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Here are the fair-trade hipster shoes you’ve been waiting for

Now you can buy your chukka boots and slip-on flats with less guilt. You can even send 'em back for recycling when they're worn out.

Holly Richmond Technology

What the U.N.’s new climate report says about North America

It's going to get hotter in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico -- and wetter in some spots but drier in others. These graphics tell the story.

John Upton Climate & Energy

U.N. climate report offers lots of bummer news plus a few dollops of encouragement

Global warming will particularly screw over poor countries, says the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. But adaptation is starting to catch on.

John Upton Climate & Energy

Here’s a solution to most bikes’ dirty secret

The Boske wooden bike, made from sustainably grown maple and recycled pop cans, is almost as green as riding a bike made out of air.

Holly Richmond Technology

Watch North America’s busiest bus stops become more efficient using only sidewalk tape

Rather than armchair postulating about what MIGHT work better, one transit firm did some real-time analysis and videotaped the results.

Holly Richmond Culture

Ask Umbra: So even BPA-free plastic is poisonous now?

Scientists have found that even "safe" plastic sippy cups will leach hormone disrupting chemicals into your kids' milk. Umbra flips her lid.

Ask Umbra® Culture

Tiny house for two? Yes, this dating site is real

Tiny house people have needs, too. And slowly, a few enterprising souls are popping out of the reclaimed woodwork to fulfill them.

Eve Andrews Culture

How did Vancouver get so green?

Vancouver's progress on greenhouse gas emissions shows what's possible with political will and bold leadership. But it also reveals the limits.

Ben Adler Cities

This Texas man is fighting the drought one tank of rainwater at a time

Watch this video of the self-proclaimed "mayor of Tank Town" spreading the good word on rainwater capture in drought-ravaged Texas.

Amelia Urry Culture

This floating electric amphicar could save you from the next tsunami

The Fomm Concept One car isn't meant for fun -- it's meant to rescue victims of flooding in Southeast Asia. (But it looks pretty fun.)

Amber Cortes Technology

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