Basalt Regional Library in Colorado is combining the best of both a traditional public library and the ever more popular seed library.

At first this smart lock seemed like gimmicky over-engineering. Then I got thinking about the possibilities.

Have you ever wondered what 'community living' really looks like, and why people do it?

Getting people out of cars and rebuilding our main streets is not going to be easy, and cannot be oversimplified.

Studies prove these myths aren't true but nobody is listening.

That's an alternate name for Halloween, but let's not forget the rest of the year.

These are the items that keep my bag light and my life easy.

The number of people flying between German cities has dropped 12 percent.

The director of Celtic Connections questions the ethics of bringing in foreign artists to perform.

Even Amnesty International is weighing in about the way the Alberta government is going after environmentalists.

CEO Rose Marcario says the move will show solidarity for the young people who are striking for climate action.

All 250 stores, production facilities, headquarter, and e-commerce in North America will be closed for a day.

The public wants to see activists practicing what they preach.

In a word, yes. We don't have to buy what they're selling.

Beware of the gilets jaunes, says Philip Stephens.

Shipping Containers are used as giant blocks to build a giant steel party room

Why hide your bike away when you can put it on display?

Did your fear of stains stop you from going to school or work? Probably not. But this company is aiming to bring menstrual cups to African schoolgirls who miss school because they have their period and cannot afford disposables.

This is a housing form that we should be building a lot more of.

It can take hours before test results clue authorities about hazards in water supplies. The AquaBioTox uses biological sensors for immediate feedback.

It is a strange and wonderful experience where you don't know what's around the corner.

An advertising gimmick that gives a whole new meaning to the words "training shoes."

Mayor says "Such tank-like SUVs do not belong in the city"

Researchers concluded that the spill probably doesn't pose a significant environmental risk, but the ash contained heavy metals like arsenic, lead and mercury.

“The dangerous conditions behind the Kingston disaster were not isolated."

A town is prevented from creating regulations stricter than the state's rules, despite residents' concerns about groundwater contamination.

State regulators have found boron, arsenic, selenium and other toxic metals near 14 power plants, all in excess of state health standards.

Filipino activists had been charged with trespassing in December 2009 to document toxic coal ash.

The green activist group's stunt seeks to draw attention to the devastation wrought by coal.

The EPA pledged new regulations after the TVA coal ash spill, but has been sitting on two proposals for two years now, and the problems that led to TVA are still rampant nationwide.

If you are sick and tired of being optimistic, I have the perfect thing for you, a No Globe snow globe. The tchotchke is a one of a kind--kinda. Only two were made and only one is left to purchase, so act quickly.

Things of Intrinsic Worth is a feature-length documentary which focuses on the ways coal mining is harming the livelihoods of Montana ranchers.

New report shows shocking amounts of coal pollution in U.S. waterways.

The coal industry continues to fight for profits over people, even though coal ash is extremely toxic.

Accidents happen. But when they involve toxic chemicals and combustible substances, those accidents can cost a fortune.

A new report details some of the world's major on-going grassroots fights against coal.

In advance of EPA's coal ash standards, a mother of four talks about her family's health problems due to nearby coal ash ponds.

A giant wave of pollution glop in 2008 convinced the EPA to regulate coal dumps more closely. But the Trump administration is changing that.

How urban waste management is wising up.

Green-fingered volunteers in the Danish city of Aarhus have given abandoned bicycles a new lease of life – by turning them into tiny urban gardens.

It's been a long time coming. Was it worth the wait?

Colombian tropical town Villanueva's popular library is an example of non pretentious architecture gone right. Projected by Alejandro Piñol, Germán Ramírez, Miguel Torres and Carlos Meza, it was built with local materials and

Yesterday Mike reported on the use of mushrooms to break down disposable diapers, and the day before I posted a video of how mushrooms can clean up pollution, kill pests and recycle

Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.But Medellin has come a tremendous distance in less than a decad

Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.

Whenever we talk about the production of cocaine fueling rainforest destruction, or the electricity consumption of indoor marijuana growing, many commenters decry that it is prohibition that causes these negative impacts, not the drug itself. There is,

World-renowned for their work in Medellin, especially for the Orchid House at the Botanical Garden, Colombian firm Plan B Architects is busy and keeps coming up with great projects.

In a pretty self-explanatory piece, Bogota-based Unodot studio executes a simple useful idea for small spaces.

Medellín has a great sustainable transportation vision for the future, and so far they seem to be executing it extremely well.

Our commenters helped determine that the species of this cool tropical flower is Kohleria affinis.