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

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

This week USEPA announced that the maximum ethanol content of motor fuel sold in the USA would be allowed to rise from 10% to 15%. Positives of the Agency's decision are: reduced dependence on foreign

Photo: Stephanie Says, Flickr, CC Turning Food into Fuel is Not the Solution The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) has released a warning that U.S. and European policy to increase the production of biofuels could lead to almost

A measure that would remove roughly $6 billion in annual ethanol subsidies just passed the U.S. Senate, signaling, among other things, a shift in public attitude towards the once-heralded alternative fuel. It

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?

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

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?

This could be why so many people ignore global warming.

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

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

Bitcoin mining uses so much power that it may well turn into an environmental disaster.

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

Republican Candidate in Michigan blames too much federal regulation. Others might suggest too little.

Ideal Bite: Are you getting very, very sleepy? by Heather Stephenson "You will be if you follow this tip. Conventional anti-insomnia pills work, but if you don't wanna lose sleep over side effects and potentially addictive ingredients, induce

Could this be the lawnmower we've all been waiting for?

"A Jewish ecology is 'not

After reviewing the major religions of the world's stances on the environment, it seems pretty clear to me that there are more commonalities than differences. In the realm of metaphysics there are genuine and significant

Some nice symbolism here... WWF-Nepal reports that it has just completed its target for 2011 of planted 108,000 trees in the Sacred Garden of Lumbini, where the Buddha was born roughly 2,500 years ago. Over the next ten years the

It's a moveable feast of cheaper, cooler, greener electricity for building blockchains.

Phonebloks was a great idea - mix-and-match pieces means upgrading from a basic platform is forever. Now it has a first competitor - the Eco-Mobius.

The innovation could mean less e-waste at the end of our electronics' lives.

If you want to attract good people these days you have to give them a nice place to work.

It's cheap, it works and Oh, the places you'll go.

And really, how self driving cars are an attack on freedom.

Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft have joined together to support Obama's Clean Power Plan as it faces legal opposition.

What's more fun than riding with 25,000 people through car-free streets on a beautiful day (and night)?

One of the great North-American cyclist cities has a big bash to celebrate bike culture!

One of the biggest challenges of making cities more bike friendly is that most of the road space is already "used up." Adding bike lanes means removing something. That's when a bit of perspective comes in handy.

A new study shows that in fact, if you build them, people use them and drive less.

All work and no play? Here's a work space with some playful humor built in.

Want to do something really different for Thanksgiving this year? Come have an organic dinner on the lawn of Monsanto's World Headquarters and watch the latest show from Rev. Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir.

The #1 most-used herbicide in the world is in you, me, and our pee. Should we do something?

They are still banned in Manhattan where they would be most useful. Why not ban parked cars instead?

From scooters to cargo bikes, a bunch of alternatives to driving that car.

In a word, no. Ford can sell this fiction, but it is all about friction.

E-bikes will eat cars, and H2 bikes will eat Toyotas.

Micromobility can solve the last mile problem and reduce carbon emissions.

Melinda Hanson talks to TreeHugger about taking back the streets.

Photo by Jaymi Heimbuch Bioneers 2009 - a weekend-long gathering in San Rafael, California of social and scientific innovators focused on environmental issues - kicked off on Friday with Michael Pollan as a headlining speaker. His talk came in the

One of the big beefs with Energy Star for housing is that all it cared about was energy; beat the standard code by 15% and you got it. No matter that the best way to make a house efficient is to make it tight, leading to all kinds of air quality

Walmart has been in the sustainability spotlight over the last few years, both for implementing its own efficiency measures and for raising the bar for industry at large. Some view these initiatives with skepticism because the

The new rule is expected to save Americans $167 billion in energy costs.

Image via: LA Citystreets Clark U, Rice University, U Minnesota are all launching bike-sharing programs, along with the City of Minneapolis. Towson University has launched several green transportation programs - sadly no bike sharing, yet. Many of the

That's right, in communities across the US, recycling bins are now being outfitted with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips. And if you don't recycle, they'll let you know that they know.Savannah, GA,