New wind and solar will be cheaper than 96% of all existing coal by 2030.

And we thought it was all about symbolism...

The covering-yourself-with-blankets movement isn't nearly as cuddly as it seems.

It fosters connection and community, boosts happiness... and results in delicious baked goods.

The leader of the Catholic Church used his strongest language yet to call for 'decisive action, here and now.'

We used to say this stuff should be banned because it was always installed badly. Has anything changed?

Finally, people are beginning to take this issue seriously.

A new organic winery for Pizzolato, designed by MADE, is built almost entirely out of local, sustainably harvested wood.

But some people are beginning to take the issue seriously. Anthony Pak writes a good article about it for Canadian Architect.

lamar5292 has an idea for getting Haitians green housing: So how do you provide quick permanent safe housing that is also green in a situation like that? My suggestion is to take all the countries excess shipping containers to Haiti to be converted

In a matter of seconds, thousands of lives and dreams were destroyed in Haiti last month.

A growing number of environmentalists are re-envisioning 'disaster relief' as something that can provide hope for the future, not just a hot meal and somewhere to sleep. Their tool of choice? Permaculture.

Jeff has already reported how solar panels are supporting relief efforts in Haiti, and April has covered the use of biochar stoves to help Haitians too. (Though some commenters remained unconvinced.) Now another piece

TreeHugger didn't show many of the proposals for housing in Haiti, like Andrés Duany's proposals for a flatpack design (here in Jetson Green); We have spent too much time with Cameron Sinclair, who says "Top down solutions will

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

photo: J. Novak Food Freedom recently reported that Chavannes Jean-Baptiste, peasant farmer leader of the Peasant Movement of Papay (MPP) called the entry of Monsanto seeds into Haiti "a very strong attack on small agriculture, on farmers, on

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.

Yet another reason why deforestation is bad: So much of Haiti's mountainsides have been eroded away because of deforestation and hurricanes that it may have stressed Earth's crust, triggering the earthquake that

Kate Stohr, the co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, dropped me a note suggesting that I have a look at their Year in Review of their work in Haiti. I did, and couldn't help but come to the conclusion that it was really boring.. I mean really,

The thin layer of topsoil that covers much of the earth's land surface is the foundation of civilization. As long as soil erosion on cropland does not exceed new soil formation, all is well. But once it does,

Now you can get your morning coffee fix celebrity-style, thanks to an alliance between Leonardo DiCaprio and LaColumbe coffee -- plus, all proceeds support sustainable initiatives.

Breadfruit trees planted by Trees That Feed Foundation are creating food systems and jobs in Jamaica.

The big question is how well will it be enforced and what alternatives are currently readily available.

How one crowdfunded organization is using earth building techniques to build impressive and durable structures for Haiti.

The peripatetic international designer explains it all in Core77

Cornell students and Toronto company figure out how to upcycle old clothes on an industrial scale.

Small-scale solar panels promise many off-grid applications for renewable energy, and the SolarPuff is a particularly elegant example.

This company proves that plastic waste can be a valuable resource.

Once one of the great mysteries of the natural world, the bluefin tuna's migration pattern has finally been elucidated by the workings of an international team of scientists as part of the global 10-year Census of Marine Life. To reach their

In a belated attempt to (finally) stem the growing tide of aggressive overfishing, the U.S. is calling on the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to enact a 3-5 year ban on bluefin tuna

A 20 pound lobster going by the name of George was saved this past Saturday, as PETA brought him out to the Atlantic and set him free. George had been living at City Crab Restaurant in

Bluefin tuna is on the verge of total collapse. Maybe. It depends on who you ask. We may have been talking about

Number of storms predicted per year during the period 1854 -- 2006 versus numbers actually observed for the Atlantic (filled diamonds). The model predictions (grey curve) have been normalized to the data. A quadratic fit to the model is shown for

On land, slugs are far from nature's most beautiful creatures--but underwater, the family of shell-less creatures known as nudibranchs come in bright neons, glowing pastels, and vibrant primary colors. The 3,000 different kinds of nudibranchs get their

Slugs as we know them aren't the most colorful land-based creatures, but the shell-less mollusk known as nudibranchs (meaning "naked gills"), or sea slugs, are the complete opposite: The more than 3,000 different members

Megan McArdle at the Atlantic piles on the Infographic debate, " issuing a plea to bloggers to help stop this plague in its track."

In Haida Gwaii the trees are so big that you could live in them.

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The reports are in from last week's "Good Jobs, Green Jobs" conference in Pittsburgh, Pa., and attendees are saying it was a great success. More than 1,100 people attended the Blue Green Alliance conference. People networked, listened to speakers and

You a runner? Or an exercise-oholic? And you want your workouts to reflect your green lifestyle? Well, the race is ON or at least for me and a few friends to find the best performing green running equipment.

How can a city destroy an edible garden on private property without legal permission? We also have the viral party-gone-wrong prank on Shell, the 12 most toxic fruits and vegetables, and more.

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

Don't give up; Collective and individual actions can change the world.

The case is actually moving forward.

A growing number of cities are getting serious about tackling the climate emergency.

Two weeks of climate action are starting on April 15.

Managing a sugar bush is a win-win situation for all involved.

A study has found that kids exposed to climate change science at school use it to convince their parents of the issue's urgency.

"Being the Change" is proof that weaning oneself off fossil fuels is not only possible, but also joyful and fun for a young suburban family.

Carbon sequestration, the technology taking carbon dioxide out of fossil fuel emissions, just got a boost