gadgets Which has the larger carbon footprint: SSDs or HDDs? Rob Beschizza

Environment Eco-warrior chefs flee Sweden, leave 158 barrels of sh*t as parting gift Ellsworth Toohey

Science Geothermal energy potential could power US thousands of times over Ellsworth Toohey

sustainability Recycled plastic railway ties have lower carbon footprints Rob Beschizza

News Don't hate the drinking fountain button — it's just misunderstood Mark Frauenfelder

climate change New Belgium Brewing tackles carbon emissions by ditching gas for electric heat-pump boilers Thom Dunn

sustainability Bacon grease conundrum solved: quick and easy cleanup with aluminum foil Mark Frauenfelder

vinyl Greener records are here: Michael Stipe and Beatie Wolfe featured on first bioplastic vinyl Rusty Blazenhoff

sustainability I stayed in an Earthship and it felt like I was on another planet Jennifer Sandlin

architecture Christopher Alexander, pioneering architect and creator of A Pattern Language, has died Gareth Branwyn

environmentalism Today is Earth Day. Watch this message from Carl Sagan. David Pescovitz

video games New scientific paper explores the ways that Mario Kart can help reduce poverty and improve global sustainability Thom Dunn

Cooking Eat your Christmas tree? Gareth Branwyn

sustainability Hemp "wood" here we come! Gareth Branwyn

kickstarter These shoes are made from apples Thom Dunn

design Instead of plastic bottles, here's drinking water in an edible blob Mark Frauenfelder

makers Young woman invents ingenious bioplastic made from fish scales and red algae David Pescovitz

Space International Space Station's "Plastic Recycler" machine will crank out 3D printer feedstock in orbit David Pescovitz

Technology Apple's claims about recycling and sustainability are kinda entirely nonsense Séamus Bellamy

happy mutants Homebiogas: easy, clean, climate-friendly way to heat and power your home with garbage Cory Doctorow