By 2017, global e-waste rates will increase by 33% to 65.4 million tons per year—the weight equivalent of almost 200 Empire State Buildings.

Donating your old cell phones to these causes will keep them out of landfills and help others too.

If you want to attract good people these days you have to give them a nice place to work.

It's cheap, it works and Oh, the places you'll go.

We're all friends here, right? So I can talk honestly?

The prime minister also mentioned holding companies responsible for the packaging waste they create.

Part art, part meditative process, these works are created with plant material harvested from the artist's urban garden.

Wood smoke is a huge source of particulate pollution and really shouldn't be in residential neighbourhoods. But the flavour...

Let's hope they play nicely with government-funded cargo bikes.

The Guardian's Kara Moses asks, "Do we need conclusive scientific proof to become concerned about an issue?" I think not, because sometimes even conclusive proof isn't enough for government and society to act.

When reviewing the safety of glyphosate, the Environmental Protection Agency considered just five independent studies, and 27 industry-funded studies.

BRB introduces a bunch of concept vehicles that look like a lot of fun without fossil fuels

With guests Kathy Freston and Michael Pollan, Oprah dedicated her full show yesterday to veganism and meat production. She and her staffers went vegan for a week, some of them have decided to continue the diet (or go "veganish") even

In an interview with Democracy Now!, Michael Pollan says taking back control of cooking may be the single most important step to help make our food system more sustainable.

The Earth Advantage Institute promotes a green building standard from the Northwest that combines the energy requirements of Energy Star with healthy home attributes like air quality, environmental responsibility and and resource efficiency. I thought

The dog days of summer are right around the corner and homeowners are looking for ways to

Can hotels be 100% eco-friendly and affordable? I tried out Starwood's Element Hotel in NYC to find out how far a 411-room urban hotel can go green. The result is mostly positive with a few letdowns.

The new rule is expected to save Americans $167 billion in energy costs.

We can do lists too; here are some of the simple things you can do that do not involve spending money and buying stuff.

We have to slow down and smell the coffee, and it might actually be fun.

Image via: LA Citystreets Clark U, Rice University, U Minnesota are all launching bike-sharing programs, along with the City of Minneapolis. Towson University has launched several green transportation programs - sadly no bike sharing, yet. Many of the

By now you've probably heard that adopting a vegetarian diet, or at least cutting way down on you meat consumption, is a great way to reduce your ecological footprint and get some great health benefits at the same time. Now

Back in 2009, the EPA was sued for "abdicating leadership" on protecting Chesapeake Bay. Part of clean water advocates' anger was directed at a lack of geographical targeting for agricultural conservation funding. But

When I wrote about Robert Llewellyn's solar car charging in rainy England, commenters noted that solar at home is unlikely to benefit most car drivers, as they will typically charge overnight. Situations will obviously vary

Chances are that you've never heard of Gene DeSantis, but his story seems one destined for legend. In fact, he's already being likened to a modern-day Johnny Appleseed. For almost three decades, DeSantis has made it his mission

Green roofs are wonderful things and lovely to look at, but there are other factors in play here.

It may be the most expensive and useless green roof ever built

Really, this trend should be nipped in the bud.

But really, they should be dealing with the source of the problem.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation shows how thinking circular could change the way we live for the better.

Great cities know the future is renewable.

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

In a matter of seconds, thousands of lives and dreams were destroyed in Haiti last month.

Biochar, the "co product" of burning wood or agricultural waste in a pyrolitic (oxygen free) environment, has

Yet another reason why deforestation is bad: So much of Haiti's mountainsides have been eroded away because of deforestation and hurricanes that it may have stressed Earth's crust, triggering the earthquake that

We want to extend National Talk Like A Pirate Day just a few more days, especially since it is helping to spread the word about clean sailing and boating. The Sierra Club has put together a fun set of questions to not only get you in the

She may not have caused the most property damage, but the superstorm extraordinaire holds some impressive records.

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The queen led her minions to the engine of a Delta airplane, delaying the flight until the protected bees could be professionally removed

One more US city fully commits to transforming itself into a better place to live for all.

Don't give up; Collective and individual actions can change the world.

"Being the Change" is proof that weaning oneself off fossil fuels is not only possible, but also joyful and fun for a young suburban family.

We love products that support or revive traditional crafts. Check out, for ex ample, the work of Kallari, fair trade suppliers of traditional Amazonian baskets, which we reported on here. Now we've come across another cool basket supplier, this time

We have to reconsider what is "acceptable for how houses should look and feel."

The future of green building depends on what comes out of our soil.

Perkins&Will's new Dallas office tries to do all three certification systems in one beautiful historic building.

Because a fringe candidate is a climate denier, it's now a political issue.

Instead of banning cars from city centers, this automaker recommends elevated roads for electric bikes & scooters to ease congestion and emissions.

Love to accessorize, but want to stay green? Here are some ways you can do both.

The cost of electricity is going up (both in dollars and in environmental and health impacts). Here are some tips for reducing your costs and impacts.