No longer structurally safe, parts of the aged San Francisco building will reemerge as a monumental recycled public art piece.

Where: Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco View Larger Map When: Saturday, April 23, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. What: A robust, daylong event aimed at educating and inspiring San Franciscans to focus on environmental issues and promote solution-oriented community action. Musical performers, speakers and activists will grace the stage, while workshops and community discussions will […]

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s methods for helping humanity include those both financially and environmentally sustainable.

Here are five cities that are taking a stand against plastic bags. Is yours next?

Some green-minded cities make terrific vacation spots for tourists looking for eco-excitement.

By 2020, the entire city of San Francisco plans to be waste-free, thanks to a new initiative by Recology.

Biking is an excellent form of green exercise, and many cities have fun bicycle routes to explore.

Hybrid cars like the Prius are starting to become fairly ubiquitous, but I’ve always been interested in cars that are even more radical, like those that have been converted to run on vegetable oil.

The biggest current trend of in reuse? Upcycling, according to author K.B. Keilbach. Upcycling simply takes something, cleans it and uses it for something else.

Simply put, a public plaza gives people a place to sit and hang out. It’s an open area, often filled with plants and fountains, along with other outside decor. They are mostly found in bigger cities, but a few have found their way into up-and-coming cities.