If one geoengineering plan doesn't work, maybe two or three combined will

Run on waste heat, this commercial facility is the first of its kind in the world, extracting CO2 from the air and piping it to a greenhouse farm to grow veggies.

Buckminster Fuller 's 1933 Dymaxion car was a marvel. Architect Norman Foster tells Jonathan Glancey of the Guardian: "The Dymaxion had the same engine and transmission as the Ford Sedan of the time," says Foster, who worked

After seeing the stunning Dymaxion car built by architect Norman Foster in Abitare and the Guardian, I wrote "I want one." Not that an eleven-seater is particularly useful, but it is just so gorgeous. Over at Metropolis,

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

Those of us who love everything Bucky are stunned too.

The biggest one is that no matter how clever the design, it is the land that matters, not the house, and that nothing has changed in 70 years.

Blooming Lake Erie. Photo Credit: NASA EO Pure Michigan is a slogan used in the Great Lakes State, to bring in tourists and celebrate the beauty of nature. You probably won't be seeing these images in any Pure Michigan ad campaign. They're of algae,

Dictionary.com picks the perfect word for our dystopian future!

For the first time ever, a nursery for endangered ray pups and adolescents has been discovered – giving researchers hope to learn more about these rare gentle giants.

Waugh Thistleton Architects demonstrate how we should be building for a low carbon future.

This modular design can adapt to any situation, meaning more usable space can be freed up.

Uber founder Travis Kalanick's new company runs "CloudKitchens" for cooks without restaurants. This will be big.

When you think Mexico, think biofuels (not just tequila). That's the message of OriginOil, a Los Angeles, California, company that's been contracted by the Mexican government to produce 1 percent of the

This year, NOAA predicts a massive "dead zone" the size of New Jersey will bloom in the Gulf of Mexico. Brian Merchant reports on the cause and consequences of dead zones.

Life can be hard for start-up companies, particularly in the current economic climate. Often the need to keep costs down means that decent office space becomes unaffordable. It can be even harder for a small company to implement a green office policy if

Studies of humans, mice, monkeys, and sheep all point to the same scary conclusion -- that BPA wreaks havoc on the female reproductive system.

The heroic lab saved 12 lives and recovered 41 bodies during her career as a search and rescue dog.

Every person interested in environmental issues is well aware of the dangers of species extinction and the importance of conservation

Dead zones threaten wildlife and fisheries, taint drinking water, and impact communities. Keeping agricultural runoff out of waterways can help tackle this global problem.

In the "sleepy neighborhood" of Baldwin Hills in Los Angeles, a modern Proto Home sits among a mix of single-family dwellings from over the last few

Many in-home drinking water filters may not remove the most concerning contaminants.

Telling people to be grateful for what they have doesn't help alleviate symptoms of depression or anxiety, according to new research.

Celebrated outside of the United States, the holiday used to have a real meaning.

From blending beef with mushrooms, to boosting plant-based menu items, companies are doing a lot to cut back on meat.

Researchers find that the neurotoxin is carried in by coastal fog, deposited on the land, and then makes its way up the food chain where it is approaching toxic thresholds in pumas.

This could keep people from overheating in their wearable electronic outfits or simply in the heat of the ever-warming days

A medical practice in Manchester, England is giving patients indoor plants to help boost wellness.

A new study reveals stress-reducing benefits for office workers when even just viewing a small plant on their desk.

Four people are dead, 120 injured and six missing in Hungary as torrents of red toxic sludge, the byproduct of bauxite refining for aluminum, burst from a containment pond and poured through six villages in three counties. A

The flood of toxic red sludge, which burst forth from a containment pond in Ajka, Hungary and covered several villages earlier in the week, reached a branch of the River Danube today. According to the head of the

Two months after the Indian government stopped plans by UK-based Vedanta Resources to put a bauxite mine on a mountain held sacred by two indigenous tribal groups in Orissa, on the

It may sound like an oxymoron, bringing sustainable practices to mining operations, but unless we all stop consuming resources immediately, mining is also not going anywhere. So this is good news: since 2007, Alcoa's Jamalco

How about using the light from already existing street lamps to spark off the festive season? Here are some off-the-grid parasite lamps so to speak, that look good by day!

The toxic red line that runs through this town -- as photographed by Palíndromo Mészáros -- is shocking evidence of what can go wrong.

So much intelligence and so much technology, to what end.

Shorter post: They are " essentially, disposable. "

Full of vibrant colors, patterns and eclectic decor, this tiny house is not as minimalist as its exterior might suggest.

A newly developed, solar powered “leaf” mimics photosynthesis, converting CO2 into fuel.

EcoDomum is turning an environmental problem into a housing solution.

Wal-Mart has agreed to help US taxpayers take climate action. Over the next two years, they are sending energy audit teams to 20 State Capitol complexes to help save taxpayers money and help the environment...while the Federal Government equivocates

The things nature does to sand and rock are amazing. You may think this is an alien planet with bizarre stone houses for extraterrestrials, but no, this is New Mexico in all its mind-blowing glory.

State regulators have found boron, arsenic, selenium and other toxic metals near 14 power plants, all in excess of state health standards.

New report shows shocking amounts of coal pollution in U.S. waterways.

A giant wave of pollution glop in 2008 convinced the EPA to regulate coal dumps more closely. But the Trump administration is changing that.

All the stuff I once viewed as clutter has become a precious resource for my socially-isolated family.

A baby lying face-down will be able to breathe freely on this mattress.

A cramped, rundown apartment gets a makeover with this mysterious-looking black box.

The cover of a new book by a leading Agender says it all: Sustainability is just the tip of the Marxist iceberg.

Is this the thin edge of a much bigger wedge?