A rural town creates its own luck when it decides to embrace wind energy.

12 shiny new off-shore turbines in Germany are a reminder of just how far behind the U.S. lags in race for clean offshore energy.

About wind turbines. Efficiency, safety and neighbors are key issues for wind power siting.

Multitasking infrastructure on the Canary Islands could power as many as 500 homes.

A compromise in Washington state may be the example for the rest of the country to follow when it comes to cleaning up our energy sources.

Although natural gas is considered comparably safer and better for the planet than other fossil fuels, there are drawbacks.

The Maxximus LNG 2000 can do zero to 60 in less than 2 seconds, and can run on propane, CNG, LNG or even gasoline. It's a showcase for the vast potential of nat

A nearly 70-foot-long dock floated onto an Oregon beach after being torn loose from a fishing port in Japan after the tsunami.

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle, Habitat for Humanity constructs a prefab-hybrid home that incorporates various future-t

Snow and near sub-zero temps didn't prevent a horde of prefab admirers — including this blogger — from welcoming Breezehouse to the East Coast.

Put down that hamburger, pick up a cricket burger, and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Shipping containers can be transformed into a variety of innovative homes and hotels.

Business as usual is destroying our lives and the environment.

The industry funded National Coalition on Mountaintop Mining is no joke.

Mountaintop removal mining has destroyed hundreds of mountain peaks and at least 1,200 miles of streams in the Appalachians, and remains a hotly contested issue

Communications Wireless Group works with business owners to recycle, refurbish, and reuse old wireless devices while maintaining a zero-landfill policy.

Michael Pollan explains how a variety of plants and animals make for healthy farms, which make for healthy people.

Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

An heirloom tomato has been named after Michael Pollan. The "Michael Pollan" tomato is an oddly shaped green and yellow tomato.

Food news and items of interest from around the Web — Giada de Laurentiis, Jersey Girl Cooks and weeknight dinner parties.

Looking to avoid a date with pesticides this Valentine's Day? Outfit your love <s>dungeon</s> den with stylish sheets and bedding made from organic cotton and o

We've got picks that include documentaries, fantasy, fiction and even kid movies.

White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Austan Goolsbee is seeking feedback from small business owners and entrepreneurs.

Site for wind farms is not exactly the type of field you picture a retired NFL linebacker scouting. But Sean Tufts is not your typical retired player. Nor is he

British Airways partners with an American biofuel firm to build a massive facility outside of London that will produce garbage-based jet fuel.

From Dutch flower fields to Californian slopes, windmills are one of mankind's oldest ( loveliest) energy machines. Here are some windmill photos to celebrate.

I’m making this trek to ask Maine Gov. Paul LePage to lead, follow, or get out of the way of clean energy development.

With stingers that are harmless to humans, stingless bees could be the pollinators that save the day.

A crowd of farmers, environmentalists and community members gather at a May Day rally in Sydney to call for tougher mining restrictions to protect sensitive lan

NASA's space shuttles are gearing up to make their final voyages — this time flying piggyback a special Boeing 747 jet on the way to museum retirement homes.

T. Boone Pickens, the founder of BP Capital Management, joins the Morning Joe gang to discuss the town hall meetings he's been holding across the country on the

Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

It's been a little more than a year since the Gulf oil spill. Jeff Corwin visits the Breton Wildlife Center in Louisiana to see how some of the pelicans affecte

Three years after the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, here's a look at how various victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are recuperating.

Mother's Day meals. Three choices: One for the omnivore, one for the vegetarian and one for the vegan — all mouthwatering.

Mother's Day meals. Ideas for your mom's special meal whether she's a vegan, a vegetarian, or an omnivore.

Mother's Day meals. Whether your mom’s a vegan, a vegetarian or an omnivore, she’ll love at least one of these cupcake recipes.

Mother's Day crafts. They are so easy to do, there's really no excuse not to melt Mom's heart.

Mother's Day songs. In the history of rock, pop and ballads, there are simply way too many songs about mothers that, frankly, Mom would not be happy about.

MNN has assembled a 2010 guide to great, affordable green gifts that Mom will love.

This is what the skies over Beaumont, Texas, look like whenever one of the local refineries loses power.

Can a vacuum suck up China's smog? Daan Roosegaarde will test his new technology soon in Beijing's parks.

Endemic species run a higher risk of extinction because of their geographic isolation.

There were so many adorable puppies entered in the Green Dog of the Year Contest, that we couldn't resist! Here's a gallery of 10 green puppies.

See if you know the difference between a bedbug, a beetle and these other creepy-crawlies.

Dogs have incredible senses and are like superheroes on four legs. Take this quiz to test your canine know-how.

While the verdict may still be out about the iPad in the human world, pets across the country are unanimous in their confusion.

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.

If the Motes project is successful, it will make remote sensing as easy as using an iPhone. They are currently raising funds on Indiegogo,

Invention start-up Quirky and GE launch the Aros Smart Air Conditioner, a window unit with added brains and good looks.