A new USS Destroyer class, the DGG 51, boasts a hybrid-electric engine to conserve fuel on the high seas.

To get it into fleets at Coca-Cola, Frito-Lay and FedEx, the Indiana auto veterans at Bright Automotive are hoping for a federal loan. Our car blogger travels t

Option packages and other 'forced' features increase the base price of many vehicles, balancing out the environmental value, group says.

Next time you see one of UPS' iconic big brown delivery trucks, look closely because it may be one of the 200 new hybrids hitting the streets of American cities

Toyota Motor Sales released its April 2010 sales figures and Toyota and Lexus hybrid sales are up 41.1% over April 2009.

You haven't lived until you've seen one of these babies clear 14 cars and leap 130 feet in the air. An hour of action uses up half Kuwait's daily oil output, bu

New hybrid system will allow rear-wheel drive light trucks and SUVs to achieve greater fuel efficiency levels.

Vanessa has a beef with meat, again.

Overall, 90 percent of the ground turkey that the magazine examined had one or more of the five bacteria they tested for.

Combating climate change now on the menu for Norway’s armed forces.

During an Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, the secretary of the Interior outlines the Obama administration's energy wish list.

Oil exploration will probably begin in Alaskan waters this summer, according to a top U.S. official, with more lease sales likely in the next four years.

His office confirms that he will leave his job this March to spend more time with his family.

Environmental activists are bringing problems (and solutions) right to your desktop via Google Earth.

Be prepared for a cable news climate bill debate that has nothing to do with the climate bill.

From an eco-city in China to a coffee producer in Uganda to 'towers of power' in Spain and California, some good news from the green frontier.

As the Senate takes up the climate bill (maybe), activists need to point Americans away from lies and despair, toward inspiration and opportunity.

Our media columnist’s newborn son wonders how he’ll get information when he’s all grown up.

When all reason says we ought to be backing more transportation options, the media is still obsessed with automobiles.

The Bolivian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) led an impromptu press conference denouncing the closed meeting of 18 'friendly nations' led by Obama. Hugo Chavez

Both environmentalists and U.N. officials agree ... COP15 was a 'failure.' But the 'Copenhagen Accord,' though flawed could mark the messy beginnings of a post-

Climate change denier and Republican senator Jim Inhofe was given a cool reception by the foreign press corp when he hit Copenhagen last week.

Video: Rachel Maddow is joined by <i>New York Times</i> columnist Thomas Friedman, fresh from attending the climate change conference in Copenhagen for a discus

It's no substitute for simply getting rid of coal, but geo-engineering just may be our planet's Hail Mary pass.

In the face of the global challenge of climate change, our responses too often involve doing Much Too Little or thinking Way Too Big. The real key is to start a

A lawn can be both kinds of green: eco-friendly and lush.

MNN's lifestyle blogger calculates out the daily carbon footprint of her email inbox.

Chanie Kirschner has figured out how to maximize her grocery shopping.

Eco-friendly supply chain. According to a study by management consulting firm Accenture, companies have found that having an eco-friendly supply chain can save

For political purposes, a West Virginia senator is giving the EPA a little breathing room -- for now.

An experiment in low-impact living called One Tonne Life finds a Swedish family moving into a 'climate-smart' home to drastically reduce their carbon footprints

Crew of the F/V Kodiak partners with EcoEmissions to burn fuel more efficiently and reduce pollution.

How do you convene a large group of people to share and learn important information and interact socially without causing a negative impact on the environment?

A new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council details the staggering environmental cost of DVRing 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' every week.

Roughly 20 million Americans work from home on at least a semi-regular basis. Here's how telecommuting is impressive dent in carbon emissions — and what you

Mustang, Escape, Focus now come in more colors, with more renewable parts, than ever before.

Quick, somebody get Rudolph some Rolaids. Along with the methane emissions generated by a fleet of airborne tundra reindeer, take a gander at other contributor

Energy-related CO2 emissions will be 7 percent lower than their 2005 level of nearly 6 billion metric tons in 2020, according to new government data.

A new study shows that share prices increase slightly after a carbon disclosure is made.

For your health and the environment's, take at least one weekly stroll.

Help reduce your child's carbon footprint by teaching them eco-friendly habits. Teach your kids to turn off the lights and water when not in use, try to walk mo

Your virtual carbon footprint may be bigger than you think. You telecommute, while your friends idle in stop-and-go traffic on the way to work, but don’t feel

A project at CalTech and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is trying to measure the carbon footprint of human activity in the Los Angeles basin.

Actor warns of a 'catastrophic warming of the planet' if carbon pricing is not enforced to curb the emissions of the fossil fuel industry.

I have no idea what my carbon footprint is. Do you know yours? This bracelet could help.

Christmas is the season for many things, including a massive carbon footprint.

Americans are curbing their love affair with beef and the result is a 10 percent reduction in food-related emissions.

Meal kits aren't as bad for the environment as a trip to the grocery store for the same ingredients in terms of greenhouse gas emissions.

MNN exclusive: He's driven an electric RAV4 (powered by the sun) for more than eight years. Now, the actor-activist comes to MNN to talk about its new iteration

Lin Guohui's Bulb Flashlight is just that: A screw-in 40W LEDreplacement bulb with a rechargeable battery that can be removed and used as a handheld torch.