This isn't your father's turbine. It can create more electricity at lower wind speeds and does a better job of predicting the supply of wind energy.

Wind entrepreneur Dale Vince used to live on a bus. Now he's one of Britain's richest men, and he has big plans to transform his country.

I’m making this trek to ask Maine Gov. Paul LePage to lead, follow, or get out of the way of clean energy development.

In a rare interview, Santa reveals why he is sick of so much "stuff". He's donning a green suit and delivering clean energy as a gift instead.

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

The style-conscious soap wizards at Method unveil plans for a wind and solar-powered manufacturing facility that will also include rooftop food production.

In addition to buying energy from Altamont Pass wind farm, Google is financing upgrades that will save thousands of birds' lives.

A Pink Floyd soundtrack is not included with Studio Roosegaarde's newest environmental-themed light installation.

After using the bathroom, 95 percent of people fail to wash their hands long enough to kill harmful bacteria.

Utilizing her 18 years of military experience, U.S. Air Force veteran Angela Cody-Rouget started a professional service to help people become organized.

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.

Out with the old and in with the new — as in a new, healthier perspective on your life and all your stuff.

Most national food days seem arbitrary, but this one makes sense. You're going to need a clean fridge to prepare for all those Thanksgiving leftovers.

Wipe lightbulbs? Wash doormats? My spring cleaning routine strays far from The Good Housekeeping Institute's unachievable checklist.

If you are aiming for more minimalist surroundings but find it hard to part with things, this trick could work for you.

Laundry is an endless chore. With so much hands-on experience, you'd think we know what we're doing, right? Wrong.

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

If you can't bring yourself to go all Marie Kondo on spring cleaning this year, try taking more attainable baby steps.

These tips should help you get pet hair off your dog, cat, house and clothes.

Despite warnings to keep detergent pods away from children, poison control centers are still besieged with calls.

'Inception' star chats with Bill Maher about colony collapse disorder and how industrialized farming is harming bee populations.

The big-bodied bees join the ranks of ants and termites, which have long been known to rely on a separate caste of 'soldiers' to defend the colony.

When her concern about colony collapse disorder reached a peak, this writer put her deep, personal fear of bees aside. Sort of.

Markus Imhoof's new documentary balances microphotography with compelling storytelling. The film will debut on June 10.

Donating money to help the bees is as easy as adding a mustache to your cat's (or your friend's) photo.

The apiarian artery is the buzziest infrastructure project in Scandinavia.

Raymond Wang, 17, won prestigious $75,000 award for engineering a system to make cabin air safer.

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

Some see the EPA's regulation of mining in the region as federal overreach. Politicians are running against the agency in November's election.

Video: Newscasters say relationship may be old news, but it does add a new twist to a day of reunions.

Rolling Stone's Jeff Goodell joins Morning Joe to discuss former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship and examining his role in the worst mining disaster in 40 yea

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

Supreme Court decides not to hear the case about a plan to build 'the world's largest garbage dump' near the iconic national park.

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.

Chilean mine accident survivor, Mario Sepulveda, is said to be thrilled with the casting decision.

Eucalyptus trees can hold grains of gold, potentially helping reveal buried treasure.

But for now only the penguins can enjoy them. (Turns out, mining is illegal in Antarctica.)

Buried deep in your cellphone, laptop, and flat-screen television are a bevy of obscure elements that make our modern lives possible.

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

University of Oregon architecture student Cameron Huber scores the top spot (and $2,000) in Hammer & Hand's beauty and brawn-seeking perFORM Design Competition.

Complimentary or not, Thomas Paino welcomes the attention being lavished on his super-efficient Long Island City rowhouse.

To chill or not to chill? For these items often found in the refrigerator, the answer ranges from 'not always' to a resounding 'never!'

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

Farming runoff turns the sea floor into a wet desert and forces species onward or upward.

Scenes of devastation along the state's Indian River Lagoon show hundreds of thousands of dead fish.

William Henry Harrison, James K. Polk and Zachary Taylor all died under suspicious circumstances.

A cave in Slovenia has two new baby olms — ghostly 'dragons' that can live for 100 years but rarely reproduce.

Dubbed the "Jacuzzi of Despair," this lake on the ocean floor is made of heavy water rich with toxins.

Neolithic humans in the Wadi Faynan region of southern Jordan may have polluted the river while first learning how to smelt.

Paddlers Paul Twedt and Michael Anderson started their Three Rivers Project to clean up Minnesota's three largest rivers.