As commerce becomes increasingly global, American corporations are taking steps to develop sustainable supply chains that span the country and the planet.

A Pluto-bound NASA probe has captured the best-ever images of the dwarf planet.

Flyby images recently beamed home by New Horizons reveal that faraway Pluto has blue skies similar to those of Earth.

With Sonoma County in the bag, affordable prefab builder Blu Homes unveils its first project in Southern California: a remote, low-impact desert retreat owned b

From prefab powerhouse Blu Homes comes the company's eighth and largest design: A spacious, two-story take on Michelle Kaufmann's pioneering prefab, the Breezeh

In conjunction with Greenbuild 2012, prefab firm Blu Homes announces the acquisition of Modern Cabana, a family-run company specializing in stylish accessory dw

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

Design studio Minarc partners with Habitat for Humanity to (very quickly) bring affordable, net-zero energy prefab homes to low-income areas of South L.A.

Blu Homes tackles the suburbs with Balance Metro, a new take on a 3-bedroom design that's geared for infill lots.

Blue Homes' view-ready Balance prefab finds a most appropriate home on the ancestral stomping grounds of Frank Lloyd Wright in Wisconsin.

Skip the stores and head outdoors to a nearby state park.

As the middle class disappears, the rich go hiking and the poor fight over bargains.

Thanksgiving feasts and Christmas treats will be here soon, but being proactive can help you win the battle of the bulge.

Don't want to shop on Black Friday but not sure what else to do? Here are some ideas.

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

NASA's Cassini orbiter and other telescopes reveal stunning pictures of the planet and its rings.

Trying to stay cool while obeying his own stringent vehicle idling restrictions, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg enlists security detail to install a full

Seafloor-dwelling bacteria may prevent methane from reaching the atmosphere by eating it up.

Just in time for a new U.S. report on climate change, a stunning animation shows how much we've already altered Earth's air.

The risk of 'severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts' is quickly rising worldwide, the draft report warns.

Scientists estimate more than 7,000 dangerous methane 'bumps' have formed in Siberia's Yamal and Gydan peninsulas over the last couple of years.

Climate change may be stripping nutrients from the most basic of foods, and that's making its way up the chain to us.

These nutritional powerhouse vegetables can flourish in your yard or in containers.

Several German cities are planning to fight air pollution by eliminating fares on public transport.

Researchers suspect it could be in reaction to melting sea ice as well as human noise pollution.

Actress and environmental activist Ashley Judd has started reaching out to prospective supporters and fundraisers for a potential 2014 run.

MBA students in a CSR course at Boston College were tasked to create a green business idea for Verizon and a recyclable phone project came out on top.

The O'Neill Passive House, America's first passive house retrofit project, requires as much energy to operate as a standard hair dryer.

Michael Pollan explains that if farmers are only growing one or two crops, that means people are only eating one or two crops, which does not make for a healthy

Forget the gold paper plates and the disposable red carpet for your Oscar party. Bring out the china, the crystal and the good food.

The story of how a day spent on a frozen Maine lake skating turned into a mildly viral video.

The Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge opens to the public Sept. 15 amid controversy and concerns.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame supports the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce's anti-fracking position. Cooperstown is located in central New York, in the hea

The Youngstown quakes were triggered by wastewater injection, scientists have discovered.

Working eight hours a day for two years, Jalandhar Nayak cut nearly five miles of road through the mountainous terrain of eastern India.

Why didn't someone think of this before?

Chemists at Colorado State University think they've found a polymer that's similar to plastic and can be easily manufactured and recycled.

You won’t recognize all the names from Time’s list of people that most affect our world, but you’ll want to get to know them.

Republicans are licking their chops about questioning the EPA administrator, but recent history shows that may be exactly what she wants.

The GOP is treating the EPA chief like a human punching bag — but she can strike back.

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

The USNS Henry J. Kaiser is carrying 900,000 gallons of biofuel blended with petroleum for evaluation and testing.

Alternative energy sources that are cost-competitive with fossil fuels may be closer to fruition than previously thought. Recent studies from global leaders in

NYC announces a scheme in which organic food waste will help to boost production of methane-rich biogas at the city's largest wastewater treatment plant.

Billionaire philanthropist says he's 'doubling down' on efforts to reduce carbon emissions and replace half the nation's coal fleet with clean energy by 2017.

This grizzly bear cub thought he was just enjoying a day at the river's edge before a scallop shell ruined it.

These 'Groundhog Day' quotes are perfect for when you feel like you're living the same day over and over.

Anecdotal social media posts suggest that the Marvel blockbuster 'Black Panther' is spurring folks to adopt black cats.

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

Renewable energy will surpass natural gas as the planet's No. 2 electricity source by 2016, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency.