SMUD demonstrate that all-electric living is actually cheaper than gas.

Using the bones of old-world infrastructure to build new-world infrastructure.

Now how about some incentives to get people out of cars?

"For the US in 2006, online data centres accounted for 1.5 percent of the entire country's electricity use - equating to more than the entire state of Massachusetts. " View the chart up close...Really interesting facts/stats! Image via GDS Digital via

It was only a few years ago that I was testing LED bulbs that cost $100 each...

Green roofs are wonderful things and lovely to look at, but there are other factors in play here.

It may be the most expensive and useless green roof ever built

It's Blame the Victim time as the car company tells pedestrians to brighten up.

CFL bulbs, or compact fluorescent light bulbs: energy savings Commonly referred to as CFLs, compact fluorescent lamps or compact fluorescent light bulbs, the energy-saving bulbs have escaped the stereotype of buzzing, flickery, washed-out lights to

On a more positive note, the report also notes that population growth with stabilize sooner than expected, at about 8 billion people by 2042.

The 21st century needs a redefinition of security, to something broader than military terms, a relic of the Cold War.

Says the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

The Buckminster Fuller Institute ran a competition to update the iconic map; here are some of the finalists

Wannabe vegetarians can fulfill their cravings using scent, rather than the real thing.

California has been going through a drought for about 3 years now, with 2013 being the driest year on record.

That's more underwater than usual.

A microbiologist and an Anglo Saxon scholar decided to test a recipe from an Old English medical compendium called Bald's Leechbook, what they found surprised everyone.

Proving once again that mankind can reverse the effects of our mistakes if we just take firm and fast action

A new study shows that there is some seriously low-hanging fruit here that would deliver more bang for the buck.

Doing street improvements for pedestrians and cyclists increases sales by 30 percent. So why aren't cities doing it?

Concerns over air pollution have led city officials to crack down on these controversial vehicles.

We have long called for deposits on everything. California shows that even that is not enough.

Cooling a data center in one of the hottest parts of the USA can be done by using hot water, as eBay's Phoenix facility finds.

Recent rains attributed to a changing climate are leading to mass extinction in the Atacama Desert.

The Brooklyn Journalist covered this project like a blanket, and looks at some of the detailed claims.

These apex predators play a much bigger role in ecosystems than most people suspect, and their absence causes all kinds of problems that we aren't always able to solve.

It comes with a tiny bar, housed in the distillery's old elevator.

The makers of the EcoDataCenter prefer the term "climate-positive."

There's a , and now trees in Central Asia have theirs as well. The

Despite a steady decline in deforestation in recent years, the latest figure suggests indicate a change of direction.

The aquarium and wildlife rescue center uses a unique heat pump system to cover 98% of its heating needs.

Sarah Archer shows how the kitchen became the colorful nerve center of the modern house.

Guest blogger Cara Smusiak is a journalist and regular contributor to NaturallySavvy.com's Naturally Green section.

Researchers find that even just sleeping with a shirt that one's romantic partner has worn leads to improved slumber.

We have to use less of the stuff in our cars, our buildings, and our infrastructure.

Ambitious progress is possible, even in society's hardest to abate sectors.

A look at the fallout from the recent oil price crash.

Designed to reduce construction waste and with energy efficiency in mind, this new community gathering spot strikes an unconventional pose.

The project in Denmark is a good object lesson.

Researchers at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology have developed a zebra-smelling cattle collar which will be tested on Masai herds subject to the biting tsetse fly,

Astronomers are stunned and stumped by the brightest light seen in 24 years of observations of the black hole at the center of our galaxy.

There is a real footprint to all those baby pictures and Netflix binges.

With more than 22,000 acres newly opened up to the iconic mammal, the release of bison onto new turf is a profound thing to see.

Google's St. Ghislain, Belgium data center is its most efficient thanks in part to letting the server areas run at temperatures up to 95 degrees.

Whether for parental sanity or oceanic health, this is a powerful step toward a much better world.

Is this really how it ends?

The underwater data center is an innovative attempt by the company to create more sustainable, energy efficient data centers.

The tech giant just agreed to purchase all of the energy from GE's Tullahennel wind farm.

This is the second deployment of the tech company's underwater data center project.

Our photo of the day comes from Merced, California.