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

From its tiny source to the Houses of Parliament, here are glorious photos of the River Thames.

The River Thames has inspired artists throughout the ages; here's a modern take on it.

Lazy New Yorkers who want to stay on the island and sunbathe will get this floating artificial beach on the Hudson River if this scheme gets crowdfunded and approved.

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.

Rivers are people too, you know.

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.

A new study looks at how AVs are part of a much bigger picture of how we get around.

Phil Levin thinks it will change real estate completely; Christian Wolmar thinks it is ludicrous tech nerd fantasy.

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

They want to build beacons into bikes. Will implants in pedestrians be next?

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

On National Walking Day, a look at how putting cars first kills people who walk and drive.

They are going to be autonomous taxis. Is this a good idea?

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

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

In Ottawa, Canada, self-driving cars are being touted as a reason to delay transit investment.

Researchers at Georgia Tech warn that there is a risk that self-driving cars might be hacked and cause gridlock.

Though it was announced over two weeks ago, perhaps because of Exxon's backing of Synthetic Genomics, Dow Chemical's backing of Algenol Biofuels is getting a bit more play. Together they will develop a pilot-scale algae

A new article published in the online journal PLoS ONE takes on the issue of energy sprawl -- namely how much land is required to produce energy from different sources -- under different potential US energy and climate policies in 2030.

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

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

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

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.

Kidney failure is killing sugarcane workers in Central America who supply sugar for both our sweet tooth and demand for ethanol.

Is the conventional wisdom that we need not worry about tailpipe emissions in biofuel-powered vehicles, because the plants had been absorbing carbon while growing, grossly misguided?

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.

No more pepperoni, salami, bacon, or ham will be offered on school menus.

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.

This competition for the best environmental photography never fails to be interesting and professional.

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

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.

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

Between the industrial waste, rats, and lead dust floating around, I wasn't sure if I should start an urban garden. The question took me to an unexpected place.

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

This could be why so many people ignore global warming.

Go Box founder Laura Weiss has worked hard to make Portland (foodie paradise) just a little more sustainable, waste wise, with her system of reusable to go containers.

Your phone makes it easier and safer.

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.

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

There are reasonable limits on what people can do on their properties. But this goes too far.

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

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

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