The Lorax, defender of the trees, shilling for a gas-guzzling Mazda SUV? Cue the outrage, right? Wrong. The Lorax has always been part of the entertainment-indu

Is it possible to reduce your carbon footprint if you're a commuter? Find out how to cut back on the waste of commuting by considering carpooling, public trans

CTO of Big Green Innovations, a unit of IBM's Smarter Planet Initiative, lays out 5 key project areas.

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Chanie Kirschner wonders whether all that paper and gas saved are worth going to college online.

At the end of 2009, electric cars connected to smart grids have become inevitable. Get used to the idea of plugging in before hitting the road. It won't be so b

One part garden shed, one part eco-clubhouse and one part home office, the Archipod gives work-at-homers a chance to step out of the house

Electric cars are not slow, they're not dangerous, and they're not dirty just because they recharge from coal plants.

Passengers across Spain have been flocking in droves aboard the AVE (Alta Velocidad Espanola).

Google maps biking directions are shockingly good.

Chinese government offers high-speed rail expertise to U.S. projects.

It's style may be old-timey and traditional, but Cracker Barrel is leapfrogging into the 21st century with EV charging at 24 locations. Do you want a plug-in wi

The heated battle for control of a strip of pavement on a single street in Brooklyn highlights the battlelines in the Bike Lane Wars. Hint: It's not about bikes

In its magnificent mini-epic 10-part series, "Moving Beyond the Automobile," Streetfilms has created a handy, eye-catching primer to the most important transfor

The thing is, I’ve never done a bike commute before and don’t really bike that often in general. I’m a style-conscious guy so of course my first concern i

It was supposed to be Carmageddon in L.A., but instead the two-day closure of the busiest freeway in Los Angeles reiterated a timeless lesson about cars: We los

In Tennessee, the streets are too dangerous for one 10-year-old on a bike. In Copenhagen, the streets are too crowded to accommodate any more kids. The real pro

In an effort to encourage residents to pedal to work, Minneapolis is making strides in bike-friendly commuting. Learn why we should follow their lead.

Half the world now lives in cities, and by midcentury 75 percent of us will be urbanites. To make our cities sustainable, look to the 2012 TED Prize and a fasci

North America's only real high-speed train first hit the rails in 1970. An unearthed video from its launch is a reminder of the can-do energy of that 'Mad Men'

At the start of the 20th century, streets belonged as much to pedestrians and children at play as to automobiles. By the end of it, stepping into the street in

Find out how to stay focused while working from home, what companies have telecommuting opportunities and more.

Say goodbye to the lumbering old Crown Vic, the new generation of Ford police cars can go from a stop to 100 mph in 14.5 seconds.

Want a cool way to combat expensive gas? Take your bicycle at least part of the way. (We can't all live in Portland, where bicycle commuting has become a religi

Bloomberg Rankings has released a list of bike-to-work rates in 25 major U.S. cities and Portland, Ore., came out on top. In 2010, nearly 16,000 workers biked t

What could be better than losing weight and gaining money? Here's what can happen when you take a bike for a spin.

An ultra-low emission zone for London by 2020.

Android and iOS users alike will benefit from a redesigned Google Maps app that will include ratings, deals and an incident reporting feature.

Two student teams from the 2013 Solar Decathlon, USC and Santa Clara University, need to sell their innovative, solar-powered homes to private buyers.

Paris can be pretty unfriendly to tourists, but SmarterParis is a friendly new app that can make it easier.

In the U.S., however, walking or biking to school has become less common over the last 50 years.

ChooseVets lets civilians outsource work to military vets who are looking for employment.

And in case you haven’t noticed, it’s changing everything about the workplace.

The Altworks standing/sitting/lying combo looks like an amazing bit of engineering, but the implications are scary.

Ratings have become the new human resources department.

Your answer might depend on where you work, but generally, it's more OK than ever to flaunt your ink.

If the whispers about Amazon are true, the few independents still left should be afraid, very afraid.

Except for war or natural disaster, young people have never had it so bad economically.

9 dying professions being kept alive by dedicated diehards

Thousands of people support Nicola Thorp, the London receptionist who wrote a petition asking for change in dress code laws.

It's not just that college isn't for everyone, but even academically inclined kids should have the option to learn a trade.

Girls spend 160 million more hours than boys doing household chores every day, UNICEF finds.

A new report hints at the growing economic clout of renewable energy.

It could be yours if you're a serious chocoholic and willing to relocate.

Why have inmates manufacture license plates when they can help put an end to a housing crisis?

Robots are taking jobs from tax-paying, product-consuming human beings and a lot of people are talking about it. How will these people live?

One San Francisco-based tech company is offering a $10K option to those who move away from the city.

Working mothers can't win. New research finds society judges us negatively whether we take maternity leave or not.

The idea of staying in the same job for decades doesn't apply for for of us — but the real question is are you learning?

Many older workers are already taking advantage of the flexibility and freedom of the gig economy, so the millennial habits just make sense.