The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is proposing a rate increase due to extreme drought having reduced their ability to ramp up hydroelectric generators in time for customers to turn on the bright kitchen lights and cook dinner - after 4:00PM. Only 6

I'm a big fan of scenario thinking. Although no one can predict "the future," several plausible scenarios can be constructed, informing decisions made difficult by many unknowns. A good decision works in

I'm not saying you can directly attribute this one to climate change, but coming on the heals of NOAA saying the past April was the warmest on record, it's likely at least a sign of things to come: The Alabama Cooperative

Large swaths of US southern states are experiencing severe drought

Cece Durden, a 17-year-old from Uniontown, Alabama, fights coal ash pollution in her hometown

Lisa Gansky sees a new emerging business model emerging. One she has dubbed, The Mesh. "... one in which consumers have more choices, more tools, more information, and more power to guide those choices." A model

Bill Nye was the guy that said driving your car to the gym is literally insane - why not reclaim a piece of childhood through hooping?

This year, it has a stronger environmental theme.

There was a big pile of beautiful lumber to choose from too.

The Autonomous Hotel Room from Aprilli Design Studio raises some interesting questions.

If a building doesn't meet these basic and necessary criteria, it doesn't deserve an award.

Despite Natura's seemingly excellent and forward-thinking business model, their list of ingredients is surprisingly awful and toxic, which calls into question the B Corp certification standards.

Parks in North American cities could really take a lesson from this one in Recife, Brazil.

Bravo to this Brazilian guy for showing how it's done.

A new book called "Dancing with the Devil in the City of God" shines the spotlight on the widespread environmental degradation occurring in one of the world's most geographically stunning cities.

In photographer Yao Lu's "View of Waterfall with Rocks and Pines," two men stand underneath the spreading branches of a gnarled pine tree, aiming their cameras off in the distance, where

Image credit: Bernd Sieker, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: Does installing commercial rooftop solar PV (with the dark-colored PV cells) negate the effect of painting that same roof white to alleviate the "heat island" effect in

When the team at nature-minded Spanish architecture firm Urbanarbolismo decided to build a tree house, they set some high standards. Working with a centuries old oak tree, they wanted to create a place for

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

A super minimalist mobile ice fishing hut consists of a wooden frame, some chicken wire and walls of ice, made on the spot.

A process that recycles cigarette butts into bricks for construction could kick a nasty littering habit.

Want to build your own tiny house? Clueless about where to start? Check out this Instructables tutorial.

Here's everything you need to know about roasting the iconic winter squash.

From how to cook butter beans to recipes and health benefits, here's the lowdown on the tastiest legume in the pantry.

Food has a way of making an occasion truly special and memorable.

It's a mix of speculative fiction and informed prediction. Which do you think is most plausible?

The city of New Orleans had given up on glass recycling. Enterprising students from Tulane University decided to step up to the challenge and bring back free glass recycling citywide in spring 2020.

Even a full day later, a one-hour shift in the clock is hard to adjust to.

The ones we have left should be preserved; they don't make them like they used to.

New research sheds new light on why Roman concrete is so strong and water resistant, but let's not get carried away here.

Making cement puts out a lot of CO2. Making concrete needs a lot of sand. Both are big problems.

Ambitious progress is possible, even in society's hardest to abate sectors.

There's plenty of "recognizing," "acknowledging," and "noting" going on in the final draft of the Rio+20 text. Lot's of UN-ese. And that's about it.

A new plug-in diagnostic tool could mean better healthcare around the world.

A fail-safe filter that delivers water easily with a sip or a squeeze could save lives in places where water-borne illnesses thrive, but look for it first as a trendy gym accessory.

Trust the rock stars, or your doctor.

Achieving 100% zero waste isn't always feasible, but the path toward zero waste comes with its own rewards.

Why so much focus on packaging when product waste is equally important to consider?

The discussion of implementing proactive environmental consciousness starts with our youth, who have the most influence on the trajectory of our eco-infrastructure.

World Oceans Day celebrates awareness and brings to attention the resources available to all of us in the battle against plastic pollution.

These delicate works of art are made out of current and vintage newspaper broadsheets, and prompt us to look beyond the daily news cycle.

This is not a joke. It is also a teaching moment about blogging.

In an effort to appease critics, the airport is focusing on four key environmental strategies.

It is time we stopped cooking and heating with methane, a climate problem from source to stovetop.

The rock band won't be touring its newest album until it can figure out a greener way of doing it.

Soon, willow, alder, ash and oaks will grace the banks of the Maritza river once again.

The consumer products giant says it will "fundamentally rethink its approach to packaging."

The idea that the US electricity grid could be knocked out for 1.5 years is a bit shocking. But that's what the agency in charge of protecting it has revealed.

Why make exceptions like this?

New study finds Aliso Canyon disaster’s impact equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from over half a million cars.