Oil and gas companies have until 2023 to make 'Paris compatible' plans, or face divestment.

This time it is for open offices, when you need a bit of peace and quiet.

This portable pavilion has a clever lightweight structure where the bookshelves hold up the roof.

When one tiny home isn't quite enough, how about adding another?

We are all cutting back in the West, but more flying in developing countries overwhelms the savings.

That's what a lot of people are saying as new pollution rules for 2020 get closer.

Sure, we'll be using oil for a while. But where, exactly, is demand growth going to come from?

The timeline needs some work. But this is a start...

Drivers of traditional "ICE" cars often underestimate the convenience of going electric.

Petrochemicals are becoming increasingly important to the oil industry as cars go electric.

And yet it still plans to sell more oil...

We apologize for the bad pun in the title, sometimes it's just hard to resist. Fair trade is a familiar concept to our readers. Aside from writing about well-known fair trade commodities like chocolate and coffee, we've also seen posts on everything

2007 has been a brutal year for natural disasters in Latin America, keeping the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs busy. The agency said in a recent statement that a record nine missions were dispatched to Latin America

With the cost of cement electric power poles and

When you're trying to protect an entire planet, it seems pretty silly to leave half of its human

Several years ago, this established cooperative in Honduras decided to pursue Rainforest Alliance certification for its palm oil. Find out what it looks like today.

The world mourns the loss of Berta Cáceres, an Indigenous woman who peacefully yet persistently resisted the destruction of waterways in Honduras for mining projects.

These photos reveal the horror of our disposable, consumerist culture and how it's ruining the most beautiful places on Earth.

The kit includes an LED headlight and tail light and a rugged case that attaches a smartphone to the handlebars.

Innovative model brings fresh produce and jobs to areas and people in Chicago that need it most

Northern Arizona University student from a range of departments built the charging station piece-by-piece to educate fellow students on the energy used by their gadgets.

A new wearable sensor technology that measures things like stance and force for sports also has the potential to harvest energy from waves, machinery or human movement.

The removable insole that's now on Kickstarter can fit into almost any kind of shoe.

The researchers have developed a fuel cell that creates electricity from urine and could be used to power our gadgets.

Sure, you can buy one or you could put your DIY skills to the test and make one with materials you have on hand.

A piece of classic playground equipment gets a clean tech makeover.

Just keeping your phone in your car's console during a drive could charge the battery with this novel tiny generator.

A new technology developed by Korean researchers uses ultra-thin, flexible materials to generate electricity from body heat.

We often write about technologies that harness energy from your steps. Here's how you can make your own piezoelectric sneakers at home.

We matured our cities around the needs to cars. Now it's time to mature our streets around human, not machine, needs. We are all pedestrians.

Spark is a musical instrument that harvests kinetic energy when it's shaken, storing it in a battery for powering LED lights.

Nanotechnology breakthroughs have lead to a successful prototype of a device that could charge your cell phone with ambient noise or the conversations of users.

A community soccer field in Rio de Janeiro stays well lit at night thanks to energy harvesting tiles laid under the turf.

This quick project makes a useful emergency flashlight while recycling your leftover cardboard.

The shiny sticker generates energy from movement.

The same inventor who brought us the body heat-powered flashlight is at it again.

The small device is perfect for tiny homes or those wanting a convenient, yet electricity-free option.

Walking and other gentle movements could power the next generation of devices.

Could this be even more encouraging than a FitBit to get up and walk around?

Forget plugging in your phone to charge, soon the battery could stay topped off from swipes and typing.

Hunter-gatherers used to populate Europe before ancient farmers took over. Scientists are trying to figure out what happened.

Conservationists are celebrating a British firm's recent pullout from a biofuel project in Kenya that they say would have destroyed the Tana River Delta, a wetland ecosystem crucial for regional wildlife.

Studio Schneemann, together with the Kenyan initiative Uniqueco, collect and turn wasted flip flops from the beach into colourful and squichy furniture and lighting.

The city council has begun installing solar-powered lights around the streets of downtown Nairobi.

An international music festival in the slums of Nairobi is unusual enough. But one that plans to stop a dam and save an indigenous way of life? Let's party.

It's not an 8,000 mile journey across the Pacific Ocean, but it's still pretty cool.

A public memorial ceremony will be held in NYC for Wangari Maathai on November 14.

From record investments in energy investments made by US states, to East Africa's largest wind power project, Chicago's smart gridization, to Chevron's huge fine being upheld, here's what we're reading today.

Composting toilets have a lot of benefits. But can they really help save hippos?

A UK offset company launches a world-first partnership to finance Life-Straw water purifiers in Africa.