The 57,000-acre San Andres Refuge, which works to restore desert bighorn sheep, launched its quest for energy independence in 2005 and has implemented several s

Impact Energies sells and leases solar panel systems to people making less than $6 a day in Ghana. It was acquired by Persistent Energy Partners.

Many people want to go off grid and lose the electric bill, but does it make sense?

Thousands of pounds of moldy cardigans and unsellable denim shorts are being burned in lieu of oil and coal at Västerås near Stockholm.

Mayor Sadiq Kahn wants Londoners to stay hydrated with public water fountains while generating less plastic waste.

Organic supermarket chain EkoPlaza teams with an anti-plastic waste group to launch a supermarket aisle liberated from plastic packaging.

A Product Impact Dashboard tells you exactly how much rubbish was used to create Pentatonic's cushions, tables and serving bowls.

You may love Amazon Prime, but the environment doesn't.

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.

As much as 66 metric tons of human excrement from visitors to Alaska's Denali National Park could soon be released into the pristine Alaskan coast.

These plastic filters far surpass plastic straws in coastal cleanup tallies and they're toxic on land, too.

The newly identified species weaves silky air chambers to survive high tide.

Psychologists and scientists are concerned about the rising rates of suicide among children, and what the shrinking gender gap might mean.

255 top climate scientists are reiterating their conclusions on global warming in the face of increased e-mail attacks.

A study funded by the Koch brothers debunks Climategate, but the cable news media doesn't cover it.

Authentic sounds of the wild can now be downloaded for free to your iPhone. Assign your friends their own unique howl, hoot or roar.

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.

Soil is drying up all over the world, Google is dropping big bucks building a wind power transmission line, and a spider and centipede battle it out.

Dell makes recycling its old laptops fairly easy, but most companies make it tough for customers to return no-longer-usable electronics for safe disposal.

Center for Environmental Health's new guide attempts to consolidate electronic buying guides from many nonprofits.

A light-emitting diode (LED) developed at MIT operates at 230-percent efficiency. That's not a typo. LEDs will provide 70 percent of the world's general lightin

Sustainability played a key role at this year's CES with both the CEA and Bosch donating materials and funds to Habitat for Humanity green building efforts.

Daniel Ballou separates the working parts from the heavy parts to make a speaker system out of concrete blocks.

Do energy vampires haunt your living room? Find out if you are electricity-savvy with your entertainment devices.

But there are things you can do if you find a big 4K TV under the tree.

Almost 40 miles of coral reef and beach around Cancun and Puerto Morelos are now insured against storms.

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

A storm chaser captured stunning clear video of a perfect tornado in Wyoming.

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

Scientists scramble to understand the causes of colony collapse disorder.

With the right equipment and preparation, it can be worth the hard work of venturing into the wilderness in winter.

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

Alaska professor discusses why the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should not be opened for oil drilling.

Hundreds of hikers battle altitude sickness and frostbite as they wait in line to summit Mount Everest.

Family sends an SOS message in a bottle from California's Arroyo Seco River — and it saves them.

Columnist Matt Hickman offers advice on how to get a crunchy-granola, green husband to wear underwear.

Do you spend more time in the kitchen during the holidays? If so, opt for uniquely designed, versatile tea and dish towels instead of paper towels.

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

Trust Chanie Kirschner when she says you can't go wrong with flowers and chocolate -- organic or free trade, of course.

MNN's lifestyle blogger finally upgrades to all-organic bedding after her old duvet cover started falling apart.

Journalist Heather Rogers maintains that we can't buy our way out of the crisis our planet is experiencing.

Buck the summertime tropical/nautical pillow trend and indulge your inner science dork by opting for Gus*Modern's new organic cotton graphic pillow line featuri

The granola guru John Mackey has a new book and is once again making waves with his outspoken views.

EWG grades the products many of us use to clean our kitchens and houses. How do your 'green' cleaning products rate?

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

From fewer migraines to more self-esteem, there are so many mental and physical benefits to growing old.

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

Why drive when you can dehydrate? Discover the fruit dehydrator you already own. It's parked on your street.

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