One blogger's perspective on the recent 'success' of Wisconsin's carbon capture pilot program.

Breakthrough 'crystal' captures CO2 and could one day turn it into a fuel or turn water into hydrogen.

4 new projects show the viability of storing captured wind energy underground. So why are we still investing in far more expensive carbon capture?

In the wake of the Japan nuclear situation, the Gulf oil spill and other disasters, maybe it's time to talk about energy in terms of safety instead of greenness

Lend your voice to calls for power plants to upgrade their water systems to prevent millions of fish from being chopped to bits.

What is clean coal? Clean coal technology encompasses a variety of technologies and techniques to reduce harmful emissions and improve the efficiency of coal-bu

Have you ever wanted to visit Paris or Rome? Well, you don't have to fly to Europe to check out these cities.

In an effort to combat pollution, China is building 'forest cities' and people will be moving into the first one in about 2 years.

The New York City Department of Sanitation launches the BetterBin design competition in search of revamped litter receptacles.

How do you squeeze a fancy new 407-acre state park into Brooklyn? Look no further than two former landfills on Jamaica Bay.

St. Louis, Orlando and Minneapolis are featured in a new Sierra Club report on the growing number of American cities rejecting fossil fuels.

Seagulls followed the Tiber to Rome decades ago. In recent years, however, they've become more numerous and more aggressive.

Perfect for blustery apartment balconies, the student-designed O-Wind Turbine is a national winner of the James Dyson Award.

The two cities will receive substantial financial and technical assistance from Bloomberg Philanthropies to help combat combat climate change.

The town of Ipswich has been haunted by a nursery rhyme playing over a loudspeaker for more than a year.

Austria's capital ranks high in everything from walkability to affordability.

London, Houston and Bangkok are among the cities most vulnerable to sea level identified in a new report by London-based charity Christian Aid.

The World Cities Culture Forums' ranking of member cities with the highest and lowest percentages of urban parkland doesn't come without surprises.

Critics of the Via Verde project in Mexico City argue that making a busy beltway more aesthetically pleasing only encourages motorists to keep driving.

Woodland hawks, attracted by the songbirds that love backyard feeders, are thriving in cities.

A new report from the Health Effects Institute says are breathing air that's considered unsafe by the World Health Organization.

Mosaic dog portraiture (courtesy of artist William Wegman and his Weimaraners) comes to 23rd Street in Manhattan.

Developed by the U.S. Geological Survey, the technology 'aims to reduce the impact of earthquakes and save lives and property.'

New York City's Feral Cat Initiative pairs feral cats that need a range with humans who want a defense against rodents.

It has to do with civic involvement and not an issue with nature.

Spread across nearly 70 action-packed acres, Tulsa's newest public green space champions sustainability, accessibility and inclusion.

The views along Camden's trash-strewn transportation corridors are getting a $1 million boost from Bloomberg's Public Art Challenge.

Located on the Mississippi Flyway, Chicago is one of the deadliest American cities for migrating birds. But the Windy City is trying to change that statistic.

Many city dwellers leave urban areas to visit lakes and rivers, but these cities are ideal for people who don't want to travel far to swim, paddle or surf.

As their habitats give way to sprawling human developments, more and more animals are being forced into cities and suburbs.

The 'Vessel' is massive collection of stairs located in New York City's newest development — Hudson Yards.

Dubbed 'the smartest park ever built,' the Public Square and Gardens at Hudson Yards is now open for visitors.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's $10B climate resiliency plan would extend the Manhattan shoreline by as much as 500 feet into the East River.

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison find that city blocks with 40% or more tree coverage are naturally cooler than blocks with fewer trees.

A concept unveiled at a UN roundtable outlines a fully autonomous floating city.

A USGBC report highlights green building advancements made in all 50 states.

Find out what the LEED Green Building Rating System has in common with Shakespeare.

The Greenbuild 2011 keynote address is sure to get you fired up about green building.

Project Haiti Orphanage and Children's Center will provide a safe and healthy home for Haitian children.

Environmentally-friendly practices aren't just for new buildings anymore. Their existing – and, in some cases, elderly – counterparts are catching on, too.

The District of Columbia had the most LEED-certified square footage per capita in 2011.

The New American Home 2012, the official show home of the International Builders' Show, is revealed to be a boxy and modern beauty that's smaller and more effic

Recession proof green jobs, $7 million in energy efficiency savings and more.

In collaboration with the Make It Right foundation and William McDonough, the green prefab powerhouse debuts a LEED Platinum home starting at $179,000.

The U.S. Green Building Council's annual conference and expo will be held in San Francisco, California.

In response to the rapidly expanding green home building market, the USGBC teams up with Home Depot to launch a database of LEED-qualifying products ranging fro

The office is the highest scoring LEED-NC version 2009 project in the Northern Hemisphere.

The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) developed the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system to certify buildings as meetin

The new certificate is offered by the U.S. Green Building Council's Center for Green Schools.

The first national park in the world has a comprehensive recycling program, LEED certified buildings and more.