Climate Victory Garden campaign aims to "Make America Green Again"
Want to take action in the fight against climate change? Plant a garden! During World War II, people in the U.S....
The Indian city of Diu is 100% powered by the sun
The city of Diu has become India's first and only municipality to receive 100% of its energy needs from solar power....
Clothing company removes 1,000,000 pounds of trash from global waters
Fast fashion is a dirty business, and the apparel industry is considered one of the world's most toxic, second...
German city offers ingenious alternative to single-use coffee cups
What do you do when you arrive at a coffee shop and realize you've forgotten your reusable mug? Many of us, in...
Houston Bike Share offers free bicycles to people who lost cars to Harvey
Houston Bike Share is distributing free bicycles to those who lost their vehicles in Hurricane Harvey. When the...
SOLARKIOSK E-HUBBs put goods, services, and power back into Africa's hands
The game-changing power of solar energy is a gift to all of the global community. Nations of the world, having...
IKEA's new augmented reality app could totally change the way we shop
Ever purchased a piece of furniture, only to find out later it didn’t fit the style or size of the room? Swedish...
Cameroon student nonprofit recycles plastic bottles into boats
Humanity has a plastic bottle addiction - people around the world purchase one million a minute, and many bottles...
Give goods, find goods, and do good on National Thrift Store Day
If you’re the type of shopper that lives for finding hidden gems in vintage stores, mark August 17th on your...
Beached whale appears in Paris, stunning tourists and residents
Imagine strolling along the Seine river in Paris, hand-in-hand with a partner when all of a sudden, you glimpse...
Vancouver on track to kill wasteful single-use packaging
Vancouver, Canada wants to become a zero-waste city - no easy feat for an area with over 600,000 people. But as...
Sweden passes law to become carbon neutral by 2045
Sweden just took a huge step towards becoming even greener than it already is. A new law passed by the country's...
This Louisiana craft beer pioneer 'went green' long before it was cool
Abita Brewing Company has been a tastemaker since 1986, both in terms of craft beer - you've probably sipped their...
9 of the world's biggest fishing companies agree to protect the oceans
The world's oceans are in trouble, and nine of the biggest fishing firms recently decided to help. They're banding...
Eco artists build gigantic octopus to save coral reefs in the British Virgin Islands
A group of artists working under the name Secret Samurai Productions have installed a massive mesh octopus on top...
Apple announces goal to make products from 100% recycled materials
The electronics industry is notoriously harsh on the planet. Around 60 million metric tons of e-waste end up in...
California governor marks official end of state's historic drought
A wet winter that filled reservoirs with rainwater and blanketed the Sierra Nevadas with heavy snow has officially...
San Diego brewery unveils beer made from 100% recycled wastewater
San Diego is aiming to to become the most environmentally sustainable city in the United States. As part of its...
NYC's St. Patrick's Cathedral goes green with new geothermal plant
When St. Patrick's Day revelers parade past St. Patrick's Cathedral on NYC's 5th Avenue today, they will be celebrating...
China to replace Beijing's 67,000 gas-powered taxis with electric cars
Beijing’s air pollution was so bad last December that hundreds of flights were canceled at the city's international...
Lawmakers move to halt NYC plastic bag fee
NYC's proposed single-use bag fee could be in danger. NY state senators recently voted to put a halt on the measure,...
Lowline Lab closing at Essex Street as plans for the park move forward
The Lowline Lab, an experiment in utilizing solar technology to grow and sustain plants underground, will close...
Kimbal Musk launches a revolutionary shipping container farm initiative in Brooklyn
Square Roots is an interactive campus of sorts, where each entrepreneur accepted to the one-year program is able...
Central Park gets a new fleet of clean, green garbage carts
You've probably seen them buzzing around Central Park: those garbage carts used to pick up the park's trash. Until...
Governor announces a $10 billion overhaul for a more green, accessible and tech-enhanced JFK airport
Over 60 million people passed through John F Kennedy Airport in 2016, but even with as much traffic as it sees,...
Michigan just made it illegal for cities to ban plastic bags
Michigan just passed a new law that prohibits local governments from banning, regulating, or taxing the use of...
Gowanus pop-up dumpster gardens find new home in Industry City
The advocacy project got its name from the fact that each blue dumpster can hold 2000 gallons of stormwater. So,...
How Rikers Island uses gardening therapy to improve inmates' well-being
The Department of Corrections recently announced that it will be awarding the Horticultural Society of New York $2.8...
America's first urban 'agrihood' feeds 2,000 households for free
When you think of Detroit, 'sustainable' and 'agriculture' may not be the first two words that you think of. But...
NYC offering free energy efficiency training program for small building operators
Residential buildings are responsible for roughly three-quarters of greenhouse gas emissions here in New York City....