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

There's no mystery why gas mileage is not as good in the winter, but there are some things you can do to make it better.

There is an election coming up and the farm vote matters.

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

The fast food chain will also take old plastic toys and melt them down for repurposing.

Here's a one-stop green guide to traveling in San Jose, from hotels to a night on the town.

Sensors on cell phones is a concept that has gone mainstream enough that this Kickstarter project has blown its funding goals out of the water. The device turns your cell phone into a "Swiss Army Knife of environmental sensors."

Global Citizen changed the lyrics to include a strong anti-food waste message, and the result is both entertaining and informative.

It creates as much CO2 as a million transatlantic flights. Why isn't this a bigger deal?

Lawns use up way too much water.

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

ZH architects faced a lot of serious challenges here, and came up with innovative solutions.

It's got all three: low transportation energy, low embodied carbon, low operating energy.

It has rejected recommendations that could divert some of the 300,000 tonnes of clothing that go to landfill each year.

The limited edition pieces are designed to give plastic waste a second life.

Our well-coiffed photo of the day comes from the rain forest of Ecuador.

Aiming to raise awareness about e-waste recycling, this photographer used 4,100 pounds of e-waste in these futuristic scenes.

It runs the full width of the car. What could possibly be the problem?

From the Redskins' huge solar installation to a solar-powered NASCAR track that mows its grass with sheep, major sporting venues can be an ideal location for solar power. From large expanses of rooftops and parking lots to their high energy needs to

The Gene-Z app works with Apple and Android and can detect plant diseases in 10-30 minutes.

The Michigan basin has extensive shale gas reserves, yet it is not a political issue for Democrats or Republicans. Why?

Matt Grocoff describes how his ancestors lived " in an elegant cradle-to-cradle, closed loop pattern."

Republican Candidate in Michigan blames too much federal regulation. Others might suggest too little.

Phoenix Haus brings European prefab technology to the midwest

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

Could TreeHuggers soon find themselves hugging a fake tree or idly philosophizing in meadows of artificial grass? More than 225 million square feet of Astroturf have been manufactured since the plastic carpeting made

For all those of you who insist on green lawns, for your kids to play on or your dogs to roll in, you still don't have to lay down a carpet of thirsty bluegrass, which 95% of American lawns

Pestival, is a weekend festival packed with art, music, talks and workshops, celebrating insects in art, and the art of being an insect. It starts from the fact that eighty percent of creatures on earth are insects, the 'pests' without whom humans

Artists installed a grass carpet through a French town to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its arts and nature trail programs.

British artists Ackroyd and Harvey have created a series of temporary grass "photos" of people who work for the local government.

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

Could this be the lawnmower we've all been waiting for?

Two hundred evangelical scientists recently wrote a letter to Congress making the religious case for passing climate change legislation.

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.

It's a moveable feast of cheaper, cooler, greener electricity for building blockchains.

That's compared to 624 in the whole of 2017...

The message "Electrify Everything!" is beginning to spread.

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

Ian Urbina reports at The New York Times on the negative side effects the tech industries shift to flat screen technology has had on the market for recycling old television and computer monitor glass

E-waste is a big problem, but there is also a counter-trend that helps fight it.

Photographer Michael Ciaglo has shared his haunting photos from Agbogbloshie, the "digital dump" on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana.

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.

By 2017, global e-waste rates will increase by 33% to 65.4 million tons per year—the weight equivalent of almost 200 Empire State Buildings.

There's a lot to look forward to, but what should we expect to see more of in the short-term?

Starting in 2015, it will be illegal to leave computers and other electronic for curb-side pickup, as part of an effort to fight e-waste.

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.

By reclaiming precious metals from its 'urban mine' of obsolete electronics, Japan may be able to produce the medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from recycled materials.

As Asian countries buy more electronics, the piles of discarded devices are increasing and it's putting people in danger.