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Just because we all sin against the environment doesn't mean we should believe every "green" idea

Do Americans Have Green Fatigue? One recent poll showed that American consumers are increasingly unlikely to spend money on energy-efficient goods and services.

If you knew where your cast-off high-tech hardware ended up - in toxic heaps in developing countries - you might think twice about snapping up the latest ...

From mountaintops to sea-floors, the world ’s spectacular natural wonders are disappearing. Top threats include global climate change, deforestation, invasive species, and population growth. These following ten represent some of the most ecologically

A shift in winds and the availability of timber fuel combined on Friday to trump fires to the north.

Cold war culture has been back in style for a while now, at least in architecture circles. The clarity of its Manichaean worldview, in which everyone seemed to know who the bad guys were, is a comforting refuge from our current ideological confusion. And

As the cost of fuel soars and the pressure mounts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, several schemes for a new generation of airship are being considered.

Can an egg (or popcorn) be cooked by placing it between two activated cell phones?

Booming demand for flat-screen televisions could have a greater impact on global warming than the world's largest coal-fired power stations, scientists warn.

Like everyone who sees it, they're intrigued by this broken-off pipe bowl, blackened inside from smoking. Typical of the mid-18th century when George Washington lived at Ferry Farm, it was found in one of the cel-lars of the Washington family's home.