They are cheaper and better than ever, and doing it can cut energy consumption for lighting by up to 90 percent.

Architects are finally taking it seriously. It's about time.

It's the right thing to do in so many ways, as LivingHome, Make it Right, Cradle to Cradle and Hanley Wood build a comfy new home for the Lower Ninth

What do we really want from a building certification system?

After successfully preventing the Bluegrass pipeline from running through their Convent's property, these nuns are speaking out against fracked gas.

Inspired by massive flooding in the UK, the Church of England is renewing its commitment to fighting climate change. And that's sending a signal to the markets.

This micro-home is a customized, winter-proofed dwelling for two.

Image via: Flickr Stingaree Nightclub in San Diego is hosting weekly events titled "The Green Side of Sting" each friday in March. Each week a new, local, green group will host a green event at the club, bringing green fashion, sustainable energy and

Pinpointing the sources of myths that threaten the health of children could help get the truth out to where it is needed

Inspired by a centuries-old text on traditional Chinese medicine, a young researcher has found that seeds from the gingko tree could prove helpful for acne, psoriasis, dermatitis and eczema.

Meet the Whanganui. You might call it a river, but in the eyes of the law, it has the standings of a person.

This fake fight has a good cause.

They are going to be a lot more than just cars that drive themselves.

Few industrialists in recent times have done more to imperil environmental protections and public health than the Koch brothers. The force behind Americans for Prosperity and Koch Industries have galvanized

This article from The Guardian explores the tin mines of Bangka and the death tolls that come with them.

Here's one room in the house that might benefit from a bit more tech.

For all those of you who insist on green lawns, for your kids to play on or your dogs to roll in, you still don't have to lay down a carpet of thirsty bluegrass, which 95% of American lawns

Natural light is free and plentiful and the day is long.

It turns out leaving the EU is quite hard. Who knew?

Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft have joined together to support Obama's Clean Power Plan as it faces legal opposition.

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

A new study shows that in fact, if you build them, people use them and drive less.

All the foodies are outraged by the New York Times Expose on the marketing of cheese. The front page story While Warning About Fat, U.S. Pushes Cheese Sales by Michael Moss describes how Dairy Management helps

Attend your own green film fest at home with filmmakers' live Q&A

If every home in the U.S. switched just one inefficient light for an Energy Star one, that would be equivalent to taking 800,000 vehicles off the road in term of greenhouse gas emissions

I'm going to let Josh Tulkin speak mostly for himself on this one, but here's the thumbnail sketch of the situation: Tulkin received a latter from the Maryland State Police informing him that from March 2005 to May 2006 Tulkin was under

Neither jobs nor electrical stability will be sacrificed by the state's proposed plan to protect the climate by reducing emissions 25% by 2020.

Thanks to an exception for "electric or non-fossil-fuel-burning vehicles". Maybe all other states could do that so that other EV makers don't have to face what Tesla is facing?

A tropical skyscraper by WOHA and Patricia Urquiola is wrapped in a vine-covered sunscreen.

This delightful apartment renovation in Spain hides a huge bathtub and other mysteries.

Vibrant tones liven up this redesign of a 1920s apartment in Stockholm, Sweden.

This former pigeon roost is transformed into a light-filled family home.

Growing up in California, I was never really scared of earthquakes -- they happened frequently and most caused little, if any,

Living some 6,000 miles away from the Gulf of Mexico, I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that the oil spill often seems like an abstraction to me. A big, big abstraction, but still.

Another summer site that is now open is the Duncan House, a Usonian design by Frank Lloyd Wright that was moved from Chicago to Polymath Park, a resort near Pittsburgh. Usonian houses were "ypically small, single story dwellings without a garage or

The queen led her minions to the engine of a Delta airplane, delaying the flight until the protected bees could be professionally removed

One more US city fully commits to transforming itself into a better place to live for all.

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The KISS principle applies to everything, including building design.

George Monbiot says you don't set targets in an emergency, you act.

CFL bulbs, or compact fluorescent light bulbs: energy savings Commonly referred to as CFLs, compact fluorescent lamps or compact fluorescent light bulbs, the energy-saving bulbs have escaped the stereotype of buzzing, flickery, washed-out lights to

Opposition from the G77 Nations and the Vatican led to the removal of the words 'reproductive rights' from the Rio+20 text, leaving in 'acceptable modern methods of family planning'.

In a double breakthrough, scientists find a material four times more efficient at making hydrogen by photocatalysis and demonstrate how to make it at low temperature

The rarely seen canids were found to be surprisingly widespread across the country.

The last of these dog-like animals, also known as Tasmanian tigers, was thought to have died in 1936. But might they still be lurking elusively in the wild?

The drought was so bad it made our region a little lighter.

The remote atoll which is home to endangered species and historic landmarks can now be explored from your computer.

Making sure the water you're about to drink is free from pathogens is a snap with this portable UV Purifier.

The newfound aquifer contains enough water to quench Kenya for decades to come.

The ÖKO Odyssey water bottle actually has six functions!