Sunshine is wonderful, but you can have too much of a good thing. This device measures it.

In addition to its social conscience, Sweden is also extremely fashion conscious, and recent media debate plus campaigns by local group Rena Kläder (Clean Clothing) have brought ideas about ethical fashion to the forefront. Right on cue, in Sweden's

There's always clung to the Tetra Pak a bit of uncertainty regarding its environmental credibility: is it or isn't it green? Tetra Pak recycling rates are lousy, but in at least one life cycle analysis it came out ahead of glass and PET plastic in energy

At this week's Clean Vehicles and Fuels conference in Stockholm, city officials released an updated survey showing that 50 percent of city residents would consider shopping for a "miljöbil" when they buy their next car. That's a huge increase from

The Swedish travel industry is woefully under-prepared for a changing climate, says researcher Stephen Gössling. Tourism to and from Sweden contributes 10 percent of the country's total measured CO2 emissions,

Norway's Oil and Energy Minister, Aaslaug Haga, seems to think that wind turbines is a good bet. The scandinavian country is the 5th biggest

Sarah and I have spent the better

In the war between antibiotics and bacteria, bacteria often seems to be winning … but not in places like Sweden and Denmark.

Written by one of my favorite bloggers, this new book will inspire and guide readers to instill a love for nature in their children.

Once these plant-based meats showed up in fast food chains, they ceased to be cool.

A new, 50MW floating offshore wind farm just got approved. Why does this matter?

There's more than one way to kill a duck curve.

With its embrace of wild swimming, foraging, and stargazing, this cultural trend is spot-on for the modern world.

This solar + battery + LED light combo aims to be the future of portable light & power.

At less than $50, this little dual USB port solar device is an affordable option for a clean, efficient portable charging solution.

The newest version of this solar charger & battery is lighter and offers a more powerful solar panel, and includes dual USB ports and a USB-C port.

These ultra-thin solar charging devices use amorphous silicon technology, which is said to be effective even in shady or lower-light conditions.

This mobile solar power station offers a lightweight high-capacity lithium-ion battery with all the bells and whistles.

The MP3ForLife device is loaded with 400+ answers to common questions about health, nutrition, family planning, and more, translated into more than 100 languages.

The latest product from One Earth Designs weighs just 10 pounds and packs down into a small carrying bag, but still delivers high performance fuel-free cooking.

The Jenni solar charger and battery pack aims to make it easy to begin going solar at home, starting with your portable electronics

The HANS Solar Briefcase and PowerPack systems do double duty by supporting the Billions in Change movement.

These pictures from the Sun Trip 2018 race prove the only limit is imagination. Congratulations to Sun Trip race winner Raf van Hulle (tech spec of his bike below).

Kent Peterson does it with off-the-self stuff, but it should be easier than this.

The Lancey electric space heater allows users to charge its battery during off-peak hours and use the electricity for heating during peak demand periods.

The bin-sized device would turn household waste into fuel for heating hot water.

It's less flashy. In fact, it kind of blends in. But it's still designed to save energy.

Scientists call it a remarkable discovery in an area where butterfly wildlife was thought to be well known.

Get set for cool, wet weather with this high-quality footwear.

The UK grocery chain has long been a Fairtrade champion, but recently announced it would invent its own 'fairly traded' certification scheme.

It's a win-win all around as K-cup users on both sides of the political divide find reasons to smash their Keurigs.

Eighty percent of garment workers are young women between 18 and 24. They are overworked, underpaid, and abused. That's where the real female empowerment needs to start.

This Valentine's Day, shop local.

In the latest example of how tough life can be for would-be women cyclists around the world, the new police chief of the Iranian city of Esfahan has decreed it a crime for women to ride a bike

Wend magazine continues to bring together intriguing stories about human powered adventures from around the world. In the current issue, they inform us that in 2010 officials in Isfahan,

Most refugees live in refugee camps for an average of 12 years and most of that time it's in drafty, tattered tents. Now IKEA has a solar-powered camp house that is flatpack and quick to assemble.

Over the past three months, over a million people from all around the globe have contacted LEGO to ask them to drop their oil partnership.

Gabriel Metcalf asks "The waters are rising, and cities can’t move out of the way. Can we act decisively enough to avert catastrophic climate change?"

This looks like a long-needed solution to one of the key barriers to electric vehicle adoption, and I can hardly contain my excitement.

Air quality in San Francisco is the worst in the world right now.

The Outdoor Care Retreats let nature give a valuable boost in creating a respite from the sterile and stringent hospital environment.

A remarkable exhibition of the future of transportation is mounted in the middle of industrial archaeology.

The sound of gunshots has been transformed into the sound of music in Mexico's Ciudad Juárez, where artist Pedro Reyes turned 6,700 confiscated weapons into a complete orchestra of fully playable musical instruments.

A giant resin bee is drawn to purple loosestrife, can you guess the connection?

A new study shows how adolescents quickly improved their sleep time and quality in just one week's time.

Trade the morning shower for one before bed for better sleep and more.

One smartphone user makes a case for using old-fashioned items like alarm clocks and newspapers.

These impressive feats of architecture and engineering are one of India's traditional methods of water conservation. Now threatened by disuse and a growing water crisis, one photojournalist is documenting them before they are forgotten.

The system will also help reduce the spread of disease in rural villages.

But what will the handrail police say?