Sand mining is described as "the global environmental crisis you’ve probably never heard of." Another good reason to use wood instead of concrete.

But for everyone else it is a big nothingburger.

A key industry association is working to keep warming to "well below" two degrees.

Created by Zaha Hadid Architects, this innovative project demonstrates the possibilities of using KnitCrete technology for creating curved concrete shells efficiently.

Contractors are having trouble meeting the new safety standard.

We need a new system to determine which nations ought to be forced to cut emissions, not the 20-year old outdated one we've got now.

A new UN report says that a 1% tax levies on the world's 1,225 billionaires would more than make up for the shortfall in development aid from governments.

A new solar-power kit from BRIGHT Products is like the Swiss Army Knife of solar gadgets.

Can these 200 people save the world?

The student invention just won the James Dyson Award for its intelligent design.

Discarded laptop batteries could power LED lights in regions with scarce electricity.

The batteries could provide back-up power for small solar power systems.

Achieving 100% zero waste isn't always feasible, but the path toward zero waste comes with its own rewards.

Why so much focus on packaging when product waste is equally important to consider?

Companies and manufacturers are creating custom solutions for their difficult-to-recycle waste

Do people have the right to say no to corporations that come into their communities and create environmental and health risks? In Israel, the public is proving that they do.

The discussion of implementing proactive environmental consciousness starts with our youth, who have the most influence on the trajectory of our eco-infrastructure.

Industry coalitions working with municipal recycling can work, but only in two circumstances

By making simple, versatile swaps, you can stay hydrated this summer and all year long without ever touching a disposable water bottle again.

Wastes are made in the kitchen.

The most wonderful time of the year is often the most wasteful

To do their part toward tackling the climate crisis, the Emerald Isle is undertaking a massive reforestation project.

The good people of Denmark phoned in enough kroner to plant nearly a million trees.

When the heck did electric commercial flight become a realistic prospect?!

CEO John Holland-Kaye expects to be taken up on this offer within the next 12 years.

“December 10, 2019 will be remembered as the day the electric aviation age started.”

Cat lover? New plant parent? Fortune seeker? Traveler? We've got the perfect plant for all.

This artist mixes and matches up jigsaw puzzle pieces from different vintage puzzles to create mind-bending collages.

If you happen upon some life-size willow creatures in the woods, you can thank Anna & The Willow.

Concerned about the threats facing coral reefs, this artist is creating bright, tactile reminders of what healthy corals look like.

Using a series of rotating LED lights, this work highlights the visually transformative powers of the Moon.

Influenced by realism and mythology, these impressive works impart a sense of wonder about the natural world.

These striking works combine natural materials with artificial processes to create crystallized surfaces reminiscent of coral.

'Coral Garden' is a handcrafted installation that's inspired by the world's threatened coral reefs, and made with upcycled materials.

Austria's Wörthersee football stadium is now thriving with life in an installation that is as beautiful as it is chilling.

Simply by telling pilots their fuel consumption is being monitored, Virgin Atlantic saved millions.

Greener aviation is about to get a boost.

I'm a fan of any policy that discourages people from schlepping loads of unnecessary stuff around the planet.

The plane carries no single-use plastics – but aren't we ignoring a much bigger environmental issue?

Domestic flights in Sweden are declining and airport expansion plans are being reconsidered.

Do we have the political will to do what has to be done? Simon Kuper doesn't think so. I do.

I was disappointed to see that Subaru, beloved of TreeHugger types, is on the wrong side of this issue.

"Give the future, not presents."

It's about time more cities did this.

Part of a series where I try to calculate the carbon footprint of my life.

But I have it easy compared to most North Americans, and perhaps am fooling myself.

Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, almost everybody is living a low carbon lifestyle.

The top 10 percent consumes 20 times more energy than the bottom 10 percent.

No matter how hard we may try to tame her, Mother Nature always comes back to claim her turf.

Main Street retail is vanishing under pressure from online shopping and rising rents. There are good reasons to save it.