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

We are all cutting back in the West, but more flying in developing countries overwhelms the savings.

Sure, we'll be using oil for a while. But where, exactly, is demand growth going to come from?

2007 has been a brutal year for natural disasters in Latin America, keeping the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs busy. The agency said in a recent statement that a record nine missions were dispatched to Latin America

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.

Composting toilets have a lot of benefits. But can they really help save hippos?

Jason Aramburu is trying to revolutionize how we garden by expanding the production of "Black Revolution" biochar, a soil-less growing medium made from farm waste.

On Monday, a molasses pipeline (yes, that's a thing!) leaked 1,400 tons -- 233,000 gallons -- of molasses into Hawaii's Honolulu Harbor and it has turned into a killer mess with no quick solution.

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

When sunscreen chemicals wash off beach-goers, they bleach coral, stunt its growth, and sometimes kill it outright.

Many sunscreens contain chemicals that are devastating to sensitive coral and other marine life.

Masao Yoshida, one of the Fukushima 50 who stayed behind at the earthquake and tsunami-struck power plant after the other employees evacuated, has just died from esophageal cancer.

If your price doesn't reflect the true cost of your product, then there's no such thing as a free market.

The number of wolves alone around Chernobyl is more than 7 times greater than can be found in other nature reserves.

The technology turns the problem of nuclear waste into a source of safe nuclear energy.

And dancing robots!

A review of posts about aging baby boomers on the Mother Nature Network.

It takes the controversial stance that more fish doesn't necessarily mean better fish.

If it weren't for an added colorant, it would be grey or white like most of the other fish on display at the store.

Matt recently wrote Eat Like It's 1975 to Save the Planet: New Report Links Obesity, Energy Consumption & Climate Change, which said We need to be doing a lot more to reverse the global trend towards fatness, and recognize it as a

I get the design part, but is it really sustainable?

A consumer product guide compiled along with iFixit shows which brands make it easy to fix our gadgets and which don't.

Between 2002 and 2015, these 'streamer lines' helped reduce seabird by-catch in Alaskan fisheries by 78%.

In the 30+ years since the disaster zone was evacuated, rare and endangered animals are flourishing.

Semi-wild and isolated to a 270-acre stretch of shoreline, the North Ronaldsay sheep are one of only two land animals that live exclusively on seaweed.

Everything you need to know about building a proper blanket fort.

As reported in the Otago Daily Times, the noticeable impacts of climate change on area coral reefs and a recent starfish outbreak are not as bad as previously thought due to noticeable changes in the Fijian lifestyle. From

The UK grocery chain has long been a Fairtrade champion, but recently announced it would invent its own 'fairly traded' certification scheme.

Due to security issues, the date has not been released yet, but we are happy to announce that Middle East environmentalists are putting political pet peeves aside to focus on one goal: preserving the environment.

In tribute to the region's salt lake, the architects of this unique restaurant used salt as an eco-friendly building material.

Best of luck to Ms. Leonard, I'm sure she'll do great things at Greenpeace USA!

Bay Area Bike Share is about to launch in San Francisco, with plans for 700 bikes and 70 stations around San Francisco, Redwood City, Mountain View, Palo Alto, and San Jose.

An annual water-monitoring report focuses on "contaminants of emerging concern."

It's all about healthy hedonism, where sustainability meets socialbility.

Using an additive, powder-based 3D printing process, experiments with abundant and renewable salt have created this translucent and lightweight structure.

San Francisco readers can now find local and green clothes at Amour Vert’s new shop in Hayes Valley.

San Francisco is admirably progressive when it comes to reducing food waste and keeping food local and seasonal.

A custom-made addition to this small condo packs in extra features and functionality, creating more spaces in one.

One man gets creative about the affordable housing shortage in San Francisco, and pays only $400 a month to live in this sleeping pod he built in a friend's apartment.

In which the City requires new buildings to go from 'solar ready' rooftops to solar actual.

Using a bit of research and lots of careful gardening, this man was able to help reestablish a population of rare butterflies in his backyard.

Pick up your Marbles and go home

Finally, fire departments are buying equipment designed for the city instead of designing the city to fit the equipment.

By next year at this time, all straws in SF will be made from paper, bamboo, wood, metal or fiber.

The Wall Street Journal calls them "homeless" but they look "landless" to me.

A number of states are edging out insurance companies. This could be huge for the environment.

"Brains: The Mind as Matter" at the Wellcome Collection features 150 objects including real brains, anatomical models and artworks, and more.

Motoi Yamamoto's salt labyrinths and intricate installations are as stunning as they are sustainable.

I'm tired of every green initiative being hijacked by the negativism in this country. It's time to stand up and turn off.