Jean-Philippe Pargade designs a school where the green roof IS the building, defining its whole look and feel

"Less is more" is so over; These days the mantra is "too much is never enough."

And I am going to be positive, upbeat and happy about it, really.

An architectural tradition dating to the 9th century, Iceland's turf houses are an enduring inspiration.

A tropical skyscraper by WOHA and Patricia Urquiola is wrapped in a vine-covered sunscreen.

This simple idea could change how governments deal with the environment.

The company had been promising "near profitable" results. It turns out they were lowballing.

School strikes, non-violent direct action, office sit-ins. It feels like something might be building.

The digital currency is in its death throes.

The covering-yourself-with-blankets movement isn't nearly as cuddly as it seems.

It fosters connection and community, boosts happiness... and results in delicious baked goods.

The leader of the Catholic Church used his strongest language yet to call for 'decisive action, here and now.'

We used to say this stuff should be banned because it was always installed badly. Has anything changed?

Finally, people are beginning to take this issue seriously.

A new organic winery for Pizzolato, designed by MADE, is built almost entirely out of local, sustainably harvested wood.

A representative of the industry says I shouldn't be picking on fiber glass. He's right.

lamar5292 has an idea for getting Haitians green housing: So how do you provide quick permanent safe housing that is also green in a situation like that? My suggestion is to take all the countries excess shipping containers to Haiti to be converted

In a matter of seconds, thousands of lives and dreams were destroyed in Haiti last month.

Biochar, the "co product" of burning wood or agricultural waste in a pyrolitic (oxygen free) environment, has

A growing number of environmentalists are re-envisioning 'disaster relief' as something that can provide hope for the future, not just a hot meal and somewhere to sleep. Their tool of choice? Permaculture.

Jeff has already reported how solar panels are supporting relief efforts in Haiti, and April has covered the use of biochar stoves to help Haitians too. (Though some commenters remained unconvinced.) Now another piece

Argentine architect Carlos Levinton, who we've seen help Bolivian communities with PET, was asked by the UN White Helmets Comission to collaborate with ideas for the reconstruction of Haiti after the earthquake.

Haiti's best-known export, the century-and-a-half-old rum company Rhum Barbancourt, is back in business after grinding to a halt following the devastating earthquake that hit the island

photo: J. Novak Food Freedom recently reported that Chavannes Jean-Baptiste, peasant farmer leader of the Peasant Movement of Papay (MPP) called the entry of Monsanto seeds into Haiti "a very strong attack on small agriculture, on farmers, on

Living some 6,000 miles away from the Gulf of Mexico, I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that the oil spill often seems like an abstraction to me. A big, big abstraction, but still.

Yet another reason why deforestation is bad: So much of Haiti's mountainsides have been eroded away because of deforestation and hurricanes that it may have stressed Earth's crust, triggering the earthquake that

Kate Stohr, the co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, dropped me a note suggesting that I have a look at their Year in Review of their work in Haiti. I did, and couldn't help but come to the conclusion that it was really boring.. I mean really,

The shocking photo above is of gigantic piles of human feces left in the open air at a dump in Haiti. While some in the "developed world" (I always hated that term), may turn their noses up when we recommend composting toilets

Some time ago I posted on the efforts of Joe Jenkins and GiveLove.org to promote humanure composting toilets in Haiti. But this was nothing new. In fact, one of the non-profit partners behind that

U.S. hospitals waste thousands of tons of medical supplies every day. DOC2DOCK collects and redistributes these supplies to match the specific needs of hospitals in the developing world.

Haitian schools connect to the internet for the first time, powered by the sun.

The Toronto designer has created an unprecedented collaboration, weaving together elements of craft production, community development and modern design.

Now you can get your morning coffee fix celebrity-style, thanks to an alliance between Leonardo DiCaprio and LaColumbe coffee -- plus, all proceeds support sustainable initiatives.

Breadfruit trees planted by Trees That Feed Foundation are creating food systems and jobs in Jamaica.

The big question is how well will it be enforced and what alternatives are currently readily available.

How one crowdfunded organization is using earth building techniques to build impressive and durable structures for Haiti.

Three years after a catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, health care workers are still finding it difficult to get medical supplies, but an aid group is putting 3D printing to work to make some of the needed items.

The update to the "Red List" illustrates the worldwide crises facing many species around the globe in the face of habitat loss and degradation.

In Haida Gwaii the trees are so big that you could live in them.

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There are so many missing teeth, so many vacant lots in so much of rust belt North America. We showed how Superkül took back a sketchy main street store in Toronto for their live/work space; Now Azure Magazine shows us how

There are 446 Bridges, Most with Pedestrian Sidewalks! This great video by our friend Clarence over at StreetFilms gives an excellent overview of Pittsburgh's bike culture and infrastructure. Having never been, and because Pittsburgh isn't as well

How can a city destroy an edible garden on private property without legal permission? We also have the viral party-gone-wrong prank on Shell, the 12 most toxic fruits and vegetables, and more.

The queen led her minions to the engine of a Delta airplane, delaying the flight until the protected bees could be professionally removed

One more US city fully commits to transforming itself into a better place to live for all.

The case is actually moving forward.

A growing number of cities are getting serious about tackling the climate emergency.

He's not exactly treating it like a crisis. But at least he's doing something...

Two weeks of climate action are starting on April 15.

The successful launch of Sentinel-5P means scientists will soon have access to the most accurate monitoring yet of pollution and climate change related gases in earth's atmosphere