Green is the new green

Trump and Shower

US President wants to roll back 25 years of water saving toilets and showers

Billions of gallons of water may be wasted because of this.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Bathroom Design December 9, 2019

A Russian village is being overrun by polar bears; this is not normal

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer December 9, 2019

How to ride your e-bike all winter

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter December 9, 2019

How to care for houseplants during the winter

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer December 9, 2019

This Canadian company sells zero-waste, plastic-free toothpaste

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko December 9, 2019

Boosting Buffalo as a climate change haven

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter December 9, 2019

Thicker bags don't solve the plastics problem

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko December 9, 2019

Photo: Spider learns the zigzag stitch

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer December 9, 2019

Nobody has 3D printed a house in 24 hours

Sustainable Product Design

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter December 6, 2019

Rampant death for hermit crabs who confuse plastic trash for shells

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer December 6, 2019

Landmark study shows how to change the building sector from a major carbon emitter to a major carbon sink

Green Architecture

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter December 6, 2019

A Canadian forester argues in favor of real Christmas trees

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko December 6, 2019

Photo: Beautiful ravens show off their smarts

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer December 6, 2019

These puffers are filled with wildflowers, rather than plastic or down

Sustainable Fashion

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer December 5, 2019

Why will there be free wrapping paper in Sunday's NY Times?

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer December 5, 2019

Smart modern milk box could solve the problem of porch pirates

Sustainable Product Design

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter December 5, 2019

KEEN has launched its 'most durable, consciously-constructed' boot yet

Sustainable Fashion

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko December 5, 2019

On World Soil Day, a look at how we should be growing buildings

Green Architecture

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter December 5, 2019

What we build is as important as what we build out of

Green Architecture

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter December 5, 2019

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macro snowflake photo

Macro photos of snowflakes show impossibly perfect designs

houseplants on windowsill

How to care for houseplants during the winter

Trump and Shower

US President wants to roll back 25 years of water saving toilets and showers

woman reading

The beautiful Icelandic tradition of giving books on Christmas Eve

Lloyd on a big Easy

How to ride your e-bike all winter

daily news

Marie Kondo speaking

Fill your home with random stuff from Marie Kondo's new store

kid in a leaf pile

Children need an hour of nature time each day, says Wildlife Trusts

fridge mistakes

10 refrigerator food storage mistakes that are costly and wasteful

online shopping

Why you shouldn't use your phone to shop online

creamy pasta bake

6 strategies for reducing meat in your diet

Vegan Homemade Portabello Mushroom Black Bean Burger with Fries

How to be a reducetarian

beef cattle

Cutting out meat and dairy is the best thing you can do for the planet

Vegan nurses

7 things that happened to these nurses after going vegan for 21 days