A government report has found that selenium contamination is connected to fish deformities, including two-headed trout.

In this case, the HORSE is a 'living' machine, not an animal, and has the potential to reinvent the food cycle.

These are interesting times for the Passive House movement in America, and this should be a very interesting conference.

You are not just buying a box but a full service design/build package. Could this take container architecture mainstream?

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

A roaming freelance photographer and writer go on the road in this self-built live-work space on wheels.

Because America needs more SUVs and pickup trucks to be great again

Each month presents a new culinary challenge. Submit an entry and you could win a trip to Spain.

I had the chance to meet Leila Conners Petersen, the co-founder and president of Tree Media Group. Leila, along with Nadia Conners, co-directed the soon-to-be-released documentary The 11th Hour which is narrated Leonardo DiCaprio. The 11th Hour

No plans this weekend? Why not Start a Sea Change? Planet Green’s non-profit partner, the Ocean Conservancy, hosts their 23rd annual International Coastal Cleanup

This is DiCaprio going back to his first love, in a way, as before becoming an actor, he thought about becoming a marine biologist.

100,000 acres of Sumatran rainforest to be protected in Indonesia by a new type of zoning, which will generate sustainable revenue from non-timber forest products.

From chia to hemp, seeds were a prominent force among the 500-plus new products at the annual tradeshow in Los Angeles.

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.

Home is where and what you make of it -- this Oregon man made his in an old aircraft.

Typically used to spot forest fires, one couple turns a fire lookout station into a simple but beautiful off-grid home.

Why do people do this kind of thing?

This couple have found a balance between financial security and freedom, by renting out their house, living out of their renovated garage, and traveling in their van conversion.

We laughed, we cried, but more important, we picked the recycling-loving winners of Etsy's Handmade Halloween Costume Contest.

This wilderness explorer transformed this van into a mobile, solar-powered home that has all the amenities.

Scientists have been studying the huge submerged landmass for decades and are now pushing for its recognition as a continent.

But not all locals are happy, saying the mayor is treating the city like a theme park.

These are tiny homes with an activist bent, taking a stand against the incursion of a pipeline that could contaminate indigenous lands.

DeSmogBlog has conferred a controversial award on US Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama: It's called the "2007 SmogMaker Award for blowing smoke on global warming." Joe Romm's reaction in Climate Progress is here: "DeSmogBlog owes Obama

The Crisis of Civilization explores our modern cultural crises by sampling archive film footage from PSAs. Now the makers are asking budding film makers to have a go themselves.

Growing bike sales, a boom in sharing, and an interest in growing your own food are ust some of the signs that we could be moving beyond our current energy paradigm. Add your own to the list.

The Oil Drum is a website published by the Institute for the Study of Energy and Our Future, a non-profit that conducts research and educates the public about energy issues and their impact on society.

The HELIOtube is a radical departure from conventional CSP technology, as it is based around tubes of inflatable plastic film.

Because of course you're thinking about water conservation in your yard in the middle of winter.

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

It learns your usage patterns but can do a lot more.

In which I try out a smart lighting system in my dumb home.

What is that man smoking?

The fashion event's EcoChic Design Awards inspire Asia’s emerging fashion talent to create with minimal textile waste.

An under-utilized element becomes a bench, a place to eat, nap and store things in this redesigned scheme.

It reveals what we already know but needs repeating – that more time in nature equals greater happiness in kids.

The horsemeat scandal in the UK and Europe could make more people turn to vegetarianism.

Built using traditional and local techniques of construction, this distinctive structure sits on the edge of a national forest and a long-vanished lake.

If you ask me, the real "Turkish delight" is served at breakfast time: A square of rich, thick kaymak (clotted cream), topped with fresh-off-the-comb honey (bal).

Though I delved into Toyota's reasons for annually executing their singular teaching program in the Galapagos, I amazingly failed to touch on the

The classic daily newspaper box gets updated by a New York artist.

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

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

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

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

The Musical Mountaineers carry a violin and piano up trails to perform in secret wilderness locations.

Helsinki's old abattoir has become the heart of the city's culinary revival, a movement blending innovation and tradition that integrates local foods, pop-up eateries, and urban gardens.

Using a combination of LED lights, sunlight and environmental data, a disused oil silo has been transformed into Helsinki's newest art installation and urban destination.

And what's worse, going to the gym won't compensate for it.

Because people gotta move.