Every day, people enjoy roughly 1.4 billion cups of coffee. That's a lot of coffee. More importantly, all those grounds add up in landfills across the world. But coffee grounds offer more then just a fantastic and addictive drink; use the grounds around y

Legislation to make California the first state to legalize marijuana for recreational use lit up a Capitol committee hearing Wednesday with three hours of lively but mellow debate

Movilnet, part of Venezuela's national telephone & communications company, CANTV, now makes the country's first cell phone, from recycled plastic bottles & equipped with a solar energy charger. Also, 20% less energy is used to manufacture it than others.

On the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia, next year's crop of bicycles is being watered by Benjamin Banda. "We planted this bamboo last year," he says, "and now the stems are taller than me. When it's ready we'll cut it, cure it and then turn it into frame

Some hold out hope that long-term storage of carbon in wood products such as furniture and home-building materials can be a win-win solution. The notion is intuitively appealing, but...

A groundswell of "green" investment and activity has been building on Native American Indian tribal lands around the country. Recent action at the tribal, state and federal levels, as well as in local communities and the private sector, bodes well f

Bonsai is one of few plants which are used by millions of people to decorate their house and gardens.

Digging along to a hip-hop beat, hundreds of local students got a firsthand lesson in sustainability. Years from now, this short course will produce food for families as well as a memorable lesson in connectivity. We all need food; the Earth's got plenty

The aim became the empowerment of the local Mayan people with the plan to support their rich cultural heritage, their sustainability and the sustainability and protection of the natural environment around them.

The human population is growing at a fast rate and by 2050, it is estimated that the Earth will have an extra 3 billion mouths to feed (9.2 billion in total). An increasing population will require more land for farming and housing.