Coffee, olive oil and fish are just some of the adulterated and intentionally mislabeled foods regularly passed off as something they’re not.

When the upscale grocery moves into poorer areas, the potential benefits are huge.

Porsche revealed the 918 Spyder Hybrid at this year's Geneva Auto Show and may be producing the vehicle sooner than originally expected.

Porsche's first production hybrid, the 2011 Cayenne S Hybrid, will be available next month.

It's time to quit multitasking. Plug in and sharpen your attention with these four meditative programs.

Oil sands, international relations and energy policy make for a touchy visit in Ottawa.

Environmental groups sue State Department about contact that Clinton and a pipeline lobbyist (and former aid) may have had.

Divers enjoy a swim alongside a human-sized jellyfish near Cornwall, England.

Outdated technologies blamed for wind power's interference with radar systems.

Select Home Depot stores across 6 states are now selling the Skystream 3.7, a personal wind turbine that's quiet, compact and capable of producing up to 400 kWh

Along with a years-long renaissance of records, some are turning away from collecting music digitally.

The Elbphilharmonie features over 1 million computer-generated divots to shape sound within its main auditorium.

You're not officially supposed to listen to Christmas music until after Thanksgiving, but Pentatonix's a cappella cover is worth breaking the rules for.

Director Josh Fox lands deal with network to premiere next film in what could become a trilogy of docs on the natural gas industry.

The Amish religion forbids lawsuits, locking families into deals that are often not in their favor.

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to acquire NV Energy, and Sen. Harry Reid wants to help.

Some have compared the Typhoon Haiyan's devastation to the mayhem caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

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

A winner is announced for Timber in the City, a design competition that challenged entrants to design a wood-centric mixed-use complex for Red Hook, Brooklyn.

NASA scientists hatch proposal to redefine what it means to be a planet in our solar system.

Thar she grows! The first three model homes at Grow Community, a net-zero energy development centered around gardening and low-impact modes of transportation, a

The Solar Homestead, a nifty homage to early Appalachian mountain settlement camps that wowed the crowds at the 2011 Solar Decathlon, is now available from Ashe

Madrid-based sustainable architecture firm Ábaton unveils a low-cost prefab housing concept that's as simple as it gets (and interestingly, hypoallergenic).

A judge in Okanogan County, Wash. rules that an ill-sited prefab hut must be moved from its landscape-altering perch above the Methow Valley.

There's more to winter gourds than butternut squash. Here are just a few winter squashes and gourds you might want to consider for your dinner table.

Long-term thinning of Arctic sea ice combined with an intense, windy storm over the Arctic in early August contributed to a new record low for sea-ice extent, s

Even if you're not tapped into the daily vibe of environmental news and issues, you've not doubt probably heard of or seen the devastation caused by mountaintop

Communications Wireless Group works with business owners to recycle, refurbish, and reuse old wireless devices while maintaining a zero-landfill policy.

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 breaks down his address into different components.

If organic foods can’t contain genetically modified ingredients, you’d think organic food companies wouldn’t have a problem with labeling foods that conta

Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders, 82, hiked the entire Appalachian Trail in a year.

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are looking for the funniest candid photos of animals just being themselves.

The Danish capital's urban 'parkipelago' will eventually include a sauna, cafe and mussel farm.

It may be a largely symbolic victory for environmentalists, but many critics of hydraulic fracturing hope it will set an example for other states to follow.

Community fridges are like Little Free Pantries, but with electricity. They are one more solution to hunger and food waste.

A new study suggests people who deliver bad news are never seen as innocent.

As the ban the plastic straw movement grows, we need to make sure those who really need them have access.

Why are regular citizens doing the work that should be done by the companies that make the disposables?

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

Two Toes, the original wiley coyote of the American West, is on the verge of howling on the silver screen.

Used often in film productions, the lovingly preserved Canadiana Village is mostly for show.

From loading the dishwasher incorrectly to making your bed in the morning, these everyday errors can lead to a mighty mess.

From sticky to stainy, here's what you need to clean festive messes.

Researchers hope to create a sperm bank to breed hardier bees and preserve threatened subspecies.

Some see the EPA's regulation of mining in the region as federal overreach. Politicians are running against the agency in November's election.

There were plenty of heroes among the 43,000 people who ran the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, but rescued Chilean miner Edison Pena was the favorite of

Environmentalist Robert Kennedy Jr. is fighting with community activists to save West Virginia's Coal River Mountain from the hands of major coal corporations t

Massey Energy kept two sets of safety log books at their Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, where 29 miners died after an explosion last year— one for the fede

A new billionaire-backed venture announced today that it plans to use robots to mine asteroids for precious metals and in the process add trillions of dollars t