Now 50% complete, the Great American Rail-Trail spans an epic 4,000 epic miles.

Fracking for shale gas may be dangerous, but the international agency offers a list of rules it says can make the process 'environmentally acceptable.'

They are making the choice between paying for tuition or food.

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood are just two of the great speakers scheduled for this year’s green jobs conference.

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson delivered the opening keynote at the 2011 Good Jobs Green jobs conference.

President Obama joined CEA Chairman Austan Goolsbee at the "Winning the Future" Forum on Small Business in Cleveland.

If you're thinking about replacing utilities with solar panels, you'll need to research and take some considerations into account first.

GoSun Stove offers a new approach to solar-powered cooking with a heated tube used to prepare food.

Not all of us can put solar panels on our houses, but we can still support renewable energy. Here's how.

Painstakingly handcrafted biopic on the legendary Dutch painter is seeking artists interested in contributing.

After two years of fighting for permission to build along the city's waterfront, Lucas says he's pivoting back to California.

It’s as if Hollywood writers and directors have decided that by the time we are fighting space wars, misogyny will be a thing of the past.

Werner Herzog's investigates our fascination with volcanoes in his latest movie, Netflix's "Into the Inferno."

Gary Fisher, the dog owned by late actress Carrie Fisher, perked up every time Leia spoke.

Google's investment in the Atlantic Wind Connection project will help support thousands of green jobs.

It's worth keeping tabs on some of the super-cool clean tech projects being backed by ARPA-E. Here are some of our favorites.

I’m making this trek to ask Maine Gov. Paul LePage to lead, follow, or get out of the way of clean energy development.

The style-conscious soap wizards at Method unveil plans for a wind and solar-powered manufacturing facility that will also include rooftop food production.

In addition to buying energy from Altamont Pass wind farm, Google is financing upgrades that will save thousands of birds' lives.

Portugal predicts that renewables will satisfy its mainland electricity needs by 2040.

You might be surprised at the one thing that can make the task much more bearable.

If you are aiming for more minimalist surroundings but find it hard to part with things, this trick could work for you.

When her concern about colony collapse disorder reached a peak, this writer put her deep, personal fear of bees aside. Sort of.

Romania's president wants to mine for gold in Transylvania — even if it means destroying a 2,000-year-old Roman mine and historic site in the process.

A new mine could provide 1,500 jobs, but protestors say the environmental cost is too high.

Science has finally discovered the answer to the centuries-old question of how to turn something into gold.

Researchers stumble upon a method that could replace toxic cyanide with plain old cornstarch.

Eucalyptus trees can hold grains of gold, potentially helping reveal buried treasure.

An eye-catching community sauna is a symbol of rebirth for the arctic mining town of Kiruna, which is being forced to move 2 miles to the east.

Take a tour of Box Office, the first commercial office building in the U.S. built from retired shipping containers.

A cave in Slovenia has two new baby olms — ghostly 'dragons' that can live for 100 years but rarely reproduce.

Neolithic humans in the Wadi Faynan region of southern Jordan may have polluted the river while first learning how to smelt.

Sewage in Mumbai's Thane Creek makes the city attractive to thousands of migrating flamingos, even though it's a turn-off for humans.

Visitors can get up close and personal with two space shuttles, the launch pad and much more.

Gordon Fullerton, an Apollo-era NASA astronaut who was among the first test pilots to fly the space shuttle, died on Aug. 21.

Here's a handy cheat sheet to help you keep the spacecraft straight.

A miniature space farm, robot legs, and microbes collected by cheerleaders are just a few of the odd passengers headed to the International Space Station.

Weather permitting, the cargo run will lift off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 3:25 p.m. EDT.

Food, supplies, gear — and possibly Easter treats — successfully made their way to the space station.

Want to see if your home is a good fit for solar? Project Sunroof offers a decent snapshot from your web browser.

Within a few years, most of the power for Chile's sprawling subway system will come from renewable energy.

A new feature added to Project Sunroof, a free solar mapping tool from Google, makes keeping up with Joneses even easier.

Punta Gorda, a sleepy Gulf Coast getaway north of Fort Myers, shines bright as Babcock Ranch, a solar-powered eco-town, attracts its first residents.

Beautiful solar system map by Eleanor Lutz shows the orbits of more than 18,000 celestial objects.

Despite claims that special interest groups don't have a place in the White House, some reports say that's not the case. Other reports simply don't exist.

As the 'Mad Pooper' terrorizes Colorado Springs, many are asking why runners are so obsessed with poop anyhow.

Residents noticed 95-year-old Harvey Djerf struggling on his daily walks, so they came up with a kind solution.

Competitors from around the world line up on an Arctic ice floe to tackle one of the world's most difficult 26.2-mile races.

Weight lifting does more than just pump you up; it can increase your chances for survival.

New study finds several short bursts of exercise are just as effective as one long one.