The Open Source Ecology movement is bringing individuals together to develop replicable "resilient communities." (more)

Seattle green builders Case Architects blend design, efficiency and social responsibility for their new single family homes.

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A new study focusing on the Atlantic Ocean's "conveyor belt" predicts an even more drastic rise in sea levels for northeastern American cities by the end of this century. (more)

A bold new documen- tary highlights our fragile planetary ecosystem and the incessant destruction wreaked upon it as a result of our own over- consumption. [Video]

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Peter Gill Case's "Box Office" is using piles of abandoned shipping crates (due to the US trade deficit) to create a stylishly modern office development.

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Live H2O aims to bring our attention back to the earth's "living water" during the summer equinox.

On June 20th, the Greenhorns will host a NYC "community gathering and fundraising event" to support America's growing farming revolution. (more)

India's bold new energy plan proposes a major switch to solar energy. (more)

Google has added a new feature for fire safety -- goats! (more)

If Gaia is a single integrated organism, then mankind's pillage of the oilfields has been part of a natural process. We're scared and shamed by environmental degradation, but we're also amassing energy for future inheritors in a way that we ourselves can't envision. (more)

Forage Oakland is a "backyard surplus fruit barter network" that is taking advantage of unharvested fruit trees in East Bay neighborhoods.

"What's permaculture?" I asked. He responded: "It's about sharing with other people and learning to live in harmony with the land. I guess it's a little like survivalism, but with a sense of responsibility to nature and humanity." I liked that idea. (more)

Depleting fish reserves have experts calling for a 20-year fishing ban in 40% of the world's oceans. (more)

A new crop of activated "permies" is growing in New York City. (more)

Four scenarios provide a framework for considering a broad spectrum of possible energy futures. Which are we most likely to see over the next century -- Techno-explosion, Techno-stability, Energy descent, or Collapse? (more)

The discovery of ancient bacteria trapped under Antarctic ice could shed light on the possibility of life on other planets.

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New York's iconic Empire State Building is getting an earth-friendly makeover. (more)

"Serenbe," an eco-friendly community outside of Atlanta, Georgia, has a thriving local economy, even while the rest of the country slogs through this not-so-great depression. (more)

Add your voice to The Big Howl campaign and help stop the mass destruction of wolf populations. (more)

A robust ecovillage design could be successfully marketed purely on an economic basis, as a solid investment opportunity now and even more so every year further down the road of oil depletion. (more)

The Supreme Court in Brazil has recently upheld the creation of a 4.2-million acre Indian reservation on its northern border. (more)

Is the Wall Street economic meltdown gearing us up for a food crisis? Or, will we find our way to a better world with values and nutrients as our arsenal? (more)

Switching to organic can give you sticker shock, but when you're paying the farmer to do it right, you reward and contribute to respect for real food and the environment. Here are some ways to eat better on a budget. (more)

Permablitz is showering fallow lands with edible gardens, creating community networks and fast-tracking the suburbs toward sustainability. (more)

The Millennium Villages Project tests out the theory that where there’s clean water, there’s an answer to extreme poverty.

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The Gort Cloud is the invisible network that connects thousands of environmentally aware people. In building their companies and developing their products, the Gort Cloud has played a role – even if they don't know what it is yet. (more)

“Serve your country food!” is the rallying cry of The Greenhorns, a nationwide community of young farmers who are changing the American landscape. [Trailer]

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Van Jones argues that the division between environmental and social justice activists falls into three polarities: ecology versus social justice; business solutions versus political activism; and spiritual/inner change versus social/outer change. Can his call to replace the “versus” with a “plus,” help build a new coalition for social justice and the environment? (more)

Can beer solve the under- population problem in the fishing industry?

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