SierraConstellation Partners' Basil Karampelas says oil and gas firms need to focus on three themes.

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Scientists and engineers from NTU Singapore and the University of Leeds in the U.K. have created the first electrically driven topological laser, which has the ability to route light particles around corners and to cope with defects in the manufacture of the device....

The gridlock-relieving rapid transit project across Lake Washington is a world's first.

For many children, realism isn't really the objective, so we should probably stop looking for that in their art.

For a big selection of eco-lingerie, MNN's lifestyle blogger recommends FaeriesDance.com — which stocks many hard-to-find European eco-fashion brands.

Keeping sperm from being ejaculated may provide the key to creating a birth control drug for men.

Video captured by salmon farmers shows a bald eagle grabbed by an octopus — and then the farmers stepped in.

A federal official and a police officer told a local Florida news reporter that digging in the sand wasn't allowed without a permit.

If a small chunk of ice currently plugging the edge of an ice sheet in Antarctica were to melt, it could release massive amounts of ice into the ocean.

Photo of hungry sharks wins Underwater Photographer of the Year contest, which also selected winners in more than a dozen categories.

Around 180 laypeople help the sisters keep up their round-the-clock prayer vigil.

The Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf earn top safety honors from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Agritourism is one of the fastest growing sectors in the eco-tourism industry. Visitors can relax in a beautiful setting and even gain a deeper understanding of

The Mapdwell project at MIT combines Google Maps, solar power data and some smart algorithms to calculate the costs and benefits of installing solar panels.

Tesla Motors is suing the popular BBC series, 'Top Gear,' over a December 2008 episode that raises questions about the range of the Roadster.

It's still early as electric and plug-in hybrid cars roll out, but it's time to call likely winners and also-rans.

In a step in the right direction, Whole Foods announces it will remove all unsustainable seafood choices from its stores by Earth Day.

Can something as subjective as happiness be measured by a formula?

Student film "Battle Behind the Bottle" tells the story of the cork industry positive response to the “kick in the pants” screw tops and plastics gave it.

NYT and Google teamed up to find the most distinctive Thanksgiving dishes by state. Some of the more unusual ones have whipped topping in common.

These nutritional powerhouse vegetables can flourish in your yard or in containers.

Web gadget lets you see if your utility purchases illegal coal from Appalachian mountaintop removal.

While activists against mountaintop removal grow, miners of the region defend their practices as a way of life.

Finally! The EPA declares that 79 mountaintop coal mining permits may violate the Clean Water Act.

Actress keynotes luncheon to denounce the harmful practice of mountaintop removal coal mining -- and its effects on the people of her native Kentucky.

The Washington, D.C., river epitomizes the ecological dangers that plague many U.S waterways, according to a national environmental group.

In new video, kids ask President Obama to end mountaintop removal mining.

This short video of moving vegetables explains why so much food is grown yet so many people remain food insecure.

Aaron Tucker was hoping a job interview would change his life, but he wound up saving a life instead.

Working eight hours a day for two years, Jalandhar Nayak cut nearly five miles of road through the mountainous terrain of eastern India.

Uncle Ben meets 'Blade Runner' in this wild vertical farming concept that also incorporates aquaculture, wind energy and 'algae facades.'

The style-conscious soap wizards at Method unveil plans for a wind and solar-powered manufacturing facility that will also include rooftop food production.

We test out an easy method of removing burnt-on gunk from stovetop grates using ammonia.

Coal helped create communities throughout Boone County, West Virginia, years ago but now mountaintop removal mining may be demolishing more than just mountains

Months ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference, French Parliament approves aggressive new commercial building rules.

As it turns out, the Swedish retailer's rooftop power plants are also the biggest in several other states.

Cork advocates make a good argument to use the traditional wine closure.

Go ahead and have a seat. New research says it's not the sitting that's the problem.

Endemic species run a higher risk of extinction because of their geographic isolation.

There were so many adorable puppies entered in the Green Dog of the Year Contest, that we couldn't resist! Here's a gallery of 10 green puppies.

Check out the top entries from MNN's Green Dog of the Year Contest!

Copenhagen gains an unusual new landmark in the form of a multitasking waste-to-energy plant designed by Bjarke Ingels Group that functions as a ski slope.

Websites that end with .organic will go through a verification process before they can go live.

Eight of Esquire's top 20 new restaurants of 2010 emphasize local and sustainable foods.