Even a full day later, a one-hour shift in the clock is hard to adjust to.

The Story of Stuff's latest film underscores the importance of putting deposits on all cans and bottles.

Or are they just fooling themselves and being selfish?

More on why our personal consumption habits matter in the climate emergency.

A British critic calls two green icons, rammed earth and Passivhaus, "architectural trickery at its most cynical."

Can digital fabrication and robotic construction techniques help reduce the carbon emissions of concrete?

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) sends out a press release touting their recent political victory in Washington State, and their new promotional campaign, “Build with Strength.” Hilarity ensues.

They save concrete and look great after all these years.

Sand mining is described as "the global environmental crisis you’ve probably never heard of." Another good reason to use wood instead of concrete.

Is this the future of construction?

Architect Jorge Fortan cements his case for a concrete and foam sandwich house.

Contractors are having trouble meeting the new safety standard.

Concrete Week at the Guardian produces some hard truths.

Did we say we hate concrete? Just the new stuff. This kind of concrete should be buffed, polished and treasured.

Good for the Westons, owners of both, for doing the right thing by admitting their use of the factory and their willingness to help out.

By making simple, versatile swaps, you can stay hydrated this summer and all year long without ever touching a disposable water bottle again.

Average consumers of all incomes have the ability to meaningfully invest in organizations doing good work

The carbon footprint of air freight is ten times that of truck freight; perhaps it's time for "slow shopping."

Simply by telling pilots their fuel consumption is being monitored, Virgin Atlantic saved millions.

This is not a joke. It is also a teaching moment about blogging.

Domestic flights in Sweden are declining and airport expansion plans are being reconsidered.

The question of flight shaming keeps coming up, and there has been some significant pushback.

Do we have the political will to do what has to be done? Simon Kuper doesn't think so. I do.

No matter how hard we may try to tame her, Mother Nature always comes back to claim her turf.

Because a single day of #OptOutside isn't enough for real action.

More than 20,000 barrels of crude oil spilled, but thankfully because of a 40 foot thick layer of clay beneath the field, the oil has been relatively contained and is not believed to have reached a water source.

The idea that the US electricity grid could be knocked out for 1.5 years is a bit shocking. But that's what the agency in charge of protecting it has revealed.

Pipeline company Kinder Morgan claims that they create "business and employment opportunities".

The new energy drink that is taking Japan by storm!

Alex Steffen comes up with a term that really defines so much of what is happening (or not happening)

The largest hotel chain in the world joins the move against straws.

Is American consumerism innate, or manufactured?

With a renewed partnership between the fashion label and resale consigner The RealReal, McCartney is coaxing consumers into a circular economy.

Computers and technology let designers do things that were unimaginable just a decade ago.

We always write "Learn from Denmark." We take it back.

The Convenience Industrial Complex figured out how sell us something that we don't need at a price that's too high.

Just yesterday I joked seated at my neighborhood's dive-y, not-concerned-about-clean-food diner that the likely hormone-injected milk I stirred into my coffee might spur the growth of a third boob. It was a risk I was

Once you've seen what goes on inside a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) it's tough to accept the trade-off of horrific animal suffering in order to have cheap food.

When I reported on a planned 8,100 cow super-dairy in the UK, I noted that many dairy farmers were concerned that these industrial-scale operations would expose the public to the fact that even most smaller

I always thought the 'it makes them grow faster' reasoning for why they put antibiotics in animal feed was a myth and that the truth was more complex. Farmers found they could crowd animals

If shrimp can be happy on a farm, why not pigs? For all the weekday vegetarians and omnivores out there, here is a way to obtain sausages, chorizos and bacon in a friendly way. First of all, plenty of indoor and outdoor space

When I entered the Gallery Art & Design in Poblenou, Barcelona, it was the odd smell I noticed first. Very faint, but it reminded me of something far away. Large pieces of art are scattered around the big white gallery

Mac McClelland at Modern Farmer ponders the term "humane slaughter" and visits Prather Ranch, a certified organic beef ranch, to see how it is done

The wide use of antibiotics in factory farms to prevent infections and promote growth is a breeding ground for superbugs.

A rare, early October blizzard has devastated the South Dakota rancher community, after as many as 100,000 head of cattle may have died following the October 3rd storm.

There is scant evidence that it actually boosts libido and sexual performance, and it could be harmful.

What happens to old hotel soap? One young social entrepreneur created a humanitarian and environmental nonprofit that saves, sanitizes and supplies recycled hotel soap for the developing world.

My search for the perfect water bottle is over thanks to the beautiful, drinker-friendly, ocean-loving, coral-planting NAECO Bottle.

I've made it through the first month of my thrifty New Year's resolution.

Meet the primate species that are among the most endangered on the planet, and the most in need of conservation measures.