My favorite eco-star might of gotten snubbed by Oscar, but Leo's enivormental work gets a green prize. The actor/activist was honored with the International Green Film Award by Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev at the

Yes, he's blond, blue-eyed handsome and yes, he's talented. But Academy Award-winning Leonardo DiCaprio continually proves he is more than just a pretty face jumping on the celebrity hybrid bandwagon. From resorts

Don't mistake the ugly, coarse, scratchy hemp of the hippie era with the hemp of today: From catwalks to the office, this once-fringe fabric made of rapidly renewable material is geared for world domination. And it can be found in just about

The name may give you visions of dogs mellowed out, but the Grateful Dog wants to make sure your dog is both happy and healthy throughout their entire stay. You can leave your dog for the day or the week, knowing that

Great news for TreeHuggers in South America: Uruguay could become the first country in the region to authorize the cultivation of industrial hemp, according to El Pais newspaper. The national Ministry of Cattle,

Let's face it: One day a year is not nearly enough to thank your mom for everything she's done for you. But you can try -- and the gifts on these pages will make it just that much easier to show her your appreciation. And if you still haven't found that p

You can't put a price on all mom has done for you -- but you can try to show your gratitude with one of these eco-friendly gifts. All are as good to Mother Earth as they will be to your own momma. From classic -- like

When I caught up with Summer Rayne Oakes at a Fashion Delivers event in June, she only briefly mentioned her forthcoming project: Source 4 Style, an online marketing

Doug Fine, author and solar-powered goat herder, takes us behind the scenes of what could be America's next billion dollar industry: the hemp economy.

This Monopoly alternative is designed to act as a walkthrough of the concepts of a new economically and ecologically viable "Industrial Evolution" based on a renewable bioeconomy.

The Eagle Creek Fire, which consumed nearly 50,000 acres, was started when the teen threw fireworks into the forested canyon.

The online craft market place becomes a certified B Corp, and announces $40m in new funding. This could be a great thing for all of us.

The fire department demands trees and on-street parking be removed so that they can have 20' clear speedways

Four miles from the shore of Key West, the fatigued iguana eagerly scrambled aboard the kayak and hitched a ride home.

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

Send in your Girlfriend Collective leggings, bras, and shorts and the company will upcycle them into new pieces, over and over again.

Massimiliano Locatelli is writing a new language of design that reflects the new technology.

But not all locals are happy, saying the mayor is treating the city like a theme park.

The breakthrough also scored 18-year-old Hayley Todesco a Google Science Fair Award.

For the first time in my lifetime the environment is a top-tier issue in a presidential race, as was clearly in evidence in the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. It was next to impossible for a candidate to have any sort of press event

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As the temperature drops in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, locals bundle up and get excited. While most wait for the first snow to cover the ski runs, others hold out for those first cold nights to freeze the area's waterfalls.

The North American holiday actually has its roots in a newspaper strike in Toronto, a fight over toxic working conditions.

Most of the english speaking world has the day off today, in what started as a tradition of helping and sharing, and ended up at the mall.

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

Zero Mass Water's SOURCE device is a rooftop solar device that produces water instead of just electricity.

Is this totally silly and a waste of time and money, or is it a great leap forward? Or is it too soon to tell?

An under-utilized element becomes a bench, a place to eat, nap and store things in this redesigned scheme.

The dead ones washing up on beaches are "just the tip of the iceberg."

Our photo of the day comes from Sydney Harbour's Clifton Gardens.

Our photo of the day comes from the waters off Sydney, Australia.

Insulation in a tent makes as much sense as it does in a house, if you can get it right.

People are "risking their lives every winter by wearing dark clothing."

You'll be surprised at how many beauty treatments you can make with just honey and a few ingredients.

They were thought extinct, but in light of new DNA findings, scientists are echoing a very tortoise-y mantra: 'not so fast'.

On a remote island in the Galapagos, hybrid turtles have been found that suggest a long-lost purebred companion for the late Lonesome George may survive.

This Onion spoof on the fossil fuel industry's attacks on clean energy made the rounds a few months ago, but it somehow eluded my radar. Usually, in these cases, I'd simply curse the blog-gods, and let it join the graveyard of viral videos that have

It appears that this act of God had a little help from man, and was an accident waiting to happen.

"If knowledge has become a secular religion, public libraries are its parishes, mosques and synagogues."

Apparently kids are meant to be seen and not heard.

The man who brought us the Rap Guide to Evolution is back to entertain, educate, and inspire us with a thought-provoking album that captures the spirit of conservation.

Sound healing is based on the idea that pure, deconstructed sound can rebalance the body's energy.

Music is a comforting thing, especially for these rescued elephants living in an animal sanctuary.

This classic design is 80 years young and some famous designers pay hommage.

Perhaps we should have included one in our perfect bathroom.

Studies show that standing has anti-ageing effects.

Just throw yourself wherever you want to work; your office is where you are.

The high tech answer to keeping you moving while working.

Do the benefits of not sitting all day ever end?

It actually seems to say that you can give someone an adjustable desk but you can't make them stand. That's a very different thing.