Visitors who fly to Cochin, Kerala, will see a 12MW solar farm. What better place to send a message to the world?

Coal mines are closing. Oil giants are announcing layoffs. What happens to workers when the low-carbon economy arrives in earnest?

Want to know what coal-fueled smog looks like on the other side of the world? Now you can.

As the fossil fuel divestment movement grows, a new tool helps investors figure out exactly where their money is.

Proponents say bladeless turbines are safer and more economical. Skeptics aren't so sure.

As the world moves away from fossil fuels, oil companies are trying to reposition themselves.

As environmental targets go, this one is about as ambitious as you can get.

Even if self-driving cars could replace mass transit, it would be a very bad thing.

Renewables are getting cheaper all the time. Interestingly, they may also drive up the cost of the competition.

Created by humans, these fires just keep on burning due to underground stores of peat.

Big, efficient cities. High-tech mega farms. And a new generation of nuclear power. That's how to save nature, says a new manifesto.

Renewables aren't just clean; they can be incredibly fast to deploy, too.

Are we about to see a brain drain from fossil fuel industries?

Scandinavians already have a reputation for being nice. Now Norway may give away territory without even being asked.

Brewers in N.C. point to the power of peer pressure to change minds about renewables.

This David vs. Goliath story could impact the future of renewable energy everywhere.

When you grow more food per acre, it makes room for more forests. At least that's what one group of researchers is proposing.

Months after opening a flagship training center near Las Vegas, SolarCity is exiting the state and slashing jobs.

Scientists are developing a polymer that can store the sun's heat and release it later when it gets cold.

Fair trade rum, delivered in a wind-powered ship. What's not to like?

As fossil fuels decline, the need for alternative economic models becomes more important than ever.

It turns out, not everything about weather forecasting involves satellites and computer models.

Mathieu Flamini has been keeping a secret: He's developing a viable alternative to oil.

Among scientists, he's as highly regarded as Einstein. Yet most of us have no idea who James Clerk Maxwell is.

Walmart's British cousin Asda gets serious about selling funny-looking vegetables.

It doesn't sound too pleasant, but sewage can be a great source of heating and cooling for municipal buildings.

A new startup in Kentucky aims to turn coal miners into web programmers.

Not many people realize it, but it's legal (and cheap!) to handle a funeral yourself.

Do the math: If you're making less money on exports, you need to export more and use less oil close to home.

In the long run, fossil fuel investments are an increasingly risky bet. And investors are beginning to take note.

The French really do know how to put work in its place...

Sea levels are rising faster now than they have in over 2,800 years. And they'll keep on rising, even if we stop polluting tomorrow.

A new crowdsourcing platform aims to turn all of us into satellite-enabled Indiana Joneses.

The culture of transportation in our cities is changing. Will our cities change with it?

Clean tech's reliance on subsidies has been a talking point for naysayers for decades. That may be about to change.

By funding solar lights in Africa, one IndyCar team hopes to offset its footprint and move the world forward.

Animal rights advocates are beginning to focus their attention on shareholders. But will it work?

1 in 4 global deaths can be attributed to an unhealthy environment. Who says environmentalism is for the birds?

Guilt? Greenwashing? Or a boost to the bottom line? New research aims to quantify the motivations behind corporate social responsibility.

In a world where almost everything we do has an impact, it's hard to know where to even start.

From solar in Oakland to training black kids to code, Prince supported a lot of good. He just didn't talk about it.

In a bid to diversify revenue, Posti, Finland's state-owned mail carrier, is offering new services, including lawn mowing on Tuesdays.

From useful art to underground railway tunnels, the plastic rain barrel isn't the only way to harvest rainwater.

A new site, Parting.com, claims to be a 'Yelp' for funerals, bringing transparency and accountability to the funeral industry.

Climate change is revealing the waste buried long ago at Camp Century in northwest Greenland.

Other countries have already installed thousands of offshore turbines. Will the U.S. be next?

Facing health alerts over smog and pollution, Paris tries to get its citizens out of their cars.

After losing her son to heroin, Tami Schwerin founded the Death Faire to explore new ways of dealing with loss.

Solar costs have already dropped precipitously. But what's next?

Grieving families are increasingly taking control of the funeral. But how far can they go?