Welcome to the fifth edition of the Trans-Atlantic Scorecard, a quarterly evaluation of U.S.-European relations produced by Brookings’s Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE), as part of the Brookings – Robert Bosch Foundation Transatlantic Initiative. To produce the Scorecard, we poll Brookings scholars and other experts on the present state of U.S. relations…

By now, most of us have read the miscellaneous (numerous) statements from companies like Whole Foods, Organic Valley, Stonyfield, and the Non-GMO Project in defense of their participation in the

This week, Jacob and Brian talk about a greener Apple Inc., crazy-ass weather, Obama's oil and gas issues, and a dating site for the doomsday crowd.

A group of tiny home owners have converted a formerly vacant lot into a small but vibrant place to demonstrate the possibilities of living happily with less.

The Sierra Club is pointing attention to the once-through cooling systems used by many power plants. Power plants suck up over 200 billion gallons of water a day, and with that water comes millions of fish that don't exactly

Study shows that customers think the non-monetary benefits of the smart grid are great. That is, once someone explains what they are...

It seems counterintuitive. Is it just greenwashing? Is it due to government regulation? Let's find out.

When asked what he'd do if he was entering the industry today, Jim Rogers had some very revealing things to say.

Many clean tech wonks have never heard of them, but Alevo plans to be manufacturing grid-scale energy storage on a huge scale within the next few years.

In the future, we'll be buying energy from utilities that look very different than what we are used to.

From carnivorous plants to occult-inspired tokens of affection, these are not your grandmother's Valentine's gifts.

Is your soon-to-be fiancé eco-chic? As you're getting ready to pop the question and thinking forward to your green

Photo via Madeline's Weddings and Events/ CakellaAll you really need to get married is love--and maybe a ring, and a marriage license. But that doesn't stop celebrities from going overboard when they're ready to tie the knot, hosting parties decorated

More love, less waste. That's the idea behind a new gift registry. And it's an idea that might just take off.

Architects at a Mass Timber round table note that we have to build great urban spaces at reasonable densities.

Gisele Bündchen helped earn Brazil 50,000 new trees and got the planting started by planting the first tree at the Green Nation Fest in Rio de Janeiro.

With more composting and recycling, the city's eateries aim to send less to the landfill.

This wine is brimming with bright fruit, dark undertones and those farmyard aromas common to most Pinots. With notes of pepper, strawberry and dried mint on the palette, this wine is as food-friendly as it is drinkable.

Here is a fun and spicy twist on a classic margarita using fresh cilantro and jalapeño.

It's in the Fearless Leader's latest move to a planned economy that runs on coal.

Unfortunately it's not an improvement.

Vegan burgers, sausage, deli slices, roasts, seitan, and even jackfruit are moving to the meat department at the nation's leading grocery retailer.

Elephants, tigers, and other threatened species are thriving in Thailand's Western Forest Complex thanks to conservation efforts.

Design takes advantage of a shipping container attribute: Speed.

A new video from the Ecologist Film Unit shows how baby elephants are being smuggled into Thailand from Burma for tourism.

Our photo of the day comes from beautiful Erawan National Park in Western Thailand.

Combining touch, sound and a psychedelic array of programmed LEDs, this installation brings the people to the plants.

All over Thanksgiving, and with only a tiny press release...

This design is a hybrid of existing concrete sea defenses that can hold a mangrove seedling inside.

Infrastructure doesn't have to look boring; this one references an old fable about a mountain utopia and features a modular steel frame.

Maybe you've heard of the Dinosaur Tree? We first noted it back here. The Wollemi Pine (Wollemia nobilis) was previously only known from fossil records dating back 90 millions years, give or take a day. It was considered to have gone extinct about two

In our conventional, resource-intensive food and building industries, 'waste-free' may seem like an alien concept, which makes projects like Australia's Greenhouse all the more impressive. Touted as a

Ozone — best known for filtering out harmful UV light as a component of the Earth's stratosphere — could dramatically reduce plants' ability to act as a carbon sink and thus cause further accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, according to

City council voted unanimously this week to support a ban.

Wave power is a promising source of clean energy, but it is usually overlooked because wind and solar power are farther along.

The agency is offering up open source modeling software to scientists, engineers and garage inventors too.

When you think about it, it's really Moon power!

The Norwegian ship has been given a new clean energy life.

Todd Litman calls the war on cars a bad joke. He gives us a lot of ammunition in the fight to end it.

Mattresses have plenty of reusable materials, but most recyclers don't want them. Landfills don't like them either. But a Tennessee nonprofit does.

More bikers take to Twitter to mock bike haters.

It's an all-natural TreeHugger-approved carbon capture and storage plan.

We still have to reduce our carbon emissions.

Photo by Paolo Torchio Veteran wildlife photographer Paolo Torchio made a bizarre discovery while visiting Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve: a mysterious "bearded" antelope. While one expert suggests the animal might only be suffering from

When it comes to walking the green and sustainable walk, Greenfield really puts it all on the line.

High-tech hydroponic containers allow for soil-less cultivation and a carefully controlled yield.

Be sure to dispose of these toys if they are in the attic, and know how to stay on top of product recalls

They've requested no day camps, just two empty months.

We previously reported that phthalates were linked to miscarriages. Now we know they are linked to flooring.

The eggplant soaks up all of the marinade, which means lots of sweet, smokey, and spicy flavor in every single bite.