Video: Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and cofounder of MNN, sits down with the Indigo Girls to chat about the complexities of touring with bi

A study in Philadelphia finds that transforming vacant lots into green spaces has a beneficial impact on mood and wellbeing, particularly in low-income areas.

The World Cities Culture Forums' ranking of member cities with the highest and lowest percentages of urban parkland doesn't come without surprises.

New research shows that urban green space largely benefits the wealthy and educated, not the underserved communities that need it most.

Dubbed 'the smartest park ever built,' the Public Square and Gardens at Hudson Yards is now open for visitors.

A USGBC report highlights green building advancements made in all 50 states.

The BuildingGreen Top 10 Green Building Products were announced at Greenbuild 2011.

The Greenbuild 2011 keynote address is sure to get you fired up about green building.

Go green or get left behind. That's the message many hotel owners are hearing as they watch their competitors slash operating costs, gain respect in the communi

USGBC founder David Gottfried is selling his Oakland bungalow which, at the time of its completion, was the highest scoring LEED-certified home in the country.

The Center for Green Schools, an initiative of the U.S. Green Building Council, has published the first Best of Green Schools list.

In Isla Vista, Calif., an easy-going but architectural outdated beachside college community where the median age is just 21, a new LEED certified student housin

Recession proof green jobs, $7 million in energy efficiency savings and more.

Located a stone's throw from a light rail station and a host of ethnic restaurants and public amenities, Dwell Development's Columbia Station is a green micro-c

The U.S. Green Building Council's annual conference and expo will be held in San Francisco, California.

When describing March's featured 'Evergreen home,' resisting alliteration is futile: A magnificent, modern modular home in Madison Valley that's currently on th

The new certificate is offered by the U.S. Green Building Council's Center for Green Schools.

Once considered a dead zone for green building, Miami Beach will soon be getting its first LEED Platinum home in the form of 2020 Alton Road, a super-sleek, sup

Application deadline for the 2012 Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program is Aug. 10, 2012.

As LEED for Homes surpasses a significant milestone, the New York Times singles out one area where there's a near-absence of USGBC-approved residences: Westches

Study reveals that green certified homes are valued 9% higher than comparable properties.

Organization will provide a one-year membership to the U.S. Green Building Council.

'Green Buildings for Great Communities' is the theme for World Green Building Week 2012.

With the U.S. Green Building Council's Greenbuild International Conference and Expo about to kick off in San Francisco, the organization announces the recipient

Attractive but not arresting in appearance, the Paradigm series of green prefabs from Seattle's Method Homes has the potential to achieve recognition from the w

The Hawks and Philips Arena have purchased enough clean energy to power the facility for the 2012-2013 basketball season.

If I had to work in an office, Cuningham Group Architecture's Hayden Place would be my dream green workplace.

Speaking at a sustainability and design conference in Atlanta, LEED pioneer Rob Watson explains that 'there are good buildings, and there are bad buildings.'

Paul Williams' landmark 28th Street YMCA in South L.A. emerges from a LEED Gold restoration project, historically significant identity still intact.

Now that it's established itself as one of the greenest homes in the Volunteer State, the New Norris House is seeking a private buyer.

Holst Architecture's Bud Clark Commons project joins an eclectic assortment of notable green buildings on the 2014 AIA COTE annual top 10 list.

As Make It Right inches toward the finish line in New Orleans, the housing nonprofit unveils 5 designs that address overcrowding at Fort Peck Reservation.

The palatial Beaux-Arts beauty completed in 1915 is named the oldest LEED Platinum building.

Filmmaker Mark Kitchell talks to MNN about the need to understand the birth and life of the green movement in the U.S.

Sens. Grassley and Conrad introduce the Green Jobs Act of 2010, which will extend biofuel tax credits for producers.

Donations from Milliken & Company and WindCurrent will allow Greenbuild 2009 to be a carbon-neutral conference.

Norfolk Southern is working with GreenTrees LLC on a five-year reforestation project.

A new website makes it super easy to help save the world, a little bit at a time.

Olivine is a miracle green rock that absorbs carbon dioxide naturally from the air.

Traffic driving you crazy? Let MNN get you on track to a more astute commute with these carpooling and public transit tips.

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Nine of the top 12 cars on the 2015 ACEEE list are either plug-ins or hybrids.

Exciting new hybrids from Mitsubishi, Kia and Volvo are the talk of the Windy City.

Video: At-risk young people get hands-on training and spread their new green skills throughout The Big Easy.

Video: Pizza Fusion shows us how any job can become a green job with the right attitude and practices.

A tour of the Bullitt Center in Seattle confirms that it's as green as it can be.

With the Living Building Challenge now under its belt, the facility is being heralded as one of the greenest buildings in the world.

In a once iffy stretch of East Oakland, Tassafaronga Village stands as a model of affordable green housing done right.

Forget Pat Conroy ... nothing says 'summer reading' like upcycling bibles and tiny house memoirs.

The man-made foothills are most definitely alive in Cupertino.