A man named Manfred Mornhinweg found the modern world too "noisy and hectic", so he decided to build himself a house on a quiet 40 hectare piece of land in Chile.

A travel writer captures the beauty of Iceland's wilderness, but will these natural wonders exists for much longer?

A new technology developed by Korean researchers could generate electricity from the the motion of water in our toilets as well as rivers and streams, even rain drops.

For backpackers wanting something other than solar power.

A mix of wind, solar and hydro power could replace fossil fuels in every country in the world.

The project will take advantage of the sun, mountains and sea.

Take one Estream and add moving water for clean, quiet, offgrid energy.

We used to be able to justify burning a bit of fossil gas, but we cannot anymore.

The timeline needs some work. But this is a start...

With the cost of cement electric power poles and

Several years ago, this established cooperative in Honduras decided to pursue Rainforest Alliance certification for its palm oil. Find out what it looks like today.

The kit includes an LED headlight and tail light and a rugged case that attaches a smartphone to the handlebars.

Researchers have developed a chip that can run off the low voltage deep within the inner ear.

Northern Arizona University student from a range of departments built the charging station piece-by-piece to educate fellow students on the energy used by their gadgets.

The removable insole that's now on Kickstarter can fit into almost any kind of shoe.

The researchers have developed a fuel cell that creates electricity from urine and could be used to power our gadgets.

A piece of classic playground equipment gets a clean tech makeover.

A new technology developed by Korean researchers uses ultra-thin, flexible materials to generate electricity from body heat.

A community soccer field in Rio de Janeiro stays well lit at night thanks to energy harvesting tiles laid under the turf.

The shiny sticker generates energy from movement.

The same inventor who brought us the body heat-powered flashlight is at it again.

The small device is perfect for tiny homes or those wanting a convenient, yet electricity-free option.

Forget plugging in your phone to charge, soon the battery could stay topped off from swipes and typing.

The city council has begun installing solar-powered lights around the streets of downtown Nairobi.

The estimated 80% of Kenyans that are not on a grid rely solely on kerosene to light their homes. But a pay-as-you-go home solar system promises to deliver clean, affordable lighting to rural areas.

Flying can be a divisive topic when it comes to curbing emissions, but airplanes have other environmental impacts too.

This endangered Hawaiian monk seal was photographed at the Poipu Beach Park in Kauai.

There are worse places to be stuck than in Hawaii... I'm starting to think they did it on purpose!

Solar City and Tesla take the Kinks out of solar power with plenty of PowerPacks

Nuclear power generation in the United States is falling. It plateaued between 2007 and 2010—before falling more than 4 percent over the last two years. Projections for 2013 show a further 1 percent drop.

Most of us alive today owe a debt to those who avoided nuclear war in years past, and sadly, there were many occasions when that was necessary.

Nuclear power is so controversial; an engineer working on the Bruce Nuclear plant gives his point of view.

Can a rare metal travel without a passport?

Instead of building giant concrete buildings filled with uranium, why not build smaller energy-efficient buildings filled with people.

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and really, are Christmas lights screwing up your Wi-Fi?

And dancing robots!

The recent UN biodiversity report states that overfishing is a bigger threat to the world's ocean than plastic or acidification.

George Monbiot, everyone's favourite controversial climate commentator, launched the Be The Change conference with a bang here in London yesterday. He leaped off the starting blocks with the statement that not only is it imperative that we reduce Co2

Images via Cop15 opening film 'Please Help The World' This is the first in a series of guest posts by journalist and climate change communications strategist Ella Saltmarshe When we think about the future of the world, it's mostly bad. I'm not sure when

Actually, we have been down this road before...

No they don't. Whether or not you buy into this study, the fact remains that cars are cars are cars.

"Let’s abandon this disastrous experiment."

It would be hard to find a cooler looking vacation home than one of these cabins...

These spikes might be intermittent. But they are getting bigger and more frequent.

I am sorry, they are a dumb idea, and the data prove it.

Blogging like it's 1999 might make sense for a lot of people.

The material can also heal itself to keep medical devices running indefinitely.

The data center will be the largest in the world.

The technology could lead to cheaper hydrogen cars in the future.