) From musing over whether carrots are vegan to wondering about the true cost of my rural

Bamboo may seem like a questionable material for making bikes, but we've seen our share of great bamboo bikes -- and hey, there's even DIY bamboo bike-building classes out there. Taking advantage

"Has the global food system been irrevocably hijacked?" One filmmaker asks and begins to answer this frightening question.

As the FDA continues to hesitate, the two largest U.S. grocery stores want nothing to do with Frankenfish.

Sam Suds and the Case of PVC The entire life cycle of PVC is an issue of environmental justice and racism. Many PVC plants are located near poor and communities of color. These facilities have poisoned workers and fence-line neighbors, polluted the

Photo credit: What Rhymes with Nicole Target may finally be feeling the heat from consumer, health, and environmental groups such as the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ), which has been vociferous in its campaign to get the nation's

Joining gDiapers, the US Postal Service and more, Surface iQ's commercial wallcoverings have earned Cradle to Cradle certification. The only printed commercial grade wallcovering to have earned this certification, Surface iQ's products have an

They look so cute on their polyurethane sofa, in front of the wall of vinyl windows and doors, in the stock shot from the Canadian vinyl industry. The Vinyl salesmen are also

As far as endangered species go, it's mostly bad news, with the occasional positive story. Well this news seems to fall somewhere in the middle: in late August, a group of Laotian villagers in the Annamite Mountains captured a saola,

The saola is an extremely rare relative of the ox that is found only in the forests of the Annamite Range of Vietnam and Laos. Discovered in 1992, scientists know very little about the elusive beast, which is known among locals as a

Designboom shows Trong Nghia's latest house, built out of towers with trees on top in the middle of a block.

Yesterday I introduced the Do Lectures 2011 with a flash of party glitter from Steve Edge and the statement, Things are not just the way they are. This first emerging

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

When heavy rains caused rivers to overflow and flood parts of Pakistan last year, it set into motion a surprisingly complex chain of events that scientists are only now beginning to understand -- and which may have

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

Craving the perfect cup of tea on a chilly morning? Here are some companies with ethical business practices worth supporting.

It's wood, it's small, it's resilient.

It's time to put a stake through them and build efficient Passivhaus buildings.

Selling energy efficiency is hard, but the UK Labour Party got it right.

It's one thing to design to the Passivhaus standard; it is another thing altogether to prove it.

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

Or is it a missed opportunity?

Photo via StringBike The Bike, Unchained A group of designers in Hungary have done away with what has long been a staple of bicycle design, those oily old chains, with their creation, the StringBike. Instead of being propelled forward the traditional

Wastewater or sludge storage lagoons are designed, in part, based on statistical probability of annual precipitation and evaporation amounts. The data behind these estimates generally don't take into account contemporary

A tiny apartment in a new tourist hotspot is remade with clever modern elements to maximize space.

After promising not to use sodium lauryl sulfate in any products, The Honest Co. is under scrutiny after two lab tests found significant amounts of the chemical in its laundry detergent.

Inspired by the human-based Modulor system of proportion, this small Madrid apartment is defined by a series of wooden alcoves that hold different daily functions.

This Bilbao tower is like nothing the Passivhaus world has seen.

Following these guidelines can help you to build a higher quality, longer-lasting wardrobe.

A few days ago we asked you, readers, what you thought of Live Earth. All in all there seemed to have been some great response to the 7/7/07 concert and today a press release was issued with some impressive numbers: - More Than 8 Million Viewers

What’s the best pumpkin for pumpkin pie? Maybe not a pumpkin at all.

Inspired by the small, simple and efficient spaces of Japan, is this lovely tiny home that comes with a lot of luxurious features.

The smart arrangement of spaces and natural daylighting help make this cottage's relatively small footprint feel quite big.

Typically used to spot forest fires, one couple turns a fire lookout station into a simple but beautiful off-grid home.

Photo: Gideon Tsang on Flickr We know that the concept of the "buy and sell handmade" blog Etsy has revolutionary implications for consumer culture and what it means to be part of a creative community. But does politics have a place in crafting

In a tale of intrigue and derring-do, the crafty cephalopod slipped out of his enclosure and found his way to freedom.

This super-insulated home is built to be earthquake-resistant too.

A brush with death helped this family focus on the most important things in life, prompting them to convert a bus into a DIY motorhome.

This industrial designer's 3D/4D printed, life-like forms ask the question of whether we can design and engineer "intelligent" plants that can adapt to environmental changes.

A Today Show bit today is perhaps the grossest example yet.

There are lessons to be learned from this model home built by Meritage, even if it is big and beige.

This is a very good idea that all of North America should consider.

Plenty of space-saving ideas packed into a compact, comfortable and contemporary package.

This modern prefab from Italy is conceived with energy efficiency and ease of assembly in mind.

A new study has found that the air pollution from Alberta's massive tar sands operations is putting the health of downwind residents at risk by releasing unsafe levels of carcinogenic and toxic chemicals into the air.

This is a prime example of divest-invest in action, folks...

This next week is all politics, what with today's Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primaries on January 8. Most Americans are probably already tired of the election coverage, but we're hoping people stick it out and ask the these presidential

DeSmogBlog has conferred a controversial award on US Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama: It's called the "2007 SmogMaker Award for blowing smoke on global warming." Joe Romm's reaction in Climate Progress is here: "DeSmogBlog owes Obama

Transition Towns founder Rob Hopkins sets out what Resilience 2.0 might look like.