More on why the 626 environmental groups demanding action on climate change shouldn't be doctrinaire.

Starting in 1936 they wired the entire country, the houses, the tools and the farms, changing America. It is time to think big and do it again.

The message "Electrify Everything!" is beginning to spread.

Critics have been quick to say that Phonebloks isn't realistic with the current market. What they are missing is that this is the entire point of the project. Phonebloks aims to alter the present, but re-imagining the future.

Photographer Michael Ciaglo has shared his haunting photos from Agbogbloshie, the "digital dump" on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana.

Starting in 2015, it will be illegal to leave computers and other electronic for curb-side pickup, as part of an effort to fight e-waste.

By reclaiming precious metals from its 'urban mine' of obsolete electronics, Japan may be able to produce the medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from recycled materials.

From 50 million tons of e-waste generated annually to 350,000 cell phones thrown away every day, the numbers behind our digital addiction are staggering.

Picture this: In 2016 the world generated enough e-waste to fill a line of 18-wheelers from New York to Bangkok and back.

Using the bones of old-world infrastructure to build new-world infrastructure.

The Street View cameras now take you on extreme vertical tours alongside famous climbers.

And really, how self driving cars are an attack on freedom.

The ring of giant Project Loon balloons will bring data service to people living below.

Conservation organizations used Google Street View cameras to document the places, animals and people most vulnerable to climate change.

Big business may be coming to the climate party late. But it is making its presence known.

We're all friends here, right? So I can talk honestly?

The app lets kids and adults alike explore, measure and test the world around them.

But is it truly modular?

Alphabet, Google's parent company, has scrapped the release of the Project Ara phone.

Alphabet's X moonshot factory spins out a ground source heat pump company.

Alphabet, Google's parent company, is experimenting with a new energy storage technology.

It is a wonderful wooden and digital world, but will it ever happen?

The proposal for redeveloping Toronto's waterfront into a green, sustainable, urban tech hub is controversial.

The Canadian province is overhauling its recycling program, which would include holding producers accountable for their wasteful packaging designs.

What's more fun than riding with 25,000 people through car-free streets on a beautiful day (and night)?

One of the great North-American cyclist cities has a big bash to celebrate bike culture!

The city wants to become a leader in electric transportation, part of a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by a third.

A partnership between Moisson Montreal and the largest grocery chains in the province will continue to salvage hundreds of tons of food that would otherwise be discarded.

Books aren't just for reading -- you can carve incredible works out of them too, as this artist has done with this 24-volume set.

And a big part of the pitch is sustainability and comfort.

They are one of the most iconic features of the city, but some of them are really scary.

Finally, a true Zero Waste store has arrived in Canada! Méga Vrac features more than 700 products, making it a perfect place for waste-averse shoppers to stock their pantries.

You can work with other location independent workers and do some holiday good deeds at the same time.

All work and no play? Here's a work space with some playful humor built in.

Talk about slashing food miles; 'fresh from the roof' is as local as it gets.

Part art, part meditative process, these works are created with plant material harvested from the artist's urban garden.

The age of vehicular cycling is coming to an end; cyclists want equity, not equality

Electric bikes are the great leveller; a lot more people will be doing this.

Wood smoke is a huge source of particulate pollution and really shouldn't be in residential neighbourhoods. But the flavour...

This is the kind of gentle density we need.

The rollout starts in Seattle, then more broadly.

Now, if only we could get US drivers out of their trucks.

It was a while coming, but this could be a pretty big deal for your average buyer.

Let's hope they play nicely with government-funded cargo bikes.

Following anti-Monsanto activism in other countries, Poland has announced plans to completely ban the growth of Monsanto’s genetically modified strain MON810.

For Monsanto, superweeds are just another selling point for its products.

The Guardian's Kara Moses asks, "Do we need conclusive scientific proof to become concerned about an issue?" I think not, because sometimes even conclusive proof isn't enough for government and society to act.

A judge has ruled against Monsanto; company complains that it would drive some customers away. Unsealed documents add to drama.

Weed killer, it's what's for breakfast! Glyphosate found in 43 of 45 conventional oat products tested by EWG.

EWG tested 28 brands of conventional oat-based cereals; they all had glyphosate residue, most of them above healthy standards