Value of Fossil Fuel Exports By Fuel, 1949-2010

George Monbiot claims that peak oil is no longer a major concern. Is he right?

Bike-powered devices often feel like hippy gimmicks. Yet for some communities, they offer an important glimpse of more resilient technology.

Growing bike sales, a boom in sharing, and an interest in growing your own food are ust some of the signs that we could be moving beyond our current energy paradigm. Add your own to the list.

The founder of the Transition Movment is out with another book. This time, he takes a global look at how grassroots community efforts may provide a blueprint for systemic, cultural change.

This rapper nails it, imho.

Peak oil used to be about running out of supply; now some think that we will run out of demand. The oil companies will ensure that we never run out of demand.

The tiny, flexible solar cells can be integrated into objects of any shape or size.

Zero Mass Water's SOURCE device is a rooftop solar device that produces water instead of just electricity.

So far the panels and batteries are only offered in the UK but it might spread to sunnier North American climes.

The project will also include molten salt energy storage for 24 hour solar power.

The blocks could be part of the architecture of a building, generating more power than just rooftop panels.

While the world chases solar generating windows, we see how to do solar generating walls.

Pioneering solar house was designed and engineered by women

It learns your usage patterns but can do a lot more.

In which I try out a smart lighting system in my dumb home.

Who says you have to wait till New Year's to make a fresh start? No time's better than back-to-school season.

I knew that real-time data on our energy use would be interesting. But I wasn't sure how much it would actually save us.

What is that man smoking?

The sustainable fashion design competition is encouraging Asia’s emerging fashion designers to create mass-market clothing with minimal textile waste.

Aedas designs a railway station like a hill you can walk on.

The fashion event's EcoChic Design Awards inspire Asia’s emerging fashion talent to create with minimal textile waste.

A stark example of the the scale of the illegal trade in ivory, and the financial rewards for doing so.

Hong Kong has been trying for a long time, through various 'clean air' measures, to deal with smog that is estimated to cause 3,000 premature deaths every single year.

Tens of millions of sharks are mutilated and left to die slowly each year so that some affluent people in Asia can each soup. This has to stop.

The growing disparity between wealthy and poor is reflected in this shocking photo report on the tiny island city's critical lack of affordable housing.

This is how you pack'em and stack'em.

“Wild Concrete” reveals the unintentional greenery of urban environments through photography.

This crowd-funded design features a special honeycomb structure that is strong enough to be transformed into a stool or table -- yet remains lightweight and flexible enough to stay incognito on your bookshelf.

Vibrantly colored wire is saved from the landfill and woven into recycled fan cages to produce these fresh pieces of furniture.

It would be a good way to further broaden the appeal of electric vehicles.

No high-tech bells and whistles here, but tried-and-true strategies are used in this renovation to make a small space feel much bigger.

Different zones are delineated with simple, sculptural structures in this minimalist apartment.

It reveals what we already know but needs repeating – that more time in nature equals greater happiness in kids.

I may have once mused on the environmental impact of my backyard chickens, but I have no doubt that, overall, keeping them has been both a wonderful experience and a significant contribution to improving our family's

We live in turbulent times, but this beautiful animation offers a systemic approach to facing up to change.

Anti-littering ad reminds Dublin residents to put trash in its rightful place--or else!

Insulation in a tent makes as much sense as it does in a house, if you can get it right.

People are "risking their lives every winter by wearing dark clothing."

It may lead to as many as 20,000 passive houses being built over the next five years.

The Irish beer giant has stopped using fish bladders for filtration of its keg beer; cans and bottles to follow suit by the end of the year.

These delightful mementos of the Irish countryside remind us of nature's beauty, but are also responsibly sourced and packaged.

The head of a cooperative of honey harvesters, a park guide, and a doctor who uses a garden of medicinal plants to treat asthma and other ailments are

Two years after legalizing urban beekeeping New York City could be running out of space for bees.

What happens when you find bees have made your home into their hive? You call Mike 'The Bee Guy' and document it their removal.

The largest honey packer in the US faces criminal charges over fraudulent trade in Chinese honey.

It turns out beauty is more than skin deep, but make sure you're taking good care of that beauty because chemicals are all over the skin care industry

Combining elements of natural beekeeping, citizen science, open source hardware, and networked smart devices, these DIY beehives could be a powerful tool in the fight against Colony Collapse Disorder.

Go beyond your morning toast with these sweet all-natural beauty hacks featuring one of our favorite ingredients.

Now that the Toyota International Teacher Program has ended, I've decided to turn the spotlight on a few of the teachers involved. First came the middle school teachers. Next up, a couple of the high school-teaching