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.

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

Biochar, the "co product" of burning wood or agricultural waste in a pyrolitic (oxygen free) environment, has

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

Argentine architect Carlos Levinton, who we've seen help Bolivian communities with PET, was asked by the UN White Helmets Comission to collaborate with ideas for the reconstruction of Haiti after the earthquake.

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 shocking photo above is of gigantic piles of human feces left in the open air at a dump in Haiti. While some in the "developed world" (I always hated that term), may turn their noses up when we recommend composting toilets

Some time ago I posted on the efforts of Joe Jenkins and GiveLove.org to promote humanure composting toilets in Haiti. But this was nothing new. In fact, one of the non-profit partners behind that

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,

U.S. hospitals waste thousands of tons of medical supplies every day. DOC2DOCK collects and redistributes these supplies to match the specific needs of hospitals in the developing world.

Haitian schools connect to the internet for the first time, powered by the sun.

The Toronto designer has created an unprecedented collaboration, weaving together elements of craft production, community development and modern design.

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.

The peripatetic international designer explains it all in Core77

Three years after a catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, health care workers are still finding it difficult to get medical supplies, but an aid group is putting 3D printing to work to make some of the needed items.

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

The update to the "Red List" illustrates the worldwide crises facing many species around the globe in the face of habitat loss and degradation.

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

While global warming naysayers seem content to continue flouting the overwhelming scientific consensus in favor of this anthropogenic phenomenon, they seem to have gotten one point largely right: hurricanes didn't suddenly begin massing over the past

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

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

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

She may not have caused the most property damage, but the superstorm extraordinaire holds some impressive records.

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

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The palm oil situation is bad, but some people argue that it would be worse if replaced by other vegetable oils.

Another summer site that is now open is the Duncan House, a Usonian design by Frank Lloyd Wright that was moved from Chicago to Polymath Park, a resort near Pittsburgh. Usonian houses were "ypically small, single story dwellings without a garage or

There are so many missing teeth, so many vacant lots in so much of rust belt North America. We showed how Superkül took back a sketchy main street store in Toronto for their live/work space; Now Azure Magazine shows us how

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.

PNC Financial Services Group, based in Pittsburgh PA, has built a plant-covered exterior wall, "to make its headquarters building more energy-efficient." Looking like one of those huge billboards seen along an

Ambitious thieves spend a month torching apart a Pennsylvania bridge

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.

One more US city fully commits to transforming itself into a better place to live for all.

We have to decarbonize, not just because of carbon dioxide and climate change in the longer term, but because it is killing us directly right now.

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

The case is actually moving forward.

Technological advancements, combined with an escalating climate crisis, suggest its time to revisit some once fanciful ideas.

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

Climate action is about to get radical.

He's not exactly treating it like a crisis. But at least he's doing something...