French scientist has invented a light powered by algae that absorbs CO2 from the air--1 ton per year! The microalgae streetlamp has the potential to provide significantly cleaner air in urban areas and revolutionize the cityscape.

Simmer like a crock pot and bake like an oven, using the clean energy of sunlight.

Although somewhat symbolic, the new legislation coincides with the 2040 end of gas and diesel vehicle sales.

With 100 percent recycled content, it's an impressive standard for technical gear.

A debate between a child and teacher reveals all that's wrong with our education system today.

They're non-toxic, waterproof, and cute.

Toronto illustrator Sarah Lazarovic's Buyerarchy of Needs urges people to consider other options before hitting the mall.

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

Consumerism is still ingrained, which is why we need to fight back with the 'Buy Nothing' movement.

Skip the whole bloodsport of shopping thing and plan a craft day, cookie exchange or clothing swap instead.

This sofa will convert into a number of uses, and will accommodate third-party add-ons like armrests, backrests, side tables and more.

The static, traditional lecture classroom is slowly on its way out. Here's how the flexible classroom of the future might be furnished.

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.

An exhibition of their work is at the Cooper Hewitt in New York.

Our reviewer rises to the occasion.

A writer argues that glitzy new plant-based technology distracts from the bigger issue of animal welfare.

We’ve reported on Transition City Bristol before, one of the first city-wide Transition Town initiatives [Disclaimer: This author has good friends involved in the project, but we’d be writing about it even if we didn’t]. It looks like things are

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

Every day, New York City residents waste 270,000 pounds of food. Want to know what that looks like? Here's an unforgettable way to imagine it - fill up a subway train with the equivalent amount of apples, and release it onto the

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

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.

It has challenged designers since the invention of the bar code: What to do about those stupid little labels?

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

But I am in the tank for the one that came in second

The OCADU project won a Wood Works! award and will probably win a lot more to come.

It's urban, Passive House and prefab. What's not to love?

Metsä Wood design competition produces very interesting entries, like this one from Sigurd Larsen.

It supports local business owners and gives you more local and seasonal options.

This self-sustaining mini-ecosystem is made by a designer who wants to create habitable structures that are also themselves alive.

Created by BIG and WeWork, this open-plan school in NYC offers another model for education.

This modular curtain could help existing buildings photosynthesize oxygen and get rid of pollution in cities.

Architects all over the world should be doing this too.

The continue reduction in Amazon forest clearance is based on preliminary data however. Last year the final tally resulted in significantly higher levels of deforestation.

Despite a steady decline in deforestation in recent years, the latest figure suggests indicate a change of direction.

The Amazon is home to one of the most fascinating life forms of all -- humans, like us, but who are living free from the narrow confines of our 'civilization'.

The new-to-science Amazonian glassfrog has skin so transparent that its tiny heart can be seen beating in its chest.

"She was an amazing animal," says one of the rescued otter's keepers. "She taught a lot of people about conservation."

On June 17, 2013, NASA's Terra Satellite captured a rare photograph of a clear view of Alaska. While the photo itself is beautiful, the reason for the nearly cloud-free sky has concerning implications for climate change.

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.

Though accompanied by several friends at the beginning of this trip, he traveled the last thirty-three days alone.

A federal study of sea otters in Prince William Sound, Alaska, where the Exxon Valdez supertanker spilled around 30,000,000 gallons of oil about 25 years ago has concluded that the otters have returned to pre-spill numbers.

The largest wildlife refuge in the United States needs protection from oil & gas development.

Long admired for its beneficial medicinal properties, Alaskan farmers are happy to find that this Siberian herb loves their climate.

Nine of these giant endangered animals have died recently; all at roughly the same time and place. What’s going on?

Study indicates the effects of low levels of oil contamination are worse than anticipated

The Norwegian oil company announced that’s its ended its plans to drill in Alaska.

The aquarium and wildlife rescue center uses a unique heat pump system to cover 98% of its heating needs.

With the aim of inspiring others to start building things, this self-taught carpenter mother of two is giving away the DIY plans for this tiny house and the furniture inside for free.

This rustic, modern tiny home features lots of smart space-saving ideas, plus a self-built bed that can lift up and down automatically.

What do greenhouse gases bubbling up look like? In these starkly elegant images, we get to seem them up close.