You can now view the energy and water efficiency performance of the company's North Carolina and Oregon data centers in real-time.

From political manipulation to dangerous addiction, Roger NcNamee insists that Facebook needs to change its business model to be less harmful.

It is a fascinating product, glazing that darkens at the flip of a switch, eliminating the

The rating system is attacked in 2012 for its 2002 standard and the timing couldn't be worse.

It's the Oscars of green building products chosen by the experts, in the runup to Greenbuild.

This glass makes your window treatments obsolete.

It's a ritual; they pick the ten top products and I complain that they are not sexy. This year is different.

A decade ago, the Taliban's destruction of two 1,500-year-old Buddha statues in the Bamiyan Valley drew worldwide attention to Afghanistan's rich archaeological

"I believe that the earth is calling to us and that we are here to serve the planet as a whole by our ability to appreciate, to give gratitude and praise, to become ecstatic with wonder for the earth."

When Copenhagen failed in 2010, he denounced the failure.

Many people swear by the value of periodically fasting for a day or a couple days at a time. Science backs them up

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee at The Guardian writes about the deeper human issue at risk in our ongoing environmental crises - a disconnection from the ecosystem.

Scientists have named a new marine ecological community, the Plastisphere, comprised of, you guessed it, plastic -- and all the organisms that now call ocean plastic home.

Researchers have discovered that the problem of ocean noise pollution extends all the way up to the shoreline. And shore crabs face a double-edged sword from too much noise from ships.

The New York Times has a stunning feature showing images of Earth and the immense damage caused by man to the land and atmosphere.

Well, giant shrimp the size of your forearm are now a thing we can worry about.

The Nature Conservancy is teaching New Yorkers about the protective natural ecosystems in the city

These organisms are destroying ecosystems across the globe, costing humans billions of dollars in damages.

The ecosystem had thrived for thousands of years but collapsed less than two centuries ago.

He started an institute for making the world more playful and loving.

It's déjà vu all over again as the industry pushes "chemical recycling".

This 10-minute video was shot by a man who was supposed to be at the MusiCafé bar that was engulfed by flames on july 6.

We visited Canada's first tiny house festival to find out more about this newly declared eco-residential development in Quebec for homes under 1,000 square feet in size.

It's a big step forward for the high-tech timber industry.

This is a beautiful house, but it raises a lot of questions about what "respect for the environment" means.

Last night, the Encinitas, CA City Council Natural Resources Committee voted to draft a ban on plastic bags, which may include a fee for customers use of any single-use plastic bags and paper bags as reported on

Image via: Project Kasei on Flickr Project Kaisei, the mission to research and figure out just what the heck we're going to do about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, made it to the Gyre just a few days ago. Their results: yep, there's a lot of plastic

After 28 years of collecting lids, tabs, and connectors, Tilda Shalof was ready to turn them into a work of art.

Seedo, creators of automated consumer grow labs, will shortly plant a seed in the U.S. medical marijuana market.

Here is the secret for the most delicious, cheapest, and least wasteful lasagna you can make.

If you follow the seasons with your diet you will love this.

Packed with smart advice, this downloadable PDF is full of delicious recipes that can save you money and hassle.

It's the fastest (and most fun) way to fill your house with a variety of delicious baked goods.

Think we are cutting back? They are just getting started, and we are going to be buried in the stuff.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, and while some great progress has been made, there are still many rivers which are endangered, including one flowing through our nation's capital.

Meet the Whanganui. You might call it a river, but in the eyes of the law, it has the standings of a person.

Modifications to the $3.5bn project have been made to address environmental concerns, but it may not deflect criticism.

Data is not just for the internet giants; using remote laser-sensing technology, it can generate lovely maps of a river's long-past history too.

Recycled Mississippi is traveling the length of one of America's iconic rivers, which also happens to be one of the most polluted, and filming a documentary along the way.

Long-living fish can now be tracked for their whole lives with a single tag.

Research reveals that rivers deliver up to 4 million metric tons of plastic debris to the sea every year, with up to 95% coming from just 10 of them.

Rivers are people too, you know.

The levels were so high that scientists are revising up their estimates for global marine microplastic pollution.

Ladies and gentlemen, we've finally reached peak TreeHugger.

A report found that bottles have surpassed bags and straws when it comes to prevalence in freshwater rivers.

Removal of the 118-foot-high dam in France will free the Sélune River, bringing wildlife back to the waterway and the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel.

When you try and go too fast it says, "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."

People are being killed every day and the problem is the design of our streets as much as the cars and drivers.

We are wasting too much time, energy and money on autonomous vehicles. We know what to do and it's not AVs.

Photo: World Economic Forum, Flickr, CC BY-SA Corn ethanol has turned out to be a bad idea -- there's little disagreement about that, especially in environmental circles. For starters, it's an inefficient fuel source, consuming tons of water to produce