Now that the summer surfing season has come to a close, (is there ever really an end to surfing season?), it's time to give your board a little TLC, upgrade any thrashed gear and prepare for the big waves of the

In partnership with CleanTECH San Diego, the University of California, San Diego plans to develop and construct a smart grid system for the San Diego region. In total, over 25 local national and global organizations will

Here's a one-stop green guide to traveling in San Jose, from hotels to a night on the town.

From the Redskins' huge solar installation to a solar-powered NASCAR track that mows its grass with sheep, major sporting venues can be an ideal location for solar power. From large expanses of rooftops and parking lots to their high energy needs to

Plus, NTSB Investigators said a "culture of deviance" delayed Enbridge's response once the 2010 was first detected.

It turns out leaving the EU is quite hard. Who knew?

Following anti-Monsanto activism in other countries, Poland has announced plans to completely ban the growth of Monsanto’s genetically modified strain MON810.

For Monsanto, superweeds are just another selling point for its products.

Jacob and Brian look at chicken pre-marinated with Prozak, the blackest solar cell ever, and Poland and Vermont's fight against Monsanto.

You just can't fool Mother Nature.

Want to do something really different for Thanksgiving this year? Come have an organic dinner on the lawn of Monsanto's World Headquarters and watch the latest show from Rev. Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir.

When reviewing the safety of glyphosate, the Environmental Protection Agency considered just five independent studies, and 27 industry-funded studies.

A judge has ruled against Monsanto; company complains that it would drive some customers away. Unsealed documents add to drama.

Batteries recycled from old LEAFs run the refrigeration equipment in this all-electric truck.

We usually start with "A Picture is Worth", but in this case the thousand words are much more powerful. Boingboing quotes designer Justin Perricone: "This is a poster I designed using all of the ingredients in a Ham & Cheese Hot Pocket. First in a

And I am going to be positive, upbeat and happy about it, really.

photo: J. Novak Food Freedom recently reported that Chavannes Jean-Baptiste, peasant farmer leader of the Peasant Movement of Papay (MPP) called the entry of Monsanto seeds into Haiti "a very strong attack on small agriculture, on farmers, on

The Toronto designer has created an unprecedented collaboration, weaving together elements of craft production, community development and modern design.

She may not have caused the most property damage, but the superstorm extraordinaire holds some impressive records.

There is too much oil in the ground there just to leave it, so what about the carbon dioxide and the natural gas consumption. We will just throw some high tech at it; problem solved.

Providing clean water in areas with minimal local resources may be as simple as implementing this ingenious DIY water treatment system.

Instead of using a conventional polyurethane core, this sustainable surfboard starts with an algae-based foam blank.

I'll admit it, I'm a sucker for those little hotel soaps and shampoos and lotions. I rarely go home from a hotel stay without a handful of them stuffed in my bag. But they are

Here is an interesting juxtaposition of stories; Kaid Benfield at NRDC Switchboard picks up on a study about how dangerous it is to be a pedestrian in America. He quotes Transportation for America: In the last decade, from 2000 through 2009, more than

Though conflicts over sparse water supplies have created rifts between Turkey and its neighbors, the sandstorms they exacerbate have brought countries in the region

The play bombed in Oxbow for promoting a green agenda.

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This week, delegates are meeting to determine the fate of a proposal to protect part of the Arctic. This pianist's moving performance urges people to show their support.

This water filtration solution requires no electricity, has no moving parts, and can be built affordably with locally available materials.

Michael Warren and Natacha Pisarenko from The Associated Press have a blockbuster piece of reporting on the dozens of ways Monsanto's chemical fertilizers and pesticides are poisoning the people of Argentina.

Government officials have no idea how to clean up these spills from a process that oil companies claim is more "environmentally friendly."

TransCanada announced today that they are moving forward with their so-called Energy East Pipeline project, which will bring crude oil from Western Canada to refineries and export terminals in Eastern Canada.

Canadian National Railways figures out a crazy new way to mix oil and plastic – to what end?

This technique transforms used plastic bottles into beautiful jewelry by burying them into hot desert sand -- and the project creates a sustainable business for Saharawi refugees.

It might cost $125 a bottle, but it tells a cool story about sustainability.

Coronavirus has led to a shortage of hand sanitizers, but worry not: The CDC generally recommends hand-washing over hand sanitizers.

In Utah, birds plunge to their death after storms make parking lots look like ponds. Thwack. Another reason for less pavement?

Sand mining is described as "the global environmental crisis you’ve probably never heard of." Another good reason to use wood instead of concrete.

Yet another thing we are running out of.

Architect Jorge Fortan cements his case for a concrete and foam sandwich house.

They keep piling it on Florida's beaches, but they can't keep it up.

After two years of pressing pipeline regulators to release inspection photos and videos of the 60-year-old Enbridge pipeline that carries tar sands oil through the Straits of Mackinac, NWF took it upon themselves to inspect the pipeline.

TreeHugger Emeritus Mat McDermott describes his experience of living through Sandy.

The rupture spilled thousands of gallons of oil, contaminated at least four miles of beach and spread into the ocean.

Another good reason to pile density onto subway lines: Almost free heat and cooling.

The underwater data center is an innovative attempt by the company to create more sustainable, energy efficient data centers.

Somehow, beauty and hope for the future are found amid the wreckage of war.

"The labeling provision was eliminated from the bill due to fears that it opened the state up to a lawsuit. The attorneys for the leadership & Governor's office felt the Constitutional rights of Monsanto gave them the power to successfully sue the state."

Even Amnesty International is weighing in about the way the Alberta government is going after environmentalists.

Chiquita Bananas becomes the latest major brand to avoid tar sands fuel. But will it really help?