Last week, California joined Oregon and Washington in signing a pact with British Columbia called the Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy, which forms an alliance to set shared fuel standards and mandates for cutting carbon emissions.

Home is where and what you make of it -- this Oregon man made his in an old aircraft.

Inspired by the small, simple and efficient spaces of Japan, is this lovely tiny home that comes with a lot of luxurious features.

High-end materials meets smart home automation in this country-styled tiny home.

The themes of this stunning little house are copper, lots of natural light, and participation within an intentional tiny co-housing community.

Typically used to spot forest fires, one couple turns a fire lookout station into a simple but beautiful off-grid home.

"Forest to frame" is the new "farm to table."

This couple have found a balance between financial security and freedom, by renting out their house, living out of their renovated garage, and traveling in their van conversion.

We laughed, we cried, but more important, we picked the recycling-loving winners of Etsy's Handmade Halloween Costume Contest.

A photography fanatic creates beautiful iPhone docks as a homage to old cameras.

You might not give an outdated wool suit a second look, but these trendy bags make the most of discarded suit fabrics, transforming old into something new and fashionable.

Keep your feet cool and stylish with high-quality footwear this summer, thanks to the following environmentally minded brands.

This wilderness explorer transformed this van into a mobile, solar-powered home that has all the amenities.

This super-insulated home is built to be earthquake-resistant too.

This couple swapped a ladder for a climbing wall up to their loft.

Compared to conventional shipping container homes, the Pod-Tainer has a relatively spacious interior, thanks to pop-outs on both sides.

A brush with death helped this family focus on the most important things in life, prompting them to convert a bus into a DIY motorhome.

The rich are different from you and me, they can just buy New Zealand.

The discovery of one of the oldest penguin fossils in the world reveals higher diversity of early penguins than previously assumed.

People who live within view of water have lower psychological distress, study finds.

Made in New Zealand, this modern little house looks clean and bright inside and out.

Here's an interesting idea: a tiny house on wheels that can be separated from its wheels.

This industrial designer's 3D/4D printed, life-like forms ask the question of whether we can design and engineer "intelligent" plants that can adapt to environmental changes.

A Today Show bit today is perhaps the grossest example yet.

It's sustainable!

There are lessons to be learned from this model home built by Meritage, even if it is big and beige.

This is a very good idea that all of North America should consider.

If you're OK with leather, then the recycled rubber soles and plastic laces, combined with the company's commitment to cleaning ocean plastic, make these an eco-friendly choice.

While traveling, journalist Jan Wong opted for host families, not cooking school, when it came to learning about local food.

Sambuca, the "City of Splendor" is hoping to save its historic structures and revive a waning community.

These designer shoes embody traditional craftsmanship and a Slow Fashion aesthetic.

Whether it's deciding where to buy clothes or taking good care of garments at home, there are many things that consumers can do to make a difference in the fashion world.

This new California-based company is run by two entrepreneurial moms who understand the value of local production, quality fabrics, and reducing one's environmental impact.

Look At Me Designs transforms old sweaters and tee shirts into fresh new styles.

A special task force has been set up, but whether the talk and research turns into action is another matter.

Ethically sourced dresses for this spring, summer and many more sunny days to come.

A new report called 'Follow the Thread' assesses the willingness of 72 companies to publish important supply chain information.

Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture has designed a revolutionary building for an industry that needs a revolution.

This week, Anishinaabe tribal members began riding horseback along the proposed route of a what could possibly become the largest tar sands pipeline in the United States.

The climate movement must be about more than Keystone XL, write four climate activists.

Most people think of them as environmentalists, but the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have other ideas.

These are tiny homes with an activist bent, taking a stand against the incursion of a pipeline that could contaminate indigenous lands.

Big risks evidently still promise big rewards.

New Hampshire USA's first green co-housing community, Nubanusit Neighborhood and Farm, features renewable energy ready and energy efficiently designed residences. The 29 total units include 7 single-family homes, 7 duplex units, and 2 quad units on a

For the first time in my lifetime the environment is a top-tier issue in a presidential race, as was clearly in evidence in the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. It was next to impossible for a candidate to have any sort of press event

Homeowner Mary Beth Parkinson came home to quite a surprise, a black bear had been rifling through her kitchen before it fled the house taking a stuffed toy bear with it. The bear had entered her home through an unlocked door, helped

The Crisis of Civilization explores our modern cultural crises by sampling archive film footage from PSAs. Now the makers are asking budding film makers to have a go themselves.

Transition Towns founder Rob Hopkins sets out what Resilience 2.0 might look like.

The Transition Movement - a community-centered response to peak oil and climate change - has been described as "the biggest urban brainwave of the century." Join us to chat with its founder.

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