If we're going to push lifestyle change as a strategy, how we manage our money is one of the most important topics of all.

Just because garment workers are desperate doesn't mean we should exploit them.

Put your money directly into the hands that made the gift you're buying.

Cooling servers requires a lot of energy, so why not locate them somewhere that is always cold?

Who are the best ambassadors for clean energy, energy industry innovators, activists, and more? Vote here.

Why did Facebook pay $1 billion for Instagram and what can the environmental movement learn from this? It's all about emotion.

With Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg facing criticism for supporting Keystone XL pipeline, a comedy duo mocks Facebook "Mess" Everything Up Department.

From political manipulation to dangerous addiction, Roger NcNamee insists that Facebook needs to change its business model to be less harmful.

The buildup is over; Greenbuild has opened in Toronto. I will be heading out to tweet and report from the Convention Centre for the next three days, and round up my buildup posts herein.

I am a huge fan of BuildingGreen, but have not given a lot of coverage of their Green Product of the Year Awards. They are, to put it bluntly, not sexy, like watching Eoncote Ceramic paint dry. But I have been doing our readers a disservice, as I

The rating system is attacked in 2012 for its 2002 standard and the timing couldn't be worse.

It's the Oscars of green building products chosen by the experts, in the runup to Greenbuild.

This pediatric care unit showcases how sustainable and kid-friendly design can come together.

It's a ritual; they pick the ten top products and I complain that they are not sexy. This year is different.

This Australian design takes the work out of parking bikes.

MAKAR is doing the kind of work that puts North American architects and builders to shame.

It's like watching paint dry.

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.

The Shakers may be long gone but their simplicity of design still has an influence on American furniture.

My problem with the word "humane" and the humanism movement

After nearly being hunted to extinction, wolf populations in the United States have recovered enough that hunting wolves is allowed to control their numbers. But are we moving too fast?

Archeologists unearthed some eerie graffiti in history's most famous graveyard.

He started an institute for making the world more playful and loving.

Got ladybugs? Encourage native ladybugs in your garden instead of buying wild-harvested ladybugs to manage pests.

StackitNOW is a great idea but also demonstrates how intractable the problem is.

It's déjà vu all over again as the industry pushes "chemical recycling".

This 10-minute video was shot by a man who was supposed to be at the MusiCafé bar that was engulfed by flames on july 6.

Experts have predicted a "high risk" of rupture on this aging oil pipeline that has recently been approved to bring Alberta tar sands crude to Eastern Canada.

We visited Canada's first tiny house festival to find out more about this newly declared eco-residential development in Quebec for homes under 1,000 square feet in size.

Lots of luxurious details in this solar-powered, off-grid tiny house.

Coming in at 425 square feet, this extra-wide, modernist tiny house actually feels quite roomy.

This winter-proofed van is now home to two engineers who love the outdoors.

Images courtesy of Quiet Hero. Quiet Hero, a San Diego based clothing company sprang onto the scene in 2007 and has not stopped running. Their tshirts are quickly gaining interest in boutiques across the US. With themes like "Art you can ride a tiger

If You're in San Diego this Weekend... You love bikes? You really love bikes and you're near San Diego? Well then, you've got to check out the 2009 San Diego Custom Bicycle Show! It takes place this weekend on April 3rd, 4th and 5th. Of course, best not

While San Diego was not considered a very green city just a few years ago, this sunny patch of paradise is quietly coming into its own by leaps and bounds. Enough businesses are seeing the light, and new green ones are opening

In exchange for cultivating someone else's backyard for a year, this activist is experimenting with an increasingly simpler lifestyle, documented step-by-step online.

With one in 3 cases of dementia preventable, a sweeping new report identifies modifiable factors in early, mid- and late life that make a difference

Pinpointing the sources of myths that threaten the health of children could help get the truth out to where it is needed

A new study shows that children bear 88 percent of the burden of diseases linked to climate change.

Although heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the US, many don't recognize the symptoms of a heart attack.

If you follow the seasons with your diet you will love this.

Forty years ago, activists blocked plans to dam the Buffalo River, eventually getting Congress and President Nixon to designate the river as America's first National River. Now, a factory hog farm is putting one of Arkansas' most beautiful spots at risk.

If a country is a body, rivers are its arteries through which vital blood flows. We must revive our waterways before more damage is done.

Data is not just for the internet giants; using remote laser-sensing technology, it can generate lovely maps of a river's long-past history too.

A new study looks at how AVs are part of a much bigger picture of how we get around.

People are being killed every day and the problem is the design of our streets as much as the cars and drivers.

A recent patent shows some of the thinking about fully autonomous cars, which might look nothing like cars do now.

They are going to be a lot more than just cars that drive themselves.

A new article published in the online journal PLoS ONE takes on the issue of energy sprawl -- namely how much land is required to produce energy from different sources -- under different potential US energy and climate policies in 2030.