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

Analysis bridges differences between various climate change models to predict North American climate change with high certainty. Will skeptics finally be convinced?

"I was shocked when I saw the tree. It was cut down, the head was lopped off, it was so upsetting," said one Cleveland business-owner.

No half-done couch here; there's a big place to sit and socialize.

Quoting directly from the Philadelphia Eagles presser: "The Eagles have contracted with Orlando FL-based SolarBlue, a

Open terrace in Kimmel Center was too hot or too noisy; now it's fixed.

Going for LEED Platinum in an affordable townhouse with clean modern design

Are solar-powered trash cans a fuel-saving, money-saving way to keep the streets clean? Or are they worse than regular trash cans?

The Timber Towers Project seeks to demonstrate the viability of a mass timber high-rise.

A great demonstration of how to develop tiny lots.

Of all the places to take action on marine litter, this one makes the most sense.

They actually might in certain cases, using off-peak power at peak times.

Canadian birch hauled out of Canada's Ottawa River adds resonance and tone.

In which I argue that bike-friendliness should be measured by how well a town caters to its most practical, regular, and vulnerable of users, not tourists.

220 years ago a lot of people wanted to move to Canada. Here is how they were welcomed.

The Conga mine, which is majority owned by Newmont Mining Corp, would produce gold as well as copper and silver. Protesters are concerned the mine will contaminate their water and affect a major aquifer.

Oldest ever popcorn discovered in Peru tells the story of indigenous corn varieties versus gmo monoculture crops.

Just when it started to seem like we had mapped out pretty much all lifeforms on Earth, biologists say they have now found yet another ark-full -- and all in just one small region of South America.

Born out of first-hand research in a Lima slum, this time and water-saving device is targeted at families that live without electricity or running water.

Nations met in Peru this month to discuss solutions to climate change

Designer Michelle Sheppard creates sustainable garments with a connection to cultural traditions.

A new study finds altered neurological performance in children during peak pesticide spraying for the Mother's Day flower harvest.

Kissing bugs can carry the parasite that causes Chagas disease, and they are now making their way through the US.

Did you know that cheetahs sound a lot like your housecat?

A good, if not very accurate, idea.

There's more than one way to go up in a small space, and this is one smart alternative.

The so-called 'transient lunar phenomena' has been stumping scientists for years – but an explanation may be in the works.

Morocco is making good on it's stated goals of increasing renewable energy development, leading towards 40% of electricity from renewables over the next decade.

The Grand Inga dam will be double the size of China's Three Gorges, but big questions remain about whether ordinary Africans will actually get its electricity.

The latest figures from the EIA show renewable energy sources overtaking nuclear power in the US, through the first nine months of 2011.

Hydroelectric power is an easy choice to make if you have access to a stream or river, but this concept takes advantage of the streams running through our walls: our plumbing.

Think you need to be an engineer and spend a bundle to create a mini-hydropower generator? Think again.

Emissions from tropical hydropower dams in Brazil are up to four times higher than often assumed, new research shows.

Using the flow of water inside the pipes to power the water network's own monitoring devices could eliminate the need for batteries in those systems.

A new type of hydrokinetic turbine sits within irrigation canals and could power several homes from the flow of water.

World hydroelectric power generation has risen steadily by an average 3 percent annually over the past four decades.

A new study published by The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences serves as a great example of the interconnectedness of nature and how human activity can disrupt life-sustaining systems.

Just float the device in a river or stream and soon enough you'll have enough juice to charge a smartphone, GPS or other device.

A man named Manfred Mornhinweg found the modern world too "noisy and hectic", so he decided to build himself a house on a quiet 40 hectare piece of land in Chile.

A travel writer captures the beauty of Iceland's wilderness, but will these natural wonders exists for much longer?

A new technology developed by Korean researchers could generate electricity from the the motion of water in our toilets as well as rivers and streams, even rain drops.

For backpackers wanting something other than solar power.

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

The project will take advantage of the sun, mountains and sea.

Take one Estream and add moving water for clean, quiet, offgrid energy.

The war on coal, it seems, may be ongoing, no matter who's in charge in Washington.

We used to be able to justify burning a bit of fossil gas, but we cannot anymore.

The timeline needs some work. But this is a start...

With the cost of cement electric power poles and

Palm oil is found in nearly everything, yet have you ever wondered who makes it? how it's processed? what palm fruit looks like? Take a tour through a Honduran palm oil plantation to learn more.