Because they started setting aggressive goals early, it still leaves Germany ahead of schedule on Paris Climate Agreement commitments

"Achtung Baby" is an American mom's analysis of how German culture fosters resilience in children.

Author Sara Zaske shows that it all comes down to respecting a child's right to independence.

Other cities might consider it to reduce congestion too.

A study comparing the two countries shows vast differences in how cars are used.

As Barbara Hendricks leaves the Environment Ministry, we look at the success of meatless meetings in a country with a strong meat culture

Kaden + Lager architects are building SKAIO, ten storeys of hybrid timber construction.

Cars kill thousands every day, wreck our cities, and spout CO2. What should we do about it?

Think antipasto spread, but with so much more than meat and cheese.

The goal is a good one. The timeline is not.

Limits would save lives and significantly reduce carbon emissions, but let's keep our priorities straight.

Air-drying clothing is definitely the cheapest, and especially the most eco-friendly way of drying your clothes; no energy or machinery is needed. However, if you live in a small space, a rainy country or simply are a busy (or forgetful) person,

Electric cars are the darlings of the green technology futurists. But wait, cries a receding voice, "what about the environmental impact of all those batteries?" Until recently, that lurking uncertainty shadowed the

Urban farming was way more than a fad in the 1940s.

"Has the global food system been irrevocably hijacked?" One filmmaker asks and begins to answer this frightening question.

Retro Report revisits the Flavr Savr, the first genetically engineered food to hit American grocery stores.

An anti-GMO campaign declares victory.

As the FDA continues to hesitate, the two largest U.S. grocery stores want nothing to do with Frankenfish.

In a lawsuit settlement today, General Mills agreed to remove the “100% Natural” from more than 20 of its products.

Researchers in the UK are using genetic engineering to fight the bird flu epidemic.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first genetically engineered animal for human consumption.

But more than that, the film is a love story about cooking and gardening -- and the importance of regaining control over where our food comes from.

Photo: Michael Graham Richard. Click to see 2010 Toyota Prius Slideshow.2010 Toyota^ Prius Hybrid: Hello WorldAfter some not too suspenseful waiting, here it is. The official debut of the 3rd generation Toyota Prius hybrid! You can see tons of

On This Week with George Stephanopoulos yesterday, conservative columnist George Will commented on President Obama's emphasis on green cars, now that the White House is arguably a co-owner of Chrysler and

In a bid to highlight the clean air advantage of the Toyota Mirai, a hydrogen fuel cell electric car, the company is putting up pollution-scrubbing billboards.

The forthcoming Tri-Gen facility is being called "the world's first megawatt-scale 100% renewable power and hydrogen generation station."

We've been seeing Nellie's dryer balls and their various knockoffs throwing around their purportedly eco-friendly clout everywhere lately, even on green shopping sites and environmental blogs we know and love. (We even tried to correct these misguided

Photo credit: What Rhymes with Nicole Target may finally be feeling the heat from consumer, health, and environmental groups such as the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ), which has been vociferous in its campaign to get the nation's

Short design-life products made of PVC have been a common, inexpensive, and functional choice for almost 50 years. But, vinyl can also be a risky choice of material for objects often handled by consumers, posing a risk of lead exposure, especially if

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The US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), under pressure to lessen childhood exposure to lead in toys and clothing, has set a deadline of early February 2009. That's

Stickers can be fun, but how eco-friendly is this new craze for decorating walls? We have found two brands that claim their vinyls to be eco-chic, and some even come with decorative eco-reminders; very clever! Hu2 in the UK has just

The saola is an extremely rare relative of the ox that is found only in the forests of the Annamite Range of Vietnam and Laos. Discovered in 1992, scientists know very little about the elusive beast, which is known among locals as a

In addition to being one of the planet's most endangered primates, northern white-cheeked crested gibbons are among the most romantic -- and it's their love of the serenade which clued researchers to a significant discovery. Over

The historical character of this old Saigon building was preserved with a fresh and respectful makeover.

Clean energy is creating jobs and boosting local economies nationwide.

Free Geek is a non-profit reuse organization. Its mission: provide access to computers, the internet, education, and job skills to the local community.

The internet company thinks it is better if people work at the office rather than on the internet. Is this a good idea?

We're looking for treehuggers with a nose for a story.

Basically, Pakistan's hydroelectric reservoirs are drying up. Several are reported to be at "dead level," which means the turbines can only use run-of-the-river flows, and have lower output as a result. Because natural gas supplies are also low,

As if melting Himalayan glaciers weren't enough to radically (and perhaps catastrophically) reshape water supply in South Asia, a new report from researchers at Purdue University shows that summer monsoons could be

The near-death of one of India's most distinguished scientists has halted work on a major hydroelectric dam in the Himalayas. Professor AD Agarwal, 77, former dean of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi at Kanpur,

From the "re-positioning of old news' file: as quoted in the New York Times story about a trillion dollar minerals discovery in Afganistan, U.S.

Back when 20% of Pakistan was underwater, I wrote about the influence of deforestation on the flooding--deforestation caused in no small part by illegal logging at the hands of the so-called timber mafia, a group with

After Pakistan's extensive hydroelectric power resources dried up in 2008, Australian coal was marketed to satisfy the growing power consumption

As salinization impacts agriculture around the world—another effect of climate change that will hit already-vulnerable places and people the hardest—farmers, small-scale farmers in particular, have to figure out how to

Time-lapse video shows the construction of a latrine in rural Pakistan -- from before the hole is dug until the doors are hung on each 'stall.'

Climate-related disasters and other losses will cost Pakistan $14 billion each year, a former environment has said.

In a recent show of solidarity with the forests and one another, more than a thousand villagers gathered to simultaneously give their beloved trees a loving squeeze.

$46 million is going to give students who do well their own solar power.