The motion is non-binding, but that doesn't mean it doesn't matter.

An amusing new study delves into the social consequences of one person witnessing another person doing the 'ethical thing' -- and why it makes them uncomfortable.

Yet another sign that the oil industry is facing significant headwinds.

This is beginning to get real.

Nippon Life Insurance will become first major Japanese institutional investor to ditch coal.

What with social networking sites like Facebook all the rage right now and more attention than ever being focused on the issues of global warming and climate change, the moment certainly seems propitious for the unveiling of MakeMeSustainable, a

Cooling servers requires a lot of energy, so why not locate them somewhere that is always cold?

You can now view the energy and water efficiency performance of the company's North Carolina and Oregon data centers in real-time.

What can one say about a show that attracts 23,000 green building professionals across the border to Toronto? It could only beGreenbuild, the grand spectacle put on by theU.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This was its tenth

The CEO of the USGBC brings it on and fights back against the Plastic People their poodles in Congress

Inspired by massive flooding in the UK, the Church of England is renewing its commitment to fighting climate change. And that's sending a signal to the markets.

Fossil fuel divestment is a moral issue. Religious institutions appear to be taking a stand.

The world's largest dam removal project is nearing completion on Elwha River on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula. Now it's time to enter the next phase of work on one of the greatest salmon rivers in the nation: the restoration of an entire watershed.

These organisms are destroying ecosystems across the globe, costing humans billions of dollars in damages.

Nature's acoustic environments are wild, haunting and beautiful. As this online educational project shows, these wild soundscapes are in danger of disappearing too.

Experts have predicted a "high risk" of rupture on this aging oil pipeline that has recently been approved to bring Alberta tar sands crude to Eastern Canada.

It's a big step forward for the high-tech timber industry.

Here is one woman's version of simple living on the river, in a boat that is equipped to see the tough northern winters through.

Solar grid parity will vary from city to city. A new interactive map helps show how it will spread.

Ordinary humans can see about 1 million colors, but thanks to a genetic mutation, this artist can see an estimated 100 million colors.

In exchange for cultivating someone else's backyard for a year, this activist is experimenting with an increasingly simpler lifestyle, documented step-by-step online.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, and while some great progress has been made, there are still many rivers which are endangered, including one flowing through our nation's capital.

Meet the Whanganui. You might call it a river, but in the eyes of the law, it has the standings of a person.

Modifications to the $3.5bn project have been made to address environmental concerns, but it may not deflect criticism.

From its tiny source to the Houses of Parliament, here are glorious photos of the River Thames.

A beautiful video by photographer Pete McBride shows how this epic and ancient river is now the most endangered in the country.

"It was cool to be in the right place at the right time," says Dr. Sciascia.

Forty years ago, activists blocked plans to dam the Buffalo River, eventually getting Congress and President Nixon to designate the river as America's first National River. Now, a factory hog farm is putting one of Arkansas' most beautiful spots at risk.

The River Thames has inspired artists throughout the ages; here's a modern take on it.

If a country is a body, rivers are its arteries through which vital blood flows. We must revive our waterways before more damage is done.

The Nature Conservancy teamed up with two artists to create a habitat-enhancing sculpture made from natural materials.

Data is not just for the internet giants; using remote laser-sensing technology, it can generate lovely maps of a river's long-past history too.

Recycled Mississippi is traveling the length of one of America's iconic rivers, which also happens to be one of the most polluted, and filming a documentary along the way.

Research reveals that rivers deliver up to 4 million metric tons of plastic debris to the sea every year, with up to 95% coming from just 10 of them.

Rivers are people too, you know.

The levels were so high that scientists are revising up their estimates for global marine microplastic pollution.

Judging from what I am reading all over the political map, I suspect that autonomous cars are the new Juiceroo.

In Ottawa, Canada, self-driving cars are being touted as a reason to delay transit investment.

Here's a one-stop green guide to traveling in San Jose, from hotels to a night on the town.

The unmanned flying devices cut out expensive and polluting shipping methods for the heavy books.

Art Works For Change is using a unique online exhibit to inspire change through storytelling, including 'featured tours' of the galleries by leading eco-organizations.

What if we started approaching life from a cloud-computing perspective? What if we saw our homes like netbooks or tablet computers? Technology is making it possible to live in the cloud.

Sharing resources and renting just what you need is green, but not much of a business model.

ZH architects faced a lot of serious challenges here, and came up with innovative solutions.

Western Michigan University is installing solar-powered electric car charging. But it has to chop down nine trees to do it.

Beekeeper, and World War II veteran, is at risk of losing his beehives he's had since the 1950s.

Phoenix Haus brings European prefab technology to the midwest

Artists installed a grass carpet through a French town to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its arts and nature trail programs.

There's a really fascinating feature over at Greater Good on the powerful transformative effects that positive emotions have on our wellbeing, our lives, our bodies, those around us. I won't relay all that Barbara

This will mark a significant scaling of electrified transportation—including trucks and buses too.