Nissan North America offers details about how customers can place reservations for a 2011 Nissan Leaf, with prices starting at $25,280.

The Honda CR-Z is the newest hybrid to hit the streets of America.

Plug-In America Vice President Paul Scott used to talk about EVs. Now he's going to be selling them on the floor of Santa Monica Nissan.

Nissan and Electronic Arts joined forces to bring electric vehicles to the popular SimCity game.

Food Tank and The James Beard Foundation have released the first annual guide that celebrates more than 400 U.S.-based groups.

A Japanese company is looking to profit from continuing fears about Fukushima radiation, by selling radiation-proof underwear.

A world in need of faster computers, smarter phones and more energy-efficient light bulbs threatens to strain the small supply of rare metals used by the global

It's not something you might expect from one of the driest places on Earth.

Make its debut at the Ideal Home Show in London, the Quiet Treehouse includes an array of features that drown out modern life's most irritating noises.

John Pawson's Life House beckons frazzled renters with a 'zone of extreme calm.'

BigPicture photo contest winners celebrate diversity of life while inspiring conservation.

Supermarket chain will screen environmentally themed films in more than 70 cities starting in April.

Spinach is a powerhouse of nutrients. With recipes like these, there's no excuse not to reap the health benefits.

Cape Wind won decisive approval triggering a potential green energy gold rush. But the opposition -- which mainly just doesn't want to look at wind turbines --

For many people, summer means music festival season. Here are several steps to protect your hearing while also jamming out to your favorite music.

Despite leading the charge for voluntary disclosure of fracking chemicals, Chesapeake Energy is now resisting revealing what was spilled during a blowout in Pen

Cannon Beach is building the first tsunami evacuation center, a city hall that can also serve as a shelter.

X- and Y-shaped ocean waves that are often seen at beaches may help explain why tsunamis can be so devastating, researchers say.

Although the risk is small, tsunamis are possible on the East Coast of the United States from a variety of sources.

Forest certification program announces its new Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant program.

Snow and near sub-zero temps didn't prevent a horde of prefab admirers — including this blogger — from welcoming Breezehouse to the East Coast.

Perched above Mexico City's trendiest shopping district, the Billboard House is obscured by a mural created by the dwelling's artist-in-residence.

This weekend: Model homes have a moment (thanks, Netflix!) and Portland maintains its status as the nation's largest fluoride-free city.

Airbnb celebrates its presence in L.A. with a city-wide 'hospitality experience' revolving around prefab studios with celebrity-designed interiors.

The flashy and fancy new breed of ice fishing shacks are extravagant enough to make grandpa drop his hand auger in disbelief.

In the bucolic exburbs of New York City, a mass-produced home designed by the legendary architect hits the market.

This teeny-tiny wooden cabin from Spain can be built in several hours (provided you can wrangle several friends to help you).

Sleek, slender and topped with solar panels, Heijmans ONE is a rental unit that addresses the dearth of affordable housing options for young professionals.

Fossil finders have ample opportunity to connect with experts through fossil ID days at museums, parks and universities.

The Barnes Ice Cap, a last surviving piece of the once-vast Laurentide Ice Sheet, will be gone in as little as 300 years.

Invasive plants outcompete native vegetation, threaten endangered species and curb biodiversity. So put on a bib and chow down!

Decades after the first of the iconic orange phones began washing ashore, a French community finally has answers.

While activists against mountaintop removal grow, miners of the region defend their practices as a way of life.

Actress keynotes luncheon to denounce the harmful practice of mountaintop removal coal mining -- and its effects on the people of her native Kentucky.

In new video, kids ask President Obama to end mountaintop removal mining.

Single? Welcome love into your life, and celebrate — don't shun — the holiday.

I hiked to see flowing lava in Hawai‘i. Now I can't shut up about it.

The Salvation Army's nonprofit grocery store, DMG Foods, has opened in Baltimore with help from the Maryland Food Bank.

Some are eyeing empty department stores as potential transitional housing for the homeless.

From sustainability as a means of innovation to envisioning a prosperous, peaceful future free of oil, coal and nuclear energy, these five books are taking care

As Greenpeace attacks Apple for the coal clouds firing its data centers, green grids from Iceland to Quebec are attracting some surprising new customers. All ki

Painstakingly handcrafted biopic on the legendary Dutch painter is seeking artists interested in contributing.

Rosie the robot maid from the Jetsons isn't far behind.

'Inception' star chats with Bill Maher about colony collapse disorder and how industrialized farming is harming bee populations.

Romania's president wants to mine for gold in Transylvania — even if it means destroying a 2,000-year-old Roman mine and historic site in the process.

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

Coudersport Ice Mine is located in the Appalachian Mountains.

The era of 900-watt-and-higher vacuum cleaners comes to an end in the European Union due to new efficiency standards.

Advanced refrigeration system, nearly a mile long, is meant to keep contaminated water from the damaged nuclear plant from escaping into the sea.

NASA's space shuttle Discovery is set to land in Washington, D.C. this April, where the now retired fleet leader — the world's most flown spacecraft — will