The HELIOtube is a radical departure from conventional CSP technology, as it is based around tubes of inflatable plastic film.

A new breed of solar panel can do double duty on greenhouse roofs by not only generating renewable electricity, but also by using a light-altering dye to help optimize photosynthesis in the plants beneath them.

The device monitors the energy use of all the power loads in your house.

And now, in the 'Give me a break' category, the folks behind this garbage can scanner assume you can't make a grocery list on your own.

Not only will this save home owners money, but it will also allow utilities to manage demand during peak times.

The teen has been building the DIY microwave, hoping to solve many cooking problems with one device.

In which I try out a smart lighting system in my dumb home.

Vibrantly colored wire is saved from the landfill and woven into recycled fan cages to produce these fresh pieces of furniture.

Insulation in a tent makes as much sense as it does in a house, if you can get it right.

The fruit company is spreading its clean energy bets across many sources.

These delightful mementos of the Irish countryside remind us of nature's beauty, but are also responsibly sourced and packaged.

You'll be surprised at how many beauty treatments you can make with just honey and a few ingredients.

In China, it's shark fin soup, in Japan it's blue fin tuna for sashimi and sushi, and in the U.S. it's our love of nice thick fish fillets and billions of fish sticks consumed annually - these cultural habits are

The difference between visiting the islands largely untouched by humans and those once habited by people is

Since its eruption in late August, the Solyndra scandal has been a lightning rod for political and ideological debates over everything from the role of government in business to the debate on global

While the NYT article offers an exaggerated cautionary tale, its alarm-ism can lead many to throw the beautiful practice of yoga asanas (postures) out with the bathwater.

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The classic daily newspaper box gets updated by a New York artist.

In the Netherlands it is actually a thing, to ride your bike as slowly as possible without falling over.

After thousands of euros' worth of damage, the tourism board is begging young people to be more respectful.

The city hopes to combat overtourism by getting visitors off the beaten track and doing more useful things.

Apparently kids are meant to be seen and not heard.

This revamp of an 1830s apartment mixes modern materials to create a modern space.

Urban dwellers can get a taste of camping out in nature with this temporary island cabin just outside of Helsinki.

It sorta defeats the purpose in about twelve different ways.

It tells you when to get up and to sit down, and checks up on you too.

Want to know which cities in Asia are going to get really whacked by climate change, and which ones have the greatest ability to adapt to it? Well, WWF has just released a new report that ranks 11 of them

Campbell Soup Company will soon be sourcing about 15 percent of the energy used at its factory in Napoleon, Ohio (the company's largest) from solar power generated by a just-announced power purchase agreement (PPA) and land lease

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.

This series of composting furniture designs aims to "integrate worms and people into interdependent domestic bliss."

Toxins leached out of old coal mines in the American Rust Belt are converted into custom paints.

If this video of the 3rd annual Brompton World Championships got US folding bike enthusiasts excited, then they'll be delighted that for the first time ever, a national US Brompton championship is to be held in March

Paris has the Promenade plantée and New York has The High Line, parks created on top of once-abandoned railway tracks. Now plans are afoot in Philadelphia to transform the Reading Viaduct into what its designers are

Partnering with a forest conservation non-profit to plant a tree for every watch purchased, Analog Watch Co. creates chic timepieces out of recycled wood.

It's partially built out of Cross Laminated Timber; it "immerses students in this relatively new product."

Hundreds of dolphins and pelicans have been found dead on beaches in Peru since February, prompting the government to issue a public health warning.

It harms retailers, drives overconsumption, and contributes to traffic jams and pollution. What's the point?

Ice cream lovers aren't happy to learn they're licking glyphosate on hot summer days.

Even the CDC recommends this botanical ingredient as comparable to DEET for repelling disease-carrying insects.

A health insurer practices what it preaches.

Neri&Hu turn climbing the stairs into an experience for Bloomberg in Hong Kong.

While grid-scale liquid metal batteries might be a more exciting technology, good old pumped hydro storage is one of the ways we can store power from intermittent sources (like solar & wind) or shift supply around (from the night to peak use).

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

UK households can now buy 15 percent green gas and 100 percent green electricity with one easy tariff.

This portable pavilion has a clever lightweight structure where the bookshelves hold up the roof.

Drivers of traditional "ICE" cars often underestimate the convenience of going electric.

And yet it still plans to sell more oil...

Innovative model brings fresh produce and jobs to areas and people in Chicago that need it most

Researchers have developed a chip that can run off the low voltage deep within the inner ear.