Mark Boyle, better known as the “Moneyless man“, is bringing his message of unconditional giving to a permaculture project in Ireland called An Teach Saor; Gaeilge for “the free house.” When it’s complete, Boyle’s community center will offer workshops and lectures; food from the on-site orchards, gardens, and greenhouses; performances; accommodation; and a pub called The Happy Pig—the majority of which […]

Seattle-based design/build firm Dwell Development LLC partnered with architect Julian Weber to realize this net-zero house in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood. The eco-friendly digs combine modern design with consciously chosen, local materials, that are either natural, recycled, or repurposed. Concrete from the public sidewalk that was dug up during construction was used for the pathway leading up to the house. […]

One of the great challenges of living green is making changes that are green at every level. For example, what good is an electric car that must be charged from a coal-operated power plant? Bioplastics are a good example of this conundrum. It’s great to use materials that aren’t as persistent in the environment, but we aren’t helping enough if […]

NEDERLAND — Startup Solar Greens Co. in Nederland is working on fulfilling the first 16 orders of its balcony-size greenhouses, with plans for an official launch in the fall once pre-production and external field-testing are complete. The hope is that the My Terrace Farmer greenhouses will appeal to a variety of gardeners and would-be gardeners who might have limited outdoor […]

Cycling is a characteristic passion of the Netherlands, where bikes outnumber people. As of November, the country is home to the first solar bike path, SolaRoad. As sunlight hits the solar panel-paved route, energy is absorbed and added to the municipality’s supply. So far, the solar portion of the road is only 70 meters long, but it nonetheless produces enough […]

The SRS (Sewage Recycling System) by Applied CleanTech is a ground-breaking technology for recycling sewage solids in wastewater treatment plants. This revolutionary treatment approach extracts the bio-solid waste from sewage water on-site, and recycles it into Recyllose before it becomes useless sludge, substantially reducing sludge formation at municipal wastewater treatment plants. Recyllose is a valuable commodity that can be used […]

It’s a strange partnership, but Brazilian football legend Pelé and Shell Oil have teamed up to launch the world’s first player-powered community football field–right in the heart of a Rio de Janeiro slum. Built for the Morro da Mineira community, the innovative sports facility is part of Shell’s ‘Make The Future’ project, which supports ideas that “come from anywhere.” The […]

Sustainable surf / snow /skate brand Epicstoke is changing that by kicking out the middleman and offering customizable, polarized, and environmentally friendly wayfarer style Carvers sunglasses for as low as $39 per pair with a 7-in-1-option of obtaining interchangeable lenses with 7 different tints for all weather types. The company is turning the renewable resources cotton and tree pulp into […]

With so many products being made out of plastic, it seems inevitable that when us humans are done with said products, we toss them. They, in turn, end up in the landfill or washed ashore on some poor, polluted beach. Three friends, Charles Duffy, William Gubbins, and Billy Turvey, got together to come up with a way of communicating the […]