During a recent interview, BMW chief executive Norbert Reithofer revealed that the German automaker was considering bringing a battery-powered vehicle to the U.S. market by 2012 in an effort to meet more stringent

Many vegans don't realize that there's 'meat' in their electricity supply.

The new map was created from a study of over a decade's worth of Landsat satellite images and is the first to show in fine detail land use changes around the globe.

Sugar maples rely on consistent snow cover to thrive, and climate change is threatening that.

The monthly vegetarian gathering will also host policy makers to discuss various aspects of climate change.

Though only powering 75-100 homes at launch, the TidGen Cobscook Bay project, in Eastport, Maine, is slated to expand to ten times its initial size.

It's not as 'free' as you think. Someone always pays.

The company that makes "shoes for people who don't want to wear them" is introducing a new model of adventure shoe constructed with EVA foam made from algae biomass.

"Most people are already operating ‘off grid’ in different ways to varying degrees, but the vast majority don’t feel the need to make a big lifestyle song and dance about it."

School is a testing ground for the way we perform later in life. It can mold us into fine upstanding members of society, or not. While environmental responsibility isn't something we have to learn early in life, it certainly makes

People are finally beginning to take this issue seriously.

It turns out that some parents are less than thrilled.

This sofa will convert into a number of uses, and will accommodate third-party add-ons like armrests, backrests, side tables and more.

Chairs take up a lot of space, but not in this line of space-saving furniture.

Lots of great Food Day events across the country, but New York's will be particularly tasty and loud.

It's all a facade, as architects compete to see who can design the ugliest exterior.

They really do live up to their billing this year.

School administrators have asked the USDA for greater flexibility in providing emergency meals.

Using special laser surveying equipment, the drones will discover how ancient tribes lived.

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

"We don't want animals in captivity or enclosed in any way," says Costa Rica's Environmental Minister.

The laser-outfitted satellite will be able to pick up shifts in the ice on a very small scale.

Apple remains our culture's most lauded example of great design. But could it be that the company considered to have reached the pinnacle of design is, in fact, an impostor? The definition of good design is changing. It used

One study and a pile of anecdotal evidence has shown that perhaps the decision to remove fluoride in 2011 wasn't such a great idea.

Levi's new denim line will incorporate on average, eight 12 to 20-ounce plastic soda bottles per jean.

What could possibly go wrong?

Some of them are surprising and all of them will make a real difference.

This building alternately fries the public, blows them off their feet and cheats them out of promised public amenities. And did I mention it's bloated, top-heavy and just plain ugly.

Let's hope that unlike the Oscars, they make the right choices and open the right envelopes.

A lack of space becomes something more roomy with some simple design strategies.

The online-only financial institution will provide low cost loans for solar, electric cars and even electric-assist bicycles.

This is the first-known attempt of a commercial company to undertake a physical clean-up of trash from open waters.

This stair does it all: it's a connector, a partition, a bench, a counter and a concealer of clutter.

It is reflective and glows in the dark, perfect for "enhanced safety in traffic" -- and the dance floor.

Establishing certain habits can make cooking easier.

This could take a lot of smelly gas mopeds off the road.

Our photo of the day comes from Rockyview County, Alberta.

Our photo of the day comes from Jackson County, Oregon.

This apartment's built-in 'function wall' maximizes a small space by incorporating sleeping, sitting and storage.

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10, 2019, with National Teacher Day on May 7. Every year, Project Learning Tree (PLT) recognizes the educators who have made the most significant contributions to PLT with the Leadership in Education award.

I have complained about this building forever, but will admit that Norman Foster has designed a masterpiece.

Our never-ending search for convenience comes at a cost.

Ten people. 2,200 miles through Central Asia. No itinerary. What will happen?

This cascading staircase not only moves people, it can display books and other trinkets too.

Kitting out your home with a solar power system just got a bit easier in the state of Connecticut. Under the Connecticut Solar Lease Program, qualifying low and moderate-income homeowners—those people whose household incomes is

So you think you're doing everything you can to improve your home's energy efficiency. And if you haven't done everything you can do personally, both TreeHugger and Planet Green have plenty of tips on how you can get up to

In a move which Connecticut governor Jodi Rell says will help position Connecticut as "the preferred location to grow clean tech jobs", the state has launch the Connecticut Clean Tech Fund to

Woodzee founder opens a factory in his own hometown, to make wooden sunglasses from recycled materials.

This versatile accessory keeps your infant close to your body, or it can become a cradle or rocker to be placed on a flat surface.

45 years ago today, the Apollo 8 astronauts took the photo that some say inspired the environmental movement.