Japanese homeowners are investing in solar panels in an act that the WSJ describes as a 'post-tsunami revolt against conventional electric utilities.'

GoSun Stove offers a new approach to solar-powered cooking with a heated tube used to prepare food.

From pistachio shell-powered eco-cities to tiny houses on the moon, this spring certainly wasn't short on starry-eyed intrigue and bold ambition.

Researchers have developed solar concentrators that can be placed on windows or cellphone screens.

Here are the films to catch at the country's largest environmental film fest — including one about making saké and the tragic industry of trophy hunting.

The Hobbitenango is a sustainable restaurant and hotel that gives back to the village.

Felines, both heroic and villainous, play prominent roles in these 9 whisker-heavy horror films.

Pixar has sprinkled references to all its movies throughout its films.

Used often in film productions, the lovingly preserved Canadiana Village is mostly for show.

From musicals to thrillers, there's more than a few flicks out there where the solar eclipse has a starring role.

Some films from way back when may not be as OK as you remember. Here are a few that are just good, clean fun.

"Isle of Dogs,"Wes Anderson's new stop-motion animated film about teens coming to the rescue unintentionally parallels real-life movements in the U.S.

Here are some movies with impressive scenery that you can see in person.

On top of averting budget cuts, Congress' deal to dodge the fiscal cliff also extended several key incentives for programs related to the environment.

Redditor Demo_of_demo shared this beautiful photo taken from high atop his wind-turbine "office."

From Ikea to Walmart, corporations are increasingly interested in generating their own power. Where does that leave utilities?

Fairbanks will be the demo deployment site for BAT (Buoyant Altitude Turbine), an inflatable wind turbine floating 1,000 feet above the earth.

Here's how to make a small space look and feel bigger without adding an inch.

Tour a "top-of-the-line" 1970s RV inhabited by a recovering shopaholic who has given up the garage sales for a simpler life that's not dictated by stuff.

Things were hunky-dory for Ontario homeowners Loretta and Kevin Yates until their ceilings started to crack and ooze honey. Time to call an exorcist? Or an apia

A photographer has caught fascinating slow-motion footage of honeybees flying, working and even stinging.

The designer of the Bee Saver, a bioplastic keychain that contains artificial nectar, believes small acts can make a big difference.

VBS.TV took a trip to West Virginia to investigate the evils of mountaintop removal mining. Take some time today and watch this.

Robert Byrd's death will create a void that may directly affect environmental policy.

Kentucky's governor says the EPA is overstepping its bounds. Other groups contradict his claims of looking out for the environment.

Check out this wonderfully strange music about the Bagger 288, one of the largest mining excavators in the world.

Fracking fluid, the liquid waste left over from the controversial mining technique, wreaks havoc on a plot of land in a test by the U.S. Forest Service.

A crowd of farmers, environmentalists and community members gather at a May Day rally in Sydney to call for tougher mining restrictions to protect sensitive lan

A new mine could provide 1,500 jobs, but protestors say the environmental cost is too high.

Worth more than $1 million, this gemstone is distinguished for its rich color palette and light-refracting qualities that defy description.

Take a tour of Box Office, the first commercial office building in the U.S. built from retired shipping containers.

The Silicon Valley tech startup and the lodging platform partner to help make vacationing in a stranger's condo a more energy-efficient affair.

Our houses are way more efficient than they used to be, but we're using more energy per capita than we ever have.

An international design competition hopes to bring energy-efficient housing and more to Tristan da Cunha.

With California-based OhmConnect, it's easy being green when you're also earning green.

For starters, it's more energy efficient than a standard door that swings.

The color looks radioactive, but activists promise it is nontoxic and harmless to marine life.

You've heard of Ebola and likely Zika, but there are many dangerous viruses that have yet to make horrific headlines.

Visitors can get up close and personal with two space shuttles, the launch pad and much more.

Space shuttle Endeavour, you're a star. A captivating new time-lapse movie has condensed Endeavour's recent three-day road trip to a Los Angeles museum into mer

The Columbia space shuttle disaster in 2003 killed all 7 of its crew members, but a box of roundworms managed to survive the shuttle's disintegration.

The iconic hotel is located in Swedish Lapland and was the first of its kind.

British tech startup Seawater Greenhouse makes the impossible feat of growing crops in arid regions possible with the help of plenty of sunshine and saltwater.

If you thought the plastic bag waste from a loaf was a big problem, wait till you find out what's even more damaging.

The Brock Environmental Center's 'regenerative' design is key to its AIA recognition — it generates 80 percent more energy than it uses.

Beef and farmed catfish aren't great on the environment, but wild-caught fish and farmed shellfish have low environmental impacts.

In a bizarre twist, actor claims Costner duped him into selling shares in company that separates oil from water.

The retiring three-term Republican will leave behind many legacies, including a strong anti-environment record.

Actor says Stephen Baldwin's claims that he was duped out of shares in his oil separation company are untrue.

Studios acquire film rights to a NY Times article that chronicles the events leading up to the disaster.