These vertical towers, made of artificially diverted glacial meltwater, are a brilliant idea and possible solution to alleviate water shortages brought on by the fast-melting Himalayan glaciers.

A new investigative report from Viva! reveals that conditions for laying hens are as hellish and squalid as ever, even if they're labelled free-range.

I picked a lot of squash.

Report also provides a blueprint for how to overhaul the food system to improve wellbeing all around.

What can you do with 1.285 bright green used uniforms? This was the brief the design students at Elisava school in Barcelona received by Urbaser, a local waste collection and urban

Photo credit: William Hook via Flickr/Creative Commons

Designer Paulo Alves took down all walls and created multi-function furniture for his small place.

This automated smart home system for small apartments takes the effort out of having to transform your all-in-one furniture unit by hand.

Inspired by theater set design, this versatile volume holds storage and other hidden furniture.

Also we've got electric motorcycles and hot rocks.

Millions of animals are accidentally killed on US roads every year. Here's how one company is turning these sad statistics into something useful, beautiful and respectful.

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.

If you cannot be live in Munich for eCarTec, check out the photo updates on their facebook page

The Austrian system can build at 30 storey high-rise in thirty days

"I believe that the earth is calling to us and that we are here to serve the planet as a whole by our ability to appreciate, to give gratitude and praise, to become ecstatic with wonder for the earth."

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

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

The New York Times has a stunning feature showing images of Earth and the immense damage caused by man to the land and atmosphere.

The world's largest dam removal project is nearing completion on Elwha River on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula. Now it's time to enter the next phase of work on one of the greatest salmon rivers in the nation: the restoration of an entire watershed.

The world is divided into the optimists and the pessimists. Here are two methods for the latter group to deal with the inevitable gray mood after reading all the depressing news about the state of the earth.

Dan Hanganu mixes the modern with the even more modern, totally respectful of the original.

The plyscraper era has begun as Cross Laminated Timber towers start popping up everywhere.

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.

Interested in trying out a night or two in a hand-built earthship? Here's one you can rent, located in an "eco-preneur" and permaculture community in Quebec.

One man. One veggie-oil powered car. Four months. 20,000 miles. Today Joe Connor, freelance sports-writer, leaves San Diego for his 3rd Annual Green Power Sports Tour, kicking off at a pre-season Raiders game in Bakersfield. Loaded

Image source: Sun Strides Sun Strides is merging two things that southern Californian's love - the sun and athletic activities - to raise funds for solar projects in Africa. 5, 10, 15K, whatever your passion or punishment, there is a spot for you at the

Watching the world around us and the changes big and small that occur all the time, sometimes you just have to do something to reflect what you are experiencing. It is this need to create that brings

Image via: Aaron Chang Gallery Aaron Chang, popular recycled fashion swimwear designer and professional photographer, not to mention surfing legend, is opening a green art gallery in San Diego, February 28, 2009. Each of the pieces are printed with

Image via: Flickr Stingaree Nightclub in San Diego is hosting weekly events titled "The Green Side of Sting" each friday in March. Each week a new, local, green group will host a green event at the club, bringing green fashion, sustainable energy and

Image via: Wakeland Housing & Development Corporation Los Vecinos, the first LEED-Certified Platinum, 100% solar-powered affordable housing in San Diego, offer 42-units of state of the art in green housing. The $17.6 million USD project opened its doors

In partnership with CleanTECH San Diego, the University of California, San Diego plans to develop and construct a smart grid system for the San Diego region. In total, over 25 local national and global organizations will

Ordinary humans can see about 1 million colors, but thanks to a genetic mutation, this artist can see an estimated 100 million colors.

When I wonder what words should replace Emma Lazarus's obsolete phrase on the Statue of Liberty - "give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free" I think of Frank Luntz's dictum learned from Joe Romm: "There is a simple rule,

In a disturbing new trend, researchers find that heart attacks are on the rise for young women.

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

The River Thames has inspired artists throughout the ages; here's a modern take on it.

This fake fight has a good cause.

The Nature Conservancy teamed up with two artists to create a habitat-enhancing sculpture made from natural materials.

On National Walking Day, a look at how putting cars first kills people who walk and drive.

Self-driving cars will likely be big autonomous mobile home theaters.

Though it was announced over two weeks ago, perhaps because of Exxon's backing of Synthetic Genomics, Dow Chemical's backing of Algenol Biofuels is getting a bit more play. Together they will develop a pilot-scale algae

The 107 million tons of grain that went to U.S. ethanol distilleries in 2009 was enough to feed 330 million people for one year at average world consumption levels. More than a quarter of the total U.S. grain crop was turned into ethanol to fuel cars

Two new pieces in NRDC's Switchboard blog remind us that the debate over corn ethanol subsidies is alive and well; and illustrate, through two new reports, the benefits of ditching Federal support altogether. The first, from the

The rare metal is now worth US $1,700 an ounce.

This competition for the best environmental photography never fails to be interesting and professional.

The rare earth metals mining industry is one rife with issues. But is there a way to green up the business?

Art Works For Change is using a unique online exhibit to inspire change through storytelling, including 'featured tours' of the galleries by leading eco-organizations.

The limited edition pieces are designed to give plastic waste a second life.

"If you don't visit quiet, the quiet will disappear."