Sustainability made simple

432 Park Avenue

It's time for an upfront carbon emissions tax on building

These sliver towers are incredibly inefficient and even have fake mechanical spaces to make them even taller. We all pay the price in carbon.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture April 23, 2019

Compact 322 sq. ft. studio apartment transformed for art student

Interior Design

Kimberley Mok

By Kimberley Mok April 23, 2019

University of Toronto is planning a net-zero vertical farm

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter April 23, 2019

Man sets up camera to see who was secretly cleaning his shed at night (video)

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer April 23, 2019

Maple syrup: a sweet solution for farmers?

Sustainable Agriculture

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko April 23, 2019

What? Are meal kits actually eco-friendly?

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer April 23, 2019

Yes, you do have time to eat well

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko April 23, 2019

Photo: Watch these lady leafcutter ants tend to the gardening

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer April 23, 2019

These caterpillars build their own mobile homes

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer April 22, 2019

Modular prefab Drop Box is a portable habitat for natural locations

Kimberley Mok

By Kimberley Mok April 22, 2019

Why aren't young people interested in getting licences or buying cars?

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter April 22, 2019

Grand funeral for a tree to be held in NYC

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer April 22, 2019

It's time to dump Earth Day and join the Extinction Rebellion

Environmental Policy

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter April 22, 2019

Carnival Corp. violates environmental laws, even on probation

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko April 22, 2019

Why you should join the 'do nothing' club

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko April 22, 2019

The problem with online shopping

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko April 22, 2019

Photo: Snowy egret takes to the sky

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer April 22, 2019

16th-century text shows ginkgo seeds can fight skin infections

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer April 19, 2019

The problem with preservation: How do we save beautiful but obsolete buildings?

Green Architecture

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter April 19, 2019

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Adidas

Adidas unveils running shoes that never have to be thrown away

tool bench

Man sets up camera to see who was secretly cleaning his shed at night (video)

estudibasic

Modular prefab Drop Box is a portable habitat for natural locations

maple syrup bottles

Maple syrup: a sweet solution for farmers?

meal kit

What? Are meal kits actually eco-friendly?

daily news

companion plants

12 groups of companion plants to make your vegetable garden thrive

red bell peppers

32 companion plants to grow with your peppers

Fresh dill leaves

6 Easy culinary herbs to grow from seed

Companion Plants for Tomatoes

12 companion plants to grow alongside your tomatoes

Clover lawn

12 reasons to plant a clover lawn

hanami

We should all adopt 'hanami,' the Japanese tradition of flower viewing

blad eagle

Bald eagles are littering Seattle backyards with landfill trash

vitamin

Another study shows that supplements don’t work, may cause harm

man holding broom for spring cleaning

7 tips for green spring cleaning without toxic chemicals

bedroom pillows

Do you know how to clean pillows?

clean bathtub

The 3 layers of housecleaning

luggage bag

'Swedish death cleaning' is the new decluttering trend

Red-footed Tortoise

Family cleans house, finds pet tortoise missing since 1982