It's one of the few areas where people buying a home have a lot of choices. Here's a Pecha Kucha look at how to make the right one.

These beautiful and affordable handcrafted timepieces, made from natural and renewable materials, could also serve as a catalyst for conversations about sustainable goods.

It's not every day the more industrial inner workings of a school district are featured on the front page of TreeHugger, but if you’re looking for a school that’s on the cutting edge of energy conservation and making smart use of taxpayer dollars look

So you think you're doing everything you can to improve your home's energy efficiency. And if you haven't done everything you can do personally, both TreeHugger and Planet Green have plenty of tips on how you can get up to

In a move which Connecticut governor Jodi Rell says will help position Connecticut as "the preferred location to grow clean tech jobs", the state has launch the Connecticut Clean Tech Fund to

Images courtesy of the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk That's '9' followed by 20 zeroes The probability of a lobster being born with a blue shell is about 1 in a million. For a calico or pumpkin-orange colored lobster, the odds are in the excess of 1 in 30

Last month, a mountain lion was struck and killed by a car in Connecticut -- and new details have emerged suggesting the animal had an incredible, record-breaking journey before it met that sad end. Following the accident,

The bath and body goodies hail from my hometown in Connecticut, handmade in small batches making it a pretty local treat for anyone in the NYC metro-area.

Connecticut legislative committee backs a labeling requirement for genetically modified foods.

Yet more ways that cars and trucks are killing us and ruining cities.

This problem gets worse as cars get bigger and heavier, no matter what they are powered by.

A new study suggests a significant link between exposure to environmental pollution and an increase in rates of neuropsychiatric disorders.

Skylight manufacturer Velux says we need more light and fresh air.

Woodzee founder opens a factory in his own hometown, to make wooden sunglasses from recycled materials.

Using a non-chemical process based on traditional techniques, these furniture pieces are created with fish skins that would have otherwise gone to waste.

Mountains of discarded materials sourced from refugees' boats and lifejackets will be transformed into bags -- by asylum seekers themselves, for a decent wage.

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

Emulating the same processes naturally found in rainforests, this prototype filters and cleans water of harmful pollutants.

Coppiced wood and fungi become one in this collection of conceptual furniture.

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

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.

Photographer Gaston Lacombe's beautiful and heartrending series of photographs of captive animals at zoos across five continents.

I was walking through the rainforest and saw something odd.

Basalt Regional Library in Colorado is combining the best of both a traditional public library and the ever more popular seed library.

As Seattle welcomes yet another tool library, there are bigger picture lessons to be learned about the value of sharing.

Have you ever wondered what 'community living' really looks like, and why people do it?

A collective wardrobe spares resources, reduces clutter, and provides a steady stream of fabulous outfits. It's win-win all around.

Getting people out of cars and rebuilding our main streets is not going to be easy, and cannot be oversimplified.

It talks a lot about cycling, but notes that we don't do nearly enough about walking.

A new 'eco tax' will raise money for less polluting modes of transportation.

A British campaign is asking people to pledge not to fly for a year. Good luck trying that in North America.

It makes sense in Europe. Too bad North Americans have so few alternatives.

They incentivize air travel at a time when people should be flying less.

The number of people flying between German cities has dropped 12 percent.

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

The world is getting hotter. But if we need AC, we have to use it sparingly.

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

CEO Rose Marcario says the move will show solidarity for the young people who are striking for climate action.

The NYC Department of Education has promised no repercussions for skipping class on September 20.

All 250 stores, production facilities, headquarter, and e-commerce in North America will be closed for a day.

Some people have to work, but they can still show solidarity.

We are out supporting the kids today; back to our regularly scheduled programming tomorrow.

The 16-year-old climate activist holds nothing back when addressing the UN Climate Action Summit – this speech shows why she is having such an impact.

The teenage climate activist said the planet "doesn't need any more awards."

Collins dictionary lexicographers observed a 100-fold increase in its usage in 2019.

The public wants to see activists practicing what they preach.

In a word, yes. We don't have to buy what they're selling.

Beware of the gilets jaunes, says Philip Stephens.

It's no longer safe for groups of people to gather in public places.

A building that once housed a Jewish girls' school, shut down by the Nazis, is now home to a fashionable restaurant.