Helsinki's old abattoir has become the heart of the city's culinary revival, a movement blending innovation and tradition that integrates local foods, pop-up eateries, and urban gardens.

This tiny verdant island, called Vulcan Point or sometimes Vulcan Island, lies at the center of a strange-but-entirely-true natural wonder. It's known for being the world's largest volcanic island that's on a lake, on a

It's déjà vu all over again, with the old guard trying to stop the newcomers...

It's déjà vu all over again, again! Auto dealers have been fighting Tesla Motors on multiple fronts for a while now, trying to either force them to do business with the traditional sales model, or be prohibited from selling in certain states.

Does it make sense putting this in a small town up on the Canadian Shield?

These photos reveal the horror of our disposable, consumerist culture and how it's ruining the most beautiful places on Earth.

Solar City and Tesla take the Kinks out of solar power with plenty of PowerPacks

It would be hard to find a cooler looking vacation home than one of these cabins...

Capt. Neill's Seafood Inc. said its blue crab meat was American-grown, but it was imported from South America and Asia.

You are going to hear a lot about this. It makes everybody's problems go poof. Just don't mention the CO2.

Semi-wild and isolated to a 270-acre stretch of shoreline, the North Ronaldsay sheep are one of only two land animals that live exclusively on seaweed.

This family lives, works and travels in this modern tiny house, now located on a remote Scottish island.

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,

Plus lots of green things.

I predicted trouble in winter, but they appear to still open even when buried in snow.

Packed with smart advice, this downloadable PDF is full of delicious recipes that can save you money and hassle.

Bitcoin mining uses so much power that it may well turn into an environmental disaster.

When the incumbents do everything in their power to keep you out of the market, rather than try to compete with you directly on the merit of their products, you know you're on to something.

"The world is sweet and verdant

Some timely examples of the intersection of Islam and environmental stewardship, both coming via the good folks over at Green Prophet: 1) Any new mosque built in Qatar must be eco-friendly, and 2) a new green guide to

A Jordanian permaculture teacher is exploring the intersect between environmentalism and spirituality. Her work could take permaculture mainstream in the Middle East.

Two hundred evangelical scientists recently wrote a letter to Congress making the religious case for passing climate change legislation.

This architecture and engineering design used to be all the rage. What happened?

It was a while coming, but this could be a pretty big deal for your average buyer.

This doesn't seem right.

Thanks to an exception for "electric or non-fossil-fuel-burning vehicles". Maybe all other states could do that so that other EV makers don't have to face what Tesla is facing?

Yes, slavery is still legal.

The company had been promising "near profitable" results. It turns out they were lowballing.

Wouldn't it be nice if clean tech advocates could, for once, just stop fighting with each other?

In a funny twist, one of the stars of an extremely popular car show (Top Gear) whose script smeared Tesla is now going electric. James May is getting a BMW i3.

We are by no means helpless in the face of climate change.

Maine's taking a stand against oil usage and oil dependency--frankly the bigger issue than where we get our oil from, tar sands and other unconventional oil sources aside. As NRDC Switchboard reports, the state has passed a law

Some legislators in Maine want the state's food to be labeled sooner.

Kitchens should be for cooking.

Carbon offsets have traditionally gone to technological improvements or reforestation. One group is teaching a different way of cooking. And it's using offset funds for the training.

Discover the once-gorgeous South Pacific island where all your plastic trash ends up.

Watch this English golden retriever named Storm rush in to help the fawn and bring it back to shore.

Celebrate Penguin Awareness Day on January 20th with the fabulous discovery of 'Near Threatened' Magellanic penguins.

Is the oil industry starting to be worried about electric vehicles?

Last week I posted a stunning wooden bicycle, and the beautiful heritage of wooden ceilings in Andalusia from a series of wood design from Spain that Confeadera put together. Other works include the Fab Lab House, some

Huge wind turbines, solar, wave power, battery storage and a lot of electric cars—these remote Scottish islands may provide a glimpse of the future.

I'm a big fan of scenario thinking. Although no one can predict "the future," several plausible scenarios can be constructed, informing decisions made difficult by many unknowns. A good decision works in

Environmentalists and Urban Planners on the run as smart growth and sustainability become illegal in the State.

Image credit: Bernd Sieker, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: Does installing commercial rooftop solar PV (with the dark-colored PV cells) negate the effect of painting that same roof white to alleviate the "heat island" effect in

Here is a way to squeeze six stories of building in the space of five.

Mount Manresa was a community space owned by Jesuits, but has now been sold to developers.

They save concrete and look great after all these years.

It's a celebration of a technology that covers longer spans with less concrete and looks good, too. Here are some I have feasted on.

Sometimes you just need a bit of solitude and nature to get a project done.

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