Even remote places like the French Pyrenees can contain urban levels of microplastics.

The premise seems simple: use wind energy to push a turbine and generate electricity with no greenhouse gases or associated pollution.

Critics of renewable energy are obsessed with the costs and practicalities of cleantech right this instant. Visitors to Silicon Valley in the 1970s didn't see t

Site for wind farms is not exactly the type of field you picture a retired NFL linebacker scouting. But Sean Tufts is not your typical retired player. Nor is he

The Southern Hemisphere will experience more devastating wind and waves as the world warms, according to new research.

From pistachio shell-powered eco-cities to tiny houses on the moon, this spring certainly wasn't short on starry-eyed intrigue and bold ambition.

Researchers have developed solar concentrators that can be placed on windows or cellphone screens.

You might already know that Dory is a Pacific blue tang and Nemo is a clownfish, but how well do you know the other species that are represented in the films?

Featured in several Hollywood productions, the arch and its support pillars collapsed after heavy coastal storms.

From adorable porgs to crystalline foxes, the otherworld species of 'The Last Jedi' have roots here on Earth.

Google's investment in the Atlantic Wind Connection project will help support thousands of green jobs.

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

Scotland is hoping to leverage its extensive experience in North Sea oil and gas drilling to become the leader in the offshore wind industry.

In approving an offshore wind farm, the Scottish government handles Donald Trump in a manner in which everyone should handle Donald Trump: They ignore him.

The Scottish government recently approved the construction of a wind farm set off the coast from Donald Trump's golf course.

Redditor Demo_of_demo shared this beautiful photo taken from high atop his wind-turbine "office."

To harness the power of the wind, some creative minds have looked beyond the traditional turbine. You may never look at a kite in the same way again.

Wind energy may be cost efficient, but it's costing us over half a million birds each year.

This isn't your father's turbine. It can create more electricity at lower wind speeds and does a better job of predicting the supply of wind energy.

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.

Wind power critics argue that turbines kill birds. So why is the U.K.'s largest bird charity planning a turbine?

Offshore wind has great potential, but the marine environment presents challenges. A new kind of turbine aims to overcome those obstacles.

From Dutch flower fields to Californian slopes, windmills are one of mankind's oldest ( loveliest) energy machines. Here are some windmill photos to celebrate.

Waves crash against wind turbines perched on a jetty in Boulogne-sur-mer, France.

In a rare interview, Santa reveals why he is sick of so much "stuff". He's donning a green suit and delivering clean energy as a gift instead.

Residents in the New York town of Denning rally against 'Taxi' actor Judd Hirsch's proposed wind turbine project.

Fairbanks will be the demo deployment site for BAT (Buoyant Altitude Turbine), an inflatable wind turbine floating 1,000 feet above the earth.

IKEA gusts into the U.S. wind energy sector with an investment in an Illinois farm capable of generating enough annual energy to power 70 stores.

The way snow dances around wind turbines is shedding light on the mysteries of how air turbulence behaves.

With new data published by the WWF, Scotland once again proves itself as the renewable energy-generating powerhouse of the United Kingdom.

What better place for the Swedish furniture emporium to acquire its biggest global clean energy investment than the Lone Star State?

In addition to buying energy from Altamont Pass wind farm, Google is financing upgrades that will save thousands of birds' lives.

The turbines will help to keep the lights on and the cash registers ringing on the Paris landmark's newly revamped first floor.

In a nation where transportation claims 20 percent of CO2 emissions, train travel will soon be a zero-emission affair.

A Pink Floyd soundtrack is not included with Studio Roosegaarde's newest environmental-themed light installation.

These noteworthy wind-driven mills and windmill groupings offer a historical glimpse back to when life relied on the strength of wind.

Here are 10 places with a reputation for bountiful breezes ... and, sometimes, winds that are a lot stronger than that.

At the heart of an ambitious clean energy project envisioned by the Dutch is a man-made island nine times the size of Disneyland.

The key to sparkling, streak-free window panes isn't chemicals, clean windows naturally with these tips.

Another study confirms rising levels of mercury emissions worldwide, much of it from gold mining.

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

Complimentary or not, Thomas Paino welcomes the attention being lavished on his super-efficient Long Island City rowhouse.

Officials determined the color is caused by pollution in the nearby Kasadi river, and shut down a factory accused of dumping dye.

If it isn't covered in toxic foam, Bellandur Lake in Bangalore is catching fire. The residents have complained

Within a few years, most of the power for Chile's sprawling subway system will come from renewable energy.

Utilities from California to North Carolina are preparing for a brief but sharp decrease in solar production during the Great American Eclipse on Aug. 21.

The Sahara, one of the largest deserts in the world, could be transformed into a more hospitable place thanks to clean energy.

Using satellite data and machine learning, researchers have mapped the movements of over 70,000 industrial fishing vessels.

Raising campaign funds is a difficult balancing act for the Louisiana governor.

At the time of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the spring of 2010, computer models predicted that the 200 million gallons of crude oil pouring out of the gus