There are lots of good reasons to buy local, but don't worry about the impact of shipping.

And the air outside in urban London is pretty awful.

What's the best approach for dealing with this?

I respond to a recent viral article hating on digital nomads.

World consumption of animal protein is everywhere on the rise. Wherever incomes rise, so does meat consumption.

Beef Products Inc took its best shot at making up for its silence during weeks of public lashing over what has been dubbed “pink slime,” an additive in ground beef made through a high-tech process that BPI invented.

You've heard them all before, but it doesn't hurt to be reminded of why these foods are destructive to our planet.

The company has launched a few efforts to reclaim marketshare, from promoting regional specialties to answering questions about food production. Too bad the promotional videos aren't convincing and fail to address the whole issue.

Despite the fact that livestock production contributes more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transport sector, there is an appalling unwillingness to change eating habits in order to make a difference.

"Since the mid-90s, levels of crude protein in the plants, which cattle need to grow, have dropped by nearly 20 percent."

Guess which industry pushed that one through?

Bike lanes carry the shock troops in the never-ending war on the car.

It's got something for everybody in a compact and clever e-bike that can carry a big load.

The streets are deadly and the cops don't care, but we now have David Shellnutt.

It's painful but necessary if you want to maintain an organized home.

Now's the time to tackle jobs you've been thinking about for months.

Created by minimalism expert Joshua Becker, it relies on the user's description of their own home, not a general house.

They were taught that their children needed fresh cool air in order to thrive. It would be pretty healthy for their carbon footprint too.

This elegantly designed small space presents yet another solution for the bed: lifting it up to the ceiling and out of the way.

To gain more space, this apartment's redesign puts everything in the wall.

Crowdfunding the latest gizmo is one way to be an early adopter, but all you get out of it is a gadget. Crowdfunding a renewable energy project, on the other hand, could deliver clean energy to your home.

The turbines leave no room for the eye-sore excuse.

It's a mutually beneficial arrangement. Lush gets luxurious fair-trade cocoa butter, while farmers earn income in a low-risk way, not threatened by violence.

The moral of the story is: Don't go out and try to shoot lions.

We may be killing them at an abysmal rate, but these smart and social creatures seem to have a plan.

After breaking into a game reserve to hunt rhinos, not much was left of the three poachers.

Even though there has been notable progress, at current poaching rates elephants are still in danger of becoming virtually extinct on the continent.

Starting in September, I embark on a nationwide book tour for my new book entitled Urban Green: Architecture for the Future. The tour will take me to more than 20 universities and colleges across

Today is the end of the first week of my book tour for my new book Urban Green. I've crisscrossed North and South Carolina to engage as many people as I can at some of the best schools in the

Student activism nationwide flies in the face of a recent study claiming young Americans don't care about the environment.

For me, organizing is about people. I love that moment when a new volunteer realizes that she has the power to effect change. That she has the power to influence decision-makers and make a positive impact in her community.

Who needs a dining hall when you've got a dorm kitchen available? Even if you don't, make it happen with a few basic tools and skills.

It has become a familiar pattern. A natural disaster occurs and we can't help but wonder how it may have been influenced by climate change. Here's a look at how the Colorado rains and flood were connected to global warming.

The Mountain Pine Beetle is getting more press because of the havoc it is causing in the Southern Rocky Mountains, but the Spruce Beetle has the potential to be equally or even more devastating in Colorado.

Ever wondered what it's like to live in a renovated van? Here is one company that rents DIY van conversions out.

The newfound fossils shed light on the early evolution of one of the planet’s most mysterious amphibians.

Our absolutely adorable photo of the day comes from Mount Evans, Colorado.

As part of their More Than Just Parks project, Will and Jim Pattiz spent two years filming in the majestic Colorado mountains.

And people keep saying it's too expensive to deal with climate change.

This contemporary small dwelling has both a main-floor bedroom and a secondary sleeping loft.

Pooping in a hole in the ground isn't everyone's cup of tea. But with views like these, relieving yourself the old fashioned way can feel positively luxurious.

This simple Australian design has some interesting features and benefits.

South Carolina health department announces a human rabies case sourced from a bat.

A study of the impact of small residential wind turbine installations on local wildlife populations shows a potential loss of habitat for bats and a steep reduction in activity around the units.

A Dutch landscape architecture firm is proposing a clever way to help animals navigate the urban environment -- using the same infrastructure human city-dwellers rely on to get from place to place.

While in Mongolia for World Environment Day, I toured the Salkhit Wind Farm.

Scientists at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) achieve a major breakthrough on the path to the dream of fusion as a clean energy source

President Obama’s State of the Union speech takes aim at climate change deniers.

For the first time, developing countries outpaced wealthier nations in green energy development.

The Nature Conservancy’s new research shows New Yorkers want to take action against climate change.