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Their priorities certainly are different than ours are.

This new award-winning documentary reveals the stark contrasts between America's obsession with standardized tests, at the cost of everything else, and Scandinavia's embrace of all things nature-based. It's clear which is the more successful approach.

For those of us who actually live in rustic homes in cold climates, the household items that define the 'hygge' decorating trend are a matter of survival.

Written by one of my favorite bloggers, this new book will inspire and guide readers to instill a love for nature in their children.

You are going to hear a lot about this. It makes everybody's problems go poof. Just don't mention the CO2.

Memorize this and you'll be set in the kitchen.

Beef jerky, coffee creamer, and baby formula have all shown up well past their expiry date, threatening consumer healthy and angering brands.

Plan your big meal carefully to minimize what gets thrown away.

The ban on buds (swabs) is expected to reduce Scotland's marine plastic pollution by 50 percent.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh didn't do a lot of buildings, and this was his biggest and best.

This is not a new debate, and raises all kinds of questions.

On some days, wind generated as much as 234% of demand.

This is where we started.

Another large-sized solar charger and battery system is about to hit the market, as an off-grid solar generator in a briefcase.

With 20 watts of solar panels, a 16Ah lithium-ion battery bank, and an onboard inverter, along with multiple charging ports, this compact solar generator is a great off-grid accessory.

Renogy's rechargeable flashlight incorporates a host of useful features, including the ability to function as a backup battery for phones and other gadgets.

Do not mail them to the President.

The HANS Solar Briefcase and PowerPack systems do double duty by supporting the Billions in Change movement.

Clean energy is sometimes touted as space-age technology. Some of the principles, however, can be pretty darned simple.

The bin-sized device would turn household waste into fuel for heating hot water.

A landmark report released by The Nature Conservancy has demonstrated that effective conservation measures - far from simply benefiting the local biota - can also help alleviate poverty. The study, co-authored by Nature Conservancy policy advisor

Over the past few years journalists and commentators have denounced bottled water as an environmental evil. I can count myself as one of those after my article about the greenhouse gas emissions from producing and transporting one bottle of Fiji water

Fiji, probably the least favorite in an already disliked industry, is the target of a class action lawsuit alleging the company has profited from greenwashing. Specifically, from greenwashing claims that its products are

From sweaters to wraps to plush leggings, these casual and comfortable pieces will keep you toasty all autumn long.

The outdoor gear retailer plans to certify 30 percent of its clothes as fair-trade by the end of 2017.

Eighty percent of garment workers are young women between 18 and 24. They are overworked, underpaid, and abused. That's where the real female empowerment needs to start.

Despite the fact that representitives from Iran and the U.S. agree on virtually nothing else in the world, representatives from both countries at the U.N. Conference on Climate Change in Bali are among those pointing out the need for increased

In the northeastern reaches of Turkey, outside the city of Kars, I came across one of the most bucolic scenes I'd ever laid eyes on in the

In the latest example of how tough life can be for would-be women cyclists around the world, the new police chief of the Iranian city of Esfahan has decreed it a crime for women to ride a bike

About 100 years ago, my grandfather emigrated to the United States from a village near Lake Urmia, in what is now northwestern Iran. He died long before I was born, leaving me with

Wend magazine continues to bring together intriguing stories about human powered adventures from around the world. In the current issue, they inform us that in 2010 officials in Isfahan,

Fresh demonstrations have broken out in Iran, where protesters who took to the streets last weekend in the country's northwestern provinces to demand protection for a dying lake were harshly

With water shortages and air pollution posing increasingly grave threats to the Middle East, artists in the region are working to make environmental issues more visible, both at home and in international

The Middle East environmental site Green Prophet names 11 eco-heroes for 2011 who are working -- sometimes at great personal risk -- to make the region a cleaner, healthier place.

Shortlisted for the 2013 Aga Khan Awards, this elegant building makes good use of wasted stone generated from a town's large stonecutting industry.

Intrepid Travel's latest offering is an uncharted journey that starts in Tehran and ends in Istanbul.

In stark contrast to other flat-pack furniture designs, Groovebox is meant to be as simple to put together as possible, with no fasteners, tools, or mammoth assembly instructions needed.

The bookcase was designed on a napkin because "Ideas are perishable"

This flexible line of furniture is made for people who are on the move a lot, and need furniture that's easy to assemble and customize.

This prototypical house acts as an active interface between its inhabitants and the outside.

It's about time that someone did, too.

The charity loses millions in rogue currency swap, just like the big boys.

Learn which brands should be avoided and which are making a sincere effort to provide ocean-safe options, then vote with your wallet.

Greenpeace has released its Detox Catwalk report for 2016, revealing which companies are on track to meet detox commitments by 2020 and which are lagging far behind. The results may surprise you.

Knowing where trash comes from is the first step in figuring out better, more sustainable solutions.

A new investigation by Greenpeace delves into the ongoing environmental devastation caused by our recycling habits.

By next year at this time, all straws in SF will be made from paper, bamboo, wood, metal or fiber.

Air quality in San Francisco is the worst in the world right now.

Scientists find that scary fish robots can quickly stress invasive fish species into reduced reproduction.