This weekend will feature several overlapping events meant to combat a growing plague of garbage around the world.

Copenhagen gains an unusual new landmark in the form of a multitasking waste-to-energy plant designed by Bjarke Ingels Group that functions as a ski slope.

Malaysia and the Philippines are forcefully rejecting trash from wealthier countries.

Can you spot all of these incognito critters?

The predators burn energy 1.6 times faster than previously thought, a study finds, helping explain why the loss of sea ice hits them so hard.

A few hacked e-mails does not overturn the mountain of science behind global warming, and if you think otherwise you're either coldly disingenuous or informatio

For the media, exonerated climate scientists aren't nearly as interesting as evil, manipulative ones.

AT&T's ZERO Charger won’t draw electricity from a power outlet when disconnected from a mobile phone.

Nintendo gets the lowest score on the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics for its failure to address e-waste or cut CO2 emissions.

Increasingly efficient computers belie the truth that our virtual world is using more and more electricity.

Ann Louise Gittleman offers '1,268 Ways to Outsmart the Hazards of Electronic Pollution'

The new towers collect much more sunlight during the mornings, evenings and all days of the year regardless of clouds or shadows

A new style of tiny lithium battery that can charge wirelessly could help make cyborg grafts an imminent reality.

Anyone in the U.S. can buy Google Glass starting at 9 a.m. ET on April 15 through the Explorer program – but spaces are limited.

Counterfeit certification labels on household electronics are a safety issue not to be ignored.

While there are no remaining unmapped islands waiting to be discovered, these destinations live up to the deserted island lore.

A giant sinkhole, the length of two football fields and six stories deep, opened up in a New Zealand farm in Rotorua.

Carefully managed fire is used as a tool to protect wildlands from invasive plants and other threats.

A wildlife corridor in Brazil's Atlantic Forest will help animals like the golden lion tamarin thrive in its preferred environment.

Pando, the world's largest-known organism, is dying. But there might still be time to save this wonder of nature.

A team of veterinarians use tilapia skin as a healing bandage on their paws.

Here are a few highlights from legislation that's poised to boost wilderness protection across the country.

The affordable organic cotton fashion line threw a star-studded private shopping party in Venice, Calif.

Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, the health food store staple with confounding labeling, has been a green home fixture for over 60 years.

Switching out some surprisingly toxic household products for cleaner, greener alternatives can help save your health, money and the planet.

Starting June 2011, beauty products making 'organic' claims will have to meet the same certification standards as food products at Whole Foods.

An all-natural mix that’s wheat-free, gluten-free and made with organic ingredients.

With so many organic companies owned by large corporations, some of their profits may be used to fight Proposition 37 – which would require genetically modifi

ColdLife organics grows its own food, keeps it cold, and delivers it to your door.

A guild of artisans is preserving traditional weaving methods in a region of Peru overshadowed by the ruins of Machu Picchu.

You can still enjoy a wide variety of pasta dishes while following a special diet with these suggestions.

If you're sleeping in on the weekends, you might be setting yourself up for a host of chronic health issues.

With green hotels, vegan grub and the nation's oldest wildlife refuge, Oaktown stays true to its roots.

Nero's Grill at Caesars is changing the gambling town's image by sourcing sustainably.

In Maryland, local restaurants and retailers will be featuring state wines through June 12, 2011.

Organic, fair trade, locally sourced … these chocolates fit the sustainable requirements our food blogger expects — and they're absolutely delicious, too.

Iron Chef Jose Garces’ whiskey bar in the Rittenhouse Square section of Philadelphia serves a sustainable burger and fries that are worth the wait.

Fresh and delicious, the ice cream from this popular Old City, Philadelphia store is worth the wait.

Taking a cue from the LEED certified building it’s housed in, Table 31 sources sustainably and creates dishes that contributes to Philadelphia being a dining

Please the crowd at the pool, the park or in your backyard with our healthy, farmers market-focused recipes.

While "Million Dollar Baby" earned critical acclaim and a Best Actress Oscar for Hilary Swank, it also took a toll on her health.

The chlorine originates in sea salt and may have a role in climate change.

Scientists are still trying to determine what happened to the levels of mercury in Utah's Great Salt Lake, which have dipped by almost 90 percent.

Yet one more scandal rocks the Chinese people as ongoing food regulation issues continue to haunt them.

A bee memorial service is being held this Sunday to remember the 50,000 pollinators killed by pesticides at an Oregon Target store.

Europe's moratorium on neonicotinoid pesticides is being challenged by Bayer CropScience. Bee advocates, however, are fighting back.

A tarantula's toxic brew could serve as an insecticide against agricultural pests that consume the venom orally.

Here's how to say goodbye to chemicals and hello to an eco-friendly lawn.

Meanwhile, a new Bayer-funded study disputes that its pesticide is killing bees.

The pesticides, called neonicotinoids, are "highly likely" to be triggering bee deaths, say researchers.