Photo: Michael Graham Richard Twice As Much as 2009 Hybrid Production According to the Nikkei, Toyota is planning to ramp up hybrid vehicle production pretty significantly this year, with a goal of production 1 million hybrids annually in 2011 (up from

It makes perfect sense to make cars easier to see, night and day

Prior to the discovery, fewer than 1,000 grey-shanked doucs were known to exist, making them one of the 25 most endangered primates on the planet.

The Statue of Liberty may be a welcome sight to see for many entering the U.S. from around the world, but according to a recent NYC Health Department study, immigrant children are five times as likely as those born in the U.S. to suffer from lead

Forget for the moment about to what degree climate change has influenced the flooding in Pakistan. A new article in China Dialogue brings to light a new angle on one very aggravating factor on the overwhelming devastation: Illegal logging by the 'timber

This is an urban design issue, a car design issue, and a demographics issue. Distracted walking is a rounding error.

Blasting along the Ohio Turnpike, few will notice the coastal salt marsh plants growing along the shoulder. Such plants are now common at the mid-western roadside, having adapted to a half

Weak regulations mean an extra dose of toxic wastewater for some states, like Ohio.

What to do when a church gets in the way of your water plans? Drown it.

We are all cutting back in the West, but more flying in developing countries overwhelms the savings.

The approved measure ups fines from $480 to $120,000, and jail time from 2 years to 15 years.

Despite the fact that representitives from Iran and the U.S. agree on virtually nothing else in the world, representatives from both countries at the U.N. Conference on Climate Change in Bali are among those pointing out the need for increased

The Austrian system can build at 30 storey high-rise in thirty days

Think we are cutting back? They are just getting started, and we are going to be buried in the stuff.

There is an election coming up and the farm vote matters.

Wouldn't it be nice if clean tech advocates could, for once, just stop fighting with each other?

Todmorden is a town that embraced the local food movement by growing their own fruit and veg anywhere in public spaces. They also have an Egg Map and a Green Route for the Vegetable Tourists!

Perhaps having kids cooking with gas is not such a good idea after all.

If a massive water footprint, air pollution, contaminated drinking water, earthquakes, and general environmental degradation weren't bad enough...r

Economists with the IMF crunched the numbers to quantify the economic value of a whale's life; what they found is astonishing.

Yep, people can do pretty amazing things when they set their sights on it. These are some of our favorite (sometimes crazy) human accomplishments and amazing feats of strength.

We've all heard it — "this city" or "that city" has more bicyclists because it has warmer weather. Looks like it's time to retire that statement.

Is your child's school flushing water pipes to reduce lead exposures? Do you flush at home? Then you should read this to learn a better solution to lead exposure risks.

Concrete containers are placed in a metallic structure, forming a green wall to the eye and a walk in space to interact with the plants.

There are a lot of good ideas in this truck; will they catch on?

Though cotton yields initially doubled when GM cotton began being planted a decade ago, in the past six years yields have failed to increase even though planting has markedly increased.

However the referendum in South Sudan turns out, one thing will not go away quickly: the lack of water in the region. The International Committee of the Red Cross, however, is at work on a project that will mitigate that

Can digital fabrication and robotic construction techniques help reduce the carbon emissions of concrete?

Built for a sculptor and his new family on the site of an old gold mine and sawmill, this house uses reclaimed concrete blocks weighing a ton each.

The carbon footprint of concrete can be a whole lot better, if you make it out of carbon dioxide.

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) sends out a press release touting their recent political victory in Washington State, and their new promotional campaign, “Build with Strength.” Hilarity ensues.

A Chinese study says concrete actually sucks up CO2. This is not news, it's chemistry.

Sand mining is described as "the global environmental crisis you’ve probably never heard of." Another good reason to use wood instead of concrete.

Is this the future of construction?

New research sheds new light on why Roman concrete is so strong and water resistant, but let's not get carried away here.

Researchers are looking to fungi to help provide a fix for crumbling infrastructure, with promising results.

Architect Jorge Fortan cements his case for a concrete and foam sandwich house.

Making cement puts out a lot of CO2. Making concrete needs a lot of sand. Both are big problems.

Created by Zaha Hadid Architects, this innovative project demonstrates the possibilities of using KnitCrete technology for creating curved concrete shells efficiently.

Contractors are having trouble meeting the new safety standard.

Concrete Week at the Guardian produces some hard truths.

There's plenty of "recognizing," "acknowledging," and "noting" going on in the final draft of the Rio+20 text. Lot's of UN-ese. And that's about it.

Aircraft will have to fly new routes to avoid major bumps.

A new study predicts that up to 21 million acres of rubber plantations will be required to meet our growing needs, spelling doom for biodiversity in parts of Southeast Asia.<

Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.But Medellin has come a tremendous distance in less than a decad

Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.

Mountain gorillas have become the only wild apes whose population numbers are known to be improving.

A new study from Pew Research is totally depressing, showing how left and right are moving further apart.

What to do about all that CO2 emitted when you make cement? Inject it back into the stuff and turn it back into limestone.

One designer thinks that it can take the place of concrete in buildings, inside and out.