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.

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

A recent patent shows some of the thinking about fully autonomous cars, which might look nothing like cars do now.

Perhaps we are getting carried away with all this Smart City Talk; Amanda O’Rourke thinks so.

In which we learn a new and useful word: techno-chauvinism.

It's been a while since a good poo-power story has come down the pipe, but here's an interesting one: Massachusetts-based biofuels company Qteros and wastewater recyclers Applied Clean Tech have announced that they

Can we just all put palm oil biodiesel produced on deforested peatlands to rest already: A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme shows that biodiesel production under these

Jewish leaders met at the beginning of this month in San Francisco for the first conference dedicated to

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

The 107 million tons of grain that went to U.S. ethanol distilleries in 2009 was enough to feed 330 million people for one year at average world consumption levels. More than a quarter of the total U.S. grain crop was turned into ethanol to fuel cars

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

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,

Two new pieces in NRDC's Switchboard blog remind us that the debate over corn ethanol subsidies is alive and well; and illustrate, through two new reports, the benefits of ditching Federal support altogether. The first, from the

Germans rate respect for having a national identity as eco-conscious people. Should it therefore come as a surprise that Germans are not embracing the advent of E10, a 10% ethanol-gasoline mixture, which has

Few industrialists in recent times have done more to imperil environmental protections and public health than the Koch brothers. The force behind Americans for Prosperity and Koch Industries have galvanized

An ethanol production mandate could be in conflict with efforts to reduce the Gulf Coast dead zone.

With limited hours in the day, many U.S. schools are prioritizing lesson time over lunch time, leaving kids hungry and miserable.

The rare earth metals mining industry is one rife with issues. But is there a way to green up the business?

It gets people in better shape using less equipment and energy.

It's so much more than books.

The Double Pyramid is an innovative way of portraying how the ecological footprints of our food compare to their nutritional value.

Art Works For Change is using a unique online exhibit to inspire change through storytelling, including 'featured tours' of the galleries by leading eco-organizations.

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

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

Your phone makes it easier and safer.

What if we started approaching life from a cloud-computing perspective? What if we saw our homes like netbooks or tablet computers? Technology is making it possible to live in the cloud.

According to Forbes, revenue from the sharing economy will surpass $3.5 billion this year.

For years we've been talking about renting or borrowing rather than owning. There are so many things that people own but rarely use...

Well, this is pretty clever. If you're enticed by the idea of having fresh eggs straight from the backyard, but are not sure if you're ready to commit, RentTheChicken.com lets you rent some chickens!

Why own a fondue pot when you can borrow one?

There is sharing, there is abuse, and there is theft. Susie Cagle takes a tough look at the subject.

Copper Lane, a cohousing project in London, shows how design by committee doesn't have to look like a camel.

Commercial kitchens are really expensive to build. Why not share?

That was the advice of Shakespeare's Polonius, but then there is the sharing economy. Which is it?

Cadillac introduces BOOK, which lets you book the car you want when you want it. We should all be so lucky.

Why buy a kid's size bike when you can rent the right size bike every year?

We have seen many ups and downs in the prefab world, but they may be getting it right this time.

At Woodrise 2019, Katerra CEO Michael Marks wows the wood world.

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

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

Alice + Whittles makes use of high-quality materials that would otherwise go to waste.

These cool kicks are a fascinating blend of waste materials, put to good use.

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

There are a lot of good reasons to get rid of that old plug.

Douglas Rushkoff explains that the real costs of a new phone are not measured in just money.

Here's one room in the house that might benefit from a bit more tech.

If only we could buy it in North America.

The fact that it is supposed to last longer is a bigger deal.