Michael Pollan discusses the high cost of cheap food with Jon Stewart.

The Daily Show's Jon Stewart interviews Lisa P. Jackson, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Certain people are looking for the same kind of green they’ve always sought — the green of dollar bills.

Renewable energy will surpass natural gas as the planet's No. 2 electricity source by 2016, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency.

2012 saw the highest rate of alternative, renewable energy sources in the United States.

I’m making this trek to ask Maine Gov. Paul LePage to lead, follow, or get out of the way of clean energy development.

Take a photo tour of 10 different facilities around the world where SC Johnson is using renewable energy and learn about their positive environmental impact.

Portugal predicts that renewables will satisfy its mainland electricity needs by 2040.

Fracking fluid, the liquid waste left over from the controversial mining technique, wreaks havoc on a plot of land in a test by the U.S. Forest Service.

The light emitted after the sun sets could be harvested, according to a new study.

At the 85th Annual Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors in Miami Beach, leaders pledge to make the switch to 100% renewable energy by 2035.

More than 100 cities across the globe get 70 percent or more of their energy from renewable sources, according to London-based CDP.

Apple suppliers have committed to clean up their act as well.

District of Columbia lawmakers approve legislation that fast-tracks the city's bold clean energy goals.

Become a fan of MNN on Facebook and be automatically entered to win the entire fabulous line of Martha Stewart Clean natural cleaning products!

Japan's plan to wean off nuclear power could help lead a global push toward cleaner, more efficient civilization, says U.S. energy guru Amory Lovins.

Impact Energies sells and leases solar panel systems to people making less than $6 a day in Ghana. It was acquired by Persistent Energy Partners.

A Product Impact Dashboard tells you exactly how much rubbish was used to create Pentatonic's cushions, tables and serving bowls.

A singular place to say 'I do' in the Seattle area, Brightwater Treatment Plant can process 36 million gallons of wastewater daily.

A study funded by the Koch brothers debunks Climategate, but the cable news media doesn't cover it.

Electronic waste recycling firm CloudBlue is now an e-Stewards Certified facility.

7 compostable dinnerware options so you can entertain responsibly.

Modern electronic controls help make science-fiction visions like the Hiriko Fold possible. It's an Explorer-sized electric car pod that folds to fit into a thi

Here are five serious sewage disasters in history, many of them caused by overwhelmed sewer systems. How we can prevent future ones from flowing our way?

The Environmental Protection Agency spent MLK Day spreading the gospel of food waste reduction to faith-based groups.

The botanical monster-makers behind a new Kickstarter campaign aim to erect a towering hell-beast made from North America's most notorious invasive plant.

Stewart Brand, creator of the Whole Earth Catalog, helped shape the future we live in now.

For a generation, activists have built their protest movement on the scientific facts of climate change. But the facts of another kind of science — neuroscien

St. Louis, Orlando and Minneapolis are featured in a new Sierra Club report on the growing number of American cities rejecting fossil fuels.

Matt Hickman unravels the mysteries behind offsetting CO2 and buying RECs. (Hint: One of them can fund tree-planting efforts.)

Unlike the current patchwork of river protections, the National Blueway System will cover entire rivers 'from source to sea,' including their watersheds.

Video: As the Copenhagen summit continues, global warming deniers are popping up all over. Perhaps they're right, says Jon Stewart, it's all a conspiracy of tho

Former 'Daily Show' host and family reportedly have purchased a 45-acre farm near their current operation in New Jersey.

Martha Stewart offers Thanksgiving-in-a-box, but there are advantages to cooking the big dinner the traditional way.

The 45-acre addition will allow the Stewarts to host tours, educational programs and offer refuge for abused and abandoned farm animals.

The 'Star Trek' and 'X-Men' actor teamed up with Wags and Walks and ASPCA to foster Ginger, a rescue pit bull.

Two goats discovered along subway tracks in Brooklyn are on now safely on their way to Farm Sanctuary.

With Hawaii's endless renewable energy potential, the state plans to generate 40 percent of its power from clean sources by 2030.

The fossil fuel industry benefits from government money, but not renewables. In a forum with T. Boone Pickens at the National Press Club, media mogel Ted Turner

Global investment in clean energy surged 17 percent to a record $257 billion last year, according to two new reports by the U.N. Environment Program.

These small horses were thought to be the only truly wild horse species left on the planet and have a fascinating history.

A showcase for American artisans, the virtual shop Catherine's Table is a warm and cozy ode to beautiful things.

A Penn State lab has found a way to make hydrogen fuel from wastewater and seawater with no emissions. So why aren't we doing this?

To find life on Mars, we may have to send probes and people into this hole.

Alexandra Cousteau searches for the lost creeks that now flow under Toronto roadways.

Before interviewing Energy Secretary Steven Chu, <i>The Daily Show</i> host Jon Stewart fell asleep talking about the Markey-Waxman energy bill.

The winds and waves of Hurricane Sandy spilled enough sewage to match BP's oil spill more than 50 times over.

Renewable energy has made great strides in the U.S. recently. But if you take a look around the globe, you'll find equally encouraging signs.

Clean energy sources are producing record amounts of power in markets across the world.

Israel’s largest international green energy conference takes place this weekend in Eilat.