Can we just all put palm oil biodiesel produced on deforested peatlands to rest already: A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme shows that biodiesel production under these

Image: Casajuntoalrio Willie Smits long ago abandoned the customary role of the microbiologist. After working in the Indonesian rainforest for three decades (and marrying a tribal queen), he has taken it upon himself to regrow the delicate ecosystems

French tire giant Michelin recently held its 10th Challenge Bibendum, this time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event is a chance for Michelin to rally industry players around the flag of sustainable mobility and the future of the automobile. Here's me loo

This year, French tire giant Michelin (yes, the Michelin that made the tires on your car) held its 10th Challenge Bibendum event, this time in Rio de Janeiro. If you've never heard of this thing, don't kick yourself,

Is the conventional wisdom that we need not worry about tailpipe emissions in biofuel-powered vehicles, because the plants had been absorbing carbon while growing, grossly misguided?

There's no mystery why gas mileage is not as good in the winter, but there are some things you can do to make it better.

This article from The Guardian explores the tin mines of Bangka and the death tolls that come with them.

The rare earth metals mining industry is one rife with issues. But is there a way to green up the business?

The Double Pyramid is an innovative way of portraying how the ecological footprints of our food compare to their nutritional value.

It creates as much CO2 as a million transatlantic flights. Why isn't this a bigger deal?

For years we've been talking about renting or borrowing rather than owning. There are so many things that people own but rarely use...

There are 1.2 million real ones, but most of it is all about the show.

At Woodrise 2019, Katerra CEO Michael Marks wows the wood world.

Also called "carbon lock-in," it's about time.

Here's one room in the house that might benefit from a bit more tech.

Bitcoin mining uses so much power that it may well turn into an environmental disaster.

Don't Blink or You'll Miss It! Google has created a series of video ads called "Search Stories". They're basically short vignettes showing some cool projects that were made possible by people finding the right information (using Google, of course). The

From the Redskins' huge solar installation to a solar-powered NASCAR track that mows its grass with sheep, major sporting venues can be an ideal location for solar power. From large expanses of rooftops and parking lots to their high energy needs to

The Michigan basin has extensive shale gas reserves, yet it is not a political issue for Democrats or Republicans. Why?

Researchers propose using the vibrations of the heart to keep pacemakers going, eliminating the need to replace batteries.

The last pack of wolves in a Michigan national park is near extinction. Should humans intervene?

An Ann Arbor brewery has just completed a $350,000 overhaul of its facilities, all in the name of greener beer.

Plus, NTSB Investigators said a "culture of deviance" delayed Enbridge's response once the 2010 was first detected.

Beekeeper, and World War II veteran, is at risk of losing his beehives he's had since the 1950s.

It wouldn't solve everything, but becoming a solar power hub could give a new spark to the area.

When the incumbents do everything in their power to keep you out of the market, rather than try to compete with you directly on the merit of their products, you know you're on to something.

Does the state of Michigan need a wolf hunt? Voters will get the chance to weigh in.

However, the voter’s choice won’t be the final say.

Proposed bill would make burning tires and other industrial solid waste count towards the state’s mandate of generating 10 percent of its energy from renewables.

As you walk across the stately lawns of many college campuses, you might not put much thought into what it takes to keep those lawns so neatly trimmed and manicured. Well, that is unless you're being woken up after a long night of "studying" to the

Addicted to a lush green yard? It’s time to change the paradigm and kick the grass to the curb.

Perhaps it is time to stuff this duck analogy.

This will mark a significant scaling of electrified transportation—including trucks and buses too.

In a compromise with environmentalists, the energy giant is committing some significant resources to clean tech.

It's a moveable feast of cheaper, cooler, greener electricity for building blockchains.

Could it be that more efficient lighting means less coal being dug to power it?

Starting in 1936 they wired the entire country, the houses, the tools and the farms, changing America. It is time to think big and do it again.

Microsoft decided that a good way to advertise its cloud-based Office 365 software would be to actually put a T-Mobile wifi router with 15 days of free wifi inside a magazine advert.

And really, how self driving cars are an attack on freedom.

Alphabet, Google's parent company, has scrapped the release of the Project Ara phone.

And a big part of the pitch is sustainability and comfort.

All work and no play? Here's a work space with some playful humor built in.

They do this so well in Montreal.

Fleet purchasing may turn out to be critical to electrification.

What's next after the coal purge?

This doesn't seem right.

You already own the solutions. They are called feet.

From scooters to cargo bikes, a bunch of alternatives to driving that car.

In a word, no. Ford can sell this fiction, but it is all about friction.

E-bikes will eat cars, and H2 bikes will eat Toyotas.