Giving out money revealed something that flew in the face of a common American philosophy.

Once you have paid for the panels or turbines, renewable power is almost free.

Less work doesn't have to be a bad thing.

Are we about to have a "Minsky Moment"?

As the global economy wildly fluctuates and suddenly out-of-work people struggle to pay the bills, can old-fashioned bartering make a comeback?

The graph says it all...

The map-makers are calling this the biggest change that they had to make since the breakup of the U.S.S.R.!

Actors Emma Thompson and Michelle Thrush are traveling with their daughters to the North Pole, as part of an Greenpeace campaign to create an international sanctuary in the Arctic.

Activists risk arrest in an effort to prevent slow oil drilling exploration in the Arctic.

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

Take a breathtaking 9-minute journey with wildlife photographer Vincent Munier through the beautifully bleak frozen North, you won’t be sorry.

The Gwich'in people have been fighting this battle for decades, and now they need broader public support. Learn how you can help.

A rise in Arctic storms has more than doubled the number of winter warming events, which could greatly impede ice growth.

Researchers discover how Arctic foxes modify their dens to make the surrounding land more fertile.

A team of scientists have developed a novel way to determine the age of these long-lived marine animals.

NASA's monthly Puzzler is meant to puzzle readers; this one has the experts puzzled as well.

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

Scientists discovered that plants in the Arctic are growing twice the height.

As melting ice opens up new potential for exploitation in the Arctic, a new ban aims to protect much of the fragile ecosystem.

A new NOAA report reveals we've lost 95% of the Arctic's oldest, thickest sea ice. Here's what that looks like.

Does this look like 'alarmism' to you?

70% of this potent pollutant comes from fossil fuels, not biomass burning.

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

In 40 days over the summer, the coast had retreated by 14.5 meters, sometimes more than a meter a day.

Some 60 polar bears are loitering near Ryrkaipy in Chukotka Russia, a new occurrence which is prompting some to suggest permanent evacuation.

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

A lot of our history is being lost so that people can get that popular look.

How to choose things for your home that have had, or can have, second lives.

Here's a lovely renovation using the healthiest materials, and as few of them as possible.

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

The wonderful world of birds, painted in life size and all together on a huge 2,500-square-foot wall.

"Come touch the Greenland ice sheet and be touched by it."

The idea of putting felt rugs, table runners and wallcoverings around your home might bring back images of arts and crafts projects from elementary school. But the designs coming out of Selina Rose are anything but elementary.

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

This little boy looks like he might be blogging over spilled milk, in fact he's concerned about the future of his environment. The Global Warming Rug by Mexican design cooperative NEL, featuring Emiliano Godoy, has created quite a

We all walk on it every day, but don't often think of it. It's underfoot, and, for many of us, out of mind. But just because you trod on it doesn't mean you shouldn't pay close attention to the materials that make

Here is an interesting idea for a rug made of pieces of felt. We stumbled upon Julika Welge's Growing Carpet at this year's Designersblock at the London Design Festival, where the bright colours and the rich texture first

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.

These unique, handcrafted rugs are made to emulate the look and feel of moss, grass, snow and sand, for enjoyment at home.

A report from GAIA reveals how old carpets go straight to landfill or get burned because many manufacturers haven't developed closed-loop production.

We were at the Cottage Life Show in Toronto this weekend, but soon there might be a whole spinoff, "Compost Toilet Life Show" , there were so many new products in the alternative toilet world. One that surprised us was the Finnish Biolan- we are used to

As John Laumer noted earlier, there is a lot of useful stuff in pee, but we dilute it with gallons of water, send it down big pipes mixed with everything else, and suddenly we have monstrous networks of waste piping, sewage treatment plants and water

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.

When the oft-predicted water wars start, we're going to want this technology on our side. Let's hope it survives the budget wars.

Dead zones threaten wildlife and fisheries, taint drinking water, and impact communities. Keeping agricultural runoff out of waterways can help tackle this global problem.

Weeki Wachee Springs – the first magnitude spring that is home to mermaids, manatees and magic – is being threatened with pollution and development.

New York City water doesn't need to be filtered and citizens have already paid for it, that's what.

Last week news broke that microplastics are found in 93% of bottled water and the highest levels ever were found in an English river. Can we ever clean this up?