In the Netherlands it is actually a thing, to ride your bike as slowly as possible without falling over.

This stylish and durable trailer looks like a cross between a mini-Airstream and a horse trailer, and has a kitchen in the back.

Here's how people work together to build their own homes cooperatively.

The Dutch architects cover a modest building with green plants of all kinds in pots of all sizes.

Looking like a "great ship," this solar-powered music venue is a new gateway into the city.

The second generation of Paris' bike-sharing fleet will see 20,000 bikes hit the streets next year, and 30% of those will feature an electric drivetrain.

Switching from fossil fuel powered cars could save 45,000 lives per year and on its own almost solve climate change

I thought the appliance would save me time, but mostly it gives me peace of mind.

Helsinki's old abattoir has become the heart of the city's culinary revival, a movement blending innovation and tradition that integrates local foods, pop-up eateries, and urban gardens.

OK, maybe the Finns know something we don't - they are trying to pair smart phones, Big Data, and public and shared tranport to break free of private car-dependent cities.

Or, for that matter, park both a house and a car like Bill Dunster's ZEDpod.

For people like me who work all over the place, portable standing desks can be pretty useful

Last week when the US Geothermal Energy Association released it's biannual report which stated that geothermal power had grown by 20% so far this year , it cemented what TreeHugger said over a year ago: Geothermal power is the poor

As their nation's sole law enforcement agency, the Philippines National Police carry a heavy burden when it comes to keeping the country safe -- but arresting one of the biggest threats they face will take shovels, not clubs or handcuffs.

The best ideas aren't always the most expensive ones.

Companies will do anything to protect their brand – maybe even redesign packaging.

With research showing the installed cost of solar dropping 11% in just 6 months, it's little wonder that corporations like Wal-Mart are ramping up their plans to go solar aggressively. Walgreens made headline back in 2006 for its commitment to solar,

From retiring dairy cows to asking whether

This series of composting furniture designs aims to "integrate worms and people into interdependent domestic bliss."

I thought we were being edgy when we gave Interface Studio Architects the Best Residential Architect Award as part of Best of Green this year, but I could not help but love the 100K house. Evidently neither could the US Green

A new public space in Philadelphia helps make the city more human-scale and increase quality of life for people who work or pass through the area.

Going for LEED Platinum in an affordable townhouse with clean modern design

Another model for the development industry: Smart young people using their own money

Are solar-powered trash cans a fuel-saving, money-saving way to keep the streets clean? Or are they worse than regular trash cans?

Partnering with a forest conservation non-profit to plant a tree for every watch purchased, Analog Watch Co. creates chic timepieces out of recycled wood.

There are all kinds of distracted and compromised people in our roads. Some of them cannot help it. So why are phones a problem?

If you could see "aural litter" you would be shocked at how much of it there is.

This kind of shipping container architecture makes sense.

They actually might in certain cases, using off-peak power at peak times.

Going green is going too far in the Province of Ontario

Populist leaders are more interested in cutting the price of gas than they are in stopping climate change.

Just what we needed in what was a decarbonizing planet.

They cry "freedom" for them to smoke, drink, drive really fast and fry the planet. Everyone else, get out of the way.

Oldest ever popcorn discovered in Peru tells the story of indigenous corn varieties versus gmo monoculture crops.

Born out of first-hand research in a Lima slum, this time and water-saving device is targeted at families that live without electricity or running water.

Outfitted with GoPros and solar-powered GPS trackers, the crew of carrion-loving vigilantes is sniffing out illegal dumps in Lima.

From ancient trees and strange sea slugs to odd and adorable insects plus more, our most popular reader's photos of the year are a tribute to Mother Nature.

When four American families switched to all-organic diets for a week, the results were dramatic.

Sometimes you wonder what they were thinking.

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 latest figures from the EIA show renewable energy sources overtaking nuclear power in the US, through the first nine months of 2011.

Hydroelectric power is an easy choice to make if you have access to a stream or river, but this concept takes advantage of the streams running through our walls: our plumbing.

Think you need to be an engineer and spend a bundle to create a mini-hydropower generator? Think again.

Emissions from tropical hydropower dams in Brazil are up to four times higher than often assumed, new research shows.

Using the flow of water inside the pipes to power the water network's own monitoring devices could eliminate the need for batteries in those systems.

A new type of hydrokinetic turbine sits within irrigation canals and could power several homes from the flow of water.

World hydroelectric power generation has risen steadily by an average 3 percent annually over the past four decades.

A new study published by The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences serves as a great example of the interconnectedness of nature and how human activity can disrupt life-sustaining systems.

Just float the device in a river or stream and soon enough you'll have enough juice to charge a smartphone, GPS or other device.