This ingenious design uses biodegradable waste products to build the greenest shoe you've ever owned.

Shoppers can now choose to support a broader range of social issues.

In a tale of intrigue and derring-do, the crafty cephalopod slipped out of his enclosure and found his way to freedom.

Demand for this 'green gold' is so high that people are waiting months to get a sapling for backyard planting.

When a New Zealand supermarket chain ditched plastic packaging, produce sales skyrocketed.

This is an urban design issue, a car design issue, and a demographics issue. Distracted walking is a rounding error.

In great news for manatees, researchers predict that the gentle 'sea cows' will endure for at least another 100 years as long as threats continue to be managed.

And even worse, they are devouring the much-smaller native treefrogs.

Our photo of the day comes from Florida's John D MacArthur Beach State Park.

But not all locals are happy, saying the mayor is treating the city like a theme park.

After visiting friends in Bologna, I came away with a sense that the Italians have embraced many things that we North Americans would do well to adopt.

The tiny Italian car is now available in Europe.

This modern prefab from Italy is conceived with energy efficiency and ease of assembly in mind.

But there's a strange loophole for biodegradable plastics, which we know aren't much better.

These designer shoes embody traditional craftsmanship and a Slow Fashion aesthetic.

Whether it's deciding where to buy clothes or taking good care of garments at home, there are many things that consumers can do to make a difference in the fashion world.

A special task force has been set up, but whether the talk and research turns into action is another matter.

Zady is working to build a better clothing company from the ground up.

The terms may be vague, but they allow shoppers to choose what really matters to them personally.

From recycled yarns to fair-trade sewing to reclaimed fabrics, these swimsuits will make you feel good, both inside and out.

This week, Anishinaabe tribal members began riding horseback along the proposed route of a what could possibly become the largest tar sands pipeline in the United States.

A new study has found that the air pollution from Alberta's massive tar sands operations is putting the health of downwind residents at risk by releasing unsafe levels of carcinogenic and toxic chemicals into the air.

Most people think of them as environmentalists, but the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have other ideas.

In the grand scheme of things, $5.9 million is not a huge amount to take from fossil fuels. But when you reinvest in renewables...

A new twist in the plot for the controversial pipeline, as TransCanada asks for a suspension of its application.

Big risks evidently still promise big rewards.

Eco Touch is providing an old product to a new market. While waterless car washing products have been available for over a decade, demand for them in America has been slight. While similar products have taken off in areas with strict water regulations

Senator Barack Obama proposed on Monday a plan to decrease the United States' dependence on foreign oil―while fighting climate change―by creating an auction system that will require power companies and other polluting industries to pay for their

This is wonderful. A bi-partisan political storm is brewing over New Hampshire because Al and Arnold have found a clever way to inject serious climate discussion into the coming US presidential primary season. Timing could not be better, with the IPCC

This next week is all politics, what with today's Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primaries on January 8. Most Americans are probably already tired of the election coverage, but we're hoping people stick it out and ask the these presidential

University of New Hampshire researchers have analyzed the economic impact of their State's locally-produced food system. The good news: farm market sales - known as 'direct marketing' of food -

Today is Canadian Thanksgiving, a mysterious holiday that Americans are either surprised to learn exists or assume is the same as theirs.

Beyond the headline, a really great overview of how globalization may well be entirely reshaped by energy constraints, for the betterment of local economies in places where manufacturing has been outsourced for years.

Value of Fossil Fuel Exports By Fuel, 1949-2010

Bike-powered devices often feel like hippy gimmicks. Yet for some communities, they offer an important glimpse of more resilient technology.

It seems to be following the same path as Peak Oil, and happy days are here again.

It actually won't take that much to reduce oil demand enough to cause serious trouble.

Peak oil used to be about running out of supply; now some think that we will run out of demand. The oil companies will ensure that we never run out of demand.

The tiny, flexible solar cells can be integrated into objects of any shape or size.

This digitally knitted canopy uses photo-luminescent yarns to create a semi-shaded summer pavilion for visitors to NYC's MoMA PS1 gallery.

When printed in a precise pattern onto carbon nanotubes on paper, these photosynthetic bacteria can produce electricity from sunlight, which could power biodegradable environmental and medical sensors.

And now, in the 'Give me a break' category, the folks behind this garbage can scanner assume you can't make a grocery list on your own.

Not only will this save home owners money, but it will also allow utilities to manage demand during peak times.

Alea Labs is introducing the "smart vent 2.0", which again raises the questions we had about Smart Vent 1.0.

The sustainable fashion design competition is encouraging Asia’s emerging fashion designers to create mass-market clothing with minimal textile waste.

Take a tour of two pioneering rooftop farms that could be the first signs of a growing and much needed movement in a rapidly urbanizing China.

One design attempts to deal with the problem of plastic bottle caps -- which often get discarded rather than recycled.

The CATable will keep the cat off the keyboard.

“Wild Concrete” reveals the unintentional greenery of urban environments through photography.

It would be a good way to further broaden the appeal of electric vehicles.