Seen at the Geneva Motor Show, this green family hauler doubles as an office.

Electric cars are really shooting off into the stratosphere, and it’s all Elon Musk can do to keep up.

More than one-third of adults in the U.S. over 45 likely suffer from chronic loneliness, but creative housing solutions like these can change those numbers.

Getaway provides a woodsy, off-grid respite from the concrete jungle.

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

Despite inherent flaws, House in the Tree is a fanciful fir-based escape.

It's a handsome, pared-down design, but where are the wheels?

White Oak in Florida promotes conservation with innovative programs for animals (and the humans who want to see them.)

Only 68 critically endangered Javan rhinos are left on Earth.

The clones come from trees that were larger than any alive today.

There are all sorts of other things to gather together into a bouquet and give with love.

The incredibly fuel-efficient Bright Idea isn't aimed at jam band fans who follow Phish: It's targeting fleet customers like Coca-Cola, Frito-Lay and Cox Commun

To get it into fleets at Coca-Cola, Frito-Lay and FedEx, the Indiana auto veterans at Bright Automotive are hoping for a federal loan. Our car blogger travels t

Option packages and other 'forced' features increase the base price of many vehicles, balancing out the environmental value, group says.

A few ocean liners have been working to cut back on their pollution. But you're still free to be a glutton at the buffet.

Energy efficiency efforts are a highlight of the company’s 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report.

Ed Begley Jr. joins 'Holidazed' author Jerry James Stone to create a free, digital cookbook that's not just for vegans.

The Sylvania Socket Survey is released: Apparently folks are jazzed about the incandescent phase-out even though they aren't really sure what it entails.

Don't let the door hit you on the way out, pigtail.

The variability in clothing sizes is frustrating, wasteful and erodes consumer confidence.

Hoodsie brings color and style to adult-sized onesies.

This Instagram sensation knows how to rock palm fronds and coat hangers!

On the tail of an audit that questioned the reliability of the EnergyStar label, the <i>Washington Post</i> wonders: Are less-than-efficient appliances still ma

The park is far enough away from light-polluted cities that its views of the night sky offer a glimpse of what could be seen before such cities were erected.

The EveryDrop LA app makes it easier for ordinary Los Angelenos to identify and report sources of wasted water in their communities.

From tablets in high school to electronic whiteboards and rotating walls in college, we look at how technology is remaking the classroom.

CTO of Big Green Innovations, a unit of IBM's Smarter Planet Initiative, lays out 5 key project areas.

North America's only real high-speed train first hit the rails in 1970. An unearthed video from its launch is a reminder of the can-do energy of that 'Mad Men'

Say goodbye to the lumbering old Crown Vic, the new generation of Ford police cars can go from a stop to 100 mph in 14.5 seconds.

The 21-year-old, who received a $2M signing bonus from the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011, says he enjoys living the simple life.

American workers either don't get paid vacation days, or they are afraid to use them.

One climate change skeptic says derailing the EPA's plans to regulate carbon emissions should be a priority for Congress.

How many answers are there to the question, “Is your product GMO-free?” More than you’d think.

The Rainforest Alliance offers five suggestions for making Valentine’s Day traditions more earth-friendly.

Fill up on food that tastes like 'freedom and rebellion and independence' in honor of Lorelai, Rory and all your favorite Stars Hollow residents.

Spoiler alert: Everyone's talking about 'Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, but for those who have remained unspoiled, this review lets some of its secrets out.

Acclaimed British actress stars in a new BBC documentary that unlocks the remarkable secrets of forests.

For wealthy Californian homeowners, extra peace of mind comes with a high price tag.

More than 100 plant species are capable of going dormant to avoid danger, according to a new study.

The newly discovered species have been isolated from other toads for 650,000 years.

The longhorned tick, native to Asia, is first new invasive tick to be found in U.S. in 50 years.

A swarm of grasshoppers in Las Vegas is so big it shows up on weather radar.

A picture of your favorite place could win you, and the charity of your choice, $1,000.

We label a lot of species with the shiver-inducing denizen of the night, even if they don't suck blood.

While stink bugs ravage our food crops, samurai wasps — another sneaky insect from Japan — are helping us keep them in check.

Non-native nutria have made their way to the Golden State, and Californians are rushing to find a solution to this ROUS-sized problem.

In the middle of a takedown of Van Jones, the White House's Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Glenn Beck veered strangely off-topic.

The newest advertiser on the Glenn Beck program is using fear of an economic and societal collapse to sell heirlooms seeds.

The glaciers of the Andes Mountains have retreated at an unprecedented rate in the past three decades.

They were the first to bring us the modern automobile as we know it, so it only makes sense that Ford Motor Company is now ushering in the future of mobility.