Not waiting for national legislation to set a price on carbon and kickstart the journey to a low-carbon future, Montgomery County, Maryland has enacted one the country's first carbon taxes. Passed by a vote of 8-to-1 the tax

When I wrote about Robert Llewellyn's solar car charging in rainy England, commenters noted that solar at home is unlikely to benefit most car drivers, as they will typically charge overnight. Situations will obviously vary

Veterinarians built this sweet mini-wheelchair for a turtle with a shattered shell.

It also pushes the limit of what we mean by historic preservation.

Irish architects Heneghan Peng win the competition to house world's largest canoe collection

Blouin Tardif Architectes do a beautiful adaptive reuse and addition in Montreal.

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

The digital currency is in its death throes.

Haiti's best-known export, the century-and-a-half-old rum company Rhum Barbancourt, is back in business after grinding to a halt following the devastating earthquake that hit the island

Living some 6,000 miles away from the Gulf of Mexico, I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that the oil spill often seems like an abstraction to me. A big, big abstraction, but still.

The case is actually moving forward.

Technological advancements, combined with an escalating climate crisis, suggest its time to revisit some once fanciful ideas.

A growing number of cities are getting serious about tackling the climate emergency.

If one geoengineering plan doesn't work, maybe two or three combined will

Governments aren't paying attention to scientific research, but maybe crime will get people's attention.

The health of young people is disproportionately harmed by climate change, and the government has failed to keep them safe.

A community effort in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains offers hope for this unique mammal.

It's happening all over, and wood construction can make it even easier and faster.

What is "post-consumer recycled"? Once a material or finished product has served its intended use and has been diverted or recovered from waste destined for disposal, it is then considered "post-consumer." Having completed its life as a consumer item,

End goals for CO2 emissions are just one part of the picture. How fast we start moving toward them is just as important.

The competition is looking for new ideas for capturing the emissions from fossil fuels and turning them into something useful instead of harmful.

The Bitcoin is the Hummer of speculative vehicles; let's hope it doesn't make it to its Bar Mitzvah.

Natural materials are the only ones that sequester carbon rather than produce it.

Pollinator power, y'all.

In a double breakthrough, scientists find a material four times more efficient at making hydrogen by photocatalysis and demonstrate how to make it at low temperature

One of the UK's "Big Six" energy companies has gone a dark shade of green.

Home owners are going solar, without having to put anything on their roof.

Can we hear them saying, "I told you so!" to the rest of the outdoor gear industry?

There is too much oil in the ground there just to leave it, so what about the carbon dioxide and the natural gas consumption. We will just throw some high tech at it; problem solved.

A last-minute menu change has switched out fish for mushrooms.

The 'library subscription' model for food containers is becoming increasingly popular.

The remote atoll which is home to endangered species and historic landmarks can now be explored from your computer.

A great gesture that allows you to zoom into a map with one hand on your smart phone.

To view the planet without being hindered by dense white clouds, just check out Google's latest high resolution images of Earth.

The new map was created from a study of over a decade's worth of Landsat satellite images and is the first to show in fine detail land use changes around the globe.

The movement of air around the planet is fascinating, and has never been more clear thanks to this map. The modeling system used to make it can simulate worldwide weather at remarkable detail.

Travel back in time and explore the geography of history from the comfort of your home with the new gallery of Google Maps.

New street view images suggest that one of the Google maps cars was in an accident

The software lets you virtually float down the Yampa River, which has been largely unchanged by man.

Now we'll be able to see air pollution information along with city maps.

The software gets a facelift, letting users virtually travel the world in even greater detail.

The overhaul now includes the Voyager feature for deep exploration, not just satellite views.

One solution for purifying water in remote off-grid areas comes in the form of a wagon, complete with solar panel and water purification system.

The bigger question: why is the industry playing into the hands of the anti-fracking activists?

A lot of people believe the Earth is flat. It's silly ... or is it?

This $2 million project, funded mostly with private money, is billed as the most comprehensive look at the Chicago waterway system since the reversal of the Chicago River more than 100 years ago. This

Asian carp, meet your worst nightmare. Not poison. Not an electric barrier, or a predator from your native land. No, this is good ol' American ingenuity. With a touch of Ted Nugent, or maybe Chuck Norris. People dressed in spiked body armor with

It led to a series of other agreements that protected and cleaned up the Great Lakes environment

Two steps forward, one step back for Japan. The rest of the world has moved on from whaling, why couldn't they do too?

Lessons from Amundsen: travel fast and light with a small footprint.