The Be The Change conference last week was chock-a-block full of fascinating speakers, enlightening information and inspiring actions. So far we've shared George Monbiot and Richard Reed's presentations and Drew Dellinger's poetry. We're just sorry we

George Monbiot told us that flying is dying; London artist Richard DeDomenici tells us that a return transatlantic flight is equivalent in CO2 and pollution output to driving a car 30 miles a day for a year. So the artist/humorist has

Images via Cop15 opening film 'Please Help The World' This is the first in a series of guest posts by journalist and climate change communications strategist Ella Saltmarshe When we think about the future of the world, it's mostly bad. I'm not sure when

The Guardian's George Monbiot talks about climate deniers, junk science, and the need for nuclear.

It would be hard to find a cooler looking vacation home than one of these cabins...

Mandatory solar panels are not the biggest deal here.

He says it is all part of the grand plan and we shouldn't worry.

A consumer product guide compiled along with iFixit shows which brands make it easy to fix our gadgets and which don't.

The device is so thin it could be woven into fabric without changing the feel of it.

This aeroponic indoor gardening system from the Italian startup Hexagro is modular, scalable, and automated.

Alarms, notifications, and digital lists can only go so far; instead, use these tricks and your own brain power to learn things by heart.

In our hyperconnected and always-on culture, stepping away from our gadgets for one day can be a move in the right direction for slowing down and connecting with people, not screens.

Sunshine is wonderful, but you can have too much of a good thing. This device measures it.

Capt. Neill's Seafood Inc. said its blue crab meat was American-grown, but it was imported from South America and Asia.

Our photo of the day visits the wacky world of nudibranch sea slugs.

A new report describes the 10 species most at risk from policies proposed by the current administration.

In the 30+ years since the disaster zone was evacuated, rare and endangered animals are flourishing.

The Swedish travel industry is woefully under-prepared for a changing climate, says researcher Stephen Gössling. Tourism to and from Sweden contributes 10 percent of the country's total measured CO2 emissions,

trioBike has released the next version of its tri-functional cargo bike, which we first wrote about here. The 2.0 Balanced is an aerodynamic and sleek-looking kid-hauler. And the detachable bike, a Shimano Nexus 7-speed, also looks great when you are out

On a cold and windy November weekday there aren't any cars lined up at the new Kretsloppsparken (Waste Park) Alelyckan outside Gothenburg, even though there are four lanes available - a veritable expressway! - for vehicular drop-off of practically every

Sarah and I have spent the better

Leaving Boras takes us past a

We are at the end of our LostGen2 quest for the world's best city

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

The Scandinavian master designed a gem of a building promoting Nordic cooperation.

This new award-winning documentary reveals the stark contrasts between America's obsession with standardized tests, at the cost of everything else, and Scandinavia's embrace of all things nature-based. It's clear which is the more successful approach.

Written by one of my favorite bloggers, this new book will inspire and guide readers to instill a love for nature in their children.

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

The cultural construct describes the enigmatic inner power that pushes people to get through hardships.

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

Memorize this and you'll be set in the kitchen.

Beef jerky, coffee creamer, and baby formula have all shown up well past their expiry date, threatening consumer healthy and angering brands.

Plan your big meal carefully to minimize what gets thrown away.

A new, 50MW floating offshore wind farm just got approved. Why does this matter?

This technology might open up many new areas to offshore wind.

Architect John Kinsley puts together a little project that addresses so many of the problems we face in our cities.

This is something North American governments should copy.

This family lives, works and travels in this modern tiny house, now located on a remote Scottish island.

One would think this would be obvious, that sidewalks are for people, not cars.

Instead of turning sunlight into electricity, and then using that to power indoor lighting, Lucy redirects the daylight into rooms for effective natural illumination.

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

These devices help solar lighting move beyond the flatness of traditional photovoltaic cells.

Portable solar chargers keep getting lighter, smaller, and more rugged, and PocketPower promises to deliver on all three of those features at a low price.

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.

Kent Peterson does it with off-the-self stuff, but it should be easier than this.

Report accuses wood burners of being naively careless when they should be worried

It's counterintuitive, but this prefab panel system from Messana makes a lot of sense.

Everything you need to know about building a proper blanket fort.

The bin-sized device would turn household waste into fuel for heating hot water.

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