This is the "guns don't kill people, people kill people" defense.

Thanks to COVID-19 we are generating a lot more of it, and nobody wants to touch it. Time to try and go zero waste.

Waitrose wants to see how serious shoppers are about bringing their own containers.

The company is ramping up pressure on suppliers to design less wasteful packaging.

Starting in 2020, the company will redesign packaging to be more environmentally-friendly.

"Bags for life," as they're called, do not get reused nearly as much as retailers would like to believe.

Doubletree Hotels with the Arbor Day Foundation kicked

The Triumph Elm is being set up on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago in honor of Arbor Day this Friday (and you thought the fun ended with Earth Day!). The tree is part of a project by the Morton Arboretum to enlighten

When doctors team up with food banks, it improves health and staves off chronic hunger.

We will all be poor, fat, and buried in plastic.

The Severn Barrage could create 50,000 jobs and provide 5% of the UK's electricity needs. Critics say we can do better than that.

This looks like lungs, sort of, but it's really made out of meadow flowers.

It is one thing to ban something, it is another thing to have something to replace it with at hand. We don't.

Studies of humans, mice, monkeys, and sheep all point to the same scary conclusion -- that BPA wreaks havoc on the female reproductive system.

And that was after one week of avoiding foods that may have come into contact with the notorious hormone-disrupting chemical!

Nearly a year ago a "Great Green Wall" of trees was proposed to run across the entire southern border of the Sahara desert in an attempt to stop expanding desertification. At the TED Global conference in Oxford, England,

It's why we have to reduce demand as well, with radical efficiency.

Some 200 bald eagles are scavenging the goods at Cedar Hills Regional Landfill and dumping the leftovers in suburban backyards.

Here's what to know about America's favorite bird of prey.

The reward for information leading to an arrest has climbed to $12,000.

The Carolina parakeet was the only parrot species native to the US; by 1918, we had killed them all. New evidence explains their demise.

Some moth species have evolved noise-cancelling abilities that are more efficient than today's sound engineering technology.

A Brooklyn dinner party turns "dumpster diving" into an informative meal.

Count Prague in on the trend toward green hostels and hotels: The opening late last week of a cool new central-city accommodation not only provides a fresh option for eco-conscious travelers, it also marks a green "first" or two

Heavy traffic, aggressive drivers, few bike lanes, and fear of theft made the Czech capital a place where cycling was "only for the brave," as an article for Radio Prague put

How a floating pool could help filter this city's contaminated waters so residents can once again enjoy them.

We love transformers, those things that serve multiple functions. But I wonder about this one.

This bright pink wonder is small, but packs in quite a bit of the basics.

Simmer like a crock pot and bake like an oven, using the clean energy of sunlight.

With 100 percent recycled content, it's an impressive standard for technical gear.

The schoolyard should be an exploratory classroom of sorts, not a holding pen for bored children.

It is, quite literally, the 'outfit of the day,' never to be seen again because it has been returned to the store.

Designed with the ultra-minimalist office in mind, this all-wood desk has a lot of concealed places to stash your clutter.

This smart system automatically frees up floorspace and can learn your preferences.

It is a modern plug-in city that is organic in more ways than one.

It always amazes, how much work people do for this.

An old garage shed is transformed into a spacious little home for one grandmother, living near her kids and grandkids.

The Amazon is home to one of the most fascinating life forms of all -- humans, like us, but who are living free from the narrow confines of our 'civilization'.

The jungle wasn't untouched rainforest after all.

Adapting to climate change is going to affect the lives of every human on Earth. But for some those impacts are hitting a little sooner and a little harder than they are for others.

There has been a profound change in the green movement over the last five years, the realization that solar panels on the roof and bamboo sheets on the bed are not enough; that where you live matters far more.

You'll be shocked to learn what goes on behind the scenes at grocery stores – and relieved to know there's a much better alternative.

Scott Z. Burns explains why the villain of his blockbuster film is an anti-science blogger, while the heroes are government officials.

We've lived through crises before, with a bit of help from inspiring or hectoring posters.

Creative crafters can come up with all sorts of beautiful and innovative ways to

Looking more like the delicate work of a fiber artist, this wow-worthy insect has clearly mastered the art of blending in.

Taking pieces of "dead" nature, this artist transmutes them into delightful, living works of glass and gold leaf.

Less work doesn't have to be a bad thing.

The Gwich'in people have been fighting this battle for decades, and now they need broader public support. Learn how you can help.

They call it a "one-off" but it is the shape of things to come.