Cooling servers requires a lot of energy, so why not locate them somewhere that is always cold?

Ready to share kilowatts? Facebook launched its social energy app today that will enable users to share and compare their home energy consumption.

A new app from BBC allows you to explore content from their great nature documentaries.

You can now view the energy and water efficiency performance of the company's North Carolina and Oregon data centers in real-time.

I am a huge fan of BuildingGreen, but have not given a lot of coverage of their Green Product of the Year Awards. They are, to put it bluntly, not sexy, like watching Eoncote Ceramic paint dry. But I have been doing our readers a disservice, as I

It is a fascinating product, glazing that darkens at the flip of a switch, eliminating the

All kinds of interesting people were at Greenbuild.

After successfully preventing the Bluegrass pipeline from running through their Convent's property, these nuns are speaking out against fracked gas.

Fossil fuel divestment is a moral issue. Religious institutions appear to be taking a stand.

The Muslim American Society of Charlotte isn't just putting solar on its mosque. 40 of its congregants are going solar too.

As a keystone species, the importance of the sea otter on the health of coastal ecosystems can't be understated. A new study shows that they may even play a key role in helping coastlines cope with agricultural run-off.

The world's largest dam removal project is nearing completion on Elwha River on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula. Now it's time to enter the next phase of work on one of the greatest salmon rivers in the nation: the restoration of an entire watershed.

Thought experiments worked for Einstein. Can they help protect the environment too?

Nature's acoustic environments are wild, haunting and beautiful. As this online educational project shows, these wild soundscapes are in danger of disappearing too.

Not in the ocean. Below it.

Interested in trying out a night or two in a hand-built earthship? Here's one you can rent, located in an "eco-preneur" and permaculture community in Quebec.

UC San Diego is using one of its free gifts - some of the best solar exposure in the country - to further power and shade the campus. Several solar trees (solar panels installed on a vertical racking system that supports

Image source: Sun Strides Sun Strides is merging two things that southern Californian's love - the sun and athletic activities - to raise funds for solar projects in Africa. 5, 10, 15K, whatever your passion or punishment, there is a spot for you at the

The Burger Lounge, which opened in 2006, now has 3 locations across San Diego offering organic and healthy burger alternatives for one of the healthiest, if not greenest, of cities. Created by Dean Loring and Mike Gilligan,

If you live in San Diego and find the prospect of banding together with your neighbors to get better rates on installing your own solar panels interesting, then this one is for you: 1BOG (that's One Block Off the Grid ...) has announced that they will

A typical pacemaker could be powered by solar cells as small as 3.6 square centimeters, which could be implanted under the skin, thereby avoiding the need for periodic battery replacements.

Researchers have found that an Alzheimer's drug triggers dentine regrowth, eliminating need for fillings.

After 28 years of collecting lids, tabs, and connectors, Tilda Shalof was ready to turn them into a work of art.

In a disturbing new trend, researchers find that heart attacks are on the rise for young women.

Scientists have created a mobile bioprinter that when filled with a patient's cells, prints skin directly into a wound.

The levels were so high that scientists are revising up their estimates for global marine microplastic pollution.

Removal of the 118-foot-high dam in France will free the Sélune River, bringing wildlife back to the waterway and the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel.

They want to build beacons into bikes. Will implants in pedestrians be next?

Judging from what I am reading all over the political map, I suspect that autonomous cars are the new Juiceroo.

A recent patent shows some of the thinking about fully autonomous cars, which might look nothing like cars do now.

The 107 million tons of grain that went to U.S. ethanol distilleries in 2009 was enough to feed 330 million people for one year at average world consumption levels. More than a quarter of the total U.S. grain crop was turned into ethanol to fuel cars

New Environmental Protection Agency requirements for its Renewable Fuel Standards program have been released which raise an issue which has sat dormant for a little while: How to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions of a

Photo: Stephanie Says, Flickr, CC Turning Food into Fuel is Not the Solution The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) has released a warning that U.S. and European policy to increase the production of biofuels could lead to almost

Is the conventional wisdom that we need not worry about tailpipe emissions in biofuel-powered vehicles, because the plants had been absorbing carbon while growing, grossly misguided?

With limited hours in the day, many U.S. schools are prioritizing lesson time over lunch time, leaving kids hungry and miserable.

No more pepperoni, salami, bacon, or ham will be offered on school menus.

A year-long experiment in the Bronx proved it's possible to switch from overly processed to freshly prepared meals.

This poetic, one-of-a-kind urn floats on the water while slowly returning cremated remains to nature.

Climate crisis? What climate crisis?

This competition for the best environmental photography never fails to be interesting and professional.

The challenge is to re-evaluate the materials we consume and the way we manufacture products so as to cut down on waste.

This is not your usual trading site; it is much more of a community.

It's got all three: low transportation energy, low embodied carbon, low operating energy.

From the Redskins' huge solar installation to a solar-powered NASCAR track that mows its grass with sheep, major sporting venues can be an ideal location for solar power. From large expanses of rooftops and parking lots to their high energy needs to

Western Michigan University is installing solar-powered electric car charging. But it has to chop down nine trees to do it.

Does the state of Michigan need a wolf hunt? Voters will get the chance to weigh in.

However, the voter’s choice won’t be the final say.

As you walk across the stately lawns of many college campuses, you might not put much thought into what it takes to keep those lawns so neatly trimmed and manicured. Well, that is unless you're being woken up after a long night of "studying" to the

It sounds counter-intuitive to say the least, but a team of scientists has discovered that running barefoot is better for your feet. What!

An interesting step towards eco-friendly spiritual travel: The Alliance of Regions and Conservation, working with WWF, is about to launch the Green Pilgrimage Network. The program, to formally kick off at an event in