A must-read book for business leaders. Naked value is the ultimate value a product delivers to customers, or the benefits that remain when a product is stripped of most of the energy and material resources required to manufacture and deliver it.

A modern life without plastic may seem an impossibility, but this Canadian duo shows it's achievable.

That's what Kris de Decker did with Low-Tech magazine and it makes a lot of sense.

With a topic this complicated, parents need all the help they can get.

Sarah Archer shows how the kitchen became the colorful nerve center of the modern house.

These 131 exercises will teach you to block distractions and deepen your focus.

Author Cal Newport argues that it's time to make hard decisions about our digital lives and embrace a 'philosophy of technology use.'

There's something magical and awe-inspiring about animal interactions that has yet to be explained by science.

All because people are too lazy to find a sink.

It's good for so much more than treating sunburns.

On National Dog Day, a look at the question of doggie density

'Knit Your Dog' is an Illinois-based business that will take your dog's excess hair and transform it into cozy clothes and accessories.

Among other remarkable features, a cat’s tongue is covered in little spines, turning it into the world’s most magical hairbrush.

Watching a flock of 40 heritage birds grow proved to be an unexpected pleasure.

New research suggests that dogs' facial anatomy has changed over thousands of years specifically to allow better communication with us.

Kathryn Kellogg explains why delaying gratification is beneficial all around.

Scott Z. Burns explains why the villain of his blockbuster film is an anti-science blogger, while the heroes are government officials.

It's not rational, but it's fun.

You would think that attending a conference on sustainable tourism in Costa Rica would be a bit bland: yes, they're very green, we know. But just because this Central

Creative crafters can come up with all sorts of beautiful and innovative ways to

Although activities that mess with local ecosystems to let humans experience nature usually seem intrusive, looking at the canopy face to face while slowly traveling in an aerial tram in the Costa Rican rainforest is a fairly

"We don't want animals in captivity or enclosed in any way," says Costa Rica's Environmental Minister.

This container home in Costa Rica is almost a monster home, but has some interesting features.

Prices have fallen 12% thanks to this switch to renewables.

Other websites shriek "the end of capitalism" but really, it is hardly that.

The scientist saw a system that oppressed both society and nature.

British retailers brace for "unbelievably bad" profits this year. Can climate change be blamed?

Now if only he can keep his job in the fall election.

Tens of thousands of walrus haul out on Alaska’s shore.

Today, Shell announced it will abandon exploratory drilling off the coast of Alaska.

The laser-outfitted satellite will be able to pick up shifts in the ice on a very small scale.

Svalbard's wild reindeer are surviving warmer winters by foraging on, yes, seaweed.

How do you make good design accessible to people with small spaces and small budgets?

This is, whether we like it or not, the future of furniture design.

Is it doing the same for people?

Blank city walls are huge canvases for this artist transforming our perception of ordinary buildings.

I love it when a retail giant highlights eco-friendly products, so when I picked up Pottery Barn's Christmas 2008 catalogue, I was excited to see

Let's just say up front that nobody claims the Inauguration will be deep green - events like this, by their very nature, require a huge amount of car and plane travel, entailing a corresponding belch

Thinking about making a move into a home, but really, really want a green space? We stumbled across the perfect (little) eco-home.

Photo by squarehippies If you've ever tried to figure out how to support important projects like green schools while combating climate change AND meet a movie star all while shopping online, wonder no more. eBay and Global Green USA is holding an

Apple remains our culture's most lauded example of great design. But could it be that the company considered to have reached the pinnacle of design is, in fact, an impostor? The definition of good design is changing. It used

Guest blogger Cara Smusiak is a journalist and regular contributor to NaturallySavvy.com's Naturally Green section.

This week The Man with A Spear in His Chest, founder of Interface Ray Anderson, held a press conference to mark a milestone in his company's journey up "Mount Sustainability". They are making excellent progress towards their target of zero

Carpeting may be something we give little thought to, but the ubiquitous floor covering is actually a serious environmental problem. Not only are toxic chemicals often used in the making of most carpeting, they are

Not much point in having a healthy house if you spend all day in an unhealthy office.

Martín Azúa's latest rug design is made from esparto soles from the traditional spanish espadrilles. It will be used in Camper's shoe stores.

Forget about wood furniture, we are all tied up in knots about rope.

David Masters lives in a yurt. But it isn't just a home, he preaches what he practices in an "alternative learning center that provides opportunities for people to develop and reflect on their values and to consider how they might take an active role

Thanks to the internet, housesitters can now travel the world, living in different places for a few days or a few months for free, in exchange for taking care of an absent homeowner's property, pets or errands.

And it's not just lefty TreeHuggers who are outraged; Everybody is in on this war of words