The war on coal, it seems, may be ongoing, no matter who's in charge in Washington.

The removable insole that's now on Kickstarter can fit into almost any kind of shoe.

Just keeping your phone in your car's console during a drive could charge the battery with this novel tiny generator.

We often write about technologies that harness energy from your steps. Here's how you can make your own piezoelectric sneakers at home.

An international music festival in the slums of Nairobi is unusual enough. But one that plans to stop a dam and save an indigenous way of life? Let's party.

In China, wind power is leaving nuclear behind. Electricity output from China’s wind farms exceeded that from its nuclear plants for the first time in 2012, by a narrow margin. Then in 2013, wind pulled away—outdoing nuclear by 22 percent.

Also a look at smart phones for boomers and for refugees, and making the Raspberry Pi higher.

No they don't. Whether or not you buy into this study, the fact remains that cars are cars are cars.

I am sorry, they are a dumb idea, and the data prove it.

The technology could lead to cheaper hydrogen cars in the future.

As a result of half a century of planning, Copenhagen has achieved a fabulous cycling goal - during the morning rush hour more bikes and mopeds pound the inner city streets than personal cars and buses. Just a bit more than a third of inhabitants get

Toronto, a city rated as one of the most livable in the world by The

On some days, wind generated as much as 234% of demand.

This is where we started.

Renogy's rechargeable flashlight incorporates a host of useful features, including the ability to function as a backup battery for phones and other gadgets.

The HANS Solar Briefcase and PowerPack systems do double duty by supporting the Billions in Change movement.

Kent Peterson does it with off-the-self stuff, but it should be easier than this.

The touring museum show 'Climate Change: The Threat to Life and A New Energy Future,' which wraps up its Istanbul run this weekend, is professionally put-together and well-intentioned, but flawed.

"Brains: The Mind as Matter" at the Wellcome Collection features 150 objects including real brains, anatomical models and artworks, and more.

Supported by the Amrita Bhoomi Agroecology Centre, young farmers are experimenting with natural farming methods, while saving money and lives in the process.

Ordinary humans can see about 1 million colors, but thanks to a genetic mutation, this artist can see an estimated 100 million colors.

When you try and go too fast it says, "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."

Though it was announced over two weeks ago, perhaps because of Exxon's backing of Synthetic Genomics, Dow Chemical's backing of Algenol Biofuels is getting a bit more play. Together they will develop a pilot-scale algae

It's got all three: low transportation energy, low embodied carbon, low operating energy.

The skin of MVRDV's new Milestone office building is very busy.

It turns out leaving the EU is quite hard. Who knew?

It's not just renewables that are driving down emissions.

The app lets kids and adults alike explore, measure and test the world around them.

Following anti-Monsanto activism in other countries, Poland has announced plans to completely ban the growth of Monsanto’s genetically modified strain MON810.

From scooters to cargo bikes, a bunch of alternatives to driving that car.

E-bikes will eat cars, and H2 bikes will eat Toyotas.

The state of Maryland has already shown a proclivity towards environmental programs—it has embraced wind power via positive legislation, for one. Now, it's going to clean up its wetlands. The Maryland chapter of the

One more US city fully commits to transforming itself into a better place to live for all.

It's not enough to not make things worse. Our buildings and our actions have to make things better.

BMW has built the first of their Hydrogen 7 cars for public use, and handed the first set of keys over to US funny-man, Will Ferrell. 25 of the first 100 cars will be handed out to celebrities in order to promote their hydrogen cars in a predictable PR

Hydrogen trains are now running in Germany. But are they really green and do they make any sense?

Stanford scientists figure out a way to get hydrogen out of seawater. Does this matter?

Yet another example of the uncanny intelligence of our 8-armed overlords.

The Obama administration loves its czars almost as much as the media loves using the title. So here goes: The U.S. Asian Carp Czar, also known as John Goss, says he has a multi-pronged strategy to help keep Asian carp from

In two words: It's not.

Don't let a passing crisis, serious though it is, distract you from the real fight.

This fascinating installation where algae, bioluminescent bacteria, humans and smartphones interact may chart where a new generation of urban "cyber-gardeners" may go.

This one of a kind structure combines architecture, technology, algae farming and real-time data, and will dynamically respond to environmental factors like weather and movements of people.

Hailed by Rob Hopkins as "possibly the biggest peak oil/climate change/Transition event to take place in the UK", Bristol's Big Event looks set to be a huge collective exploration of the future for this city of 400,000 residents as fossil fuels

The Severn Barrage could create 50,000 jobs and provide 5% of the UK's electricity needs. Critics say we can do better than that.

Just when I thought it would be fine to cook with canned tomato sauce - bis-Phenol A recently having been granted toxicology probation - emerges the possibility that BPA can make you obese. Ohhh wait - not

Yes, in theory. Doing it in practice is a whole other story. This is another example of how the hydrogen economy is a fantasy.

So many flavors and colors of gas these days. They are all problematic.

This bright pink wonder is small, but packs in quite a bit of the basics.

There's a , and now trees in Central Asia have theirs as well. The