Green Earth News

Eco-minded 204 sq. ft. tiny home packs in tons of thoughtful details (Video)

This wife-and-husband, designer-and-builder team created their own modern tiny home to realize the dream of simplifying their lives, while saving money.

Fisherman’s home turned into ultra-modern 753 sq. ft. transformer apartment (Video)

This small-but-dynamic, renovated apartment in Barcelona takes its design cues from boat design and hides some delightful surprises.

Mysterious anteater birth is ripe for an anteater-themed soap opera

Armani has some explaining to do. But she is, of course, an anteater, and they’re notoriously tight-lipped.

Maps: Growth of cycling and bike infrastructure in Portland since 1990

We often forget that great bike cities were not always so. They all had to start somewhere, work hard at it, and build up the infrastructure and bike culture, sometimes from a very low base.

Explosive poop foam is killing hogs, destroying barns and stumping scientists

I’m no expert on hog farming, but it seems to me that when whatever you’re doing is creating explosive poop foam that has destroyed barns and killed thousands of hogs you might be doing something wrong.

Why Environmental "Hypocrisy" Is Irrelevant and Inevitable

Accusations of hypocrisy against environmentalists because they too use fossil fuels are a dangerous and counterproductive distraction.

America’s first hemp crop in 60 years was planted this week in Colorado

Hemp, the THC-free cousin of cannabis, has recently been made legal in Colorado, but the feds still don’t approve.

Palletso: Recycled rustic pallet furniture charms and opens your beer

These recycled pallet pieces from a Los Angeles-based company are simple yet fun.

Honda extracts rare earth metals from used hybrid batteries, turns them into new batteries

Despite their name, rare earth metals aren’t actually that rare, but they are important for a variety of green technologies.

Student designed Solar Garage produces energy, grows food too

This smart redesign of the common garage uses solar power to optimize the charging of electric vehicles and the germination of food crops.