In 2015, Albuquerque launched an innovative program aimed at helping the area's homeless. Instead of ticketing panhandlers, city officials offered them jobs.

Not all of us can put solar panels on our houses, but we can still support renewable energy. Here's how.

Uncle Ben meets 'Blade Runner' in this wild vertical farming concept that also incorporates aquaculture, wind energy and 'algae facades.'

Botanophobics may want to avert their eyes.

Anxiety and fear give way to joy and awe when we tune into scenes of the natural world, finds a study commissioned by BBC, makers of "Planet Earth II."

Wind entrepreneur Dale Vince used to live on a bus. Now he's one of Britain's richest men, and he has big plans to transform his country.

The style-conscious soap wizards at Method unveil plans for a wind and solar-powered manufacturing facility that will also include rooftop food production.

Researchers create a new scale to identify dependence on 'retail therapy.' Do you fit the bill?

Some see the EPA's regulation of mining in the region as federal overreach. Politicians are running against the agency in November's election.

Robert Redford shares why he has joined the fight against the coal mine.

Coal helped create communities throughout Boone County, West Virginia, years ago but now mountaintop removal mining may be demolishing more than just mountains

Just in time for the conservationist president's birthday, the U.S. unveils a plan to freeze uranium mining near one of his favorite places: the Grand Canyon.

Photographer explains the story behind Indonesia's majestic Kawah Ijen volcano, which appears to spew eerie blue lava.

Coal mines are destroying the life that its miners have come to know through pollution and job loss.

Mountaintop removal mining is one of the most destructive forms of resource extraction, and it's taking its toll.

Congratulations, washing machine, your lonely days are now over as clothes dryers have become, at long last, eligible for Energy Star certification.

Months ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference, French Parliament approves aggressive new commercial building rules.

Over 500 workers have been mobilized to deal with the endless tide of garbage inflicting the beaches of Santo Domingo.

How do you un-shrink-wrap a space shuttle?

The massive, potentially rocky planets orbit in the "habitable zone" of a star 22 light-years away.

In previous decades, we explored outward. Today's landmarks in science come from looking deeper inside.

Weather permitting, the cargo run will lift off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 3:25 p.m. EDT.

Punta Gorda, a sleepy Gulf Coast getaway north of Fort Myers, shines bright as Babcock Ranch, a solar-powered eco-town, attracts its first residents.

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

Cork advocates make a good argument to use the traditional wine closure.

Journalist Kate Sheppard covers the world of climate change, politics and energy for Mother Jones magazine.

Five rousing books that sound a rallying cry to think about and work toward environmental solutions in fresh, new ways.

But environmental groups say oil is still coming ashore and more work needs to be done.

With huge eyes in tiny bodies, baby jumping spiders have high-quality vision.

Mother's Day meals. Three choices: One for the omnivore, one for the vegetarian and one for the vegan — all mouthwatering.

Massive twitter campaign invites @barackobama to visit Appalachia and see mountaintop removal first hand.

New research out of Australia unlocks clues about how your body responds to exercise at the cellular level.

This is what the skies over Beaumont, Texas, look like whenever one of the local refineries loses power.

Here are the world's rarest animals, the loneliest creatures on Earth: 8 species with fewer than 10 confirmed individuals left alive.

There were so many adorable puppies entered in the Green Dog of the Year Contest, that we couldn't resist! Here's a gallery of 10 green puppies.

Fans of Mother Nature Network's Facebook page can win a box full of green, limited-edition Ball® canning jars and much more.

Soon, customers may be able to shop and sip at a Target store in Chicago.

UPDATE: Van Jones clears up the 'green czar' buzz.

Those helium-filled balloons you've seen bobbing in the breeze are the least important use of this critical element, especially since we don't have enough.

Finally.. an iPhone app that decodes the labyrinth of climate hoaxes and skeptic psuedo-science.

Earth Day has provided the occasion for a tsunami of eco-friendly apps for the iPhone and now Android gets some green love.

Center for Environmental Health's new guide attempts to consolidate electronic buying guides from many nonprofits.

Ann Louise Gittleman offers '1,268 Ways to Outsmart the Hazards of Electronic Pollution'

Zerofootprint's TalkingPlug device turns everyday electrical outlets into miniature communications hubs, allowing remote monitoring and control of energy use by

There are many reasons to recycle electronics, including copper, steel, gold, silver. The wiring in some older desk tops may yield up to 5 pounds of copper.

The ultrathin New Apple MacBook laptop has been called one of the "least repairable, least recyclable" computers on the market. Sustainability was not included

The latest agricultural apps are helping farmers boost productivity and profits.

Free printable coupons plus recipe ideas to use them to make cooking at home a little easier.

From fewer migraines to more self-esteem, there are so many mental and physical benefits to growing old.

These small resolutions can make for a great start to the new year.