Yanaizu Town, Kawanuma District, Fukushima Prefecture is rural-at-best and about as far away as you can get from the big cities. The town recently made the news when Chiba

Can a nuclear weary TreeHugger really believe what she's hearing? Could uranium mines be facing shortages? Earlier this

It's like that 1965 movie Crack in the World, where drilling for geothermal energy causes all kinds of problems. There are such high hopes for real geothermal power; there is a lot of heat down there that can vaporize water and run turbines.

Indonesia may not be tapping into much of its superior

The heat in the upper six miles of the earth's crust contains 50,000 times as much energy as found in all the world's oil and gas reserves combined. Despite this abundance, only 10,700 megawatts of geothermal electricity

When huge volcanoes erupt, sending ash miles into the atmosphere and shutting down air travel for entire continents, the world can't help but take notice. Yet everyday, around the planet, smaller displays of geothermal force take place. Sometimes, it's f

When huge volcanoes erupt, sending ash miles into the atmosphere and shutting down air travel for entire continents, the world can't help but take notice.

The Google-funded research shows that there's 3 million megawatts of geothermal power, across the entire US, waiting to be tapped via enhanced geothermal techniques.

Demand for lithium is growing very rapidly thanks to portable electronics and electric vehicles. What if we could get a lot of lithium cheaply, without building new mines?

Energy policy and energy use are not forces of nature beyond our control. It's all about choices; different choices set us off on different paths, but don't prevent us from switching course.

A new type of geothermal heat pump system being tested in Philadelphia can tap into a city's sewage lines to capture heat.

A recently opened power plant in the Nevada desert uses two types of renewable energy.

Plus... Shell announces first carbon capture project in the Alberta Tar Sands; Arctic oil and natural gas's high cost to limit their global share.

Geothermal power has a promising future, but so far it has lagged behind most of its other renewable energy cousins, especially wind and solar.

This integrative technology keeps CO2 out of the atmosphere and makes geothermal energy widely available

Geothermal energy constantly gets overshadowed by other sources of clean energy, like wind and solar, because it's still more expensive. But with every passing year, it gets closer to its time in the spotlight.

Do you think we need to shift to solar, wind, and geothermal energy? Then show some love this week in order to help grow this important societal transition.

Is it a geothermal system or a ground source heat pump? Yes.

Compared to New Zealand, we all have work to do.

This new design might be the nail in the coffin of geothermal heat pump systems.

You are visiting a cottage, you have to bring something and you want it to be nice. What to do?

Can panda poo prevent cancer? We also have sad rhino news, fish lawnmowers, and more.

Chocolate, tea and more goodies partner with Fair Trade USA which expands farming programs and experiences record sales.

Post-war, Lyons Tea Shops could't redecorate, so they commissioned some great paintings instead.

Chamomile is one of the oldest and most popular medicinal herbs, but it has also become one of the best studied.

These pods of evil have taken over North America, bringing tons of waste with them.

Whether it's coffee or tea, Katherine and Margaret love their steaming mugs of deliciousness.

A mug of herbal tea a day may keep the doctor away!

Take an average cup of coffee or tea to a new tasty level with these quick, easy additions.

Not only is coffee leaf tea delicious and nutritious, but it also offers a more stable source of income for coffee growers in Latin America.

Although the health benefits of tea are roundly lauded, an Arkansas man recently found out that too much can be devastating.

What's it going to be? Check out this fun infographic to learn amusing and interesting facts about both popular beverages.

Adding tea and herbs to facial steam is becoming popular among those who champion natural and non-toxic skin care.

Craving the perfect cup of tea on a chilly morning? Here are some companies with ethical business practices worth supporting.

These popular hot beverages inhabit places of honor in our homes, apparently for very good reasons.

Still unknown: are the effects due to women drinking more tea than men?

Promoting the gift economy and community resiliency, this man has been traveling the country for the last decade, offering free cups of tea out of his bus home.

It is modern in appearance yet traditional in operations

These flowery sculptures seem to grow and flourish, out of repurposed dead animal skulls.

You will find your ikigai at the intersection of what you are good at and what you love doing.

The embrace of negative space is celebrated in everything from home décor and flower arranging to poetry and all aspects of Japanese daily life.

What the Club Sandwich Generation looks like in Tokyo, where it is unusual to renovate instead of starting from scratch.

It's wood, it's small, it's resilient.

This chapel looks to nature and the generations-old tradition of Japanese wood joinery for inspiration.

Sumitomo Forestry has a lot of wood to use up.

The solar powered lupine menace has proven so successful at scaring away wild boar from Japanese farms that it’s going into mass production.

Yo Shimada designs a house for a family that believes if you've got it, flaunt it.

This Japanese approach to managing household spending may be over 100 years old, but it's as relevant as ever.

Watch these beautiful Japanese macaques at Wild Snow Monkey Park who have truly mastered the fine art of relaxation.

No Japanese minimalism here.