"Chocolate milk saved my son's life," Andrew Scheer said. So he has promised to rewrite the dietary guidelines if elected this fall.

Never let fashion get in between you and toasty toes.

Made from wool that yaks shed naturally each spring, these base layers are even warmer than merino.

Lahood presided over "the end of favoring motorized transportation at the expense of non-motorized."

Built as part of a community of tiny homes in Washington DC, this contemporary solar-powered tiny home collects its own rainwater and has a thoughtful interior to boot.

It's mostly a fake, completely rebuilt in the early 1950s.

It's not a big deal but it could become a big symbol.

We are still befuddled by technology but bumble along.

Another look back at some great designs for inexpensive homes.

100 years ago the Great Molasses Flood started another flood, one of regulations to protect people's health and safety.

The Viking Grace was already low emission. Now it's going further.

What a difference a decade makes.

I can't imagine anyone doing an ad like this for coal.

"Don't donate if you wouldn't give it to a mate."

We're loving the move toward quasi-edible ingredients, plastic-free packaging, and refill pouches, among other things.

One of the most venerated scientists of our time, James Hansen is the head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, a position he's held for three decades. Long before climate change was a household term, Hansen was one of the first to talk about

It seems counterintuitive. Is it just greenwashing? Is it due to government regulation? Let's find out.

In the future, we'll be buying energy from utilities that look very different than what we are used to.

A new study says it's a case of out of sight, out of mind, but it has serious consequences.

Should we care where our electrons come from?

Here is an interesting buisness idea; grow butterflies to let fly at special ocasions and at the same time help the enviornment as well as people with special needs. The project is called Mariposeando (Spanish for something

Valentine's Day is all about romancing your sweetheart. These companies show the planet some love too.

This Valentine's Day, treat yourself to high-quality undergarments that are kind to your body and the planet.

Sometimes it's worth it.

At the annual builders' show, a massive green show home has all the bells and whistles, but none of the logic of sustainable building.

Yuusuke Karasawa designs a house in Tokyo with 5 levels, a dozen stairs and almost no walls inside or out.

Serenity may not be a spaceship but it is still out of this world.

Wretched excess meets the tiny house. Rent it for only $ 5,000 a game, including concierge!

Once thought of as pillars of monogamy in the animal kingdom, it appears the flame of love can burn out for swans as well. For the first time in 40 years, after following some 4 thousand swans at a reserve in the UK, researchers discovered one formerly

For the couple that wants to avoid a big wedding and all the trappings of large event venues, Tiny Chapel Weddings offers a decidedly smaller way to get married.

Challenge the notion that you have to blow the bank account just to throw a good party. There are smarter ways of doing it.

Gisele Bündchen helped earn Brazil 50,000 new trees and got the planting started by planting the first tree at the Green Nation Fest in Rio de Janeiro.

Celebrity ambassadors call for support for the UN’s World Environment Day.

The good, the bad, and the we-can-fix-its of the year all gathered up in one place.

I really didn't know where to start, there is so much terrible stuff around

Looking back on this year, so much happened! I wanted to take a moment to go look back on the articles I had the most fun writing, the issues I had the most fun covering, and the adventures I had the most fun experiencing. Enjoy this look back!

We get small and look at designs from around the world

Spanish company Lucirmás debuts Pure-Bottle, a fully recycled and recyclable table set which consists of a glass, lantern and spoon.

This eco-wine is thick with berries and molasses on the nose but the follow through is not your usual California cab. And for every acre of planted vineyard, Frei Brothers sets aside one acre to be preserved as natural wildlife habitat.

Frei's 2009 Chardonnay touches your nose with hints of rose water, jasmine and other floral delights. But on the palette, it is swimming with honey and sweet butter and just enough acidity to make it all work.

The global production of wine isn't keeping up with demand.

Like our houses and our cars and our donuts, everything is bigger these days.

Americans are willing to overlook human suffering in order to have regular meat on their table.

Entirely funded by donations, this project is hoping to provide veterans struggling with PTSD or homelessness free housing, counseling and an experience of the healing power of nature.

It's in the Fearless Leader's latest move to a planned economy that runs on coal.

From foxes and falcons to otters and owls, the USDA program is doing away with wildlife in droves.

Using recycled materials and audio recordings from refugees, this exhibition hopes to deepen understanding and connection with those who have had to flee their home countries.

Clad with reclaimed cedar, this modern and quirky house fits on a small footprint.

Vegan burgers, sausage, deli slices, roasts, seitan, and even jackfruit are moving to the meat department at the nation's leading grocery retailer.

When Go Play! announced a competition to design an innovative playground for 1,000 refugee children along the border of Thailand and Burma, Dutch designer AnneMarie van Splunter thought of old car tires. To