Last week, President Obama called for “any idea, any proposal, any way we can get the economy growing faster so that people who need work can find it faster.” There is a tried and true idea that has always been used in past recoveries; activate the building of the built environment … but with a major…

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA, P.L. 115-97) was the largest tax overhaul since 1986. Rushed through Congress without adequate hearings and passed by a near-party-line vote, the law is a major legislative blunder badly in need of correction.  The overall critique is simple: by providing large, regressive, deficit-financed tax cuts to…

Fruit flies play a role in all those fruity flavors we detect as we take whiff of wine fumes. Find out how.

If good design means longevity, Hubble is well on its way to redeeming the missteps that required high-tech space missions for vision correction before it could serve its purpose. Could it be a coinicidence that Hubble

Every year, the TED—Technology, Education, Design—conference convenes with the intention of showcasing "ideas worth spreading."

Free Geek is a non-profit reuse organization. Its mission: provide access to computers, the internet, education, and job skills to the local community.

The rise of clean energy jobs is outpacing the loss of fossil fuel ones.

"It was cool to be in the right place at the right time," says Dr. Sciascia.

There are a lot of good reasons to get rid of that old plug.

It wouldn't solve everything, but becoming a solar power hub could give a new spark to the area.

Breadfruit trees planted by Trees That Feed Foundation are creating food systems and jobs in Jamaica.

A 20 pound lobster going by the name of George was saved this past Saturday, as PETA brought him out to the Atlantic and set him free. George had been living at City Crab Restaurant in

The reports are in from last week's "Good Jobs, Green Jobs" conference in Pittsburgh, Pa., and attendees are saying it was a great success. More than 1,100 people attended the Blue Green Alliance conference. People networked, listened to speakers and

Adriano Studio shows the future of induction cooking with Ordine

Since the Rena, a Liberian ship, ran aground on a reef off the coast of New Zealand 10 days ago, an environmental catastrophe has been brewing. Oil is spilling into the ocean, harming wildlife and reaching shore.

This month, BookHugger presents Ideas That Matter: The Worlds of Jane Jacobs edited by Max Allen with an introduction by Mary Rowe. Readers can order a discounted copy today and join in a discussion with distinguished urban

Jacob's unpublished writings, essays and speeches from half a century ago seem just as vital and current as the day they were written.

Dr. Peter Gleick uncovers the complex truth to the bottled water industry, and makes a strong case for being realistic about our addiction.

Author Peter Gleick joins TreeHugger for a live chat about the story behind bottled water and what it means for our culture and environment.

Anthropologist David Graeber thinks we could do without half our jobs.

The Buchstabenmuseum is an NGO dedicated to preserving, restoring and exhibiting old signs from Berlin and around the world. Its owners save obsolete letters from the dump and instead tell their stories. It is a museum like no other!

But no, we're not going to compare to that other tower.

Images from Prix Pictet World Water Day, celebrated on March 22 every year, is an initiative of the United Nations that recognises that water is a basic requirement for all life. This year's theme: "Shared Water - Shared Opportunities" and "Whether

Last month, Catalan TV3 just aired a new documentary called "comprar, llençar, comprar", meaning "to buy, to throw away, to buy" in Catalan, right on time for the christmas shopping and the winter sales which started this week. You can now watch the

Fight Apple’s annual seduction dance by buying a perfectly restored iPhone from a company rallying against thoughtless consumerism and e-waste.

Situated in a nature reserve along the Dutch coast, this unique structure not only serves as an observation post, it also provides extra bird habitats.

Images courtesy of the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk That's '9' followed by 20 zeroes The probability of a lobster being born with a blue shell is about 1 in a million. For a calico or pumpkin-orange colored lobster, the odds are in the excess of 1 in 30

One to keep in you pocket whenever you're faced with someone trying to tell you than putting a price on carbon and promoting energy efficiency will hurt more than they help: Huffington Post reports on the benefits of the Regional Greenhouse Gas

Monster and Brandwatch break down exactly how Americans are feeling about their jobs.

Turn them into little citizen scientists by giving them a backyard tally sheet.

The U.S. employment report for April is expected to be out at 8:30 a.m. ET Friday. Economists expect that more than 20 million jobs were lost last month, according to Dow Jones.

Experts expect these jobs will be in-demand and pay well in a post-coronavirus pandemic economy. From nurses to developers, here are eight to look for as the country recovers from the pandemic.

Jobs losses related to the coronavirus dwarf employment declines seen during prior U.S. recessions.

The Conference Board said Tuesday that its confidence index tumbled to a reading of 86.9, the lowest level in nearly six years and down from 118.8 in March.

In the week ahead, the April jobs report is expected to show the highest unemployment since 1939.

Trump said he's not to blame after the Labor Department reported a devastating loss of more than 20 million jobs in the coronavirus crisis last month.

Prior to the pandemic, a historically tight labor market was pushing employers to get creative to find and keep talent. Now, it's enhanced unemployment benefits that are causing a challenge.

Bullard's comments came minutes before ADP reported that private payrolls shed more than 20 million jobs in April amid coronavirus shutdowns.

After weeks of record unemployment claims across the country, "we have seen a couple of indicators of some bottoming," ADP CEO Carlos Rodriguez told CNBC.

While some jobs won't be coming back after the lockdown, most, at least for now, will.

CNBC's Dominic Chu looks ahead to what are likely to be next week's top business and financial stories.

The U.S. role as the world's leading oil and gas producer doesn't feel as empowering as it recently did, with oil prices heading into negative territory for the first time ever this week.

As the economy reopens from the coronavirus shock, not all small business jobs held on Main Street will be coming back, not even by a long shot, according to the Q2 2020 CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey.

Covid-19 has infected more than 3.8 million people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 269,881 people.

Uber will lay off 3,700 employees, the company announced in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday. The cuts to its customer support and recruiting teams represent about 14% of its 26,900 employees, based on Uber's most recent headcount. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will also forgo his base salary for the rest of the year, which was $1 million in 2019.

Virgin Atlantic announced it will cut 3,150 jobs, becoming the airline to announce a reduction in headcount because of the coronavirus crisis.

Economists are looking at continuing unemployment claims data as the best labor market barometer as states reopen.

April's jobs report will be horrific, and with the worst job losses ever, it should provide a critical look into the economy's collapse.

Nearly 4 in 5 people who lost their jobs in the coronavirus crisis told the government they see their layoffs as temporary.

CNBC's Steve Liesman on what's missing from the jobs report. With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Guy Adami, Tim Seymour, Brian Kelly and Jeff Mills.