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The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has asked pilots to avoid flying too close to a group of about 35,000 walrus gathered on an Alaskan beach.

Braving polar bears and subfreezing temperatures, years of preparation pay off for a University of Hawaii astronomy team.

Today, Shell announced it will abandon exploratory drilling off the coast of Alaska.

More good news for the Arctic as the Obama administration pushes off further offshore drilling in Alaska.

NASA's monthly Puzzler is meant to puzzle readers; this one has the experts puzzled as well.

They call it a "one-off" but it is the shape of things to come.

The laser-outfitted satellite will be able to pick up shifts in the ice on a very small scale.

A new NOAA report reveals we've lost 95% of the Arctic's oldest, thickest sea ice. Here's what that looks like.

In 40 days over the summer, the coast had retreated by 14.5 meters, sometimes more than a meter a day.

The wonderful world of birds, painted in life size and all together on a huge 2,500-square-foot wall.

"Come touch the Greenland ice sheet and be touched by it."

Patricia Urquiola at the exhibition 'Cosas' at Habitat Valencia. Photo Credit: Petz Scholtus Valencia Design Week has invited us to FEED, the first international design media and bloggers' meeting this week, so together with Core77, Mocoloco,

These unique, handcrafted rugs are made to emulate the look and feel of moss, grass, snow and sand, for enjoyment at home.

He must have seen my TreeHugger media badge, because the salesman from Element Square called out and said "No trees were harmed in the production of these chairs!" I replied that a lot of fossil fuels were burned and a lot of CO2 released, and he said

Lake Michigan alone receives the equivalent of 100 Olympic-sized pools full of plastic bottles each year.

The Polluted Water Popsicles project is meant to shock viewers into realizing how serious water contamination is in Taiwan.

Current water treatment can't remove these wastes that are increasingly implicated in serious environmental effects

Last week news broke that microplastics are found in 93% of bottled water and the highest levels ever were found in an English river. Can we ever clean this up?

Scientists say levels are dangerously high, affecting wildlife and ecosystems.

Plastic is often thought of as an ocean contaminant, but it's in our freshwater lakes, too.

Is your child's school flushing water pipes to reduce lead exposures? Do you flush at home? Then you should read this to learn a better solution to lead exposure risks.

This ubiquitous liquid, water, continues to amaze us with its just plain weirdness

This could mean we're drinking our plastic waste.

A triumphant win for Toledo residents means that the Great Lake's wellbeing is now an official top priority.

But others consider it a good opportunity to reevaluate agricultural practices.

The idyllic waterway meandering through the Flemish countryside has been called the most polluted stream in Europe.

The only things that ever seems to affect SUV and pickup sales are the economy and the price of gas.

Canoo redesigns the electric car from the ground up. It redesigns the ownership model too.

It will be electric, autonomous and shared. Where have we heard that before?

Average temperatures in the city have rose 1.8˚C, minimal temperatures went up 2.7˚C, and rainfall has increased 20% in the past 50 years.

An account of the events that led to the accident that killed 51 and injured 703 in Argentina and why its symbolism matters.

Showing other cities around the world how it's done.

A new decree has opened the door to global waste exports – and rampant pollution.

There are a lot of good ideas in this truck; will they catch on?

The building is handsome and sexy, just like Bjarke. But this is Calgary, and you need a warm jacket in winter.

TransCanada announced today that they are moving forward with their so-called Energy East Pipeline project, which will bring crude oil from Western Canada to refineries and export terminals in Eastern Canada.

This is a truly seismic change, and may mean some big changes in the oil sands and pipeline debates.

Canada's Texas appears to be going green. And environmentalists and oil companies alike are celebrating.

It's that seventies show all over again as a Trudeau gets blamed but it's not his fault; it's simple economics.

This green and purple mystery finally gets its own name and some attention from aurora enthusiasts and researchers alike.

Canadian National Railways figures out a crazy new way to mix oil and plastic – to what end?

We've covered Jendarling's organic garment bags before. But with the holiday/travel season in full swing, their new chic Chelsea Girl collection, comprised of non-plastic garment and travel bags, is right on cue. For Jendarling,

Shoe lovers have more and more choice when it comes to buying eco-friendly shoes: Simple Shoes, Worn Again or TOMS are just a few of my favourites and I just found a new brand from France. FYE (for your earth) is a relatively young company that started

Image credit: Karen, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: Say an average fancy t-shirt holds carbon footprint of 6kg but is never sold and sits in the warehouse of a textile/clothing production company. I take that same t-shirt and use it to

Heavy Eco sells bags, t-shirts and accessories, all made with recycled or organic materials and designed and produced by inmates in Estonian prisons.

Great gift ideas from DesignMarketo, a platform diffusing up-and-coming designers’ small and limited productions. Our favourite: "Save Fish, Eat Chips" t-shirts!

A few years ago organic cotton and other eco-friendly textiles were getting all the headlines, but not so much now. Why is that? Scott Mackinlay Hahn answers.

Though cotton yields initially doubled when GM cotton began being planted a decade ago, in the past six years yields have failed to increase even though planting has markedly increased.

Levi's new denim line will incorporate on average, eight 12 to 20-ounce plastic soda bottles per jean.