The big Glastonbury music festival is getting new composting loos

A young sea turtle found in the Netherlands will be released after a three-year recovery. We also have the search for the "extinct" Javan tiger, Sylvester Stallone's bat cave incident, and more.

It's National Pollinator Week! Start a garden, encourage pollinators, or join an event in your area.

The 'Spatzenfavela' ('favela' for sparrows) provides a home for birds that have lost their city nests and roosts due to urban renewal.

The Echo Meter can detect, record and identify the sounds of bats nearby.

The Nature Conservancy’s new research shows New Yorkers want to take action against climate change.

It used to be so easy to make fun of this group we described as "hopelessly out of touch."

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

It's so much nicer to feel a warm natural material in your pocket than cold slippery plastic.

The cover of a new book by a leading Agender says it all: Sustainability is just the tip of the Marxist iceberg.

Also tanks in your backyard and killer stairs

A green, sustainable future awaits us all as the United Nations proposal for sustainable development becomes the law of the land.

From reproductive rights to voter ID, there have been some battles in North Carolina of late. The environment has not escaped unharmed.

Jacob Scherr of NRDC (a group that helped write the Agenda 21 document) looks at the success that the conspiracy theorists are having.

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

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.

Celebrate Earth Hour Saturday night at 8:30 and start a movement to end this visual assault.

Got a froggy "city throat"? It might be from metal particles emitted from braking cars and trucks.

But don't think that it is the only thing that keeps construction workers safe.

Why stop there? Helmets for everybody!

A new study asked 24 travellers to take this challenge and report back on their experiences.

It's another nail in the coffin for these monstrous purveyors of industrial tourism.

Vacations By Rail offers several dreamy treks to Arctic regions to witness magical winter skies.

It would weed out the people who just want a picture from those who actually want to see a famous site.

Public transportation, while maybe not as enjoyable as commuting in your own personal vehicle, does ease congestion, reduce emissions. Need more convincing? Here's more info about public transportation.

Once a rail artery feeding Manhattan's core, the High Line was eventually abandoned only to be reborn as an immaginative and inspiring public space.

It is my favourite part of the Interior Design Show, the corner of the floor where all the young new designers get to strut their stuff.

Fossil fuel company executives and D.C. politicians have long worked together to ensure coal and oil prices stay low enough to keep Americans hooked. Here's how we can break the addiction.

Her new book Before the Lights Go Out investigates strategies for conquering the energy crisis before it conquers us.

British born artist Nick Gentry transforms obsolete technology, such as VHS tapes, cassettes and floppy disks into amazing and haunting pieces.

From commuting to cocktails, the new collection from Nau offers sexy, versatile, and ever-so-practical looks.

A student project transforms bicycle wheels into rolling animation -- magic ensues.

This Barcelona garden is about as simple as it comes. Only it's 70 feet high.

This unique travel guide is the perfect book for the eco-conscious non-tourist. It features 111 projects you can visit around Europe, that make our cities better.

A small subterranean living space becomes a surprisingly luxurious urban dwelling.

Omar Sherzad's single-room art studio doubles as a second home for his family of four. Who wouldn't want a night at the museum?

This small-but-dynamic, renovated apartment in Barcelona takes its design cues from boat design and hides some delightful surprises.

In the end it needs to work, fit the budget and be easy to install. To divide our spaces, we opted for low-VOC drywalls, locally made in Spain. That way, no floors or ceilings shall be harmed!

Once a dark, partitioned off single family abode, this newly renovated space now features two independent live/work areas that are linked together by a communal space in the middle.

These simple but intriguing urban art sculptures made out of repurposed tires bring a new sense of place to some of Barcelona's neglected streets.

A compact apartment in a traditional building near Barcelona's waterfront is transformed into an airy, modern home.

Here is is the 2020 ranking of pesticide residue on produce.

Behold the delicious treasures of the citrus peel; here's how to get the best of the zest.

Two structures are joined by a deck; one part on a solid foundation, the other on wheels to become a traveling studio and performance space.

An Oregon couple built this spectacular houseplant-filled yurt, and are offering a detailed online guide for free.

The 248-square-foot vacation cabin in Iceland lets you sleep under the stars ... while inside.

Devastating forest fires in the area haven't kept Haifa, Israel, from being able to put up a massive Christmas tree in the center of town. It helps, of course, that the tree is made entirely of recycled plastic bottles -- 5,480 of them.

When it comes to live Christmas trees, we're still feeling the effects of the Great Recession ten years ago.

After reading an article that recommended spending $1,300 on 'must-have' beach gear, it's time a serious talk about what's necessary and what's not.

Maybe, but we need balconies done right.