The latest assault on ethanol subsidies comes from one of the nation's leading newspapers.

The Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday that U.S. ethanol production was down about 1 percent.

When the 43 NASCAR drivers start their engines for Sunday's Daytona 500, they will be doing so for the second year with American ethanol-blended fuel in their g

MNN offers a graphical tribute to a gifted grain — corn — in all its many uses.

In an attempt to appease Iowa corn farmers, the sometime-frontrunner mires himself in controversy.

On October 6, Panasonic Corporation is hosting a worldwide Earth Lunch Hour event.

Probably not, but one enthusiast is organizing a petition to make the social networking site consider the idea.

Actress will front marketing campaign targeted at getting more involved in turning off the lights on March 26th.

Supermodel once again named Global Earth Hour Ambassador in preparation for the lights-out moment on March 31.

Whether you go out stargazing or simply relax in the dark at home, spending an hour without power Saturday night might just re-energize your weekend.

Iconic landmarks and skylines all across the globe were plunged into darkness on Saturday for Earth Hour.

Annual event, which encourages people around the world to power down for one hour, teams up with the cast and crew of 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'

This Earth Hour, celebrate the beautiful moments in nature that only occur after the sun goes down.

7 great ways to spend the time and spread the message of Earth Hour with your kids. On Saturday, March 26, 2011, governments, businesses, residential homes, and

This four-part series gives great advice on getting a new generation to enjoy the outdoors.

Video: At-risk young people get hands-on training and spread their new green skills throughout The Big Easy.

Video: At 6 billion bottles and counting, a Fortune 100 company has forged a partnership that’s created the largest recycling center of it’s kind in the wor

Video: Pizza Fusion shows us how any job can become a green job with the right attitude and practices.

When a man and his dog are evicted, people in the community rally to try to keep them together.

Muncie, Indiana, police department lets residents pay off parking tickets with donations to the local animal shelter.

Countless people drove past an injured armadillo, until one compassionate woman came along.

Greeting people you pass on the street with a smile and "Hello" is good for you and them.

Rescuers spent months nursing a paralyzed leopard until the day he stood on his own paws.

Escaped camel, cow and donkey in Kansas are 'halfway towards a live nativity.'

More than one-third of adults in the U.S. over 45 likely suffer from chronic loneliness, but creative housing solutions like these can change those numbers.

Air conditioners have made architects lazy, and we've forgotten how to design houses that might work without it.

Why not design our homes so that we can get at the things that need to be changed? That's the idea behind "Open Building".

With its edible veggie walls and lack of traditional HVAC systems, Carbon Positive House aims to "free us of modern day lifelines."

There are many different types of staircases that can make your home a more efficient, safer and even a more attractive place.

An interesting new prefab in Australia is described as being "Carbon Positive," but what does that mean?

SwimCity is a housing concept for young Swedes who don't mind donning goggles or hopping in a canoe as part of their commute.

Just ask Jenna and Guillaume, who quit their 9-to-5 jobs to pursue their dream of touring North America in a custom-built tiny house.

To go net-zero it's better to try and reduce demand than to increase supply. Here are some very good places to start.

Architect William Maclay brings some sense and sensibility to the concept of net zero energy building.

Environmentalist Peter Bahouth shares the inspiration behind Atlanta's most leafy and lovely Airbnb listing.

Bjarke attack! The Danish maverick is the subject of a climate-themed retrospective at the National Building Museum.

The Passive House Institute and the Passive House Institute US are making news this week as standards change and they diverge further.

Sky City was supposed to be 220 stories and this building was supposed to be 97 stories; but there's more to building than just technical innovation.

Photographer Richard Silver captures the surreal ambience of the "blue hour" with these beautifully spliced landscape images.

A tour of the Bullitt Center in Seattle confirms that it's as green as it can be.

With the Living Building Challenge now under its belt, the facility is being heralded as one of the greenest buildings in the world.

Beauty abounds in the weather-warped details of Dwell Development's latest net-zero residence.

The after-school carpentry wizards at Sawhorse Revolution have big, community-bettering plans for micro-housing.

In rural stretches of Connecticut and Tennessee, two nature-surrounded retreats built for retirees.

In a once iffy stretch of East Oakland, Tassafaronga Village stands as a model of affordable green housing done right.

Co-owned by a quartet of couples, Llano Exit Strategy blends communal living and rural solitude.

Forget Pat Conroy ... nothing says 'summer reading' like upcycling bibles and tiny house memoirs.

Michael Green, champion of lanky, carbon-neutral buildings, sets his sights on the City of Light.

Friggatto cleverly evades the exhausting, expensive process of securing a housing permit in Sweden.

Here are 10 historic shopping centers that are still thriving today.