Feathers, shells, leaves, flowers and even bark are encased in resin to create this lovely collection of handmade, resin-based jewelry.

The USGBC is really on to something with their new initiative.

Feel good about what's on your feet with these forward-thinking companies. They break with the status quo when it comes to business models and production methods.

Keep your feet cool and stylish with high-quality footwear this summer, thanks to the following environmentally minded brands.

Compared to conventional shipping container homes, the Pod-Tainer has a relatively spacious interior, thanks to pop-outs on both sides.

A group called Para Kore has been working since 2009 to spread the message of waste reduction and diversion.

The rich are different from you and me, they can just buy New Zealand.

Scientists have been studying the huge submerged landmass for decades and are now pushing for its recognition as a continent.

The discovery of one of the oldest penguin fossils in the world reveals higher diversity of early penguins than previously assumed.

This is a trend that should catch on everywhere -- just building what you need.

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.

It's always about the car, but this Florida company is thinking about the rest of us.

A Today Show bit today is perhaps the grossest example yet.

It's sustainable!

There are lessons to be learned from this model home built by Meritage, even if it is big and beige.

This is a very good idea that all of North America should consider.

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

While traveling, journalist Jan Wong opted for host families, not cooking school, when it came to learning about local food.

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

Mud Jeans are bringing apparel to the circular economy.

This new California-based company is run by two entrepreneurial moms who understand the value of local production, quality fabrics, and reducing one's environmental impact.

Ethically sourced dresses for this spring, summer and many more sunny days to come.

A new report called 'Follow the Thread' assesses the willingness of 72 companies to publish important supply chain information.

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

Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture has designed a revolutionary building for an industry that needs a revolution.

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.

ForestEthics has launched a new tool called TarSandsSOS that lets citizens track supertankers hauling tar sands oil along the Pacific coast in real time.

Activists deliver a "No Tar Sands!" message to Sustainable Brands corporate conference via kayak flotilla

The breakthrough also scored 18-year-old Hayley Todesco a Google Science Fair Award.

Tar sands and thermal coal are out but natural gas and conventional oil can stay. For now...

This is a prime example of divest-invest in action, folks...

Currently, New Hampshire is the only state in the northeastern United States that has not passed some form of renewable portfolio standards legislation. However, that may change soon. Last week, the New Hampshire House voted decisively in favor of a

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 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

DeSmogBlog has conferred a controversial award on US Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama: It's called the "2007 SmogMaker Award for blowing smoke on global warming." Joe Romm's reaction in Climate Progress is here: "DeSmogBlog owes Obama

A few months back we heard about Middlebury College's efforts to green their electricity and heating. Well, over at the University of New Hampshire they're

If any of you have backpacked the Presidential Range and Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, you know that the weather can change in a hot minute. Over the past 20 years, we’ve hiked through hail, lightening storms, and

Video profile of University of New Hampshire Ecoline™ project. Video credit:UNH and Waste Management.The beginning of a new decade reminds us to also look back at the past 10 years to see how everything from daily tasks to new technologies have evolved.

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Transition Towns founder Rob Hopkins sets out what Resilience 2.0 might look like.

A village that was threatened by the expansion of Heathrow Airport in London became home to a squatted community garden. Here's how it happened.

This rapper nails it, imho.

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.

It takes a lot of metal to make this stuff.

The unique paint could provide clean power to homes at a low cost.

The solar cell can be stretched, bent and compressed without substantially affecting performance.

The technology makes for better energy generation and a better window.

It is both a parody of the real estate business and a shocking exposé of Hong Kong Housing