This micro-home is a customized, winter-proofed dwelling for two.

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So you hit a gnarly wave and end up on shore with your board in two pieces. Bummer dude. But your green side can't bear to just trash that board that's gotten you through some pretty wild rides. You could repair it yourself,

If you live in San Diego and find the prospect of banding together with your neighbors to get better rates on installing your own solar panels interesting, then this one is for you: 1BOG (that's One Block Off the Grid ...) has announced that they will

In partnership with CleanTECH San Diego, the University of California, San Diego plans to develop and construct a smart grid system for the San Diego region. In total, over 25 local national and global organizations will

A Colorado family that had long ago given up on finding their cat got some incredible news this week, when Willow was found in New York City -- five years later and 1,800 miles from home.

A typical pacemaker could be powered by solar cells as small as 3.6 square centimeters, which could be implanted under the skin, thereby avoiding the need for periodic battery replacements.

Lead? Aerobic bacteria? Misleading labels? Consumer Reports tested popular brands of the widely used supplements; here's what they found.

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

This fake fight has a good cause.

The Nature Conservancy teamed up with two artists to create a habitat-enhancing sculpture made from natural materials.

The U.S. Department of the Interior has taken to releasing massive amounts of the Colorado River from dams, here's why.

The car changed the design of our houses; the AV will change our houses and the way we live.

Judging from what I am reading all over the political map, I suspect that autonomous cars are the new Juiceroo.

It may be decades before AVs are good enough, so in the meantime everyone will have to keep out of their way.

Image: Casajuntoalrio Willie Smits long ago abandoned the customary role of the microbiologist. After working in the Indonesian rainforest for three decades (and marrying a tribal queen), he has taken it upon himself to regrow the delicate ecosystems

New Environmental Protection Agency requirements for its Renewable Fuel Standards program have been released which raise an issue which has sat dormant for a little while: How to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions of a

At a time when excessive pressures on the earth's land and water resources are of growing concern, there is a massive new demand emerging for cropland to produce fuel for cars--one that threatens world food

French tire giant Michelin recently held its 10th Challenge Bibendum, this time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event is a chance for Michelin to rally industry players around the flag of sustainable mobility and the future of the automobile. Here's me loo

This year, French tire giant Michelin (yes, the Michelin that made the tires on your car) held its 10th Challenge Bibendum event, this time in Rio de Janeiro. If you've never heard of this thing, don't kick yourself,

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.

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.

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

It's so much more than books.

As nanoparticles spread widely into consumer products as well as offering great technological promise in certain applications, how can we judge the risks?

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

There are 1.2 million real ones, but most of it is all about the show.

Also called "carbon lock-in," it's about time.

Mike Eliason, an American architect working in Germany, explains.

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

Our photo of the day reveals a butterfly of most beautiful contradictions.

UC Berkeley’s new robot is the most vertically agile robot ever built – why is it so unnerving?

The skin of MVRDV's new Milestone office building is very busy.

And they don't stop there. Their products also feature recycled plastic, fabric, silicone, and more.

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

Pull out the ionization detectors and go photoelectric.

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

Western Michigan University is installing solar-powered electric car charging. But it has to chop down nine trees to do it.

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

Plus, NTSB Investigators said a "culture of deviance" delayed Enbridge's response once the 2010 was first detected.

This could turn 5-7 billion square meters of glass in the USA alone into solar power plants, plus power your cell phone and other gadgets

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

Golf courses looking to go green can look no further than Audubon International. From now until the end of this PGA season, for the first 100 golf courses that sign up at Bonterra Greens the Greens, Bonterra

Ideal Bite: Are you getting very, very sleepy? by Heather Stephenson "You will be if you follow this tip. Conventional anti-insomnia pills work, but if you don't wanna lose sleep over side effects and potentially addictive ingredients, induce

Celebrities buying plots of land to block developments is the new new. Last year people opposed to the third runway at Heathrow Airport bought up a plot in the middle of the runway in an attempt to thwart it. Now opponents to

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A Jordanian permaculture teacher is exploring the intersect between environmentalism and spirituality. Her work could take permaculture mainstream in the Middle East.

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.

SMUD demonstrate that all-electric living is actually cheaper than gas.

It turns out leaving the EU is quite hard. Who knew?