The tropical country received almost all of its energy from a mix of renewable energy sources.

Think kitten-meets-lamb in the latest installment of 'gratuitous cuteness distraction.'

This is a silly post, about a silly bit of news, but is a reminder that we really should think about what we eat.

Taking pieces of "dead" nature, this artist transmutes them into delightful, living works of glass and gold leaf.

Eco-friendly sandals are nice, but they won't save the planet.

Other websites shriek "the end of capitalism" but really, it is hardly that.

"Can we afford to take action?" just became "Can we afford not to?"

Anthropologist David Graeber thinks we could do without half our jobs.

He makes the case that it is better to have magnificent public parks than big private backyards.

These people know a thing or two about money. And they say it's INACTION that's going to cost us.

Subjects like literature and history may become a thing of the past.

The scientist saw a system that oppressed both society and nature.

British retailers brace for "unbelievably bad" profits this year. Can climate change be blamed?

Giving out money revealed something that flew in the face of a common American philosophy.

Now if only he can keep his job in the fall election.

Everyone is excited about plant-based meat substitutes, it seems.

We live in his world of conspicuous waste.

Once you have paid for the panels or turbines, renewable power is almost free.

Are we about to have a "Minsky Moment"?

How well do we utilize a variety of things that we buy? Michael Sivak looks at the data for everything from our cars to our clothes.

As the global economy wildly fluctuates and suddenly out-of-work people struggle to pay the bills, can old-fashioned bartering make a comeback?

Actors Emma Thompson and Michelle Thrush are traveling with their daughters to the North Pole, as part of an Greenpeace campaign to create an international sanctuary in the Arctic.

Activists risk arrest in an effort to prevent slow oil drilling exploration in the Arctic.

Today, Shell announced it will abandon exploratory drilling off the coast of Alaska.

Take a breathtaking 9-minute journey with wildlife photographer Vincent Munier through the beautifully bleak frozen North, you won’t be sorry.

Researchers discover how Arctic foxes modify their dens to make the surrounding land more fertile.

A team of scientists have developed a novel way to determine the age of these long-lived marine animals.

Scientists discovered that plants in the Arctic are growing twice the height.

As melting ice opens up new potential for exploitation in the Arctic, a new ban aims to protect much of the fragile ecosystem.

There's a new polar bear live cam in town ...

Does this look like 'alarmism' to you?

70% of this potent pollutant comes from fossil fuels, not biomass burning.

An Arctic explorer calls for 'party ships' to be kept out of this sensitive and remote part of the world.

Some 60 polar bears are loitering near Ryrkaipy in Chukotka Russia, a new occurrence which is prompting some to suggest permanent evacuation.

A lot of our history is being lost so that people can get that popular look.

This is, whether we like it or not, the future of furniture design.

It's a nice idea, but it needs a bit more rigor.

He is pushing incandescents, but your eyes change as you age, and older people need brighter, bluer and lots more light.

Is it doing the same for people?

Every year we go look for the latest in sustainable design. Every year the post gets shorter.

Pigeons live large in these big artworks that celebrate the remarkable qualities of these overlooked birds.

Blank city walls are huge canvases for this artist transforming our perception of ordinary buildings.

Made with beads, yarns and other fibers, these hybrid sculptures seem to transform before your eyes.

The wonderful world of birds, painted in life size and all together on a huge 2,500-square-foot wall.

The idea of putting felt rugs, table runners and wallcoverings around your home might bring back images of arts and crafts projects from elementary school. But the designs coming out of Selina Rose are anything but elementary.

I love it when a retail giant highlights eco-friendly products, so when I picked up Pottery Barn's Christmas 2008 catalogue, I was excited to see

Let's just say up front that nobody claims the Inauguration will be deep green - events like this, by their very nature, require a huge amount of car and plane travel, entailing a corresponding belch

This little boy looks like he might be blogging over spilled milk, in fact he's concerned about the future of his environment. The Global Warming Rug by Mexican design cooperative NEL, featuring Emiliano Godoy, has created quite a

Amid the over-upholstered and garishly gilded furniture at the Istanbul Decoration and Design Fair hid some ingenious gems -- designers working with recycled and alternative materials and creating multi-purpose furniture for small spaces.

Thinking about making a move into a home, but really, really want a green space? We stumbled across the perfect (little) eco-home.