The tech giant has hit this major renewable energy goal ahead of all its competitors.

Slow, incremental changes are more effective than trying to do it all at once.

One of the biggest challenges of making cities more bike friendly is that most of the road space is already "used up." Adding bike lanes means removing something. That's when a bit of perspective comes in handy.

All work and no play? Here's a work space with some playful humor built in.

This doesn't seem right.

For Monsanto, superweeds are just another selling point for its products.

Batteries recycled from old LEAFs run the refrigeration equipment in this all-electric truck.

All the foodies are outraged by the New York Times Expose on the marketing of cheese. The front page story While Warning About Fat, U.S. Pushes Cheese Sales by Michael Moss describes how Dairy Management helps

Michael Pollan weighs in on what he calls a "national eating disorder."

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

The dog days of summer are right around the corner and homeowners are looking for ways to

Many users replace their smartphones every couple of years, even though they have years of life left in them. Here's how to keep your smartphone for longer while keeping up its performance.

It's a sign of quality when companies are willing to stand by the goods they sell.

"Less is more" is so over; These days the mantra is "too much is never enough."

An architectural tradition dating to the 9th century, Iceland's turf houses are an enduring inspiration.

A tropical skyscraper by WOHA and Patricia Urquiola is wrapped in a vine-covered sunscreen.

We used to say this stuff should be banned because it was always installed badly. Has anything changed?

Finally, people are beginning to take this issue seriously.

A representative of the industry says I shouldn't be picking on fiber glass. He's right.

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.

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 Toronto designer has created an unprecedented collaboration, weaving together elements of craft production, community development and modern design.

Now you can get your morning coffee fix celebrity-style, thanks to an alliance between Leonardo DiCaprio and LaColumbe coffee -- plus, all proceeds support sustainable initiatives.

One more example of how words can become completely meaningless and even contradictory.

No "do the bright thing" for cars; instead, the BMW X6 designed to "look particularly menacing."

Water, water, everywhere, so let's all have a drink (or so we all learned as kids, right?), but it's definitely not as easy as that these days. In honor of World Water Day (which may or may not have been today), let's

Pollinator power, y'all.

Bourgeois / Lechasseur architects figure out how to square the circle.

Much of the world eats the same thing every day. Why are we so preoccupied with variety?

Some useful tools for working on a 1.5 degree lifestyle.

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

The device uses a tablet or smartphone to connect you with your pet during the day, give it treats and make sure it's not tearing up the furniture.

Authors of a new study say dogs may help develop over-the-counter tests capable of life-saving early detection.

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

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.

3D maps created by Climate Central show how sea level rise could change some familiar cityscapes.

Who needs GPS? Nothing beats a trusty paper map for navigating a foreign city.

This ambitious goal is all the more remarkable because NIPSCO is currently 65% coal dependent.

The most important pollinators on the planet are disappearing in areas where temperatures are getting hotter.

An investor network managing $4 trillion in assets has warned investors that they should prepare for the inevitable -- a climate-driven "sin" tax on meat.

Progress is being made. But the climate keeps unravelling.

Not just for barbecues, some companies are switching over completely.

A major report just released offers expensive technological solutions. We reivew options ranging from barriers to bow-hunting.

The company is ramping up pressure on suppliers to design less wasteful packaging.

A scientific assessment has confirmed enormous amounts of waste and definite harm to wildlife.

The ancient Ok glacier, a fraction of its former size and unable to move, was declared dead in 2014.

In an effort to support local food production and defend customers' rights to buy and eat whatever local farm products they want, 16 towns in Maine have created their own local food ordinances.

New research finds that normal sleep may be protective against early death for people with certain health risks.

This modular design can adapt to any situation, meaning more usable space can be freed up.