Big surprises can come in little packages - and that's what I found when I visited Winthrop University during my book tour stop at the school. The campus is located just south of Charlotte, NC in

Today is the end of the first week of my book tour for my new book Urban Green. I've crisscrossed North and South Carolina to engage as many people as I can at some of the best schools in the

University of North Texas has build a LEED Platinum stadium to be the envy of other college campuses.

Toast your grad's entry into the big wide world with durable, chic, and useful goods like a practical tote bag, an electric scooter, and a life-changing journey to save lions.

For me, organizing is about people. I love that moment when a new volunteer realizes that she has the power to effect change. That she has the power to influence decision-makers and make a positive impact in her community.

Investing in youth is an investment in a sustainable future

Former Stanford dean Julie Lythcott-Haims sets out a sensible guide for why and how American parenting needs to change, if we truly want our kids to do well in life.

Perhaps the school should offer a course on parenting instead, so this problem is solved for the next generation.

It has become a familiar pattern. A natural disaster occurs and we can't help but wonder how it may have been influenced by climate change. Here's a look at how the Colorado rains and flood were connected to global warming.

The Mountain Pine Beetle is getting more press because of the havoc it is causing in the Southern Rocky Mountains, but the Spruce Beetle has the potential to be equally or even more devastating in Colorado.

Ruling represents the first time that a coal mine has been rejected because of the failure to adequately consider and disclose the impacts that a mine would have on climate disruption.

This beautiful area near Salida, Colorado, could become the next national monument, with your help.

EPA to blame for the catastrophe on the Animas.

Who said politicians never did anything good?

200 tiny homes, a community building, an exercise facility, a restaurant, and other amenities will be built along the Arkansas River in Salida.

Ever wondered what it's like to live in a renovated van? Here is one company that rents DIY van conversions out.

Corporations have rights ... why not rivers?

And people keep saying it's too expensive to deal with climate change.

Probably, the decade of e-mobility

A new study from Deloitte predicts what we have said before: e-bikes will eat cars.

Here's the drill on the Earth Drill toilet.

Gord Baird and Ann Baird have written the definitive guide.

New research published in the online journal PLoS ONE demonstrates for the first time that a non-human adult animal species regularly engages in oral sex behavior. While the behavior has

Since 2006, bat populations in the northeastern United States have been decimated by a mysterious condition known as "white-nose syndrome." Caused by a fungus,

Ah love. Woody Allen has some nice thoughts on this tricky thing that perhaps gets more thought around Valentine's Day. The recent swan divorce shocked us to the core, so we decided to ponder the happy

A lesson in loving flying nocturnal mammals.

photo: US Fish & Wildlife Service via flickr White nose syndrome, a disease caused by exposure to a particular fungus, first discovered in 2006, has been afflicting bats in the eastern United States and appears to be spreading. Considering that it's

New York's brown bat continues to be hard hit by White Nose Syndrome (WNS). WNS is named for the white fungus that eats bat tissues and wakes the bats prematurely from hibernation. WNS has been

White nose syndrome has decimated bat populations on the East Coast. Now scientists believe the disease, which is spreading, may have been worse than previously imagined.

Sea cucumber poo may be the key to saving the world's great coral reefs from devastation. Invasive pythons are doing damage in the Everglades, eight sea lions were found shot to death in Washington and more.

A Dutch landscape architecture firm is proposing a clever way to help animals navigate the urban environment -- using the same infrastructure human city-dwellers rely on to get from place to place.

Using digital fabrication, moss and clay, this designer's "moss voltaics" would use these hardy plants to transform sunlight into electricity.

Trudeau doesn't seem to understand what 'climate emergency' means.

iGEM team encourages 'materials activists' to build their own biodegradable drones with downloadable do-it-yourself plans.

From the 'I wish I had thought of that' department, these all-natural straws are grown, not made from plastic, and could be a greener way to slurp your smoothie.

Here's a new take on disposable tableware: these are made from discarded food.

The thin, skin-like electronics may usher in a future of earth-friendly gadgets.

Perhaps more importantly, it's also giving customers the option of refusing such sachets in the first place.

Crafted from sustainably harvested cork in Portugal, these stunning mats will take your yoga practice to new eco-friendly heights.

Circular Systems' innovative technology promises to transform food waste fibers into wearable fabric.

No more pleather: The Parisian shoe brand proves that vegan style can be sustainable, not just ethical.

Here's an intriguing alternative to single-use plastics -- sourced from avocado!

The biomix-infused suit helps break down a body, while neutralizing toxins and boosting plant growth.

It's a surprisingly well-rounded and thorough view of sustainability that shouldn't be limited to boy scouts.

Not to mention bike lanes, higher density housing, and bird sanctuaries.

Is this the thin edge of a much bigger wedge?

Ecotricity's collapsing cooling towers return. This time, they're tapping into popular anger over utility profits.

If this is what advertisers do to promote electric and hybrid cars, I may just go buy a TV.

What if advertisements on billboards were replaced with old masters--it almost happened in Paris.

This app gives free ad space to deserving charities and NGOs on one of our tech-centric culture's most common screens - our smartphone lock screens.