Dutch denim company lets you lease organic and recycled jeans
Mud Jeans are bringing apparel to the circular economy.
5 Fair Trade shoes for fall from Oliberté
This Fair Trade company has new cold-weather footwear for men and women.
This vegan leather collection is made from apple skins
SAMARA's cruelty-free apple leather is created from the waste of the juicing industry.
New Movements' sleek sneakers feature old materials
If you're OK with leather, then the recycled rubber soles and plastic laces, combined with the company's commitment to cleaning ocean plastic, make these an eco-friendly choice.
This activewear never has to be thrown away
Send in your Girlfriend Collective leggings, bras, and shorts and the company will upcycle them into new pieces, over and over again.
Zara promises to use sustainable fabrics by 2025
But can fast fashion ever be green? Fabrics are easier to change than business models.
How to properly wash leggings
Learn how to care for leggings and other activewear to help lengthen their life.
Florida lifts ban on front-yard vegetable gardens
One couple's infamous battle over the right to grow vegetables has resulted in a new bill.
Four alternatives to drywall that don't turn to mush
They are healthier, they last longer, and they look better, too.
265 sq. ft. Boehm is a loft-free modern tiny house
Plenty of space-saving ideas packed into a compact, comfortable and contemporary package.
Photo: Dazzling blue bee visits the firebush
Florida's beautiful Frenchman's Forest Natural Area sets the stage for our photo of the day.
65 reef balls deployed to honor 65 sunken US subs
This undersea memorial will honor all the US subs and their crews lost since 1900, while creating new habitat for marine life.
Photo: Pelican flyby demonstrates perfect form
Our photo of the day comes from Florida's John D MacArthur Beach State Park.
Cuban treefrogs invade New Orleans; clog plumbing and cause power outages
And even worse, they are devouring the much-smaller native treefrogs.
Florida may pass "Sunshine Protection Act" and go on Daylight Saving Time all year round
This is a very good idea that all of North America should consider.
"ReNEWable Living Home" opens Orlando Builders Show, and it's not totally horrible
There are lessons to be learned from this model home built by Meritage, even if it is big and beige.
Florida study finds that drivers flout the law more than cyclists
But cyclists all run stop signs and red lights! Don't they?
It’s raining iguanas in Florida
Iguanas are falling out of trees in Florida because of the cold; here’s what to do if you find one.
Miami-Dade might move on Chinese bendy buses
Oh, I am sorry. I meant "trackless trains."
Ride out climate change and rising waters in your ARKUP floating home
It's sustainable!
Tired iguana lost at sea gets ride to shore from kind kayaker (video)
Four miles from the shore of Key West, the fatigued iguana eagerly scrambled aboard the kayak and hitched a ride home.
Florida manatees can survive for at least another century
In great news for manatees, researchers predict that the gentle 'sea cows' will endure for at least another 100 years as long as threats continue to be managed.
No, distracted walking is not causing the dramatic increase in pedestrian deaths
This is an urban design issue, a car design issue, and a demographics issue. Distracted walking is a rounding error.
Florida's official culture of driving blames pedestrians (and cellphones) for "vast majority" of deaths
A Today Show bit today is perhaps the grossest example yet.
Celebration, Florida may be destroyed in order to save it
The fire department demands trees and on-street parking be removed so that they can have 20' clear speedways
Pedrail introduces a barrier to protect people walking and biking
It's always about the car, but this Florida company is thinking about the rest of us.
'Nude shopping' boosts vegetable and fruit sales dramatically
When a New Zealand supermarket chain ditched plastic packaging, produce sales skyrocketed.
Could wool fibers replace glass fibers in FRP?
In New Zealand, surfboard maker Paul Barron has developed a new wild and wooly composite.
Two-bedroom Archer tiny house is made for small families (Video)
Equipped with two bedrooms and a secondary loft, there's plenty of space to grow in this small home.
These 4D printed aquatic plants create an immersive organic experience (Video)
This industrial designer's 3D/4D printed, life-like forms ask the question of whether we can design and engineer "intelligent" plants that can adapt to environmental changes.
Buster tiny house comes with removable trailer base (Video)
Here's an interesting idea: a tiny house on wheels that can be separated from its wheels.
All-glass solar-powered PurePods are for glamping out in the open
Made out of glass, these rentable cabins in New Zealand's wilderness are meant to reconnect guests with nature.
Want an avocado tree in New Zealand? Get in line!
Demand for this 'green gold' is so high that people are waiting months to get a sapling for backyard planting.
The Boomer is an elegant, steel-framed, open-plan tiny home
Made in New Zealand, this modern little house looks clean and bright inside and out.
'Teeny tiny' houses are becoming a big thing in New Zealand and Australia
This is a trend that should catch on everywhere -- just building what you need.
Living near water boosts mental health
People who live within view of water have lower psychological distress, study finds.
Spot the retractable stair in this brilliant tiny house (Video)
This modern home is chock full of clever space-maximizing ideas.
Allbirds' woolen running shoe is said to be most comfortable in the world
Wool is an ideal material for footwear, with its odor-reducing and moisture-wicking properties, so why hasn't it caught on?
Giant 5-foot tall penguins roamed New Zealand with the dinosaurs
The discovery of one of the oldest penguin fossils in the world reveals higher diversity of early penguins than previously assumed.
There's a secret hidden continent beneath New Zealand
Scientists have been studying the huge submerged landmass for decades and are now pushing for its recognition as a continent.
It is time to hunker in the bunker? Or to think about resilience and sustainability?
The rich are different from you and me, they can just buy New Zealand.
Why one family is choosing full-time 'Bus Life' after earthquake ordeal (Video)
A brush with death helped this family focus on the most important things in life, prompting them to convert a bus into a DIY motorhome.
Zero waste is a priority for Maori communities in New Zealand
A group called Para Kore has been working since 2009 to spread the message of waste reduction and diversion.
DIY Pod-Tainer microhome sports two space-expanding bump-outs (Video)
Compared to conventional shipping container homes, the Pod-Tainer has a relatively spacious interior, thanks to pop-outs on both sides.
Couple's extra-wide tiny home has a climbing wall (Video)
This couple swapped a ladder for a climbing wall up to their loft.
Small & modern 430 sq. ft. starter home is built with Passive House principles in mind (Video)
This super-insulated home is built to be earthquake-resistant too.
Man converts van into off-grid, all-terrain, submersible survival vehicle (Video)
This wilderness explorer transformed this van into a mobile, solar-powered home that has all the amenities.
Inky the octopus escapes from aquarium through a drainpipe to the sea
In a tale of intrigue and derring-do, the crafty cephalopod slipped out of his enclosure and found his way to freedom.
Ethical shoe company TOMS moves beyond the buy one/give one model
Shoppers can now choose to support a broader range of social issues.
The Jasper Wool Eco Chukka proves that shoes can be designed sustainably
This ingenious design uses biodegradable waste products to build the greenest shoe you've ever owned.