Filipino activists had been charged with trespassing in December 2009 to document toxic coal ash.

Things of Intrinsic Worth is a feature-length documentary which focuses on the ways coal mining is harming the livelihoods of Montana ranchers.

A 24-year-old food scientist at the University of Copenhagen has developed a prototype that could potentially save millions of lives.

How urban waste management is wising up.

Do you know how much of the so-called green or cool architecture is often for expensive hotels, government or office buildings? Well, in this case, it's the complete opposite.

Yesterday Mike reported on the use of mushrooms to break down disposable diapers, and the day before I posted a video of how mushrooms can clean up pollution, kill pests and recycle

World-renowned for their work in Medellin, especially for the Orchid House at the Botanical Garden, Colombian firm Plan B Architects is busy and keeps coming up with great projects.

Medellín has a great sustainable transportation vision for the future, and so far they seem to be executing it extremely well.

This vertical garden on a residential high-rise in Bogotá reuses greywater from its residents and helps to clean the air.

A 297-acre property in rural northern Colombia will become the first and only reserve for the conservation of the Dahl’s toad-headed turtle.

Beekeepers will soon be able to track the health of their colonies right from their smartphone.

It's time to rethink how we dress for work.

And the air outside in urban London is pretty awful.

What's the best approach for dealing with this?

Discover the miniature, magical world of tide pools -- and beat the heat -- by heading to North America's coastlines.

But regardless of what green initiatives they implement, tourists must be willing to change, too.

Katherine lives in rural Ontario. Margaret lives in New York City. The way they enjoy their summers is bound to be drastically different.

There's an "epidemic" of unused vacation days in the United States. This startup wants participating companies' employees to trade them in for plan contributions, or booking flights and hotel accommodations.

Don't be in such a hurry! Here's why you should slow down and visit the quirky landmarks that so many small towns have to offer.

Beef Products Inc took its best shot at making up for its silence during weeks of public lashing over what has been dubbed “pink slime,” an additive in ground beef made through a high-tech process that BPI invented.

The world quietly reached a milestone in the evolution of the human diet in 2011. For the first time in modern history, world farmed fish production topped beef production.

The report argues why a beef tax would be an effective step toward curbing greenhouse gas emissions and why we should all be paying more for climate-damaging foods.

Blending ground beef with mushrooms cuts both calories and carbon emissions. Oh, and lots of folks say it tastes better too.

Ten years after Vancouver's Burrard Street Bridge bike lanes opened, it is no longer controversial.

It calls for more support of bikes, walking and transit, banning ICE-powered cars sooner.

It changes everything – how you think about bikes and how you think about cars.

The fashion designer says she doesn't "just chuck stuff into a washing machine because it's been worn."

Otherwise, they proliferate to the point of making me crazy.

It's painful but necessary if you want to maintain an organized home.

A cramped, rundown apartment gets a makeover with this mysterious-looking black box.

To gain more space, this apartment's redesign puts everything in the wall.

These architects propose building a living space into the nacelle of giant offshore wind turbines. What could go wrong?

Who says you can't take it with you? This micro wind turbine folds into a foot-long cylinder for a portable solution to charging gadgets with clean renewable energy.

The WindPax wind generator fits neatly into a backpack for hiking or can be used in the backyard too.

At the risk of getting slammed with comments claiming that small wind turbines aren't viable, here's a look at another bladeless wind generator hoping to disrupt the wind energy industry.

Four sizes of micro-turbines, designed to be portable personal wind energy stations, are in the works from Janulus.

Lightweight, collapsible, and quick to deploy, this little wind generator might be a viable off-grid portable power source in places where solar isn't appropriate.

Even in the wild world of offbeat wind energy machines, Tyer Wind's design stands out.

These 6 initiatives can build community, combat loneliness, and stretch resources.

It's a mutually beneficial arrangement. Lush gets luxurious fair-trade cocoa butter, while farmers earn income in a low-risk way, not threatened by violence.

The moral of the story is: Some people are awful, some people are heroes, and baby chimps are irresistable.

A new study investigates our ancient cousins' hunting abilities.

There are only two northern white rhinos left, and they are both female; but now scientists have created two viable embryos and there is hope.

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

Paul Quinn College in Dallas converted its underused football field into a working farm.

A new study has found that sleep disturbances have a greater effect on academic performance than anxiety, depression, binge-drinking, and marijuana use.

In a ghost town in the one of the coldest places in the US, lone resident Billy Barr has spent 4 decades recording snowfall … to the enormous delight of scientists.

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

A tour inside a solar-powered bus conversion that makes you feel at ease.

Here's the hot poop on a toilet with a conveyor belt to move the stuff out of sight, out of mind.