Different pollution control policies, even if they achieve the same emissions goal, could have importantly different effects on the composition of the energy sector and economic outcomes. In this paper, we use the G-Cubed1 model of the global economy to compare two basic policy approaches for controlling carbon emissions from power plants: (1) a tradable…

This week, Jacob and Brian talk about a greener Apple Inc., crazy-ass weather, Obama's oil and gas issues, and a dating site for the doomsday crowd.

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Combining touch, sound and a psychedelic array of programmed LEDs, this installation brings the people to the plants.

Maybe you've heard of the Dinosaur Tree? We first noted it back here. The Wollemi Pine (Wollemia nobilis) was previously only known from fossil records dating back 90 millions years, give or take a day. It was considered to have gone extinct about two

Ozone — best known for filtering out harmful UV light as a component of the Earth's stratosphere — could dramatically reduce plants' ability to act as a carbon sink and thus cause further accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, according to

The fuel cell generates electricity from living plants and could turn green roofs and marshes into power plants.

Whether lost in the wilderness or just foraging in the woods for delicacies, all of these plants can be safely consumed.

Let that sink in for a second: Over a period of 18 hours and 40 minutes on September 29th, Muhammed Yousuf Jamil, a Lance Naik (Lance Corporal) in the Pakistani Army singlehandedly

The Google-funded research shows that there's 3 million megawatts of geothermal power, across the entire US, waiting to be tapped via enhanced geothermal techniques.

Demand for lithium is growing very rapidly thanks to portable electronics and electric vehicles. What if we could get a lot of lithium cheaply, without building new mines?

This integrative technology keeps CO2 out of the atmosphere and makes geothermal energy widely available

The disaster at Fukushima may have faded from the news cycle, but the radioactive waste it left behind isn't going anywhere. At the Saitama sewage treatment plant, 169 miles from Fukushima, workers are dealing with tons of

Portable tiny gardens set in gem-like planters give new life to the concept of jewelry.

This industrial designer's 3D/4D printed, life-like forms ask the question of whether we can design and engineer "intelligent" plants that can adapt to environmental changes.

Blasting along the Ohio Turnpike, few will notice the coastal salt marsh plants growing along the shoulder. Such plants are now common at the mid-western roadside, having adapted to a half

10 coal plants in Chicago, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey will be shut down sooner than expected.

"It's not just about the bees, it's about the survival of humanity"

With temperatures soaring even before the calendar turns to June, the shade of the solar tree will be as welcome as its many functions

Working with nature instead of against it, forest gardens promise abundance, as well as the kind of resilience a changing climate demands.

Why would an engineer at Apple quit his job to design a product to help gardeners propagate plants?

A typical pacemaker could be powered by solar cells as small as 3.6 square centimeters, which could be implanted under the skin, thereby avoiding the need for periodic battery replacements.

New wind and solar will be cheaper than 96% of all existing coal by 2030.

As you can see in the satellite photos above, California is experiencing a massive drought over most of the state. The most visible aspect from space is the snow cover (or lack thereof) over the Sierra Nevada mountain range

Common sense tells us that, following corn harvest, fragments of corn cobs, leaves, stalks, silk, and pollen may be blown by the wind or carried across the land

These stunning underwater organisms offer an ethereal beauty hard to reproduce on land.

The ocean is full of uncharted territory -- and of breathtaking natural wonders that look like they'd be more at home on Pandora than in the blue depths just off the beach where you spent your summer vacation. These stunning underwater plants offer an

This self-sustaining mini-ecosystem is made by a designer who wants to create habitable structures that are also themselves alive.

An article in the latest issue of the journal Current Science raises serious questions about the long-term viability of genetically-modified Bt cotton to actually do what it's intended to do, increase pest resistance.

War correspondent Gwynne Dyer says they should worry more about carbon and climate change.

When Governor Sonny Perdue of the US State of Georgia filed a legal complaint and then formally asked for the support of the Bush Administration to force the US Army Corps of Engineers to stop releasing water from Atlanta's Lake Lanier, perhaps he did

Cat lover? New plant parent? Fortune seeker? Traveler? We've got the perfect plant for all.

Austria's Wörthersee football stadium is now thriving with life in an installation that is as beautiful as it is chilling.

Restoring plants and trees near US industrial sites could reduce air pollution by an average of 27 percent, new study finds.

The UAE's clean tech giant plans to have a commerical-scale plant by 2020.

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Learn which indoor plants are capable of causing allergic reactions.

Think outside of the houseplant box with these unique ways to bring some green indoors.

BloomingTables are a lovely solution for saving space ... and keeping indoor plants away from kids and pets.