60-foot sailboat built from plastic bottles docks in Sydney.

As the federal climate bill dies, a regional alliance steps up for emissions controls.

Japanese "solar sail" propelled by the sun.

SHFT co-founder Peter Glatzer interviewed in Dedicated Follower of Fashion.

Country moves to make natural-gas fired plants the new clean-power standard.

Dot Earth asks why oil salvaged from the spill is going to BP instead of U.S. reserves.

A journey into community supported agriculture continues. On the menu: Poached arctic char with Italian dandelion contorni.

Shawn Traylor's kicks off his food co-op cooking odyssey. On the menu: Beef shortribs with beet orzo and a pea shoot gremolata.

A Polish architecture firm's visionary concept for a net-zero skyscraper.

Prefab with near-zero eco-footprint is the perfect retreat for Oregon nature writer.