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Can't we all stop fencing for political position and start talking about using the overwhelming amount of data to solve problems?

Cruise ships and Disney's 'Frozen' have led to crowds of unprecedented size, about which Norwegians are not entirely happy.

The numbers are in for the World Happiness Report 2017; who wins this year's crown of contentment? Think of it as a love letter to Scandinavia.

For three days this summer, a local host could show you why their country consistently ranks among the happiest in the world.

Once these plant-based meats showed up in fast food chains, they ceased to be cool.

This is something North American governments should copy.

There are everywhere, they are fun, and there is so much to learn from them.

With its embrace of wild swimming, foraging, and stargazing, this cultural trend is spot-on for the modern world.

This one-of-a-kind treehouse is elevated above the ground to minimize its environmental impact.

On some days, wind generated as much as 234% of demand.

This solar + battery + LED light combo aims to be the future of portable light & power.

Another large-sized solar charger and battery system is about to hit the market, as an off-grid solar generator in a briefcase.

With 20 watts of solar panels, a 16Ah lithium-ion battery bank, and an onboard inverter, along with multiple charging ports, this compact solar generator is a great off-grid accessory.

This mobile solar power station offers a lightweight high-capacity lithium-ion battery with all the bells and whistles.

The MP3ForLife device is loaded with 400+ answers to common questions about health, nutrition, family planning, and more, translated into more than 100 languages.

The HANS Solar Briefcase and PowerPack systems do double duty by supporting the Billions in Change movement.

SOURCE is a solar-powered and self-contained device capable of harvesting up to 10 liters of clean drinking water per day from the air.

The GoSun Fusion probably won’t save the world, but the design thinking behind it might.

The Lancey electric space heater allows users to charge its battery during off-peak hours and use the electricity for heating during peak demand periods.

Previously titled "4 reasons why heat pumps are not going to save the planet" which was mean to heat pumps.

A weekly wrap up of green and socially minded business news from the gang at TriplePundit.com.

Save time and effort spent shopping with this online database of companies committed to social and environmental causes.

The ethical shopping label is facing new competition from companies opting to create their own certification programs.

The NYT's newly-minted blogger (and all-around excellent climate change journalist) Andrew Revkin follows up his earlier post exposing Peabody Energy's (laughable) ad campaign aimed at sliming Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for making the (right)

Outside the southeastern Turkish city of Mardin lie the 6th-century ruins of the Roman settlement of Dara,

In the northeastern reaches of Turkey, outside the city of Kars, I came across one of the most bucolic scenes I'd ever laid eyes on in the

In my early months in Istanbul, I had a Turkish teacher who could not get over the fact that I -- an American -- was not fat. "But I went to America and everyone was so

Wend magazine continues to bring together intriguing stories about human powered adventures from around the world. In the current issue, they inform us that in 2010 officials in Isfahan,

The Middle East environmental site Green Prophet names 11 eco-heroes for 2011 who are working -- sometimes at great personal risk -- to make the region a cleaner, healthier place.

An important, if short, cautionary tale on being dependent on any single foreign source of energy.

Shortlisted for the 2013 Aga Khan Awards, this elegant building makes good use of wasted stone generated from a town's large stonecutting industry.

Intrepid Travel's latest offering is an uncharted journey that starts in Tehran and ends in Istanbul.

Besides looking lovely, all proceeds from this lamp will go to a project that is developing electricity-free lighting that is inspired by nature.

The bookcase was designed on a napkin because "Ideas are perishable"

This flexible line of furniture is made for people who are on the move a lot, and need furniture that's easy to assemble and customize.

Researchers look into whether the 'lunar effect' is based on superstition or empirical data.

A big book from a photographer who takes big pictures

A TreeHugger hero visits our sister site.

Polar bears re-brand a Shell refinery in Denmark.

The charity loses millions in rogue currency swap, just like the big boys.

While these chemicals continue to be the norm in the camping and mountaineering industries, there are some good alternatives.

Stanley Jevons was right; develop a more efficient technology and people will figure out ways to use it that in the end, consume more energy

Using an additive, powder-based 3D printing process, experiments with abundant and renewable salt have created this translucent and lightweight structure.

Gabriel Metcalf asks "The waters are rising, and cities can’t move out of the way. Can we act decisively enough to avert catastrophic climate change?"

San Francisco readers can now find local and green clothes at Amour Vert’s new shop in Hayes Valley.

It's time to take back the streets from all the cars and make room for alternative modes of transportation.

Air quality in San Francisco is the worst in the world right now.

The Wall Street Journal calls them "homeless" but they look "landless" to me.

Scientists are concerned about how airports are conducive to the spread of disease.