The Buchstabenmuseum is an NGO dedicated to preserving, restoring and exhibiting old signs from Berlin and around the world. Its owners save obsolete letters from the dump and instead tell their stories. It is a museum like no other!

FOROBA YELEN is the name given by villagers in Mali to the lighting prototype following an anthropologic study. A shared technology to improve work, education and rituals.

Here's a building that saves up to 50% CO2 by controlling the sunlight with screens on its facade.

Scientists find signs that the germ causing strep throat and flesh-eating disease may be moving closer to resistance to penicillin and other related antibiotics.

Half of antibiotics prescribed by primary-care doctors are done so inappropriately and are fueling the emergence of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

War correspondent Gwynne Dyer says they should worry more about carbon and climate change.

That's the simple premise behind this campaign. Cameron Sinclair, "lumberjack sized Brit", author of Design Like You Give a Damn, and co-founder of Architecture for Humanity tells the story of meeting Natalie "Alabama" Chanin at a conference

When Governor Sonny Perdue of the US State of Georgia filed a legal complaint and then formally asked for the support of the Bush Administration to force the US Army Corps of Engineers to stop releasing water from Atlanta's Lake Lanier, perhaps he did

US Department of Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has reported on a compromise between three Southern US Governors who had been struggling over diminished access to shared surface waters. The language used to report this progress indicates a small

In York, Alabama they now have public space where before they had a collapsing house.

How was your "buy nothing" day? Did you really buy nothing? Did you miss that rush, the unmistakable high of exchanging your musty old cash for something you can brag to your friends about, or for the gift that will simply take the

Families should be able to have Thanksgiving Dinner instead of having to go to work. This stinks.

She claims it's not a problem, "It's just a food product, essentially."

The Dot Earth Blogger on The Ad Man Behind Occupy Wall Street, and ‘Buy Nothing Day"

Is shopping so important that people have to die or get pepper sprayed?

A surprise gathering organized over the Internet gathers to meditate in a mall on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

A look at the intersection of three ways to deal with this weekend about shopping.

Adopting a waste-conscious and anti-consumerist lifestyle is not something that happens overnight. Sometimes it's nice to hear about other people who are just starting out, like this young family from southwestern Ontario, Canada.

We have always been conflicted about this.

This year, it has a stronger environmental theme.

The architect/ engineer says we have the tech now to live better electrically.

House on the Highlands wins the rural category in the UK Passivhaus Trust Awards.

They deserve an award for putting on such a terrific award program.

Too much information?

The Autonomous Hotel Room from Aprilli Design Studio raises some interesting questions.

It helps to have such a stunning lakeside site.

If a building doesn't meet these basic and necessary criteria, it doesn't deserve an award.

Despite Natura's seemingly excellent and forward-thinking business model, their list of ingredients is surprisingly awful and toxic, which calls into question the B Corp certification standards.

This fascinating film reveals disturbing facts about malnutrition and infant mortality, and the role of insidious corporations in perpetuating these problems.

Since 1984, Brazilian farmer Ernst Gotsch has been restoring 1,200 acres of deforested land into a working, regenerative farm. The results are amazing.

A new book called "Dancing with the Devil in the City of God" shines the spotlight on the widespread environmental degradation occurring in one of the world's most geographically stunning cities.

These vibrant murals combine nature and realism with the chaos and tumult of the urban landscape.

A lack of space becomes something more roomy with some simple design strategies.

It's nautical, since it overlooks the Thames River, it's architectural, and it's a winner.

While the greenest vacation is often a staycation, it's nice to know that when you do travel, whether it be for business or pleasure, a hotel can meet you half way.

In photographer Yao Lu's "View of Waterfall with Rocks and Pines," two men stand underneath the spreading branches of a gnarled pine tree, aiming their cameras off in the distance, where

What can you do at a music festival in four days with 75 volunteers and lots of salvaged materials? Build some amazing performance stages, that's what. Last year we reported on the Roots Architecture project at the WOMAD

When the team at nature-minded Spanish architecture firm Urbanarbolismo decided to build a tree house, they set some high standards. Working with a centuries old oak tree, they wanted to create a place for

Take nearly 8,000 old plastic bottles, add some construction waste and mud, and voila: a sturdy and sustainable home.

In Utah, birds plunge to their death after storms make parking lots look like ponds. Thwack. Another reason for less pavement?

While some cities are tearing down thousands of vacant homes, Occupy Our Homes movement offers a compassionate alternative.

TreeHugger visits one of Denmark's oldest Eco villages, which includes 74 sustainably-designed highly unique houses and apartment buildings that range from hobbit-style straw to high design.

An international team of researchers has created a new type of cement that uses these discarded items that is just as strong, but produces far less emissions.

Want to build your own tiny house? Clueless about where to start? Check out this Instructables tutorial.

There are a lot of ways to bake a potato, but this method results in the perfect mix of fluffy middle and crispy skin.

Whatever you do, do not let these gems go to waste.

Learn how to master the mashed potato with a few simple tweaks.

Confused by all the yam and sweet potato options? Learn what to expect in terms of flavor, textures, and best uses here.

This may be the perfect way to serve sweet potatoes; it's easy, delicious, and beautiful to behold.

It's part of a statewide effort to crack down on plastic waste.