What does it take to get improved environmental coverage in the media?

Who says the New York Times is ignoring climate and the environment? David Leonhardt writes about the importance of doing something about climate, in a political climate that makes it tough.

If you can make it there, you'll make it anywhere.

It appears that this act of God had a little help from man, and was an accident waiting to happen.

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"Cities have been burying garbage for thousands of years"- so lets keep doing it!

Why can't the Wall Street Journal call it what it is?

And whatever you do, don't read the comments.

Margaret Wente trots out every 20-year-old trope spouted by tired old discredited climate change deniers.

And in the meantime, the bodacious bovine has become a social media star and will receive a full pardon … as soon as they can get her out of the woods.

"If knowledge has become a secular religion, public libraries are its parishes, mosques and synagogues."

This contemporary tiny house from the Netherlands incorporates lots of great layout and storage ideas.

Looking to tiny houses for design inspiration, these new student housing units have been constructed in a former Rotterdam office.

They are building "five great houses that are comfortable to live in and will have happy occupants."

Let's hope cows don't get seasick.

Plastic waste has been diverted from the city's shoreline to create a cost-effective, green space alternative.

This stylish and durable trailer looks like a cross between a mini-Airstream and a horse trailer, and has a kitchen in the back.

Inspired by her own spine-shattering accident, this sculpture shows the struggle and transformation of these remarkable insects.

We have lots of waste plastic and not much use for it, so why not use it instead of asphalt or concrete?

Glow-in-the-dark wonders are "techno-poetry".

Here's how people work together to build their own homes cooperatively.

After thousands of euros' worth of damage, the tourism board is begging young people to be more respectful.

Cepezed Architects design a shelter that is elegant and self-sufficient.

The city hopes to combat overtourism by getting visitors off the beaten track and doing more useful things.

Apparently kids are meant to be seen and not heard.

Children. Alone in the forest. At night.

The Dutch architects cover a modest building with green plants of all kinds in pots of all sizes.

It changed my life but I can also recommend some changes

This is Paris' largest mural, made with hand-folded origami paper birds and a bit of spraypaint.

It gives another meaning to 'eating off the floor.'

Founded by two sons of farmers, this company wants to grow farm-fresh food -- out of shipping containers.

125 US cities, 9 states, 902 businesses, and 183 schools so far have all signed a declaration promising to honor the Paris Climate Agreement.

Looking like a "great ship," this solar-powered music venue is a new gateway into the city.

This small space spread over two levels in Paris gets a minimalist and functional makeover.

...or does this augur the final breakdown of civilization?

A small, rundown garage and artist's studio becomes a new home to a family of three.

Switching from fossil fuel powered cars could save 45,000 lives per year and on its own almost solve climate change

Using some inventive interventions, an old parking garage is transformed into a two-bedroom apartment in Paris.

This revamp of an 1830s apartment mixes modern materials to create a modern space.

This small and versatile apartment in the heart of Paris uses innovative modern materials for its furniture and cabinetry.

Everyone says we should do something, but nobody ever wants to pay the price.

Raid other rooms for items that can help you cook more efficiently.

Made with simple materials, this extraordinary instrument creates experimental acoustic sounds that sound eerie yet beautiful.

The man who brought us the Rap Guide to Evolution is back to entertain, educate, and inspire us with a thought-provoking album that captures the spirit of conservation.

Touch the trees, hear them hum and murmur.

A NYC-based artist and programmer makes music out of pollution; listen to it here.

Like a gadget from a superhero's gizmo-kit, two engineering students have invented a device to battle blazes with noise – water and toxic chemicals not required.

Formidable Vegetable Sound System strikes again, this time with their 'ecological electroswing' celebration of soil.

Even if you don't carrot all about fermented veggies, Formidable Vegetable Sound System will rock your kitchen with their 'glitch-permaculture-ukulele-wonk-swing.'