Every bag they make is different, which creates a real marketing and display problem.

In my early months in Istanbul, I had a Turkish teacher who could not get over the fact that I -- an American -- was not fat. "But I went to America and everyone was so

Most refugees live in refugee camps for an average of 12 years and most of that time it's in drafty, tattered tents. Now IKEA has a solar-powered camp house that is flatpack and quick to assemble.

There are some pretty wonderful things going on in this little structure.

With the winter solstice association with death and rebirth – these historic events of December 21st take on new resonance.

Over the past three months, over a million people from all around the globe have contacted LEGO to ask them to drop their oil partnership.

An annual water-monitoring report focuses on "contaminants of emerging concern."

It's all about healthy hedonism, where sustainability meets socialbility.

This looks like a long-needed solution to one of the key barriers to electric vehicle adoption, and I can hardly contain my excitement.

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

Science has shown over and over again that bar soap does not transmit infection. It is a powerful, plastic-free, and cheap disease-fighting tool.

Indwell and Invizij Architects are doing incredible work, raising the bar for housing people in need.

Neti pots are useful for flushing out clogged sinuses, but it's important to do it the right way.

Health care providers are alarmed by the rise in sleep disorders, but is it the kids or the parents who are in need of education?

U.S. doctors believes it's a serious public health concern that requires drastic action.

Food is a powerful healer, which is why hospitals should reconsider how they feed patients.

The touring museum show 'Climate Change: The Threat to Life and A New Energy Future,' which wraps up its Istanbul run this weekend, is professionally put-together and well-intentioned, but flawed.

A new exhibition in Toronto looks at sustainable development.

Tim had planned on working at a Salt Lake City Unitarian church doing social outreach. That is, until the Federal Bureau of Prisons decided that wasn't a "safe" occupation for the climate activist.

Chemical companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and the industrial waste industry are exempt from a law requiring companies handling hazardous waste to protect public health and the environment - and vulnerable communities are at risk.

Mere days after the murder of celebrity activist Berta Cáceres, a fellow member of her group was shot and killed for his participation in the same environmental group.

Why do we always think other animals are so simple?

Our photo of the day illustrates the whimsical world of camouflage.

But video games are surprisingly OK, making teens feel happier.

The American Academy of Pediatrics says there's an ideal time.

The system will also help reduce the spread of disease in rural villages.

A few intrepid film makers went to check it out. Their responses were not exactly uniform.

For thousands of years, people have wondered how these monuments in Egypt were made.

Finally, Net Zero done right.

A new platform aims to remove the barriers between would-be investors and solar developers, increasing the adoption of renewables in the process.

While advertising her new film "Beauty & the Beast", Watson wants people to think about how and where clothes are made.

What with social networking sites like Facebook all the rage right now and more attention than ever being focused on the issues of global warming and climate change, the moment certainly seems propitious for the unveiling of MakeMeSustainable, a

Help amplify the message of the global water crisis by lending your social media updates to World Water Day 2012

Ready to share kilowatts? Facebook launched its social energy app today that will enable users to share and compare their home energy consumption.

The company would use the Solara solar-powered drone, which can remain in flight for five years at a time!

This glass makes your window treatments obsolete.

The Echmiadzin Cathedral complex in Armenia is one of 12 spiritual destinations that are becoming more sustainable.

Religious communities may be wide open to fighting climate change, new evidence reveals.

With high energy prices and a whole lot of mosques, Jordan has every incentive to support solar-powered worship.

The Muslim American Society of Charlotte isn't just putting solar on its mosque. 40 of its congregants are going solar too.

This may, possibly, be the oldest building in the world to go solar.

Will NEOM be "an aspirational society that heralds the future of human civilization" or "a totalitarian surveillance state"?

Scientists have named a new marine ecological community, the Plastisphere, comprised of, you guessed it, plastic -- and all the organisms that now call ocean plastic home.

Nature's acoustic environments are wild, haunting and beautiful. As this online educational project shows, these wild soundscapes are in danger of disappearing too.

The ecosystem had thrived for thousands of years but collapsed less than two centuries ago.

I predicted trouble in winter, but they appear to still open even when buried in snow.

In a Canadian province where a winter heating with electricity might cost a few hundred dollars per month minimum, this man manages to cut his heating bill by using free solar energy.

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This cool, interactive solar map put out by the San Francisco Department of the Environment lets you identify exactly where and how many solar panels are on houses in San Fran. Even better than that, the site has a search

UC San Diego is using one of its free gifts - some of the best solar exposure in the country - to further power and shade the campus. Several solar trees (solar panels installed on a vertical racking system that supports