Our majestic photo of the day comes from Quebec, Canada.

A Brooklyn dinner party turns "dumpster diving" into an informative meal.

It's the usual fight between the contractor who wants to be paid for cost overruns and the developer who claims it's all a fixed price contract.

These designer bags from Brooklyn are made with local leather.

Although the term “Passive House” might seem to refer to single family homes, these concepts can be applied to all kinds of buildings.

We take a tour of a sustainable factory that turns discarded glass into durable building materials.

A new collaborative space dedicated to sustainable fashion design is now open for production.

A sustainably-minded designer makes cards and paper coins that you can plant.

Featuring eye-catching geometries, local and non-toxic materials, these unique furniture pieces meld a medley of traditional weaving and woodworking techniques.

Tomorrow's home urban farm may not need soil, just an Urban Farm Pod that doubles as an extra living space (emphasis on the "living").

Hand-made with high quality, sustainably harvested woods, this is one desk meant for both kids and grown-ups.

Great coworking spaces aren't just about "sharing desks" -- just like other intentional communities where people share resources, they need a common vision and more.

The Brooklyn Journalist covered this project like a blanket, and looks at some of the detailed claims.

From an existing two-storey transformed into four compact floors, this 11 ft. wide house is redone into a much more spacious home.

Just when we thought there was a chance for a rationalist US Administration to mesh with the Climate-action oriented EU and with an increasingly open-minded China...[Vaclav] Klaus has called man-made global

Turkish cities have been the stage for culture clashes in recent years, as residents of rural areas moved to urban areas in large numbers, bringing what many urbanites see as

Count Prague in on the trend toward green hostels and hotels: The opening late last week of a cool new central-city accommodation not only provides a fresh option for eco-conscious travelers, it also marks a green "first" or two

Short on space for growing herbs? Well, this graceful pendant lamp -- which doubles as a mini-greenhouse -- could be one way to add more luscious greenery to one's space and diet.

Using mouth-blown glass and energy-efficient LEDs, this stunning chandelier looks like a creature from the ocean's depths.

Charred wood never looked so good.

The Freedomky is a nicely done modular design

This woodland cabin in the Bohemia region of the Czech Repbulic keeps it simple but clever, with one end perched on a large rock.

Embedded in a hillside, this eccentric dwelling uses a series of functional ramps that connect all the spaces together.

Sporting an attractive unibody frame, this meticulously handcrafted wooden bicycle is made to be strong yet flexible.

Instead of combining the two poles of work and leisure, this simple and functional design separates them into distinct volumes.

It comes with a tiny bar, housed in the distillery's old elevator.

Mongstad industrial area at night. Photo Tøssekaien via flickr. The Norwegians have been big supporters of carbon capture and storage, and the government helped get the public to go along with building of a gas-fired plant near an existing oil refinery

While no longer breaking news, the endeavours of students and staff at two different Australian schools still merits attention. One school went bottled water free, whilst

Last month, my partner gave me a Fjällräven Kanken rucksack for my 30th birthday, and I have to tell you about it, as this is a classic amongst the eco-designs nowadays. I first spotted these slightly odd-looking bags in London many years ago, and

School is a testing ground for the way we perform later in life. It can mold us into fine upstanding members of society, or not. While environmental responsibility isn't something we have to learn early in life, it certainly makes

In 2007 BC's Premier shocked North America when he announced his government's bold Climate Action Plan. Is it working?

Carbon offsets have traditionally gone to technological improvements or reforestation. One group is teaching a different way of cooking. And it's using offset funds for the training.

French scientist has invented a light powered by algae that absorbs CO2 from the air--1 ton per year! The microalgae streetlamp has the potential to provide significantly cleaner air in urban areas and revolutionize the cityscape.

Designed to capture and maximize the flows of sunlight, water and air, this prefabricated home feels modern, light and spacious.

It could of been a great prototype for affordable efficient housing across Britain.

They'll also be investing in alternative powertrains and other ways to directly reduce emissions.

The CO2 emissions from making stuff like concrete, plastic, aluminum and steel matter right now.

Economists with the IMF crunched the numbers to quantify the economic value of a whale's life; what they found is astonishing.

A new study says students in high-achieving schools are an 'at-risk' group.

Kids deserve a better example than that.

They're non-toxic, waterproof, and cute.

It's about so much more than getting daily exercise.

The schoolyard should be an exploratory classroom of sorts, not a holding pen for bored children.

It's one thing to criticize kids' tech habits, but what alternatives do parents offer them?

It's safe as long as you teach them some basic guidelines.

Outdoor access may be limited these days, but there are still some things you can do.

The Glowing, Glowing, Gone is a brightly somber campaign calling for urgent action against climate change.

Calling all ocean lovers and shutterbugs, the 11th edition of this fabulous photo contest is accepting submissions.

An alarming case study in the North Atlantic bolsters Greenpeace's call for a Global Ocean Treaty.

Distressing photos received by the Ocean Conservancy show just how helpless marine animals are in the face of drifting nets.