Net zero isn’t new, but it remains very ambitious. And at this scale? Unheard of. We’re talking about the new Electrical and Computer Engineering building at the University of Illinois. This is a ...

Single-use plastic is the bane of every earth-friendly person’s existence. We all know how damaging it is to the environment, but we can’t seem to escape it. The trouble is that it is so convenient, ...

Contrails might be a punch line in the culture these days, thanks to the imaginative folks who have rechristened them “chemtrails” and embroidered them with elaborate theories involving government and ...

More companies and organizations are finally putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to sustainability. Most recently, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, which provides non-profit ...

The best air filtration systems, are able to sift out almost all the harmful airborne contaminants in your home, leaving you and your family healthier and happier. Air filters typically remove two ...

For the last few decades, sports fans in the Twin Cities have fought a brave and losing battle against the elements to watch their teams play. A new stadium, planned for completion in 2016 for the NFL ...

Australia’s Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, doesn’t like wind turbines. He has made dramatic cuts in government subsidies for wind farms, in a move that’s sure to hold back Australia’s renewable energy ...

BMW formally unveiled its first mass production electric car, the i3, today to a global audience. It is the first product of the German automaker’s i sub-brand of green cars, and will price for around ...

Renewable energy advocates have long argued that subsidies for wind, solar and other forms of clean power would lead to more deployments that would eventually drive down costs and allow renewables to ...

It was a fateful day, forever etched into the memories of those who live on the American Gulf Coast, and beyond: August 29, 2005. This was the day Hurricane Katrina flooded 80 percent of the City of ...

Today, Connecticut state regulators denied permission for a developer to build a solar farm on 25 acres of land near Chatfield Hollow State Park in Killingworth, CT, a small town of 6,400 located in ...

Hydrovolts is a Seattle, Washington-based startup with an innovative micro-hydro turbine technology. Instead of relying on natural water resources, the Hydrovolts turbine is designed specifically for ...