The scariest thing about these chemicals is that they are almost certainly in your bloodstream and we don't know how bad that might be.

This flexible interior design for a collaborative workspace has plenty of hammocks and giant exercise balls to keep its co-working members happy.

Celebrities, and their various efforts to go green, can be a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, it's great that high-profile, highly-visible folks are affecting positive change by both reducing their impact on

We love seeing celebrities use their influence for good--especially when it's for the green good. With their fame and star power, they can encourage fans to eat less meat, cut their consumption, and pay attention to what's

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

Timely but not fleeting, flouncy but not frilly, unique but not unwearable, clever but never over the top -- Mr. Larkin's Spring 2010 collection was everything green fashion should be. A relative newcomer on the eco-scene, the

A couple of years ago, I made the New Year's resolution that my new clothing purchases would be limited to green garments. With the quality and selection of ">green fashion that's become available recently, it's been a promise

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

Hemp, which is considered to be a wonder-crop by many, is now legal in Colorado. Voters not only gave the thumb up to marijuana in November, but also to its THC-light cousin.

The Kentucky state Senate Agriculture Committee voted unanimously to approve legislation for legalizing industrial hemp in the state.

No more excuses for soft, moldy apples in your fruit bowl!

Air quality, choice of materials and finishes are also concerns in this house in Oregon.

Last week, California joined Oregon and Washington in signing a pact with British Columbia called the Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy, which forms an alliance to set shared fuel standards and mandates for cutting carbon emissions.

Our favorite green building material is now made in Oregon

Typically used to spot forest fires, one couple turns a fire lookout station into a simple but beautiful off-grid home.

David Milarch is on a quest to save California's coast redwoods, some of the world's oldest and largest living things; he may be saving the planet along the way.

"Forest to frame" is the new "farm to table."

We laughed, we cried, but more important, we picked the recycling-loving winners of Etsy's Handmade Halloween Costume Contest.

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 shopping world is rife with corruption and exploitation, and while it would be lovely for companies to mend their evil ways, that's highly unlikely. In the meantime, Etsy provides a decent alternative for conscientious shoppers.

Made out of glass, these rentable cabins in New Zealand's wilderness are meant to reconnect guests with nature.

There are lessons to be learned from this model home built by Meritage, even if it is big and beige.

And even worse, they are devouring the much-smaller native treefrogs.

Learn how to care for leggings and other activewear to help lengthen their life.

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

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

Sambuca, the "City of Splendor" is hoping to save its historic structures and revive a waning community.

Ethically sourced dresses for this spring, summer and many more sunny days to come.

Zady is working to build a better clothing company from the ground up.

The terms may be vague, but they allow shoppers to choose what really matters to them personally.

After the House of Representatives approved legislation pushing the Keystone XL forward, the Senate has rejected it.

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A community group plans massive tree planting effort to reforest one of Europe's least wooded areas.

Beyond the headline, a really great overview of how globalization may well be entirely reshaped by energy constraints, for the betterment of local economies in places where manufacturing has been outsourced for years.

A village that was threatened by the expansion of Heathrow Airport in London became home to a squatted community garden. Here's how it happened.

New research rewrites our understanding of why no new coal deposits develop -- but offers hope for post-coal energy solutions.

Bike-powered devices often feel like hippy gimmicks. Yet for some communities, they offer an important glimpse of more resilient technology.

The founder of the Transition Movment is out with another book. This time, he takes a global look at how grassroots community efforts may provide a blueprint for systemic, cultural change.

The tiny, flexible solar cells can be integrated into objects of any shape or size.

The unicorn of cheap clean home energy will most likely be found in an affordable solar roof that doesn't look like a solar roof, and that can pay for itself quickly. This startup may have developed it.

So far the panels and batteries are only offered in the UK but it might spread to sunnier North American climes.

The project will also include molten salt energy storage for 24 hour solar power.

The HELIOtube is a radical departure from conventional CSP technology, as it is based around tubes of inflatable plastic film.

Tesla's tiny house integrates solar power and its Powerwall home battery into a seamless system, and can be towed by the Model X.

While the world chases solar generating windows, we see how to do solar generating walls.

The technology makes for better energy generation and a better window.

Not only will this save home owners money, but it will also allow utilities to manage demand during peak times.

The fully automated aquaponics system grows lettuces, herbs and small fruits right in your kitchen.

The teen has been building the DIY microwave, hoping to solve many cooking problems with one device.

It also comes with its own beer dispenser, built-in right in the couch.