Beer cans are lined with the stuff, but hey, thats the price you pay for convenience.

It seems that the only people who benefit from this rule change are the members of the American Chemistry Council who make BPA.

A new report shines the light on a dirty little 'secret' of canned goods, which has little to do with the food itself, and everything to do with the coating in the can.

There is a fundamental logical inconsistency here. Either the stuff is bad for you or it isn't.

Deserts are hot, dry, and unforgiving -- which makes them difficult environments for most creatures to survive in. But desert residents who have adapted to the temperatures -- by learning to survive without water, developing their own cooling systems, and

Though conflicts over sparse water supplies have created rifts between Turkey and its neighbors, the sandstorms they exacerbate have brought countries in the region

The literature on soil erosion contains countless references to the "loss of protective vegetation." Over the last half-century, clearcutting, overgrazing, and overplowing have removed so much of that protective cover

"If we can do it here, we can do it anywhere," says Geoff Lawton. So let's get started.

When you've got a lot of driveway runoff, some careful landscaping can put it to good use.

Recent rains attributed to a changing climate are leading to mass extinction in the Atacama Desert.

There is so much that they can't burn it here, so they compress it, liquify it, and ship it. That's not working out too well either.

Some 200 bald eagles are scavenging the goods at Cedar Hills Regional Landfill and dumping the leftovers in suburban backyards.

We visit the writer behind the Zero Waste blog TrashIsForTossers.com.

Common Good was started by Sacha Dunn and her husband Edmund Levine out of their personal desire to have refillable and eco-friendly option when it comes to cleaning supplies.

A new collaborative space dedicated to sustainable fashion design is now open for production.

A sustainably-minded designer makes cards and paper coins that you can plant.

The Brooklyn Journalist covered this project like a blanket, and looks at some of the detailed claims.

In Brooklyn and Toronto, the same story: "accidents" where cyclists somehow lose control, fall under rear wheels.

One can build a house out of wood and cover it up, or one can celebrate the nature of wood, as this one in Slavonice, Czech Republic does. Designed by E - M.R.A.K. | Martin Rajniš, Kamila Amblerová, Václav Horecký, it is built out of unplaned, uncut

Using mouth-blown glass and energy-efficient LEDs, this stunning chandelier looks like a creature from the ocean's depths.

Sporting an attractive unibody frame, this meticulously handcrafted wooden bicycle is made to be strong yet flexible.

The Power of Making is the new craft show at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. It's a mix of craft and science: a coming-together of the disciplines.

It could of been a great prototype for affordable efficient housing across Britain.

An alarming case study in the North Atlantic bolsters Greenpeace's call for a Global Ocean Treaty.

Discover the once-gorgeous South Pacific island where all your plastic trash ends up.

Young people's interest in 'healthy, clean living' has them cooking, crafting, and counting their pennies in ways that baffle their Boomer parents.

This beautiful product, made in the U.S. from sustainable and recycled materials, is my smartest office purchase to date.

A new entry to the eco-friendly furnishings market offers a collection of furniture and home accessories that comes with a bold set of standards.

Our reviewer rises to the occasion.

This modern work desk lets more than one person sit and stand -- at the same time.

Already suffering a perilous decline, the deaths of 4 North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence this month doesn't bode well for the species.

You may have heard that the iPhone 3G went on sale this morning. I saw a line outside of the AT&T; stores here in Manhattan, and I heard there was a line around the block this morning at the Union Street Apple store in San

From the news that scientists have created a bacteria that lights up around landmines to the development of a rot-proof apple--that stays fresh for 4 months--a lot happened this week in green. A new study called The Economics of Ecosystems and

Hundreds of people weathered the blizzard last Sunday to support New Amsterdam's Wintermarket in lower Manhattan. The New Amsterdam Market is not your

Honeybee Baby and Mom at the Honey Festival Photo By Bonnie Hulkower With Rosh Hashana just a few days ago, I am still remembering the taste of honey drenched apples and challah. There have been plenty of apples and honeys all over NYC in the past

Since the Rena, a Liberian ship, ran aground on a reef off the coast of New Zealand 10 days ago, an environmental catastrophe has been brewing. Oil is spilling into the ocean, harming wildlife and reaching shore.

Fruits and vegetables last all winter with jams, fruit butter, marmalades, and pickled vegetables from new cookbook Home Canning by Janet Cooper.

Richard Shilling's apples help me appreciate the wondrous variety found in nature.

Artist Jessica Rath uses sculpture and photography to highlight the problem with new hybrid apples and endangered varieties.

No one loves an apple more than a schoolteacher, but even they could learn a thing or two about the best way to eat it.

A design competition that shows that we can have our cake and eat it too.

It's all a facade, as architects compete to see who can design the ugliest exterior.

As always, they warm your hearts as well as your toes.

It is a modern plug-in city that is organic in more ways than one.

It always amazes, how much work people do for this.

Yet another reason why we need a more resilient food system.

Architects all over the world should be doing this too.

"How are we going to protect it if we don't understand what's at stake?"

The jungle wasn't untouched rainforest after all.

Adapting to climate change is going to affect the lives of every human on Earth. But for some those impacts are hitting a little sooner and a little harder than they are for others.