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

Despite the fact that Venice, CA seems to be the epicenter of SoCal's green lifestyle movement, the 24th annual Abbott Kinney Festival that took over the city's main drag on Sunday, September 28th was far from eco-friendly. After claiming last year

Electric vehicles have come a long way in the last few years, steadily gaining acceptance as a practical and sustainable form of transportation. This is especially true in cities, where most trips are short and space is at a premium.

One more example of how words can become completely meaningless and even contradictory.

Well, as much as you can humanize a $136,000 sports car.

Instead of banning cars from city centers, this automaker recommends elevated roads for electric bikes & scooters to ease congestion and emissions.

Ed. note: This post, about ethanol is now the third post (read about biodiesel and compost to catch up) in the Green Basics series of posts that TreeHugger is writing to provide basic information about important ideas, materials and technologies for new

Ed. note: This is the fourth post in the Green Basics series of posts that TreeHugger is writing to provide basic information about important ideas, materials and technologies for new greenies (or those who just need a quick refresher). Read on and stay

Ed. note: This is now the seventh post in the Green Basics series of posts that TreeHugger is writing to provide basic information about important ideas, materials and technologies for new greenies (or those who just need a quick refresher). Read on and

CFL bulbs, or compact fluorescent light bulbs: energy savings Commonly referred to as CFLs, compact fluorescent lamps or compact fluorescent light bulbs, the energy-saving bulbs have escaped the stereotype of buzzing, flickery, washed-out lights to

What is "post-consumer recycled"? Once a material or finished product has served its intended use and has been diverted or recovered from waste destined for disposal, it is then considered "post-consumer." Having completed its life as a consumer item,

Ecological footprint: what is it? An analysis that gauges our impact on the planet's biological systems, the ecological footprint measures human consumption of natural resources in comparison to Earth's ecological capacity to regenerate them.

Getty Images Volatile organic compounds: something's in the air You can't see them, but they're all around us. They aren't listed as ingredients on the objects we bring in our home, but they're often there. They're volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, a

Taking a step back from the emotional response of the recent environmental devastation, let's take a look at offshore drilling more broadly: How much oil do we currently produce from offshore drilling, and how much might we potentially recover?

Reducing your carbon footprint and building community go hand-in-hand toward creating a better planet.

A level playing field for renewables is about to get a step closer, at least in Morocco.

The competition is looking for new ideas for capturing the emissions from fossil fuels and turning them into something useful instead of harmful.

The researchers have found a simple way to create an energy source for fuel cells using CO2 in the air.

In what is said to be a first for automakers, Ford is developing foams and plastics using captured carbon dioxide, which could be integrated into the company's vehicles within five years.

A technology developed at a national lab for improving carbon capture at power plants may be able to help craft breweries capture and reuse CO2 from their fermentation processes, while also slashing costs.

Evonik and Siemens announce two-year project to demonstrate feasibility of "technical photosynthesis" using eco-electricity to convert carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals

It's also affecting everything from meat packing to crumpets.

Brad Plumer looks at the issue of "outsourced pollution."

The Bitcoin is the Hummer of speculative vehicles; let's hope it doesn't make it to its Bar Mitzvah.

The goal could be reached even earlier, if Scots changed what they eat.

Excessive population growth presents an immediate environmental danger greater than climate change.

Without a more comprehensive vision of economic health and better ways to measure it, we are flying blind on a path to economic decline and collapse.

Satisfying the world’s unmet need for contraception would dramatically reduce population growth, easing pressure on natural resources.

Here's why the United Nations' Rio+20 Conference matters to everyone.

The most recent U.N. demographic projections show world population growing to 9.3 billion by 2050, an addition of 2.3 billion people.

Concerned about the overpopulation of our planet and the effect it has on wildlife? Perhaps it's time to talk about the most effective form of male contraception.

Population growth is in fact slowing down but everyone is using more of everything.

Pollinator power, y'all.

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

Move over, regular solar panels.

One of the UK's "Big Six" energy companies has gone a dark shade of green.

Now that's progress...

It's an important inflection point. But a lot of work still remains.

The British government sees offshore wind as a genuine opportunity to lead.

Home owners are going solar, without having to put anything on their roof.

In the first half of 2019, Scottish wind generated enough electricity to power the equivalent of 4.47 million homes, almost double the number of homes there.

Sometimes we should just let a bad idea die.

Frugality blogger Elizabeth Willard Thames has outfitted her house and family with thrifted finds. This is her advice.

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 styrofoam substitute that they grow into packaging and insulation is the next big thing in building.

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Bourgeois / Lechasseur architects figure out how to square the circle.

First we have to declare 'peak livestock', then eat less beef and more beans.

Much of the world eats the same thing every day. Why are we so preoccupied with variety?

A new kind of food label hopes to fight obesity by stating how much exercise is required to burn it off.