At the ConocoPhillips annual shareholder meeting last week, CEO James Mulva announced the company's withdrawal from the oil-drilling project in Block 39 of the northern Peruvian Amazon. It was a highly controversial project

Ice cream lovers aren't happy to learn they're licking glyphosate on hot summer days.

It feels much bigger than it actually is, and does not feel weird at all.

Michael Janzen comes up with an interesting and elegant design. But is it safe?

Belgian architects build a tower in a barn. But my, it uses a lot of lumber.

This is a big problem in old buildings: providing universal access without ruining the look of the building.

These incredible images sent back by the Juno spacecraft gives us a detailed look at Jupiter.

Morocco is making good on it's stated goals of increasing renewable energy development, leading towards 40% of electricity from renewables over the next decade.

The Grand Inga dam will be double the size of China's Three Gorges, but big questions remain about whether ordinary Africans will actually get its electricity.

The project will take advantage of the sun, mountains and sea.

We used to be able to justify burning a bit of fossil gas, but we cannot anymore.

We are all cutting back in the West, but more flying in developing countries overwhelms the savings.

Drivers of traditional "ICE" cars often underestimate the convenience of going electric.

We apologize for the bad pun in the title, sometimes it's just hard to resist. Fair trade is a familiar concept to our readers. Aside from writing about well-known fair trade commodities like chocolate and coffee, we've also seen posts on everything

Conservationists are celebrating a British firm's recent pullout from a biofuel project in Kenya that they say would have destroyed the Tana River Delta, a wetland ecosystem crucial for regional wildlife.

Jason Aramburu is trying to revolutionize how we garden by expanding the production of "Black Revolution" biochar, a soil-less growing medium made from farm waste.

"The Ministry of Energy has insisted that they need this energy. What we are questioning is—how was the agreement reached, what is the cost of purchasing this power?"

The approved measure ups fines from $480 to $120,000, and jail time from 2 years to 15 years.

No more plastic bags means a return to old-fashioned ways of packaging and carrying goods -- not necessarily a bad thing!

Masao Yoshida, one of the Fukushima 50 who stayed behind at the earthquake and tsunami-struck power plant after the other employees evacuated, has just died from esophageal cancer.

On Monday (Sunday locally), Japan switched off the last of its operating nuclear reactors and became 100% nuclear-free.

Tons of jellyfish clog a water intake pipe at the Oskarshamn power plant in Sweden, forcing operators to shut down the reactor.

MIT design cuts fusion reactor down to a size that would be more cost effective and could be built in five years

A really interesting housing project and a look back at Canadian Thanksgiving

Nestle and Tesco are the latest members of a worldwide movement against abandoned fishing nets.

The 2007 Be The Change Conference is fast approaching and has an amazing line up of speakers to inspire you with the theme "The Sky's the Limit". For the fourth year in a row the BTC conference brings together world leaders in sustainability and social

George Monbiot told us that flying is dying; London artist Richard DeDomenici tells us that a return transatlantic flight is equivalent in CO2 and pollution output to driving a car 30 miles a day for a year. So the artist/humorist has

The Guardian's George Monbiot talks about climate deniers, junk science, and the need for nuclear.

Instead of an exciting adventure, we got a road not taken.

The new study shows that drones can handle longer aid delivery trips than previously thought.

In our hyperconnected and always-on culture, stepping away from our gadgets for one day can be a move in the right direction for slowing down and connecting with people, not screens.

Leaving Boras takes us past a

What a joy to stumble upon this 2009 gem by Cullinan Studio.

When is the last time that a $5 gadget literally changed your life?

This is where we started.

The Jenni solar charger and battery pack aims to make it easy to begin going solar at home, starting with your portable electronics

They really didn't have a choice, and they insulated their bodies, not their houses.

A study suggests we should turn up the heat; it's not so simple.

As reported in the Otago Daily Times, the noticeable impacts of climate change on area coral reefs and a recent starfish outbreak are not as bad as previously thought due to noticeable changes in the Fijian lifestyle. From

Fiji, probably the least favorite in an already disliked industry, is the target of a class action lawsuit alleging the company has profited from greenwashing. Specifically, from greenwashing claims that its products are

Scientists call it a remarkable discovery in an area where butterfly wildlife was thought to be well known.

From child labor in the cocoa industry to human rights issues in the oil industry, we've often reported on the intersect between environmentalism and social justice—but all too often environmentalism and human rights

The Middle East environmental site Green Prophet names 11 eco-heroes for 2011 who are working -- sometimes at great personal risk -- to make the region a cleaner, healthier place.

There is a whole new line of furniture that you can build, just like the toy.

And it is all held together with sex bolts.

Why would an engineer at Apple quit his job to design a product to help gardeners propagate plants?

In which the City requires new buildings to go from 'solar ready' rooftops to solar actual.

Another tool that makes life easier to live without a car.

An exhibit about the pioneering mid-century designers illustrates the innovative ideas that inspired their work.

A new exhibition in Toronto looks at sustainable development.