From palm oil invaders to adorable Sumatran rhinos, this story about a recent environmental victory will inspire you.

Mere days after the murder of celebrity activist Berta Cáceres, a fellow member of her group was shot and killed for his participation in the same environmental group.

A landmark constitutional climate change lawsuit, filed by a group of kids against the US government, gets the go-ahead.

Why do we always think other animals are so simple?

The mob mentality of social wasps can create a furious swarm when even just a single insect is aggravated, here’s the reason and why it matters.

Those crazy radicals at 475 demand High Performance Building across the Dominion.

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.

After 25 years of buying land in India that farmers no longer wanted, the husband and wife now play host to elephants, monkeys and more; see a new video about their work here.

Using traditional techniques and materials, this design adapts the age-old idea of evaporative cooling to create a low-energy, alternative air conditioner.

For the past 119 Sundays, volunteers have toiled in the sludge to remove 12,000 tonnes of plastic from Versova Beach -- and they're still going strong.

A dramatic act of protest reminds companies to take responsibility for the wasteful packaging they produce.

Is this carrot-based animal feed additive something worth crowing about?

Over the past 15 years, awareness and interest in livestock conditions and wellbeing have increased exponentially, leading to significant improvements. How much further can it go?

With an increase in salmonella cases this year, health officials are pointing the finger at hobby farmers, which isn't entirely fair.

I picked a lot of squash.

TreeHugger founder Graham Hill is trying to radically reduce his footprint and live happily with less space, less stuff and less waste -- on less money -- but with more design. He calls it LifeEdited. To find each ideal piece of furniture for his small Ne

All images via Ryan Frank. Ryan Frank may have moved his design studio to the sunnier climes of Barcelona, but he is still getting great commissions back in London, where he's made a name for his funky ways with reclaimed materials. The latest project

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

Sure, a bicycle can replace your car -- but as Frank Zappa demonstrates, it could replace your drum-set, too.

Passive house designer creates a very active play house.

An amusing new study delves into the social consequences of one person witnessing another person doing the 'ethical thing' -- and why it makes them uncomfortable.

Your favorite clothing item just got even better. These new leggings from Girlfriend Collective tick all the boxes when it comes to eco-friendly and ethical production.

While advertising her new film "Beauty & the Beast", Watson wants people to think about how and where clothes are made.

Nippon Life Insurance will become first major Japanese institutional investor to ditch coal.

Facebook makes reconnecting with your past almost scandalous. One friend leads you to 10 more in an exponential manner -- from college, your travels, high school, pre-school

The new Facebook applications feature allows people to add all sorts of functions to the website. One interesting one that we've seen is the Carpooling add-on. Users can post their journeys, where they become searchable. People can then get in contact

With the social networking site Facebook recently opening up their platform to external applications, many organizations and companies are taking advantage of the social connection that Facebook thrives on. We previously covered attempts to use

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

Ready to share kilowatts? Facebook launched its social energy app today that will enable users to share and compare their home energy consumption.

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

A new app from BBC allows you to explore content from their great nature documentaries.

You can now view the energy and water efficiency performance of the company's North Carolina and Oregon data centers in real-time.

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

The company would use the Solara solar-powered drone, which can remain in flight for five years at a time!

Non-profit organizations can now use the site to run fundraising campaigns and the simplicity could make a big impact.

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

The point of having a booth at Greenbuild is to attract attention, and like with everything else, design matters. I immediately fell in love with the Kohler booth; In some ways it is so 2005 green, with its recycled materials

The CEO of the USGBC brings it on and fights back against the Plastic People their poodles in Congress

This Australian design takes the work out of parking bikes.

Planting trees may be a great way to help save the environment, but thanks to one Catholic diocese in Brazil, it's having a similar effect on parishioners' immortal souls. In an effort to bring a bit of green back

"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."

Religious communities across the country will gather to reflect on the moral implications of climate change and our imperative to act. One man, in particular, should pay heed.

After successfully preventing the Bluegrass pipeline from running through their Convent's property, these nuns are speaking out against fracked gas.

Nature's acoustic environments are wild, haunting and beautiful. As this online educational project shows, these wild soundscapes are in danger of disappearing too.

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

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.

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.

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

Based on the belief that we carry black or white pebbles with us, depending on the choices we make in our lives (black pebbles represent self-focused, irresponsible decisions; white pebbles represent a life of sound,

Experts agree that as wild fish stocks decline and the world's population grows we will increasingly rely on aquaculture to feed the hungry planet. But many conservationists are concerned about the