In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, UPS is working with Utilimaster and Isuzu to test a new prototype delivery vehicle.

Ford revealed the new, more fuel-efficient 2013 Ford Escape at the L.A. Auto Show.

Offshore wind power poses no major environmental or socioeconomic risks for the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast, a new Interior Department study reports.

When all reason says we ought to be backing more transportation options, the media is still obsessed with automobiles.

Ah, the contradictions of corporations trying to look presentable at the green party. Here are 5 to consider.

It's no substitute for simply getting rid of coal, but geo-engineering just may be our planet's Hail Mary pass.

Here's what you can do with your incandescent bulbs as they fade away and are replaced by their more energy-efficient cousins.

Singer-songwriter, in collaboration with G-Star Raw, will create jeans made from plastic-based 'bionic yarn'.

It's rare to see anyone choose to throw away a plastic bottle if a recycling bin is nearby. Unfortunately, it’s still common to see carpet waiting curbside fo

It turns out that the technique is just as important as the cleaning agent.

In anticipation of the release of a comprehensive cleaning product safety database this fall, the Environmental Working Group publishes its Cleaners Hall of Sha

Day 1 in Copenhagen: despite massive jet lag, we had a fun bike tour of the city that proved a revelation in bike-centered city planning. 37% of all commuters u

You may not be aware, however, that you can now add another important feature to the list of electric vehicle benefits: safety.

Project Bike Tech offers students diverse skills and options when they leave high school.

Shirts made from Silic use nano-technology to prevent water-based liquids from soaking in.

The project will utilize a 2,000-meter barrier, making it the largest floating structure ever deployed in the ocean.

Amber Yang is on a mission to create a better way to track space debris and prevent collisions in the Earth's atmosphere.

A New Yorker article gives a behind-the-scenes look at what led to the demise of the climate bill this summer. Here are five observations.

Cap and trade may finally be finished in Washington, but it's been dying elsewhere for a while.

The Freezycup popsicle mold makes it easy to make your own frozen treats without using a bit of plastic. It's a great product, if a bit pricey.

Coca-Cola teams up with Tokyo-based design studio Nendo to release a collection of gorgeous recycled glass tableware dubbed, most fittingly, Bottleware.

We're not quite through with summer yet but it's never too early to start conquering that filthy grill and remedying those BBQ sauce-stained tablecloths.

Diapers made from jellyfish biodegrade in less than 30 days and soak up twice the mess.

Take your old writing instruments to Office Depot this week and earn Sanford coupons.

As Earth Day nears, MNN follows a 48-mile sweep of Atlanta's Chattahoochee River to shed light on the rising relevance of crowd-sourced conservation.

Octopuses are weird, fascinating and for the most part, entirely unknown. Yet these behaviors are reminders we shouldn't put anything past them.

"Are electric vehicles fast?" "Do they work in winter?" "Can I really give up visiting the gas station?" Get the facts on EVs.

BMW is fielding an all-new 3-Series, and with it an ActiveHybrid 3 that offers both zero to 60 in 5.6 seconds and about 37 mpg. Up a notch, there's the ActiveHy

AT&T is now one-third of the way through its 15,000 alternative fuel vehicle goal.

Few hybrids or electric vehicles brought celebs to this year's Academy Awards.

Austin's 'Chevy Volt Village' makes a handy political target, but in fact clean energy — and especially wind power — has been very, very good for Texas' ec

The biennial event is dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of alternative fuel vehicles.

Have too little time to hit the gym — or too few bucks to join one? Here, then, is some guidance on how to build muscle without the gym.

Using a repurposed trash bin, Berkeley-based artist Gregory Kloehn creates Oscar the Grouch's dream home: A comfortable, one-room dwelling complete with hardwoo

Artist and teacher Ruganzu Bruno Tusingwire wins the first 10K prize at TEDxQuatar with his innovative recycling idea that helps kids in need.

Filipino artist and environmentalist Vincent Francisco Navarro paid homage to coffee farmers by painting portraits of them with used grounds.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, alternative fuel vehicles could have a nearly 50% market share by 2035.

A new survey shows that fewer Americans are interested in flex fuel vehicles and instead prefer fuel-efficient standard gasoline models.

One of the world's most elusive particles will stay hidden a while longer, it seems. Scientists at the gigantic Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accelerator

Physicists love the Higgs boson, but they hate the God particle. The elusive Higgs particle, which scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accele

Recent studies by two teams of U.S. physicists who are also on the hunt for the elusive Higgs boson (sometimes referred to as the "God particle") reinforced the

Physicists at the world's largest atom smasher announced on July 4 that they are more than 99 percent sure they've found a new, and heavy, boson particle, that

From gravitons to winos, here are five bizarre things that may exist beyond the Higgs.

Do you ever ignore your contact lens care instructions? You may want to rethink that.

Check out this former industrial powerhouse's parks, markets and way-green baseball stadium.

I've been covering the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the past year or so and just wrote about it here on MNN last week.

Material from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to be collected, melted down and rebuilt into a floating paradise for green tourism.

Blue-green algae in lakes can be fatal to dogs that ingest it while playing in the water.

Well Aware is an international nonprofit organization that has transformed thousands of lives in Kenya and Tanzania. Sarah Evans founded the organization.

Everybody's worried about the high unemployment rate, and they should be. But fuel-efficient cars, hybrids and electrics are putting Americans to work big time.