Lazy New Yorkers who want to stay on the island and sunbathe will get this floating artificial beach on the Hudson River if this scheme gets crowdfunded and approved.

Perhaps we are getting carried away with all this Smart City Talk; Amanda O’Rourke thinks so.

Survey finds that drivers with a few "smart" features in their cars take a lot more risks.

If there's a holy grail of liquid renewable fuels it might look something like this: High yield per acre, doesn't negatively impact water supplies, doesn't compete with food crops, and is cost-competitive with fossil

A new article published in the online journal PLoS ONE takes on the issue of energy sprawl -- namely how much land is required to produce energy from different sources -- under different potential US energy and climate policies in 2030.

It's been a while since a good poo-power story has come down the pipe, but here's an interesting one: Massachusetts-based biofuels company Qteros and wastewater recyclers Applied Clean Tech have announced that they

Two new pieces in NRDC's Switchboard blog remind us that the debate over corn ethanol subsidies is alive and well; and illustrate, through two new reports, the benefits of ditching Federal support altogether. The first, from the

After several decades of Lrapid rise in world grain yields, it is now becoming more difficult to raise land productivity fast enough to keep up with the demands of a growing, increasingly affluent, population.

The first large-scale commercial operation to produce cellulosic ethanol (the kind of ethanol made not from corn or other grown crops, but from organic waste) in the US just got major backing from the oil industry, and will be online in 2013. The New

No more pepperoni, salami, bacon, or ham will be offered on school menus.

The unprecedented move means that these schools will have greater access to funding and registrations.

This competition for the best environmental photography never fails to be interesting and professional.

A new study found men think society expects them to conform to stereotypes ... but how right are they?

We often ask the question "Why buy when you can rent?" but we never thought of this.

Well, this is pretty clever. If you're enticed by the idea of having fresh eggs straight from the backyard, but are not sure if you're ready to commit, RentTheChicken.com lets you rent some chickens!

We have seen many ups and downs in the prefab world, but they may be getting it right this time.

Architype demonstrates that simple forms and careful window choices are the way to build efficient, affordable homes.

Drones can continually monitor active volcanoes to help with advanced warnings of eruptions.

The HRP-5Ps were created by man. They evolved. There are many copies. And they have a plan.

It is a few years old but a real find. We probably won't see the likes of it again for a while.

:: Make your soles sustainable with shoe shopping tips from Summer Rayne Oakes.

Cut the grass will you?...Are you done edging?....Time to water the

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

It's not pretty, but a fact of life, gardens are rich pickings for thieves.

The printer makes designs from soil, seeds and water that sprout and grow into lovely living artwork.

Here at TreeHugger we've long documented how every major religious group has come out supporting strong action on climate change, so the following irony, pointed out by Climate Progress shouldn't come as a shock: Even

A new study in the journal Conservation Biology found that snow leopards living near Buddhist monasteries in Tibet are being helped by monks who actively patrol the forests to prevent poachers from killing the endangered cats.

Rev. Richard Cizik and the nonprofit New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good have released a video message to President Obama calling on him to do more to protect public lands from destruction by private industry.

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.

That doesn't mean we shouldn't still be trying to electrify everything.

Kodjo Afate Gnikou is a 33 years old inventor from Togo, in West Africa. Using mostly e-waste that he found in a scrap yard, he built a functioning 3D printer that he calls W.AFATE.

Chances are, your holiday gifts may include an electronic gadget or two, and a new initiative aims to encourage and support the proper disposal and recycling of the old ones.

A coating made from copper nanowires could make those smartphone screens a lot tougher and help the gadgets to last longer.

Looking beyond traditional recyclables and the "blue bin", here are some of the organizations and companies seeking to redefine what we consider trash with alternative recycling initiatives and methods of reuse.

Want to know if you can go solar? Now there's a good chance you can easily find out.

But is it truly modular?

Jeans into insulation, plastic bottles into coats – details like this make people more inclined to use the blue bin.

The Canadian province is overhauling its recycling program, which would include holding producers accountable for their wasteful packaging designs.

A partnership between Moisson Montreal and the largest grocery chains in the province will continue to salvage hundreds of tons of food that would otherwise be discarded.

Lloyd Alter would be so proud.

The Guardian's Kara Moses asks, "Do we need conclusive scientific proof to become concerned about an issue?" I think not, because sometimes even conclusive proof isn't enough for government and society to act.

Batteries recycled from old LEAFs run the refrigeration equipment in this all-electric truck.

You already own the solutions. They are called feet.

Michael Pollan writes in the New York Times about the connection between the American diet and the cost of health care; Surprisingly, conservative writers like Marie-Josée Kravis are saying much the same thing,

Oprah treated her audience to an in-depth look at sustainable, cruelty-free eating with a show that included appearances from Michael Pollan and Alicia Silverstone. While Pollan talked about how eating local, organic food can cost

The first Freakonomics book was a lot of fun; the second less so, as it sort of devolved into "if the scientific consensus and/or coast-hugging liberal elite are for it, we are against it" type of thing. Hence Freakonomics Watch; or perhaps it should

All the foodies are outraged by the New York Times Expose on the marketing of cheese. The front page story While Warning About Fat, U.S. Pushes Cheese Sales by Michael Moss describes how Dairy Management helps

With guests Kathy Freston and Michael Pollan, Oprah dedicated her full show yesterday to veganism and meat production. She and her staffers went vegan for a week, some of them have decided to continue the diet (or go "veganish") even

Michael Pollan weighs in on what he calls a "national eating disorder."