This soil-free smart garden promises fresh greens and veggies that are grown as local as it gets.

Has anything really changed since 1939?

A new report describes the 10 species most at risk from policies proposed by the current administration.

We've written about e-paper here and while the idea seems nifty, it's hard not to think that improving online readers might be the best option rather than adding another electronic gadget to the overladen waste stream. But in a new study from the

Written by one of my favorite bloggers, this new book will inspire and guide readers to instill a love for nature in their children.

You are going to hear a lot about this. It makes everybody's problems go poof. Just don't mention the CO2.

These devices help solar lighting move beyond the flatness of traditional photovoltaic cells.

Another large-sized solar charger and battery system is about to hit the market, as an off-grid solar generator in a briefcase.

This mobile solar power station offers a lightweight high-capacity lithium-ion battery with all the bells and whistles.

Renogy's rechargeable flashlight incorporates a host of useful features, including the ability to function as a backup battery for phones and other gadgets.

It's counterintuitive, but this prefab panel system from Messana makes a lot of sense.

"Siri, turn down the temperature in my bedroom please"

The Lancey electric space heater allows users to charge its battery during off-peak hours and use the electricity for heating during peak demand periods.

A shocking 17 times more people die from cold than heat each year, according to Lancet study.

It's a smart thermostat for hydronic heating systems and is not such a dumb idea.

Over the past few years journalists and commentators have denounced bottled water as an environmental evil. I can count myself as one of those after my article about the greenhouse gas emissions from producing and transporting one bottle of Fiji water

The outdoor gear retailer plans to certify 30 percent of its clothes as fair-trade by the end of 2017.

The UK grocery chain has long been a Fairtrade champion, but recently announced it would invent its own 'fairly traded' certification scheme.

Eighty percent of garment workers are young women between 18 and 24. They are overworked, underpaid, and abused. That's where the real female empowerment needs to start.

The ethical shopping label is facing new competition from companies opting to create their own certification programs.

Due to security issues, the date has not been released yet, but we are happy to announce that Middle East environmentalists are putting political pet peeves aside to focus on one goal: preserving the environment.

The NYT's newly-minted blogger (and all-around excellent climate change journalist) Andrew Revkin follows up his earlier post exposing Peabody Energy's (laughable) ad campaign aimed at sliming Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for making the (right)

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

In tribute to the region's salt lake, the architects of this unique restaurant used salt as an eco-friendly building material.

They are supposed to be better for your health, but standing desks don't come cheap. This inexpensive flat-pack design for a portable unit can turn your existing office furniture into a standing desk.

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

Norwegian architect Marianne Borge is designing a series of them in different sizes.

IKEA had a choice to make it shallow and cheap or heavy and deep.

Greenpeace urges outdoor lovers to reject the chemicals used in popular weather-resistant fabrics.

The San Francisco Giants won the 2012 World Series, but this gardener doesn't seem to care.

You just have to look at the parking ratios to know they are environmental disaster areas.

Bay Area Bike Share is about to launch in San Francisco, with plans for 700 bikes and 70 stations around San Francisco, Redwood City, Mountain View, Palo Alto, and San Jose.

Think bike lanes cost too much? Let's put it into a little perspective.

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

The Wall Street Journal calls them "homeless" but they look "landless" to me.

Nature has a treatment, and it doesn't come in a bottle.

The Outdoor Care Retreats let nature give a valuable boost in creating a respite from the sterile and stringent hospital environment.

Celebrated English painter David Hockney has turned to the iPad as his canvas -- embracing the latest technology despite his age.

The Royal College of Art graduate students show their (environmental) stuff at the year-end show.

Motoi Yamamoto's salt labyrinths and intricate installations are as stunning as they are sustainable.

Over the past three days, one of Helsinki's tram lines has been carrying some unusual cargo -- living plants donated by passengers for inclusion in a roller-coaster-themed urban garden.

Sixty-five porters and 75 yaks labored over two years to bring more than eight tons of trash down from the slopes of Mount Everest -- and into the hands of local artists.

The sound of gunshots has been transformed into the sound of music in Mexico's Ciudad Juárez, where artist Pedro Reyes turned 6,700 confiscated weapons into a complete orchestra of fully playable musical instruments.

A new Human Rights Watch report shows the horrific conditions, both environmental and social, that 90% of Bangladesh's leather is produced in—and exported from, to the US, China, Italy and elsewhere.

Klein, author of 'This Changes Everything,' launched the Leap Manifesto at the Toronto International Film Festival. Read and sign it here to join the call for a more sustainable and equitable future.

One in 300 people are extreme early birds, and it may be genetic.

Those crazy radicals at 475 demand High Performance Building across the Dominion.

Whole foods should always be top priority.

Is this carrot-based animal feed additive something worth crowing about?

Cargill Meat is recalling 132,600 pounds of beef products nationwide that may be contaminated with E. coli.