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Ad Claiming That it's Eco-Friendly to Wear Fur is Banned in UK

An ad by the European Fur Breeders' Association will not be allowed to run again after the advertising watchdog, ASA, ruled it to be misleading.




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Tidal Power Could Inject £3 Billion Each Year Into UK Economy

By 2050 wave and tidal power could supply 11% of current UK electricity demand.




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Queen's Crown Estate Identifies 180GW of Potential Marine Power

The Crown Estate is Britain's largest landowner, and it owns an awful lot of coastline. It is also very interested in the potential for marine power.




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Wave Power to Prove Its Mettle with 30 Megawatts to be Built Off Mexico's Coast

Wave power is the oft-forgotten cousin of solar and wind power. It has huge potential, but it is not quite as far along as the better known sources of clean power, so it tends to be overlooked.




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Concept for smarter wave power device a winner in GE's Ecomagination Challenge

The company says this system is simpler than other wave devices that need to be finely tuned to the waves to pick up their energy.




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World's first hybrid wind/current generator could generate double the power

A new kind of hybrid generator promises to double the power output for the same surface area, by also harvesting energy from ocean currents.




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World's largest tidal energy power plant (269 turbines) to begin construction in Scotland

When you think about it, it's really Moon power!




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8 Celebrity Eco-Businesses We Can't Stop Talking About

While we've seen many celebrities jumping on the green bandwagon, we've also seen them doing it for the real deal. Many have been eco-conscious for years--some are just realizing how important it is to promote a sustainable




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Tennessee Town Passes Nation's First Green Food Resolution

Beating out New York City, the small Tennessee town of Signal Mountain is the first in the nation to pass a Green Food Resolution. But, just what does a Green Food Resolution mean for farmers, consumers, and




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World's Largest Tree House Stands 10-Stories Tall

16 years ago, Horrace Burges had a divine vision, a calling from heaven. And, like the ark-crafting Noah before him, Horrace picked up a hammer and built a large wooden structure of his own--the world's largest tree house. At 10




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Nashville Underwater: Images from the City's Epic Flood (Slideshow)

After a storm hit Tennessee last Sunday and Nashville saw record-shattering rainfall, the Cumberland River swelled to overflowing and the city experienced an epic flood. As soon as it was safe, residents were out




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Bear's Head Freed From Jar After Three-Week Search

Late last month, when officer Shelley Hammonds of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency received word of an animal in distress, it might have sounded like a routine rescue operation. Witnesses described




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Spring Back Now Recycles What Landfills & Other Recyclers Don't Want: Mattresses

Mattresses have plenty of reusable materials, but most recyclers don't want them. Landfills don't like them either. But a Tennessee nonprofit does.




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Fans manufacturers who tout their products' energy efficiency fight energy efficiency regulations

Normally you can't have it both ways, unless you have a member of congress in your pocket.




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Photo: It's blossoms and brutalism time

Who could possibly complain about brutalist architecture especially when it's framed with flowers




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It's time to stop cars from making legal right turns on red lights

It was actually introduced to save fuel, but there have been unintended consequences.




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An urbanist's question: Where is the best place to have a parade?

Do you plan it where there is lots of room, or do you put it where there is good transit accessibility?




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Are Skyscrapers Torpedoing the World's Economies?

A new report by Barclays Capital suggests a dark side to the building boom in places like China, India, and Turkey.




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Artists' glittering art installation repurposes 14,000 eyeglass lenses (Video)

Thousands of pairs of unwanted eyewear are collected and transformed into a unique, twinkling facade for an Istanbul museum.




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If you're buying a Thanksgiving turkey, choose organic

Help stop the rise of antibiotic resistance by buying a bird that's been raised drug-free.




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What's Worth Saving in this Place?

There has been endless discussion of the the outcome of the COP15 conference. Here is another positive note (book) from the group This Place09. It is an art and Twitter project that sought to convey personal thoughts about




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The NRDC's "OnEarth" Hosts Carnival of the Green

Happy New Year! This week marks Carnival of the Green #208, and the first Carnival of 2010. Congratuations to all who have submitted entries and hosted over the years to make it such a success!




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Best of Green Readers' Choice: Technology

This year's nominees include amazing concept gadgets, biomimicry in robotics, crowd-sourced projects and more. Vote for your favorites here.




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Steampunk Ticker-Tape Twittertape Machine Lets You Tweet Like it's 1899

Come one, come all, witness The Twittertape Machine that prints a feed of your tweets and mentions on Twitter.




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Alas, planting a trillion trees won't save the planet from climate change on its own

We still have to reduce our carbon emissions.




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The Week in Pictures: Galapagos Islands No Longer Endangered? 'Static Kill' of BP's Oil Well, and More (Slideshow)

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico reached an important milestone this Tuesday afternoon when BP started their 'static kill' procedure to seal the oil well, and the good news is, that it seems to be working -- so far. In other green news, the




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'Charity: Water' Photo Gifts That Give Back

Ever since we took the kids to Florida, my wife has been saving photo memories in scrapbooks. Our two daughters like making the books, too, and I have to admit, looking at one of these handmade creations beats Flickr any




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Trees are the Winner in UK's Landscape Photography of the Year Prize

An isolated winter scene beats out the competition in the annual awards ceremony.




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Portraits of Londoners From Every Olympic Country Highlight City's Diversity

You can see these magnificent photo portraits of Londoners on a wall or on the web.




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Strandbeests Blowin' In The Wind

"Theo Jansen is occupied with the making of a new nature. Not pollen or seeds but plastic yellow tubes are used as the basic material of this new nature. He makes skeletons




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Physicist's hyperrealistic origami art bridges nature, math and science (Video)

Believe it or not, these folded works of wonder are created from a single sheet of paper -- no cuts, no glue.




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Sleep like a Swede using the lifestyle philosophy of 'lagom'

Another Nordic cultural concept to prove that Scandinavians have it all figured out … but this one could help the rest of us sleep better too.




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Stockholm's new bike share will offer 5,000 electric bikes & cost just $33 per year

The new City Bike program will also feature a 'bring your own battery' scheme, leaving the charging to the rider.




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Vision Zero is so 20 years ago. It's time for Moving Beyond Zero.

The new vision promotes active transportation like walking and biking.




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This year's Ice Hotel is artier than ever

36 artists from 17 different countries have created 15 totally unique art suites out of ice




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Swedish fitness trend of 'plogging' is amazingly awesome

Leave it to the Swedes to combine physical fitness with PICKING UP LITTER!




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Transforming wall hides all in young family's micro-apartment (Video)

Like a nesting doll, this all-in-one wall unit functions like a multipurpose piece of furniture.




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Listen to the voices of Thomas Edison's spooky talking dolls from 1890

Considered too fragile to ever be played again, the recordings have been newly reconstructed ... and they are wonderfully creepy.




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Kids can 'drive' their parent with a helmet that honks, vibrates and flashes

Because the world needs yet more redundant, hard-to-recycle, battery-powered plastic toys whose novelty will wear off quickly.




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Create a 'pocket playground' to keep kids entertained

It costs very little, distracts kids for longer, and minimizes clutter around the house. In other words, it's every parent's dream come true.




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Ollies Blocks encourage kids' imagination & creativity (Review)

Building with blocks and construction toys is a great unstructured activity for kids, and Ollies Wooden Blocks are a superb new addition to the category.




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Study: Second hand toys pose risks to childrens' health

"Reuse" is usually a good motto; this study reminds parents to take care in the case of toys originally sold in yesteryears. We offer some tips for selecting safer used toys.




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My kids don't want to do anything this summer

They've requested no day camps, just two empty months.




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'Let them roam' and other advice on free-range summer parenting

When my kids begged for an empty calendar, I was worried about the impact on my job, but a few strategies have kept everything on course.




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Police buy drinks instead of shutting down kids' lemonade stand

In a delightful departure from the norm, officers in Newburgh, NY, tell kids they're doing nothing wrong.




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Breakthrough could finally help doctors pinpoint a patient's cancer cause

Scientists find that tumors hold information like a 'black box' pointing to the specific cause of disease.




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EPA finally proposes a perchlorate standard, and it's way too high

The chemical is used in rockets and munitions. Priorities!




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38 recipes for beans and lentils for superfood meals

Beans and lentils are one of the most important things you can include in your diet. Here are great ideas, from filling breakfasts to sweet and inspired desserts.




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30 Vegetarian recipes you can cook in 30 minutes or less

These delicious, healthy meals can be on the table within half an hour.




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38 gourmet Thanksgiving recipes for vegans and vegetarians

Looking for amazing Thanksgiving recipes that cater to those of us skipping meat? We've got you covered! Check out these fantastic ideas for appetizers, sides, mains and dessert!