Travellers can take a reusable cup and drop it off at a 'cup check-in point' before boarding a flight.

Realizing that recycling isn't working, the chain will be eliminating single-use cups and coffee bags.

They do this every few years. Will this one be any more successful?

The Canadian coffee giant has redesigned Roll Up the Rim to encourage reusable cups.

You may have learned that natural foods decompose in nature; Glacier National Park reminds us why it's a bad idea.

Josh Fox says President Obama's support for natural gas shocked him, but Brad Plumer shows how the issue of gas exports and production has much to do with maintaining trade relationships.

"Vice President Joe Biden told a South Carolina environmental activist Friday that he opposes a controversial oil pipeline from Canada, but said he is "in the minority" inside the Obama administration."

Douglas Brinkley at Rolling Stone sat down for an hour with Vice President Joe Biden and the topic of climate change made up considerable bulk of the interview. It's worth a read

The White House released a preview video announcing President Obama will make a major national address on climate change, Tuesday, June 25.

Today, President Obama announced his new climate change plan, which includes a proposal to establish new rules for cutting carbon pollution from existing power plants. Read the plan and watch the speech here.

On Tuesday, President Obama announced his new climate change plan. Below is an infographic produced by the White House illustrating some facts about climate change and how these new proposal

If you're wondering why Congress has yet to tackle this global crisis despite overwhelming scientific consensus and ballooning costs of inaction, Think Progress maps which members of Congress deny the realities of global warming.

In his weekly address on Saturday, President Obama spoke about his new climate change plan.

Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order (E.O.) establishing a Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience.

President Obama talks about the need for climate action in the state where he recently green-lighted off-shore drilling.

But do they have the courage to do it right?

Download it while you can.

The TreeHugger view is that hey, we like trees, and parks are precious, especially when they are designed by the likes of Frederick Law Olmsted.

Two are doing well, but the rest aren't doing nearly enough, according to Stand.earth.

The Concept Shoe is a high-performance running shoe that gets fully recycled into alpine ski boot shells.

Stay cozy in the knowledge that you're diverting plastic waste and reducing demand for new material.

And it makes clever use of neighborhood laundromats as its distribution hubs.

His analysis is both informative and humorous – a perfect way to spur people to action.

Pangaia's FLWRDWN offers a cruelty-free and sustainable option for keeping warm.

Along with the iconic Hunter rainboot, the company has a huge collection of items that have no animal materials or animal by-products during the manufacturing process.

I am pickier, stingier... and much happier.

A handy kit makes it easy to clean, protect, and maintain boots and shoes of all kinds.

And the way they're made is less wasteful than conventional shoe production.

The Minimalists chat with Courtney Carver, founder of Project 333, on why stuffed closets are overrated.

A new partnership with iFixit offers step-by-step instructions for fixing damaged gear.

The index, published by Fashion Revolution, assesses how brands disclose information about business practices, not their ethics or sustainability.

Daniel Herridges of Strong Towns says, "If your goal is to promote public safety, design for the humans you have, not the ones you wish you had."

Analysts say people are chasing affordability.

Much depends on how you define "safe"

NACTO lays out a vision for how autonomous vehicles, and technology more broadly, can work in service of safe, sustainable, equitable, vibrant cities.

I used to say that Vision Zero here was a joke, but now it is, in fact a tragedy.

It's not just about how we build and how we get around; it's also what we eat and wear and buy.

The Guardian Cities closes doors, goes out with a bang.

They will also likely offer a new definition of 'sustainable design'.

Transportation has a much bigger impact on urban design than we think.

Apparently, policy is more important than place.

Urbanists are rethinking what's important about our cities in view of the pandemic.

In many cities, politicians are looking at the world through their windshields.

Vilnius has an idea that would work in a lot of places.

Obviously, you can't literally grow a century-old forest in just a decade, but by mimicking nature's forest-building process, it's possible to kickstart your own mini-forest.

Harvesting a large crisp head of lettuce from the garden is a wonderful thing, but for faster yields and longer harvests, a cut and come again lettuce bed can put salad on your plate all season long.

When zero waste lifestyle bloggers debate their go-to beauty products, these are the ones that keep coming up.

New products for 'urban skin' are booming, but do they actually work?

Both offer a 'dream version' of yourself, but one is far trendier than the other.

Women share their tried-and-true fixes for this incredibly common yet rarely discussed problem.