That's an alternate name for Halloween, but let's not forget the rest of the year.

The French consider AC to be unhealthy. Will they change their minds in the face of a changing climate?

Most glass buildings are a problem, but just banning them is the wrong solution.

Even Amnesty International is weighing in about the way the Alberta government is going after environmentalists.

Submit your witty, artful, or entertaining short film for the 2014 VELOBerlin Film Award.

This is a housing form that we should be building a lot more of.

Innovation and local products featured prominently at the bike show

It is a strange and wonderful experience where you don't know what's around the corner.

High Fashion from roadkill? We also have an art installation that sent Estonians into the trees, egg nog pancakes, the year in gingerbread design, and more.

Accidents happen. But when they involve toxic chemicals and combustible substances, those accidents can cost a fortune.

A 24-year-old food scientist at the University of Copenhagen has developed a prototype that could potentially save millions of lives.

Done with that pencil? Sink it in the soil for a second life.

These handy accessories tick all the boxes for ethics and eco-friendliness.

Colombian tropical town Villanueva's popular library is an example of non pretentious architecture gone right. Projected by Alejandro Piñol, Germán Ramírez, Miguel Torres and Carlos Meza, it was built with local materials and

In this open source design project, Dos Uno shares cool, easy to make designs for chairs, tables and shelves using cheap readily available materials.

Chiquita Bananas becomes the latest major brand to avoid tar sands fuel. But will it really help?

In a pretty self-explanatory piece, Bogota-based Unodot studio executes a simple useful idea for small spaces.

How did honey go from being the world's most important food to an undervalued afterthought?

Welcome to your dystopian nightmare installment #4692.

Did you know honey has its own sound? Using honey and other tools, this bee enthusiast wants to raise awareness about bee colony collapse disorder through music.

Our photo of the day is a study in happy yellow.

"Make no small plans." It's time to stop building bits and start building big.

Hiking through the Adirondacks, and why we should protect it.

But regardless of what green initiatives they implement, tourists must be willing to change, too.

As part of an ongoing series about the Maya Ka'an community-based tourism initiative, this was my first official day in the Mayan region, and it was certainly full of adventure.

Katherine lives in rural Ontario. Margaret lives in New York City. The way they enjoy their summers is bound to be drastically different.

No more excuses! Book that time off and feel guiltless while doing so, since you'll be a better partner, parent, and employee as a result.

Beef Products Inc took its best shot at making up for its silence during weeks of public lashing over what has been dubbed “pink slime,” an additive in ground beef made through a high-tech process that BPI invented.

Despite the fact that livestock production contributes more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transport sector, there is an appalling unwillingness to change eating habits in order to make a difference.

Buell motorcycles are fast, beautiful and expensive. How does Erik Buell's e-bike compare?

We covered this subject before but I got it wrong. Peter Flax of Bicycling Magazine got it right.

If you're not into bar soap, here's an innovative option for liquid hand soap.

Forget decluttering. KonMari is now all about re-cluttering.

Durable yet biodegradable, these special dishcloths can replace paper towels, sponges, dish towels, microfiber cloths, and chamois.

Save time, money, and food by taking a structured approach.

It's the most versatile household cleaning product you can buy.

Listen to scientists, not industry lobbyists, and just keep cleaning.

Designer Shanan Campanaro creates lovely home decor with eco-friendly materials.

Scientists find that wind power farms don't harm this at-risk species, a bit of surprise because other studies have shown that oil and gas development does affect prairie chickens.

Who says you can't take it with you? This micro wind turbine folds into a foot-long cylinder for a portable solution to charging gadgets with clean renewable energy.

A recycling center’s turbine could pave the way for industrial-scale wind power in New York City.

The SolarMill, a 1.2 kW combination wind and solar energy system, will be sold in the U.S. for about $3000.

Four sizes of micro-turbines, designed to be portable personal wind energy stations, are in the works from Janulus.

Lightweight, collapsible, and quick to deploy, this little wind generator might be a viable off-grid portable power source in places where solar isn't appropriate.

No turbine blades in sight.

One of America's fastest growing professions, wind turbine technician, attracts people with a unique set of skills, as demonstrated by climber and composer Jessica Kilroy.

There is either a giant contradiction here in Ontario's Prince Edward County or I am missing something.

The People's Choice award went to photographer Jo-Anne McArthur, who took the photo in Cameroon.

We may be killing them at an abysmal rate, but these smart and social creatures seem to have a plan.

The Malawi Schools Permaculture Clubs, a recipient of the 2018 Lush Spring Prize, provides basic gardening kits and lesson packs to teachers in order to teach valuable agricultural skills.