Over the past few weeks we've been sharing the amazing ideas and themes that emerged from the Do Lectures 2011. This year's inspiring talks are now being launched online in

The internet company thinks it is better if people work at the office rather than on the internet. Is this a good idea?

Is she trying to "put together a 21st Century technology company using 19th Century workplace mentalities"? Or is this a smart move?

The Solar Training Network will work to build a diverse, qualified solar workforce to meet the needs of the solar revolution.

Back when 20% of Pakistan was underwater, I wrote about the influence of deforestation on the flooding--deforestation caused in no small part by illegal logging at the hands of the so-called timber mafia, a group with

We know that illegal logging contributed to the devastation caused by last summer's flooding in Pakistan, when up to 20% of the nation was underwater. New research now sheds light on how so much rain fell: A rogue

Some good news on the critically endangered Indian vulture: New research published in PLoS One documents how the rate of the bird's decline has fallen since India, Nepal, and Pakistan banned the veterinary painkiller

As salinization impacts agriculture around the world—another effect of climate change that will hit already-vulnerable places and people the hardest—farmers, small-scale farmers in particular, have to figure out how to

Climate-related disasters and other losses will cost Pakistan $14 billion each year, a former environment has said.

Can a nuclear weary TreeHugger really believe what she's hearing? Could uranium mines be facing shortages? Earlier this

Indonesia may not be tapping into much of its superior

The Google-funded research shows that there's 3 million megawatts of geothermal power, across the entire US, waiting to be tapped via enhanced geothermal techniques.

Demand for lithium is growing very rapidly thanks to portable electronics and electric vehicles. What if we could get a lot of lithium cheaply, without building new mines?

A new type of geothermal heat pump system being tested in Philadelphia can tap into a city's sewage lines to capture heat.

Geothermal power has a promising future, but so far it has lagged behind most of its other renewable energy cousins, especially wind and solar.

Is it a geothermal system or a ground source heat pump? Yes.

Can panda poo prevent cancer? We also have sad rhino news, fish lawnmowers, and more.

Chocolate, tea and more goodies partner with Fair Trade USA which expands farming programs and experiences record sales.

Post-war, Lyons Tea Shops could't redecorate, so they commissioned some great paintings instead.

Chamomile is one of the oldest and most popular medicinal herbs, but it has also become one of the best studied.

These pods of evil have taken over North America, bringing tons of waste with them.

Whether it's coffee or tea, Katherine and Margaret love their steaming mugs of deliciousness.

A mug of herbal tea a day may keep the doctor away!

Take an average cup of coffee or tea to a new tasty level with these quick, easy additions.

Not only is coffee leaf tea delicious and nutritious, but it also offers a more stable source of income for coffee growers in Latin America.

What's it going to be? Check out this fun infographic to learn amusing and interesting facts about both popular beverages.

These popular hot beverages inhabit places of honor in our homes, apparently for very good reasons.

Promoting the gift economy and community resiliency, this man has been traveling the country for the last decade, offering free cups of tea out of his bus home.

These flowery sculptures seem to grow and flourish, out of repurposed dead animal skulls.

You will find your ikigai at the intersection of what you are good at and what you love doing.

The embrace of negative space is celebrated in everything from home décor and flower arranging to poetry and all aspects of Japanese daily life.

No Japanese minimalism here.

Meet the 'Japan pig,' a newly discovered pygmy seahorse that is as tiny as it is beautiful.

In Japan, celebrating the transient beauty of flowers is a beloved custom when the cherry blossoms spring to life.

Artisan is the new natural in terms of false advertising.

Could human urine be used on a commercial scale to fertilize the food we eat?

The problem may seem immense, but there are many good solutions.

A large section of a 140-year-old Western hemlock tree is faithfully reconstructed by hand from cast molds, using tiny pieces of reclaimed cedar that have been carefully glued together.

These are interesting times for the Passive House movement in America, and this should be a very interesting conference.

And it is beautiful too.

A Seattle educational non-profit hopes to crowd-fund a series of portable, off-grid shelters for some of the city's homeless, which local high school students will design and build with the help of professional architects and builders.

Which really, is how every building and office should be designed.

Find out why one family found living on a renovated bus to be an appealing tiny-house-on-wheels alternative.

Even the fruits and vegetables are wrapped in plastic so that the sensors can read them, inculcating a culture of convenience and waste.

Or is it a missed opportunity?

This week is all about climate change and its myriad ripple effects. Melting Arctic ice has opened up an international controversy over deep-sea land rights, and Russia will now make a bold move by planting its flag 14,000 feet below the surface. New

Baby Boróka Torda (pictured below-the-fold with her father) has had her "foot print" made green, literally, as pictured here, and prospectively: Baby's lifespan carbon footprint has been offset through tree plantings which will be professionally

With the demise of Nau, many commentators have been suggesting the trouble was that the company was ahead of its time. We respectfully disagree. Firstly, if ever there was a time for businesses to flourish, who are environmentally and socially

According to the Spanish newspaper El País last week, Spain will be the first big buyer of CO2 emission rights from Eastern Europe, in order to fulfil the Kyoto Protocol. In 2007, Spain's emissions had

From Almada, Portugal, where residents will be able to swap recyclable materials for free rides on