There are some ideas that come around again with every economic crisis.

Why design fancy cups that work like disposables? Just sit down and smell the coffee.

Single use plastic waste is a fundamental driver of a linear system that is hard to bend.

Most wild coffee species are at risk for extinction.

That's what they are doing in Berkeley, and it will spread.

This vegan, sweet, and spicy drink with a caffeine kick is an eye-opening way to start the day.

There is more money in it for the Convenience Industrial Complex.

The White House released a preview video announcing President Obama will make a major national address on climate change, Tuesday, June 25.

Today, President Obama announced his new climate change plan, which includes a proposal to establish new rules for cutting carbon pollution from existing power plants. Read the plan and watch the speech here.

What should we make of President Obama's speech yesterday announcing his plan for addressing climate change? Here are four key moments worth remembering.

On Tuesday, President Obama announced his new climate change plan. Below is an infographic produced by the White House illustrating some facts about climate change and how these new proposal

If you're wondering why Congress has yet to tackle this global crisis despite overwhelming scientific consensus and ballooning costs of inaction, Think Progress maps which members of Congress deny the realities of global warming.

Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order (E.O.) establishing a Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience.

Was focusing on Keystone XL a mistake? Recent debates on that issue within the environmentalist community have caused some controversy. Here's a look at what people are saying.

But do they have the courage to do it right?

The TreeHugger view is that hey, we like trees, and parks are precious, especially when they are designed by the likes of Frederick Law Olmsted.

The Concept Shoe is a high-performance running shoe that gets fully recycled into alpine ski boot shells.

It's a trial program in Denver, but is likely the way of the future.

It's just one of several beautiful and practical designs from Sumsaara.

A handy kit makes it easy to clean, protect, and maintain boots and shoes of all kinds.

NACTO lays out a vision for how autonomous vehicles, and technology more broadly, can work in service of safe, sustainable, equitable, vibrant cities.

The hot real estate plays of the next decade will be in the rust belt along the Great Lakes.

A look back at the tweets that changed the way I think about sustainable design.

Henning Larsen's design for Fælledby is "a model for sustainable living."

Transportation has a much bigger impact on urban design than we think.

Years of marketing 'shame' to women led to the health and pollution crises we currently face.

There are fewer and fewer trees that can produce this beloved aromatic resin.

Described as a "huge missing piece" in public education, new agriculture classes will teach kids how connected our lives are to the land.

A recent surge of interest in local food networks is a boon to farmers, but shoppers need to maintain their support over the long term.

It will help you to spend time outdoors, supplement your food supply, and teach kids about the life cycle of plants.

Climate change winners and losers assessed in the wake of a hot summer in Germany

The University of Central Florida is selling experimental Martian dirt, for $20/kg plus shipping. Or use their open source recipe to make your own.

William Nordhaus und Paul Romer

The strange story of a fight against composting laws, by a community that loves composting

Coal for Christmas, but not for being naughty. Germany commemorates the end of an era as the last black coal mine closes.

George's species fell victim to cannibal snails introduced to combat African snails, one of Earth's worst invasive species

Sometimes we have to decide between "neighborhood character" or carbon emissions and density. A new Passive House in Vancouver is a good example.

When you're biting the head off a chocolate bunny this weekend, the last thing you want to be thinking about is whether your sweet treat was the product of child slave labor. Don't let that happen to you. Buy good chocolate, people!

Whether it's fair trade, organic, handmade, tree-to-bar, or direct trade that you're looking for, these companies have something delectable for everyone.

It's important, but higher isn't always better.

After decades of promising reforms, chocolate companies have failed to deliver.

Unless we change the way we buy chocolate, we could lose it forever.

Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds are in everything from your dust bunnies to your dental floss.

Solidia Technologies' chemistry could make concrete almost benign.

I love any yoga accessory that positively integrates the law of karma.

Joe Mimran is more concerned with his flow of creative juices than the tragedy.

National parks never go out of style, just like these retro posters.

The complex little patterns of old circuit boards are highlighted in this lovely handmade collection of jewelry for men and women.

Bold and refined, these wearable works of art also allude to the object's unspoken history.

Overprotective parenting is more than an annoyance; it's an evolutionary aberration.