It is a brave new world of "reducing vegetation" and "fuel reduction" and a lotta logging.

The arrest of a wildlife smuggler in Thailand proves just how easily a handful of criminals could bring about the demise of an endangered species.

French lighting design company Blackbody makes the new lighting tech an object of desire.

Combining touch, sound and a psychedelic array of programmed LEDs, this installation brings the people to the plants.

There will be indignation, but this is the result of one of the most successful transformations of a market in our lifetime.

And why LEDs are different than other ways of improving energy efficiency- we keep finding new ways to waste energy.

Many cities have transitioned to LED street lighting, but researchers think algae may be the illumination of the future.

Design firm Castor once again gives new life to old dead things.

There is a lot of buzz about it, but what you really want is a window.

Circadian rhythm lighting products won't fix body clock problems.

The only downside, of course, is that your self-lit holiday centerpiece actually would be a Frankenstein tree.

An old basement is transformed into a beautiful new shared multipurpose space for working, learning and leisure.

This is the most heartbreaking story we've read all week, and if the idea of a baby whale trailing after a yacht and trying to suckle from it doesn't make you go "awww," then that lump of muscle you call your ticker has been

The world’s largest permanent interactive light installation has been installed in Sydney's recently revitalized Darling Quarter.

A trio of awesome fish bikes made a rousing debut at this arts festival in Australia.

You can't blame them for trying: With the White House set to change hands in less than a year's time - likely bringing on board a more eco-friendly administration - industry groups have been pressing the EPA to squelch stricter air-quality standards

Among the more high risk methods of geoengineering, methods that reflect sunlight away from the Earth to counteract temperature rise are right up there in terms of potential unintended consequences. Well, a new piece of

One of the more invasive geoengineering methods that's been proposed to avert global warming is spraying clouds with seawater to whiten them, reflecting solar radiation. New research presented at the European Geosciences Union meeting urges caution

We can and should go back and forth about the merits, demerits, risks and potential rewards of the spectrum of geoengineering techniques, from the simple but slow and effective (like afforestation) to the well, more fraught with potential catastrophic

Clarence Eckerson Jr's latest video has lessons that can be applied everywhere.

Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called upon heads of state to make “bold” announcements at today’s Climate Summit.

1) In a popular topic we've visited several times, Forums user moseph is "wondering, big or small, what is

Fashion designer and Planet Green contributor Cree McCree has found a source for pelts to use in her fashions that is arguably one of the most sustainable - nutria, a large invasive rodent. The animals are killed by hunters and

A new report from the UK government calls on retailers to do a better job at identifying what they're selling.

A student at Wake Forest University is testing wave energy technology for capturing the power in pool laps.

The city is getting bike lanes and light rail transit, and their new apparatuses are chosen to better fit the streetscape.

Would you let corporations decide how climate science gets taught in your kids' classroom? That's what's happening in Tennessee.

Woops.

It may be old, dirty and coal powered now, but it was once a vision of a brighter future, was a giant stimulus project and helped win WWII.

Normally you can't have it both ways, unless you have a member of congress in your pocket.

It was actually introduced to save fuel, but there have been unintended consequences.

A fisherman who had criticized illegal fishing practices loses an eye in an armed attack as diminishing fish stocks and increased debts create a volatile atmosphere.

Solar-powered buoy design seeks to reduce costs for fishermen and the risk of kerosene spills on Lake Victoria.

"This is not concrete, this is nature!"

You never know what climate you may end up in...

You can see these magnificent photo portraits of Londoners on a wall or on the web.

They are already doing this in Sweden.

Just because summer vacation is over doesn't mean you have to stop having fun.

Another very good reason to get fossil fuel powered cars out of our cities.

We previously reported that phthalates were linked to miscarriages. Now we know they are linked to flooring.

A new report finds reducing meat consumption is as important as tackling transportation emissions, but the politics are daunting.

Author Sara Zaske shows that it all comes down to respecting a child's right to independence.

Cars kill thousands every day, wreck our cities, and spout CO2. What should we do about it?

Comments to the post What is the Best Way To Build A Wall? Not A Simple Answer wondered why we wanted to reinvent the wall. The consensus was "Having XPS on the exterior is, I think, the easiest and best solution." I will be

We go through this ridiculous change for no good reason at all, yet it is unhealthy and dangerous.

The fight to "follow the money" heats up in as Washington prepares to vote on GMO labeling.

Researchers in the UK are using genetic engineering to fight the bird flu epidemic.

Don't take those cheap yellow fruits for granted! They're at the center of a great agricultural turmoil.

Photo: Michael Graham RichardPrius Might Become a Family, 8 New Hybrid Models ComingMaybe the rumors that have been floating around for a long time were true... Toyota said during its press event at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show that they are considering

Photo: Toyota The Japanese Government Told Toyota to do the Same Now's not a good time for Toyota, and it's not a good time for the 2010 Prius hybrid, a kind of "halo" car for the company. Yesterday, I wrote about an acceleration problem that Apple