The company's New York headquarters is now equipped with energy-saving LED lighting.

Organization will provide a one-year membership to the U.S. Green Building Council.

The building is the first major art and education facility to earn Platinum level LEED certification.

In observation of one of the original New Urbanist-style planned communities' 75th anniversary, Norris, Tenn. gets a self-sufficient prefab demo home.

In a refreshing departure from the norm, the developers of a LEED luxury development in Cambridge focus on amenities and sustainability with equal measure.

Holst Architecture's Bud Clark Commons project joins an eclectic assortment of notable green buildings on the 2014 AIA COTE annual top 10 list.

Ever wonder why mountains are as tall as they are? Why is the tallest mountain on Mars nearly 3 times higher than Mount Everest? MinuteEarth has the answer.

The intricacies of soil biodiversity may offer scientists insights into how species — animals and plants — can survive global warming.

Filmmaker Mark Kitchell talks to MNN about the need to understand the birth and life of the green movement in the U.S.

Researchers studying fossilized bivalves discovered evidence of a one-two punch of cataclysmic climate change.

Soil organisms play a critical role in influencing a naturally occurring phenomenon known as "tree migration," say University of Tennessee researchers.

Storm-chaser Mike Olbinski recorded this illuminated wave of 'undulatus asperatus' clouds in North Dakota.

Oxybenzone, a common UV-filtering agent in sunscreens, linked to deformities and DNA damage in coral around the world.

Plants have a specialized form of communication to compensate for their inability to move, a PLOS One study finds.

As climate change makes insects hungrier, they're taking a bigger bite out the world's food supply.

A drone has found a vast catshark nursery on the seafloor west of Ireland, say scientists with the SeaRover survey.

The extremely rare South Pacific island is one of three new islands to form in the last 150 years.

Wood that bounces sunlight back into the atmosphere could be a game-changer for buildings.

New report calls for less damage in the development of biofuels.

Ethanol subsidies are such a wedge issue in Iowa that one candidate says he will stay away.

Political ideology doesn't matter in the Senate when it comes to ethanol subsidies. Unless your senator comes from a corn state, chances are he or she voted aga

On October 6, Panasonic Corporation is hosting a worldwide Earth Lunch Hour event.

This Earth Hour, celebrate the beautiful moments in nature that only occur after the sun goes down.

Get daily reminders about your carbon footprint and IE will plant a tree of your choice.

More than 1,000 workers will study the environmental effects of energy production.

COTAP will focus its carbon offsetting projects in impoverished countries.

Mary Barra is a GM insider, but she's also a change agent who will continue the company's aggressive comeback.

GM owners with an OnStar-equipped vehicle can earn some extra cash by renting out their autos.

A $2,500 download gets you a car that steers, brakes, accelerates and changes lanes.

And no, we won't be able to use ringtones. (There will likely be standardized noises.)

When a man and his dog are evicted, people in the community rally to try to keep them together.

Escaped camel, cow and donkey in Kansas are 'halfway towards a live nativity.'

With its edible veggie walls and lack of traditional HVAC systems, Carbon Positive House aims to "free us of modern day lifelines."

University of Cincinnati students score big in the 2015 perFORM Building Design Competition.

Don't want to live in it anymore? Just covert it into a drive-through shaved ice stand.

Honestly, it would be a touch difficult to hit the books on a campus this wildly verdant.

It's just like camping ... but with free WiFi and Malin + Goetz shampoo.

Situated next to the High Line, Solar Carve Tower is specifically designed not to bogart air and natural light from its neighbors.

Faircompanies gives a tour of an unusual Omaha, Nebraska, dwelling that consists of three concrete domes tucked underground.

Donut-shaped and parked at the foot of a glacier, the Snøhetta-designed Svart hotel in Norway is the first of its kind.

As its name implies, Scavenger Studio by Eerkes Architects was constructed from materials plucked from soon-to-be-demolished homes.

From the emphasis on nature to the secret location aspect, there's a lot to like about this off-grid lodging concept from Belgium.

Milan, Italy's smoggy second largest city, envisions a future that's cooler, cleaner and swathed in green.

A 'clunker' is a vehicle reaching less than 18 mpg. Check out the top 10 clunkiest clunkers here.

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It was one of President Obama's signature stimulus programs, and it looked like a roaring success — at the time.

The Mary River turtle, recognized for its algae-induced punk rock appearance and ability to breathe through its rear is endangered.

The mountain gorilla population is rebounding in the Virunga Volcanoes Region, according to census results announced by the African Wildlife Foundation.

The Sisters of the Monastery of the Dominican of Order have cared for the rare salamanders for 150 years.

This year's winning travel image from the Nat Geo contest features the beautiful tail of an endangered humpback whale calf.