This quiet retreat has an interesting interior of overlapping layers that welcomes the outdoors in.

When I asked how vegetarians can avoid animal-based fertilizers, I noted that some people suggested exploring biodynamics instead of organics. In fact, nothing

Peter Rickaby says he has "never been more optimistic about the possibility of change," but it will require some radical action.

It's one thing to design to the Passivhaus standard; it is another thing altogether to prove it.

I could write this post in my sleep, it is such a tired playbook that happens so often in real estate development.

Find out why one family found living on a renovated bus to be an appealing tiny-house-on-wheels alternative.

Bike share programs are public transit, and that requires public support.

They actually have a Deputy Minister for Cycling in Hungary's Ministry of Economics and Transport. They are also promoting cycling with this sexy video that Grist calls safe for work if you use headphones. A commenter on osocio translates it:First of

Photo via StringBike The Bike, Unchained A group of designers in Hungary have done away with what has long been a staple of bicycle design, those oily old chains, with their creation, the StringBike. Instead of being propelled forward the traditional

They call it green. I call it too much.

It has a solar powered smoke alarm, GPS and is standing on guard, ready to phone it in.

You have to love celebrities on bikes!

Ok, so this isn't a true green item. But, kudo's to my favorite eco-celeb, Leonardo DiCaprio for his consistent give-back spirit. Leo and Kate Winslet returned to their Titanic roots to help out the ship's one remaining

From sexy Leo's mega donation to tigers to Kevin Costner's surprise knowledge of oil clean-up technology, celebrities were on fire this year. There were a few mistakes, however....such as NBC's "Tonight Show" debacle, which sent a barely used set to landf

One more use for the versatile plant that is starting to get some traction in the US...

After making its way through the Californian legislature with bi-partisan support (!), the California Industrial Hemp Farming Act (aka SB 566) was signed by governor Jerry Brown and became state law.

This Monopoly alternative is designed to act as a walkthrough of the concepts of a new economically and ecologically viable "Industrial Evolution" based on a renewable bioeconomy.

This cozy cabin in the woods was an exercise in resourcefulness and even bartering of skills for a community of natural builders in Oregon.

Last week, California joined Oregon and Washington in signing a pact with British Columbia called the Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy, which forms an alliance to set shared fuel standards and mandates for cutting carbon emissions.

Because cyclists should pay their fair share, right?

Taking responsibility for their own waste, ETSY team members haul biodegradable trash to their local community farm by cargo bike.

This couple swapped a ladder for a climbing wall up to their loft.

The rich are different from you and me, they can just buy New Zealand.

Wool is an ideal material for footwear, with its odor-reducing and moisture-wicking properties, so why hasn't it caught on?

This is a trend that should catch on everywhere -- just building what you need.

It's always about the car, but this Florida company is thinking about the rest of us.

And even worse, they are devouring the much-smaller native treefrogs.

This modern prefab from Italy is conceived with energy efficiency and ease of assembly in mind.

Big risks evidently still promise big rewards.

A pioneer of peak oil community action sits down to talk with her mother about a previous crisis and how she survived it.

New research rewrites our understanding of why no new coal deposits develop -- but offers hope for post-coal energy solutions.

Bike-powered devices often feel like hippy gimmicks. Yet for some communities, they offer an important glimpse of more resilient technology.

We are often called wet blanket party poopers when it comes to holiday traditions, but maybe we are right.

We have lots of stuff, it's just unevenly distributed.

When printed in a precise pattern onto carbon nanotubes on paper, these photosynthetic bacteria can produce electricity from sunlight, which could power biodegradable environmental and medical sensors.

It also comes with its own beer dispenser, built-in right in the couch.

The growing disparity between wealthy and poor is reflected in this shocking photo report on the tiny island city's critical lack of affordable housing.

It is estimated that around 100 elephants are being killed each day by poachers to meet the growing demand for ivory in Asia.

It's a house made out of a billion euro notes, but you can't spend any of them.

People are "risking their lives every winter by wearing dark clothing."

The Irish beer giant has stopped using fish bladders for filtration of its keg beer; cans and bottles to follow suit by the end of the year.

The head of a cooperative of honey harvesters, a park guide, and a doctor who uses a garden of medicinal plants to treat asthma and other ailments are

Environmentalists marched in Istanbul to demand solutions to climate change (L) while members of Greenpeace (R) face jail time for protesting plans to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant. Photos: 350.org (L), Greenpeace Akdeniz

News Corporation, parent company of Fox, the Wall Street Journal, and most recently of The Daily for the iPad, was the first global media company to commit to and then achieve the goal of becoming carbon neutral.

This Onion spoof on the fossil fuel industry's attacks on clean energy made the rounds a few months ago, but it somehow eluded my radar. Usually, in these cases, I'd simply curse the blog-gods, and let it join the graveyard of viral videos that have

The goal is to uncover what businesses are doing, or what they need to be doing, to thrive as global competition intensifies for strategic resources.

Jeff Bezos' purchase is just another step in the long march away from newsprint.

In the Netherlands it is actually a thing, to ride your bike as slowly as possible without falling over.

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

It even has moving sidewalks for bikes. This is how you get people out of cars.