Cooking outdoors in the summer is the green thing to do, but this is ridiculous.

But, we ask, are they green and sustainable?

Photo Courtesy of Millionaire-Maker PackageOh how we love to hate the filthy rich--even more so in these tough economic times. While the rest of us mere mortals are struggling to make ends meet, the hyper-rich live by the motto "if you've got it,

Is your soon-to-be fiancé eco-chic? As you're getting ready to pop the question and thinking forward to your green

TranquiliT may be better known for its downward-dog-friendly garb, but the erstwhile yoga-wear label is now rocking the frock, matrimonial style. Outfit the femmes of your bridal party—bride, bridesmaids, and flower girls—in 95 percent organic bamboo

Love is often said to blossom, but a new government initiative in the Indonesian district of Garut aims to make that metaphor literal by requiring newly married couples to plant 10 tree saplings.Two years ago, Indonesia

Photo via Madeline's Weddings and Events/ CakellaAll you really need to get married is love--and maybe a ring, and a marriage license. But that doesn't stop celebrities from going overboard when they're ready to tie the knot, hosting parties decorated

As more eco-conscious couples take their walk down the aisle, a growing green wedding industry has responded in kind. Enter "Something Green," a new service introduced by The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte. "We are constantly looking for

If you keep it simple, then the wedding will be more fun and relaxed for everyone involved, not to mention kinder to the environment.

Charlotte and Nick Baker managed to feed 135 guests on rejected food that was delivered one day before the wedding.

Our photo of the day comes from California's Central Coast.

With more composting and recycling, the city's eateries aim to send less to the landfill.

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Send one of these video bloggers to cover World Environment Day.

The United Nations Environment Programme and goodwill ambassador Don Cheadle have selected a winner. See the video here.

The host country of the United Nations World Environment day is working to protect its natural resources and adapt to climate change.

Environmental sustainability doesn’t have to come at the expense of economic development.

Design a logo for this year’s World Environment Day and win a trip to Milan, Italy.

In anticipation of World Environment Day on June 5, the United Nations Environment Programme is hosting a blogging competition to raise awareness about this year’s theme of sustainable consumption.

It is fitting that Slow Food has a prominent place at the World’s fair, which this year is hosted in Italy and promises to explore the topic of feeding the growing global population.

Two teens send a powerful message about the effects of plastic pollution.

The year saw the start of some very interesting trends that will play out over the next few years in a big way.

These stories from the past six months tell a lot about the shape of things to come in 2013.

We get small and look at designs from around the world

Wrath's 2010 Ex Vite Pinot Noir is complete, with lots of black cherry and red raspberry. A bit fuller than your typical Pinot, this wine is as drinkable as it is food friendly.

Using fresh organic ginger and locally grown oranges, the eco-friendly Medlock Ames has created a drink that is complex, fresh and tangy.

Scott Gundersen makes art with corks, using up to 9,000 of the old bottle-stoppers to create each beautiful portrait.

Here is a fun and spicy twist on a classic margarita using fresh cilantro and jalapeño.

Fruit flies play a role in all those fruity flavors we detect as we take whiff of wine fumes. Find out how.

Just what we've been waiting for - an automated home fermentation device that can turn fruit or honey into wine, mead, or cider.

Those who follow the situation in Morocco can see that the repressive dictatorial regime has become more and more frenzied, and the police state has tightened its repressive grip on everyone and everything. They are arresting those who protest, who sing, who criticise, who write, and who show solidarity with those arrested.

A Moroccan proverb goes: “the sheep spends his whole life being afraid of the wolf, but in the end, who feasts on the sheep? The shepherd!” Well, some months after China and 10 days after Italy, Moroccan authorities announced the country’s first cases of COVID-19 on 2 March and attributed them to “external factors”. Specifically, a Moroccan returning from Italy, then French tourists. The epidemic has worsened, infecting 2,024 people, of whom 126 have died (as of 15 April, 45 days after the first infections) according to official data.

The Moroccan regime has detained over 500 political prisoners, according to the president of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights, Aziz Ghali. Amongst them are those imprisoned in the Hirak Rif protests and the Gerak Jaradah movement: trade unionists, bloggers, a journalist… pretty much everybody. Not a day goes by without social media reporting the arrest of new militants or ordinary citizens whose only crime, in the majority of cases, is having published a Facebook post critical of living conditions or of the state’s politics.

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.

This bump out adds extra space for a cozy sitting area.

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

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.

It's time that the lazy gardeners among us rise up and take an explicit stand.

I don't think it would actually work, but it is an innovative way of reskinning buildings

The arrest of a wildlife smuggler in Thailand proves just how easily a handful of criminals could bring about the demise of an endangered species.

A species of wasp discovered in Thailand has been named for evil spirits invented by J. K. Rowling in her Harry Potter books.

Fewer people are walking and more people are voting with their gas pedal.

Many cities have transitioned to LED street lighting, but researchers think algae may be the illumination of the future.

Design firm Castor once again gives new life to old dead things.

By 2020 every light bulb is supposed to put out 45 lumens per watt. It's a Bush-era regulation that the current government wants to roll back.

There is a lot of buzz about it, but what you really want is a window.

Calls came into emergency centers and even the Griffith Observatory from LA residents who described seeing a “giant silvery cloud.”

All over Thanksgiving, and with only a tiny press release...

Woven from bamboo, this inviting structure transforms an empty lot in busy Taipei into a haven where neighborhood residents can relax and gather over a fire.

To make this small space more livable, there is an emphasis on filling out the vertical space. Plus, a great tatami-inspired seating area.