The car changed the design of our houses; the AV will change our houses and the way we live.

Perhaps AVs should have their own lower speed limits until they figure this all out.

Something like this could be on the roads by 2022.

They are going to be a lot more than just cars that drive themselves.

The challenge is to re-evaluate the materials we consume and the way we manufacture products so as to cut down on waste.

According to Forbes, revenue from the sharing economy will surpass $3.5 billion this year.

For years we've been talking about renting or borrowing rather than owning. There are so many things that people own but rarely use...

Why own a fondue pot when you can borrow one?

There is sharing, there is abuse, and there is theft. Susie Cagle takes a tough look at the subject.

Copper Lane, a cohousing project in London, shows how design by committee doesn't have to look like a camel.

Commercial kitchens are really expensive to build. Why not share?

Cadillac introduces BOOK, which lets you book the car you want when you want it. We should all be so lucky.

Why buy a kid's size bike when you can rent the right size bike every year?

Watching this video on Sacred Economics may be the best 12 minutes and 18 seconds you spend today.

Perhaps it is time to stuff this duck analogy.

Big Auto is increasingly coming up against Big Tech.

The first Freakonomics book was a lot of fun; the second less so, as it sort of devolved into "if the scientific consensus and/or coast-hugging liberal elite are for it, we are against it" type of thing. Hence Freakonomics Watch; or perhaps it should

Turns out, environmental issues are not about awareness. People get it.

You can't help but notice the street kids in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Some of them, darting through the heavy traffic of tuk-tuks and motos on their hunt for crisp dollar bills, are so young they have yet to learn to talk. Other than scooping them off

Without a more comprehensive vision of economic health and better ways to measure it, we are flying blind on a path to economic decline and collapse.

One craftsman is on a mission. Not only is he reclaiming and repairing quality hand tools. He is taking on corporate hegemony in the process.

Beer cans are lined with the stuff, but hey, thats the price you pay for convenience.

Turkish cities have been the stage for culture clashes in recent years, as residents of rural areas moved to urban areas in large numbers, bringing what many urbanites see as

Fed up with the disposable culture we all live in, two women from Portland, Oregon, founded a low-waste company to help the entire city cut back on plastic.

Are carbon offsets still relevant in turbulent economic times, and how has the concept evolved? Join us for a live chat with the Carbon Neutral Company to find out.

It could of been a great prototype for affordable efficient housing across Britain.

Designed with the ultra-minimalist office in mind, this all-wood desk has a lot of concealed places to stash your clutter.

The stubborn hero refused to leave his goats ... miraculously, they all survived the firestorm.

A new report ranks countries by their green investments, and also compares performance to our perceptions.

"Can we afford to take action?" just became "Can we afford not to?"

How to choose things for your home that have had, or can have, second lives.

Pigeons live large in these big artworks that celebrate the remarkable qualities of these overlooked birds.

There are a lot of good ideas in this truck; will they catch on?

We just noted the rising popularity of e-books as Amazon announced sales of digital books have consistently surpassed sales of hardcover books. However, don't think libraries will turn to ancient ruins quite yet. Pop

Let's hope that unlike the Oscars, they make the right choices and open the right envelopes.

The Autonomous Hotel Room from Aprilli Design Studio raises some interesting questions.

Everybody is hopping on the hydrogen train, but it's being driven by natural gas.

A major brand is putting out the first fully recyclable shampoo bottle made from recycled beach plastic

In many part of the world, the 2019-2020 winter was the winter that wasn't.

The latest episode of Fully Charged appears to come to us from the future. Or, maybe just Australia...

An affordable, long-lasting and attractive chair made from 100% recycled and recyclable plastic, designed in Barcelona by Estudio Mariscal. Need it far away? Then just buy the seat and get local legs!

So you think you're doing everything you can to improve your home's energy efficiency. And if you haven't done everything you can do personally, both TreeHugger and Planet Green have plenty of tips on how you can get up to

Patagonia's Worn Wear events, held in collaboration with sharing start up Yerdle, offer a different, more sustainable vision of Black Friday.

It could move goods, transport hydrogen, reduce CO2 and water the lawn all at once.

This is a housing form that we should be building a lot more of.

I respond to a recent viral article hating on digital nomads.

According to the research of author David Simon, the externalized cost of our animal food system totals about $414 billion per year, which is carried by all of us.

Secrets of bed bug success can be read in their genes -- can the knowledge help you fight bed bug infestations?

Why Greens Should Support the Fight for Economic and Racial Justice

Anti-greens often try to make economic arguments against the big spring-cleaning that our civilization is going through.