Oil sands, international relations and energy policy make for a touchy visit in Ottawa.

A huge oil reserve under the western part of the state is drawing interest, according to reports.

A year ago, it seemed that the construction of a 1,700-mile pipeline connecting northern Alberta with the United States was all but a certainty. Now, it feels l

Climate activists are about to launch two weeks of protest against a pipeline from Alberta's tar sands to the Gulf Coast. They'd do well to remember there are n

Actress partners with Natural Resources Defense Council, asking people to join her in opposing the $7 billion project.

Actor and environmentalist says President stood up to Big Oil by delaying project and calling for more environmental reviews.

With the 1,700-mile oil pipeline now likely on hold until 2013, here's a roundup of reactions from 10 people closely involved in the debate.

Reporters for the online, nonprofit news site spent seven months reporting on tar-sands oil spill in Michigan.

Divers enjoy a swim alongside a human-sized jellyfish near Cornwall, England.

Siemens recently broke ground on a wind power nacelle production facility in Hutchinson, Kansas; the facility will bring more than 400 green-collar jobs to the

Video: President visits a wind turbine blade manufacturing plant in Iowa and discusses how the administration's clean energy investments are creating jobs and i

Cape Wind won decisive approval triggering a potential green energy gold rush. But the opposition -- which mainly just doesn't want to look at wind turbines --

Augsburg College is now the largest purchaser of wind energy from Xcel's Wind Source, the biggest provider in the U.S.

I knew wind turbine blades were long, but who knew they could be THIS long!?

Poll numbers show that if wind would run for office in Wisconsin, it would beat almost all major candidates already elected to office.

Music can make wine taste better and give your romantic signals a fighting chance.

Insect song, when slowed down dramatically, sounds otherworldly, but also human.

Newly unclassified recordings reveal eerie radio sounds heard during an Apollo mission that weren't coming from Earth.

Songs, melodies and tunes transcend time in a way that no other language can.

Prepare to be blown away by these pint-sized pop stars singing hit tunes by Adele and Beyonce. Their voices are bigger than they are!

Many people like to imbibe when listening to music, and now we know the sensory experiences may be linked, finds study in Frontiers in Psychology.

Music can increase your productivity at the office, especially if you tune into certain frequencies.

New research finds that people who don't like music might have lower blood flow in certain parts of their brains.

This public art project in Aalborg is a lesson on creative use of public space.

The European Music Archaeology Project's 'Archaeomusica: The Sounds and Music of Ancient Europe' givers visitors an idea of Europe's old sounds.

Faced with restaurant-clearing brawls, McDonalds is testing classical music on late-night patrons.

The quirky cover of Christmas tunes was designed to to highlight the importance of goats in poverty-stricken societies.

For many people, summer means music festival season. Here are several steps to protect your hearing while also jamming out to your favorite music.

Weary animals at elephant sanctuary in Thailand relax as volunteer plays classical piano music in the forest.

You're not officially supposed to listen to Christmas music until after Thanksgiving, but Pentatonix's a cappella cover is worth breaking the rules for.

A stray cat helped Sarper Duman recover from depression, and now he helps other strays and plays piano for them.

New research suggests listening to music kills creativity.

The Vegetable Orchestra has been stunned crowds and serving soup for 17 years.

The president discussed the nation's growing clean energy economy at a Daimler facility in North Carolina.

Investigators find unhealthy and dead animals on 24 farms near natural gas drilling sites. The resulting paper is the first peer-reviewed study linking fracking

Authorities are still searching for possible victims after a natural gas explosion outside a popular restaurant sparked.

The school plans to fund a study on the effects of fracking by allowing the controversial extraction process to take place on 8,000 acres in Cumberland Forest.

As exploration increases, employees often find themselves without adequate or affordable housing.

A new study finds that drinking water quality near Marcellus shale gas extraction sites could be compromised.

The gaping 260-foot-wide hole was spotted in an area of Siberia known as "the end of the world."

More evidence of global warming in Peru, as Huacan glacier collapses into lake.

Feel-good (in more way than one) underwear line PACT releases a new collection of organic cotton skivvies that support Architecture for Humanity's rebuilding ef

The magnitude 8.6 earthquake that struck in the Indian Ocean off the western coast of Sumatra today resurrected fears of a repeat of the 2004 Indian Ocean earth

March 11 marks the second anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that displaced more than 30,000 and left more than 19,000 dead or missing.

Debris from the deadly tsunami that struck Japan in 2011 is drifting across the Pacific Ocean toward North America.

While its name might evoke scenes of Mother Nature at her most destructive, the Tsunami House on Camano Island, Wash. revolves around comfort and resilience.

A powerful earthquake in Alaska sent towering waves up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall crashing down on Hawaii about 500 years ago

An eye-opening photo essay documents the haunting towns that were forcibly abandoned following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

Volcano erupts on Indonesian island of Sulawesi, which had already been hit by a 7.5 earthquake and a tsunami.

The gradual recovery of the building and remodeling industries is being slowed by high prices for lumber. However, there is a plentiful, sustainable alternative