This weekend: Model homes have a moment (thanks, Netflix!) and Portland maintains its status as the nation's largest fluoride-free city.

Scientists say Zealandia meets all the requirements to qualify as a continent, even though 94% of it is underwater.

Working with the nonprofit Solar Aid, students earn enough to bring electric light to a school in Kenya

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

Actress and environmental activist Ashley Judd has started reaching out to prospective supporters and fundraisers for a potential 2014 run.

After months of careful consideration, actress says her 'responsibilities and energy' need to be focused on family.

Michael Pollan's State of the Movement Address from the Georgia Organics Convention

Michael Pollan breaks down his address into different components.

An heirloom tomato has been named after Michael Pollan. The "Michael Pollan" tomato is an oddly shaped green and yellow tomato.

this is about green and sustainable weddings

In a down economy, weddings for 2 instead of 200 are on the upswing (and they're more eco-friendly and personal, too).

Not every dog goes straight from the shelter to a happy ending, but Baloo's story is the most unlikely of all.

The telecommunications company will be Bloom Energy's largest non-utility customer.

Your heart may break as you watch anthropomorphic cooling towers and smokestacks tumble to the ground.

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

Whether they were based on the real thing or imagined, we welcomed these bears into our homes with abandon.

Residents in the New York town of Denning rally against 'Taxi' actor Judd Hirsch's proposed wind turbine project.

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.

Researchers create a new scale to identify dependence on 'retail therapy.' Do you fit the bill?

The Reddit guessing game Fridge Detective peeks inside people's refrigerators for clues, and it may remind you of the mess in your own.

Just in time for the conservationist president's birthday, the U.S. unveils a plan to freeze uranium mining near one of his favorite places: the Grand Canyon.

Traces of air pollution from 16th-century Spanish silver mines were discovered deep inside an ice cap in the Peruvian Andes

Congratulations, washing machine, your lonely days are now over as clothes dryers have become, at long last, eligible for Energy Star certification.

Sewage in Mumbai's Thane Creek makes the city attractive to thousands of migrating flamingos, even though it's a turn-off for humans.

Spanish endurance athlete Antonio de la Rosa is the first to cross the Pacific on a paddleboard.

The test orbiter is the first of NASA's retired space shuttles to receive the distinction.

A new feature added to Project Sunroof, a free solar mapping tool from Google, makes keeping up with Joneses even easier.

Shipwrecks are a ticking time bomb of oil waiting for the sea to finish eating through their corroded tanks.

New study finds several short bursts of exercise are just as effective as one long one.

Mankind does some weird things to save animals from extinction.

Ancient 5-foot 7 penguin weighed at least 220 pounds and speared fish with its sizable beak.

Diluting whisky makes it more flavorful, according to a study out of Linnaeus University in Sweden.

Web site and mobile app help you find the lowest gas prices in your area.

A singular place to say 'I do' in the Seattle area, Brightwater Treatment Plant can process 36 million gallons of wastewater daily.

Video: A controversy over e-mails leads FOX to wonder why Obama would bother flying to Copenhagen for the climate summit. Our blogger responds.

But there are things you can do if you find a big 4K TV under the tree.

The Organic Cotton Percale Bedding from Gaiam takes a few washes to soften up, but then settles into being a wonderfully comfortable set of sheets.

Longtime eco-friendly coffee makers attempt a green solution to the waste of single servings.

Theses six apps can help you add hours back to your day.

The ice cream company names its newest flavor after Alec Baldwin's classic 'Saturday Night Live' character Pete Schweddy. Yes, they're really going there.

The popular brand of ice cream will be made with non-rBST milk and cream, plus vanilla that's sustainably sourced.

Last year, they successfully hiked the entire Appalachian Trail when their daughter was just a baby.

Many beloved matrimonial customs, from bridesmaids to the garter toss, got their start for some pretty disturbing reasons.

Picked no-VOC paints for your health and home air quality? Then ask California to regulate VOCs in common products.

Officials in Australia quarantine imported versions of the pop singer Katy Perry's latest album due to its seed-paper packaging.

'American Idol' meets Coke REV; Leonardo DiCaprio likes UNREAL candy; and TV tune-ins.

Marilu Henner and others stage reading 'Surviving Grace,' a play about Alzheimer's.

The beaches of France have been invaded by yellow, sponge-like balls that may be illegally dumped paraffin.

Children can feed Jerry the Bear, regulate his insulin, prick his fingers and even play games via the large screen on his chest.

The American Heart Association wants parents to keep the added sugar in children's diets to less than 25 grams a day. Here's why and how to do it.