Everyone spends all their time in open kitchens. Here's why they should get out of there.

Here's what they proposed in New Jersey to build better and safer cities for older citizens.

So what if millennials killed mayonnaise and golf. Baby boomers killed the stuff that really matters — like the climate.

Small businesses generate more jobs — and our kids are going to need them — so support Small Business Saturday.

In Japan, they call it "rougai." In North America, the rage against older generations is about to get much, much worse.

How architect Le Corbusier, a 13th-century abbey and a busload of tourists taught me some lessons.

New local foods website brings all of Philadelphia’s many choices together.

Dancers appear from out of nowhere to amuse vendors and shoppers at a California farmers market.

We've also created a bucket list of farmers markets and a book review of 'Wild,' the book that everyone is talking about — even Oprah.

The initiative’s sponsors are looking at Vermont’s local food program as a model.

The nip in the air says it's time to transition from summer cooking to fall cooking with this end-of-summer vegetable soup.

Learn simple tips to go green around your home and during the day from Laura Turner Seydel.

Video: Visit a restaurant where every staffer spends time on the restaurant farm.

Laura Turner Seydel offers easy daily transportation tips to lessen your impact.

Learn how to make eco-smart decisions at home.

Learn what is green in the stimulus package.

Learn about the characters in Ted Turner's classic environmental animated series, Captain Planet and the Planeteers.

Some cities don't recycle glass, but that doesn't mean you can't reuse glass bottles for candles, hummingbird feeders or even chandeliers.

This offbeat but ancient gardening technique remains a novel way to show off your plants.

Ditch the plastic letters and kitschy tourist magnets for something more in touch with nature for your fridge.

The tags show that you took the extra time to make your gift special.

These DIY projects will have you see plastic bottles in completely new ways.

NREL’s new Research Support Facilities basement maze will help cut energy use by two-thirds.

Despite lawsuits, the DOE awards the all-electric auto manufacturer its first big government loan.

Google announces breakthrough in mirror technology that could cut the costs of solar thermal power in half.

In the past, this season has brought bad news to nuclear power advocates. This year, everything is turning up roses.

In the latest installment of the Faces of the Recovery Act video series, the U.S. Department of Energy showcases 1366 Technologies.

Administration stimulus spending has jump-started an unstoppable EV revolution, says President Obama. Because of the Recovery Act, the cars will plummet in cost

Sandia National Laboratories is investing $8.5 million in four projects that are part of the Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS) program.

Job-creating grants are making their way to a swing state near you!

The U.S. Department of Energy will guarantee a $1.45 billion loan for the Abengoa Solar Solana project in the Arizona desert.

Learn how solar panels convert the sun’s rays into energy in this DOE video.

Turbine sites in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia identified as prime parcels for projects.

Entrepreneurs are encouraged to participate in the America's Next Top Energy Innovator challenge, hosted by the Department of Energy.

The solar company's collapse has electrified many critics of President Obama. But what does it say about the sustainability of U.S. solar power overall?

Solyndra's public and highly controversial bankruptcy filing is affecting other solar projects.

App developers can enter to win up to $30,000.

Solyndra's 2011 bankruptcy cast a shadow over the U.S. solar power sector, but ongoing growth in the past year may indicate it was only a partial eclipse.

Some of the nation's most recognized brands are joining the Department of Energy's Workplace Charging Challenge.

The third time's a charm for the resiliency-minded contender from New Jersey.

Pearl Fryar has no horticultural training but his talent is apparent in the 300 sculptures at Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden in Bishopville, S.C.

Ever wondered what different types of caterpillars look like before they transform into butterflies? Here are 10 instagram-worthy before-and-after photos

I didn't realize what a dead zone the lawn is until I lived in a meadow.

Before you check the medicine cabinet, you might want to look in your backyard for a healing plant.

Part of the issue is succulent habitat destruction, but the bigger problem is poaching by highly organized global smuggling rings.

A documentary introduces world-renowned garden designer Ryan Gainey, who was a self-taught visionary who had a distinctive style — and complex relationships.

Ecological landscape designer Jessi Bloom offers guidance in designing a yard that is healing for spirit and nature and creating sacred, meditative space.

A new study has found that most plants are extremely sensitive to touch, and even a light touch can significantly stunt their growth.

North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina may have something to gain when it comes to offshore drilling, but the events of 2010 remind us that they also have

Moose lasagna, a hot seller at European stores operated by the world-dominating purveyor of flat-pack furnishings, is found to contain trace amounts of pork.