They may not be the answer to the housing crisis, but they certainly are wonderful little homes.

Some of the most frequently used jargon you’ll want to know before the Paris climate change talks, accompanied by user-friendly definitions.

The United Nations says it's time to overturn the myth that pesticides can feed the world and come up with better, safer ways of producing our food.

A hydropower turbine has the potential to not only create energy, but has also sparked the creation of both a renewable energy company and a renewable energy education program in Maine.

While we've seen many celebrities jumping on the green bandwagon, we've also seen them doing it for the real deal. Many have been eco-conscious for years--some are just realizing how important it is to promote a sustainable

After a storm hit Tennessee last Sunday and Nashville saw record-shattering rainfall, the Cumberland River swelled to overflowing and the city experienced an epic flood. As soon as it was safe, residents were out

TVA and reactor-maker Babcock and Wilcox have agreed to work together to see if they can build up to 6 "small reactors." Nuctuplets, then? They can knock these

It may be old, dirty and coal powered now, but it was once a vision of a brighter future, was a giant stimulus project and helped win WWII.

Today there was new space added to the Twitter HQ, doubling their size. Designed by the lovely and talented Sara Morishige Williams (@sara), the newest spaces are consistent with the philosophy of the existing offices

Here is someone who gets the message across, in a funny and beautiful way. Australian Stuart McMillen takes topics around environmental sustainability and turns them into catchy cartoons.

Ever since we took the kids to Florida, my wife has been saving photo memories in scrapbooks. Our two daughters like making the books, too, and I have to admit, looking at one of these handmade creations beats Flickr any

You can see these magnificent photo portraits of Londoners on a wall or on the web.

I'm hunkered down in Brooklyn waiting for Hurricane Sandy to pass. Curious about what is happening nearby, I'm looking for photos of the flooding. Here's what I've found so far.

" It is an idea upon which our planet’s future depends."

If there's one thing that can't be said of Elon Musk, it's that he doesn't try his best. Few entrepreneurs succeed in just one of the many difficult fields that he's tackled, but it's almost unprecedented to see a single person attack on so many fronts.

The theme of this year's conference is "the next chapter," and each attendee will receive a sample of what could be next in anti-counterfeit technology.

Another Nordic cultural concept to prove that Scandinavians have it all figured out … but this one could help the rest of us sleep better too.

Now that's an infrastructure project!

Building with blocks and construction toys is a great unstructured activity for kids, and Ollies Wooden Blocks are a superb new addition to the category.

Think living green is all about sacrifice? Think again!

The first hydrogen fuel cell powered train in the UK was successfully tested last week, and the team behind it hopes to encourage further development by the rail industry.

The groundbreaking technology has gotten even better with the ability to self-heal and produce hydrogen from dirty water.

Oh, the wonderful things that poo can do.

Customers pay €1 for a reusable cup that can be returned to any participating business in the city center.

Limits would save lives and significantly reduce carbon emissions, but let's keep our priorities straight.

This week a new report has been published by UK environmental think tank Green Alliance which unites top UK businesses on a mission to design out waste in industry. The report is called A Pathway To Greener Products and calls on the new coalition

This is one of those comparison posts that that could draw many angry comments: like Could Hype Sell An Inferior Hybrid? - Ford Fusion versus Toyota Camry did. Please carefully read the caveats.

I love this little vehicle. If it ever becomes commercially available outside of carsharing schemes, I may have to get one. Or maybe I should just start a carsharing scheme in my city....

The forthcoming Tri-Gen facility is being called "the world's first megawatt-scale 100% renewable power and hydrogen generation station."

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), as passed by the US Congress in August, 2008, inadvertently threatens to take many handmade toys and children's clothing items off the market. According to the

Our favorite cartoonist solves a major problem with tiny houses.

We've discussed Osprey packs in the past, particularly their Resource collection of packs with about 80% recycled content (see links below). Recently, we noted via SNEWS that they'd released their 2009 Sustainability Report, indicating

As far as endangered species go, it's mostly bad news, with the occasional positive story. Well this news seems to fall somewhere in the middle: in late August, a group of Laotian villagers in the Annamite Mountains captured a saola,

Designboom shows Trong Nghia's latest house, built out of towers with trees on top in the middle of a block.

Our favorite Vietnamese architect builds a giant wall of white planters... again.

Once again testing the limits of bamboo as an eco-friendly material for large buildings, Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia constructs this striking structure near the city of Da Nang.

The newly discovered horned mountain toad found in Southern Vietnam's elfin forest is the smallest of its species – and is already considered endangered.

As if melting Himalayan glaciers weren't enough to radically (and perhaps catastrophically) reshape water supply in South Asia, a new report from researchers at Purdue University shows that summer monsoons could be

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne has already been named Britain's greenest city. But that reputation looks set to be cemented as the city begins drilling for geothermal energy in the form of hot

This integrative technology keeps CO2 out of the atmosphere and makes geothermal energy widely available

Craving the perfect cup of tea on a chilly morning? Here are some companies with ethical business practices worth supporting.

More than just a comfortable habit, science has shown that sipping tea throughout the day improves and prolongs creative performance.

From ancient urine helping to track climate change to space-age toilets that monitor our health, pee may be coming to our rescue.

Radiolab tells the story of the New York City Poop Train, which used to ship tons of human waste sludge from New York City to farmers in Colorado, 1,600 miles away.

The US produces more than enough food to feed the world, but hunger is still a major issue around the world. A new study proposes some ways to change that.

Given how dreadful most new housing is these days, this is at least the minimum builders should build and customers should expect.

In which I try to clear up some misconceptions.

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

There's no 'turning into a pumpkin at midnight' because the pumpkin is where it's at!

Or is it a missed opportunity?