Bogotá was a pioneer of car-free day. Now, it has decided to one-up that and move to having a car-free week.

This startup offers tailored volunteering experiences where participants can continue working remotely while abroad, in addition to volunteering their skills in local communities.

This vertical garden on a residential high-rise in Bogotá reuses greywater from its residents and helps to clean the air.

One in three bites of food depends on pollinators; these images show how bleak our plates would be without our partners in pollination.

Welcome to your dystopian nightmare installment #4692.

North American bees are at risk of disappearing thanks to severe habitat loss and increasing pesticide use, among other threats, new report reveals.

Beekeepers will soon be able to track the health of their colonies right from their smartphone.

The Africanized bees slipped in through a small opening, set up home, and were busy making honey.

While not banning the killer pesticides altogether, the new measure will at least hopefully help the beleaguered pollinators.

In defense of biomimicry and of scientific research with no foreseeable applications

Boring old bee hives get exciting with these curly shaped structures, built by bees that don't sting.

Listen to the Betty Boops of the insect world as they "boop oop a doop" in the hive.

Neonicotinoids, the world’s most widely used insecticides, will be banned for use in fields within six months.

The colorful papier-mache cocoons provide a safe haven for bringing baby bees into the world.

Big fuzzy bumblebees do plants a favor, while smaller bee species steal pollen from plants with little in return

A new scientific study could save a whole lot of elephants.

ZGF builds interesting hives on the roof of a fascinating building.

One of the rarest insects in the world, the Wallace’s giant bee, has been found in Indonesia.

It's time to rethink how we dress for work.

But not so fast, says the Mayor.

Could you live on a One Tonne Diet?

A British activist is trying to reduce her personal carbon footprint to one tonne of CO2 per year. This is very hard.

There are lots of good reasons to buy local, but don't worry about the impact of shipping.

And the air outside in urban London is pretty awful.

From sitting in on scientific research trips to experiencing traditional native cultures, these are the responsibly-run hotels, resorts, and trips everyone's talking about.

From the best U.S.-based fashion brand to the best volunteer vacation, eco-savvy (and oh-so-clever) shoes, cheeky t-shirt, and more, read on for our Best of Green 2012 winners in the Living category.

Discover the miniature, magical world of tide pools -- and beat the heat -- by heading to North America's coastlines.

Hiking through the Adirondacks, and why we should protect it.

But regardless of what green initiatives they implement, tourists must be willing to change, too.

As part of an ongoing series about the Maya Ka'an community-based tourism initiative, this was my first official day in the Mayan region, and it was certainly full of adventure.

This NGO is doing wonderful work to bring sustainable tourism into the mainstream. It's time to start planning your next vacation!

Snakes, spiders, and bats in a tight space may sound like the stuff of nightmares, but Kantemó, Mexico, is actually an incredible place to visit.

Plus, how to be more eco-friendly while traveling.

I respond to a recent viral article hating on digital nomads.

Confirming what previous studies have shown, new research from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows that the main threats to tropical forests are no longer from

Fast food is the enemy of green food, so why does an overweight America still eat so much fast food?

World consumption of animal protein is everywhere on the rise. Wherever incomes rise, so does meat consumption.

Beef Products Inc took its best shot at making up for its silence during weeks of public lashing over what has been dubbed “pink slime,” an additive in ground beef made through a high-tech process that BPI invented.

The world quietly reached a milestone in the evolution of the human diet in 2011. For the first time in modern history, world farmed fish production topped beef production.

Known as "lean finely textured beef," the highly processed meat has been dropped from by many fast food chains, but are still one the menu at public schools.

But assuming that lower-income citizens are content to eat cheeseburgers definitely is.

The meat vs. veggies debate is a lot more complex than it seems at first glance.

The company has launched a few efforts to reclaim marketshare, from promoting regional specialties to answering questions about food production. Too bad the promotional videos aren't convincing and fail to address the whole issue.

According to the research of author David Simon, the externalized cost of our animal food system totals about $414 billion per year, which is carried by all of us.

Is the dream of sustainable agriculture a nightmare for the beef industry?

Recommendations to eat less meat for environmental reasons won’t be included in the final 2015 dietary guidelines.

What nutrition labels do, and do not, tell us about what goes into our food

It turns out that it's probably beef fat.

The report argues why a beef tax would be an effective step toward curbing greenhouse gas emissions and why we should all be paying more for climate-damaging foods.

Guess which industry pushed that one through?