Spruce up your holiday décor by bringing nature in with these beautiful and easy DIY projects.

These coasters are a cinch to customize for the animal-lovers in your life.

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.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded $151 million to 37 forward-thinking energy research projects.

Oct. 30 is National Weatherization Day 2009, and awareness events are planned across the country.

Two groups have received $80 million in funding from the ARRA for advanced biofuels research.

Banks won't touch them they are so financially risky. So why does Obama want U.S. taxpayers to fund nuclear plants when there is a 50% chance they will fail?

There is a healthy overlap between protecting national security and protecting the climate. Lockheed Martin & Raytheon get it, when will Congress get on board?

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

The U.S. Department of Energy’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act update webinar archive is now available for viewing.

DOE Recovery Act awards continue with the recent announcement of $92 million in funding for energy research programs.

Like nowhere else, early-adopter state California is subsidizing electric cars and the chargers they'll need to plug into. It's one more reason to move to the G

Experts argue that the downsized power sources can provide safe, efficient energy.

The DOE has awarded $5 million for offshore wind energy facilities and renewable ocean energy projects.

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.

The live Twitter chat will begin on June 27 at 1pm EDT.

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.

The MIT physicist is already steeped in Beltway politics, but his enthusiasm for nuclear power and natural gas worries some environmental advocates.

Meteorologists predict a mostly normal 2019 hurricane season, but that doesn't mean there's no danger.

When Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas, this rescuer opened her home to nearly 100 dogs.

The International Garden Photographer of the Year honors 16 photographers for their macro images of plants and animals.

When flowers start to dry up and die, bees struggle to find nectar and pollen. Here are some signs of nectar death and what you can do to help.

Suet is a high-calorie source of easily digestible food for birds, and making it couldn't be easier.

Moss may seem insignificant, but there are so many unique traits that make this plant important to the ecosystem.

Leaf blowers are a powerful way to get leaves out of your lawn, but they contribute to both air and noise pollution.

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

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.

The FDA has now confirmed that the disgusting sludge a man poured from a freshly opened Pepsi can was a dead frog or toad.

One of the cleanest places in your home may actually be one of the dirtiest, according to a study that suggests one in five showerheads spews out bacteria.

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

The hip Scandinavian superstore becomes the latest company affected by the broadening scandal.

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.

Scientists will release harmless gases in the New York City subway to determine noxious gas threat

Hey nosey garbage man, you got a warrant?

A fleeting ban on the ubiquitous landfill-clogger is overturned by a Manhattan judge.

Mealworms are able to safely subsist on a diet of polystyrene, researchers have found.

The turtle survived, but a video of the ordeal demonstrates why recycling can be a matter of life and death.

It's a bird ... it's a plane ... if it's in New Orleans, it's just a Black Hawk helicopter airdropping old Christmas trees.

In some cities, glass recyclables aren't being recycled at all.

Japanese scientists have found a special bacteria, Ideonella sakainesis, that likes to eat polyethylene terephthalate, better known as PET.

If you can't throw it in the curbside recycling bin, is it really 'easy?'

What happens when railway station buildings are no longer used? Here are 10 being used for restaurants, museums, homes and more.

Companies are salvaging ugly fruits and vegetables and making artisanal foods from what would traditionally have been tossed.

An item you need may be for sale in your own neighborhood — at a price way less than retail.

Popular online shopping holiday produces billions of dollars in sales — and billions of boxes in the trash.

Breathe new life into hard-to-recycle junk with these innovative solutions.