You can watch the live stream of the conference and follow my live tweets from the event.

While the days of excess seem to be over, a party in New York last week showed that it’s always in vogue (and on budget) to be green.

Celebrate the summer kick-off with a picnic that's easy on the planet.

Too hot to entertain inside? Head out to the back deck and don't forget these 12 eco-friendly outdoor eating' and drinkin' wares.

In a down economy, weddings for 2 instead of 200 are on the upswing (and they're more eco-friendly and personal, too).

If you’re stocking up for your Memorial Day Weekend parties, you might want to serve some skinny cocktails that use real ingredients to your guests.

In his last scheduled trip to the nation's capital as governor, Dave Freudenthal has some frank discussions with policy makers — and this MNN blogger.

A videographer captures eerie footage of Colorado's High Park Fire, one of several blazes now raging in the dry, windy, beetle-infested U.S. West.

It's 'open season on open space,' according to The Cultural Landscape Foundation's 2017 'Landslide' report.

Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders, 82, hiked the entire Appalachian Trail in a year.

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are looking for the funniest candid photos of animals just being themselves.

Some trails are more attractive for solo treks because of their blend of solitude and safety.

BirdCast shows the volume and direction of birds in the U.S.

This foliage map from SmokeyMountains.com is a handy, up-to-date guide to fall leaf season all over the country.

We've got picks that include documentaries, fantasy, fiction and even kid movies.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame supports the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce's anti-fracking position. Cooperstown is located in central New York, in the hea

It may be a largely symbolic victory for environmentalists, but many critics of hydraulic fracturing hope it will set an example for other states to follow.

Does 'fracking' need a new name? The slang for hydraulic fracturing sounds dirty and disconcerting — and now a study finds it even curbs support for the contr

The Youngstown quakes were triggered by wastewater injection, scientists have discovered.

Prize-winning design proposal revives defunct post offices by transforming them into food-sharing centers.

Is a bill that treats homelessness as a medical condition flawed? Or is it just what the doctor ordered?

The 'Icelandic Model' may be the country's best export.

In 2015, Albuquerque launched an innovative program aimed at helping the area's homeless. Instead of ticketing panhandlers, city officials offered them jobs.

When you leave your food donation by your mailbox on May 12, make sure to keep a record of it.

Walter Carr, a dedicated young employee, wins accolades in Alabama for going above and beyond to get to his first day of work.

Some are eyeing empty department stores as potential transitional housing for the homeless.

A new study suggests people who deliver bad news are never seen as innocent.

The new and highly Instagrammable interactive exhibition in Miami Beach receives a violation for generating marine debris.

Chemists at Colorado State University think they've found a polymer that's similar to plastic and can be easily manufactured and recycled.

Dr. Sarah-Jeanne Royer at the University of Hawai'i discovered that plastic bags are contributing to global warming by giving off methane.

There's microplastic all around us, and we're consuming it at astounding rates, according to several studies.

You won’t recognize all the names from Time’s list of people that most affect our world, but you’ll want to get to know them.

Video: Future360 travels to Austin, TX, to unearth a radical new energy storage technology. Xtreme Power's patented power cell promises to be a game changer in

Are you looking for a green energy internship for summer 2013? If so, let me help you with your search.

Japanese homeowners are investing in solar panels in an act that the WSJ describes as a 'post-tsunami revolt against conventional electric utilities.'

NYC announces a scheme in which organic food waste will help to boost production of methane-rich biogas at the city's largest wastewater treatment plant.

From one of the world's top pistachio-producing regions, comes a not-too-entirely nutty idea: Burning waste shells to heat buildings.

British Airways partners with an American biofuel firm to build a massive facility outside of London that will produce garbage-based jet fuel.

Homeowners with top-notch credit in California, Arizona, New Jersey and 5 other states will be eligible for direct loans from the PV-installing behemoth.

Here are the films to catch at the country's largest environmental film fest — including one about making saké and the tragic industry of trophy hunting.

You might already know that Dory is a Pacific blue tang and Nemo is a clownfish, but how well do you know the other species that are represented in the films?

Botanophobics may want to avert their eyes.

Physicist Kenneth Libbrecht, a leading expert on snowflake formation, is proud to have added scientific accuracy to Disney's hit animated musical.

The compelling documentary 'Babushkas of Chernobyl' offers a haunting and beautiful picture of life in a disaster area thought lost to humanity.

It’s as if Hollywood writers and directors have decided that by the time we are fighting space wars, misogyny will be a thing of the past.

Used often in film productions, the lovingly preserved Canadiana Village is mostly for show.

Tatooine, a desert planet in 'Star Wars,' may have a real-life analogue 1,000 light-years away.

In the documentary "One Big Home," carpenter Thomas Bena goes behind the scenes to explores the trophy homes and "starter castles" of Martha's Vineyard.

Featured in several Hollywood productions, the arch and its support pillars collapsed after heavy coastal storms.

Anxiety and fear give way to joy and awe when we tune into scenes of the natural world, finds a study commissioned by BBC, makers of "Planet Earth II."