Plastic pollution in our oceans is a big deal. These designers went out and collected some to create this surprising collection of items that look quite luxurious.

Perfect for small city apartments, this system allows you to use a variety of add-on components to build your own indoor garden.

Plants get a stylish home with these eye-catching, handmade wooden planters made for the wall.

These planners don't stop at scheduling; they'll help you smash your goals for 2018.

For some of us, the key to staying organized is shockingly old-fashioned – putting pen to paper.

The things nature does to sand and rock are amazing. You may think this is an alien planet with bizarre stone houses for extraterrestrials, but no, this is New Mexico in all its mind-blowing glory.

September's most loved images from our Photo of the Day series.

45 years ago today, the Apollo 8 astronauts took the photo that some say inspired the environmental movement.

Something my friend told me the other day made me rethink the plastic straw debate.

50 years ago today, the Apollo 8 astronauts took the photo that some say inspired the environmental movement.

Could sharing more be central to achieving the Right's biggest dream?

The sharing economy is getting more and more attention, but laws drawn up for traditional business don't always adapt well to informal sharing or collaborative consumption.

The sharing economy is built more on convenience and the desire to save money than a mission to save the world. But does that matter?

Mark Boyle has literally lived without money, so he had more room than most to critique our economy. Now he's formulated a manifesto.

Patagonia's Worn Wear events, held in collaboration with sharing start up Yerdle, offer a different, more sustainable vision of Black Friday.

This is probably the most interesting 3D printed house concept we have seen yet.

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

Shipping Containers are used as giant blocks to build a giant steel party room

Tesla's new boutique shop on Berlin's famous KuDamm beckons, but where is Germany's national strategy for electric cars?

And they figure out where to put it, because "future architecture means city-hacking."

If you dream of testing the limits of solar powered mobility, but don't have the DIY gene, here is someone who can help

Made out of an old grain silo, this renovated micro-home is bursting with delightful creativity.

Researchers concluded that the spill probably doesn't pose a significant environmental risk, but the ash contained heavy metals like arsenic, lead and mercury.

A town is prevented from creating regulations stricter than the state's rules, despite residents' concerns about groundwater contamination.

State regulators have found boron, arsenic, selenium and other toxic metals near 14 power plants, all in excess of state health standards.

The green activist group's stunt seeks to draw attention to the devastation wrought by coal.

The EPA pledged new regulations after the TVA coal ash spill, but has been sitting on two proposals for two years now, and the problems that led to TVA are still rampant nationwide.

If you are sick and tired of being optimistic, I have the perfect thing for you, a No Globe snow globe. The tchotchke is a one of a kind--kinda. Only two were made and only one is left to purchase, so act quickly.

A roundup of our Blankenship coverage over the years, and what led up to this tragedy and this indictment.

But this is probably not the last we will hear from him.

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

The bamboo palettes and compacts have minor flaws that, in a way, make them even more special.

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

Between 1999 and 2004, there was one death a year due to the falling of trees or branches in Colombia's capital city, Bogota.

Between 1999 and 2004, there was one death a year due to the falling of trees or branches in Colombia's capital city, Bogota. Though general wisdom says trees are good, this city proves that with poor planning, wrong species in the wrong places, and bad

Record breaking extreme weather isn't just plaguing the Midwest: Colombia has had 5-6 times more rainfall than usual for the past ten months--which has killed 425 people so far, covered 1 million hectares with water, and left 3 million people as what

This vertical garden on a residential high-rise in Bogotá reuses greywater from its residents and helps to clean the air.

This simple, foldable bee box attracts roaming bee swarms with a pheromone lure, and helps beekeepers safely relocate bees.

A new campaign is seeking to turn the city into a pollinator's playground by planting a wildflower for every resident.

Neonicotinoids, the world’s most widely used insecticides, will be banned for use in fields within six months.

One of the rarest insects in the world, the Wallace’s giant bee, has been found in Indonesia.

We are heading for an insect apocalypse, which would spell disaster for humankind. It's time we turn our lawns back into productive plant communities.

But not so fast, says the Mayor.

And the air outside in urban London is pretty awful.

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

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.

More and more people are working remotely. Now, alternative travel companies are offering what they are calling "co-workations" -- a combination of a creative business trip and inspirational adventure holiday for location-independent professionals.

From geo-domes in Finland and treehouses in France to safari tents in the Washington woods, these glamorous camping spots promise some wintry wonderland adventure.

Muscle-meat grown in a laboratory is no longer in the realm of science fiction, except for the price of an 'all-beef' patty.

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.