Matt Pember shares an excerpt from his new book that shows you how to make a miniature greenhouse using old windows.

There is a healthy overlap between protecting national security and protecting the climate. Lockheed Martin & Raytheon get it, when will Congress get on board?

The Department of Energy has awarded $188 million to small businesses in 34 states to spur clean energy innovation, job creation and more.

The U.S. Department of Energy awards $57 million to 33 small business projects.

Although refrigerators continue to grow in size and become more tricked out, new standards will also require them to be drastically more energy efficient.

Some number crunching based on the new 2009 Lawrence Livermore Labs analysis of U.S. energy use reveals that individuals (versus businesses) are responsible for

In a rare move, Republicans on a House panel vote to subpoena White House documents related to the failed solar power company.

The U.S. energy secretary is the highest-ranking official yet to address Congress about federal aid to the bankrupt solar company.

Novel generator uses harmless viruses to create an electric charge.

Guest blogger Scott Badenoch tackles 'Obama's failure on mountaintop removal.'

Vacationers are becoming wary of theme parks as the swine flu outbreak worsens.

New report lauds companies like Tiffany and Sears that have banned dirty gold, but 4 out of 5 jewelry manufacturers still use it. The 'No Dirty Gold' campaign h

Hey nosey garbage man, you got a warrant?

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Tons of textiles end up in landfills every year, and we need a solution.

North Carolina State University's new pizza box composting project raises the bar for college recycling programs.

Author Adam Minter explains the growing pressures on recycling that ultimately go back to the consumer.

What happens when railway station buildings are no longer used? Here are 10 being used for restaurants, museums, homes and more.

Junkyards can be fascinating, profitable and, too often, dirty and ecologically dangerous.

Kamikatsu, where recyclables are sorted into 45 specific categories, is an old pro at landfill diversion.

Innovators like Sea2See and Adidas are taking marine trash and turning it into treasure.

From packing materia to kitty litter and more. Here's what to do if you can't recycle your shredded paper.

Pine needles can be broken down and transformed into paint.

Some business groups oppose plastic straw bans because they see it as excessive regulation, but other groups have more practical issues with the bans.

Projects in India and Myanmar and using flying tech to plant trees under the right conditions.

There's an 'urgent need' for rules governing the use of lab-grown brains.

New research explains why ants never get stuck in traffic.

MIT engineers say this cheap, low-energy process can remove CO2 from the air.

A new study suggests confusion can be a powerful learning tool, but only under the right circumstances.

By turning coffee waste into auto parts, this collaboration builds on the two companies' commitments to environmental stewardship.

A 'living' wrapper called kombucha slime could ease the world's plastic pain.

Hard-working people like Thomas Edison make better role models, according to research that compared Albert Einstein to Edison.

New research suggests why we feel so in tune with performers at a concert, and it's called "inter-brain coherence."

Deforestation is occurring so fast in the Brazilian Amazon that three football fields worth of tree cover are lost every minute.

Under a new initiative from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a group of companies and nonprofits are supporting a new initiative aimed to reduce clothing waste.

Allbirds sustainable wool shoes are disrupting the footwear market with their low-carbon style.

Purple martins love tall, condo-style houses that can host a crowd.

A new study from a team of ornithologists shows how urban living affects the health of American crows.

Research suggests white owls have a key psychological advantage when hunting by moonlight.

With cases of the flu reaching epidemic levels, it is critical businesses maintain a healthy work environment.

A new strain of bird flu in China has sickened nine people, including three who died

Twitter posts with anti-vaccine sentiments are "contagious," while posts with a positive take on vaccines are not.

With influenza's yearly arrival imminent, a vast network of epidemiological surveillance systems is springing back to life.

A brand new flu virus has been found in Peruvian bats.

New study finds that pregnant women — and their babies — might be at an even greater risk for the flu virus.

If a virus or cold and flu just went through your house, you'll want to read these tips for cleaning every room in your home the all-natural way.

Five years after Hurricane Katrina and the levee breaks devastated New Orleans, the U.S. Green Building Council looks back at how green building has helped the

An abandoned home in New Orleans is transformed into a interactive art installation where passersby are invited to pick up a piece of chalk and share what they'

The treated lumber found in 30 of the New Orleans homes built by Brad Pitt's green rebuilding nonprofit, Make It Right, is prematurely decaying.

New report says toxic chemicals are causing Americans 'grievous harm' that could be prevented by better government oversight.