Whole foods should always be top priority.

The unexpectedly fast progress of other countries may even "cancel out" American rollbacks.

The company should really be called 'Eggland's Worst,' based on how these poor animals are treated.

The chicken-producing giant is desperate to rebrand itself as an ethical, transparent poultry producer.

Designer Paulo Alves took down all walls and created multi-function furniture for his small place.

There is a shipping container building revolution coming, but it won't look like a bunch of silly boxes.

The point of having a booth at Greenbuild is to attract attention, and like with everything else, design matters. I immediately fell in love with the Kohler booth; In some ways it is so 2005 green, with its recycled materials

MAKAR is doing the kind of work that puts North American architects and builders to shame.

It's déjà vu all over again as the industry pushes "chemical recycling".

Stairs are coming out of the closet and becoming the major architectural element, helping keep people active and healthy.

A new study on chicken embryos may help researchers understand how humans developed their sensitive daylight vision.

A new study shows that children bear 88 percent of the burden of diseases linked to climate change.

Lead? Aerobic bacteria? Misleading labels? Consumer Reports tested popular brands of the widely used supplements; here's what they found.

Two new pieces in NRDC's Switchboard blog remind us that the debate over corn ethanol subsidies is alive and well; and illustrate, through two new reports, the benefits of ditching Federal support altogether. The first, from the

This week USEPA announced that the maximum ethanol content of motor fuel sold in the USA would be allowed to rise from 10% to 15%. Positives of the Agency's decision are: reduced dependence on foreign

The UK organization wants schools to incorporate that time into their daily curriculum.

Well, this is pretty clever. If you're enticed by the idea of having fresh eggs straight from the backyard, but are not sure if you're ready to commit, RentTheChicken.com lets you rent some chickens!

There are 1.2 million real ones, but most of it is all about the show.

It is a cup as service, rather than cup as product.

Mike Eliason, an American architect working in Germany, explains.

Don't Blink or You'll Miss It! Google has created a series of video ads called "Search Stories". They're basically short vignettes showing some cool projects that were made possible by people finding the right information (using Google, of course). The

From the Redskins' huge solar installation to a solar-powered NASCAR track that mows its grass with sheep, major sporting venues can be an ideal location for solar power. From large expanses of rooftops and parking lots to their high energy needs to

The Michigan basin has extensive shale gas reserves, yet it is not a political issue for Democrats or Republicans. Why?

The last pack of wolves in a Michigan national park is near extinction. Should humans intervene?

An Ann Arbor brewery has just completed a $350,000 overhaul of its facilities, all in the name of greener beer.

Plus, NTSB Investigators said a "culture of deviance" delayed Enbridge's response once the 2010 was first detected.

Beekeeper, and World War II veteran, is at risk of losing his beehives he's had since the 1950s.

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

When the incumbents do everything in their power to keep you out of the market, rather than try to compete with you directly on the merit of their products, you know you're on to something.

Does the state of Michigan need a wolf hunt? Voters will get the chance to weigh in.

However, the voter’s choice won’t be the final say.

Proposed bill would make burning tires and other industrial solid waste count towards the state’s mandate of generating 10 percent of its energy from renewables.

:: Make your soles sustainable with shoe shopping tips from Summer Rayne Oakes.

Could it be that more efficient lighting means less coal being dug to power it?

The innovation could mean less e-waste at the end of our electronics' lives.

The machines are popping up at grocery stores in Norway.

They do this so well in Montreal.

Now, if only we could get US drivers out of their trucks.

Jacob and Brian look at chicken pre-marinated with Prozak, the blackest solar cell ever, and Poland and Vermont's fight against Monsanto.

Doctors from the University of Mississippi dissected two nuggets and were shocked by what they found.

We have been saying for years that building materials should be healthy and high fiber like the food we eat, and now Perdue delivers.

Of course the balance between environmental impact and personal

Maryland's ban on arsenic in chicken feed would have been groundbreaking, but the bill has been gutted by lobbyists.

Green roofs, living walls, vertical farms are all part of a new living architecture.

Strange things happen when roofs touch the ground.

Jean-Philippe Pargade designs a school where the green roof IS the building, defining its whole look and feel

Temperatures in January dropped to -24°F and an air source heat pump kept it comfy and cozy.

Kids have been digging in salt mines for thousands of years.

Argentine architect Carlos Levinton, who we've seen help Bolivian communities with PET, was asked by the UN White Helmets Comission to collaborate with ideas for the reconstruction of Haiti after the earthquake.

Kate Stohr, the co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, dropped me a note suggesting that I have a look at their Year in Review of their work in Haiti. I did, and couldn't help but come to the conclusion that it was really boring.. I mean really,