7 ways to revel in an eco-friendly Mardi Gras
[gallery_extend] Recycle your Beads Mardi Gras "throws", the trinkets thrown by Krewe members from...
Winter Loses its Cool: Climate Central shows us how winter nights will warm by 2100
In spite of last year's polar vortex, and the recent exceptionally heavy snow fall in the North East, winters are—on...
China’s Hanergy to launch five new solar-powered cars this fall
One of the great ongoing discussions as electric cars gain in popularity revolves around the matter of how to ensure...
Keystone XL to emit 1.37 billion tons of greenhouse gases, EPA finds
If President Obama was looking for any additional reasons to veto the senate's recent vote in favor of Keystone...
BYD Motors unveils world’s first long-range electric coach bus
Hybrid-electric city buses and coaches are now common-place in many urban environments, but the transition to...
FDA finds majority of herbal supplements at GNC, Walmart, Walgreens, and Target don’t contain what they claim – instead cheap fillers like wheat and soy powder
The New York State Attorney General's Office is demanding that GNC, Walmart, Walgreens, and Target remove store...
EVELO’s Omni Wheel transforms your bicycle into an electric bike in a snap
Electric bikes an increasingly popular way to get commuters out of the car and onto a greener mode of transportation—but,...
Renewable energy costs to drop 40 percent in next two years
A new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has exceptionally good news for the...
The first Super Bowl lit with LED lights will cut energy use by 75%
[youtube =http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq-SRfST_uc&w=537&h-302] When the Seattle Seahawks face off...
Looking for a beer made from actual human piss? Urine luck.
In 2001 the hipsters of Portland planted the seed for a fascination with PBR that quickly spread nation-wide. So...
Chemical pollutants are breaking polar bears’ penises
Of all the creatures on Earth impacted by reckless human activity, polar bears are having a remarkably lousy time...
How Cameroon’s exploding “killer lakes” claimed over 1,700 lives
In 1986, Cameroon's Lake Nyos was the scene of an extraordinary and devastating natural disaster. The lake quite...
“Unchecked climate change” causes atomic scientists to push Doomsday Clock closer to midnight
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists just issued their first update to the symbolic Doomsday Clock since 2012,...
Dramatic decline in population of Lake Tahoe’s tiniest creatures is changing the entire ecosystem
Lake Tahoe is world-renowned for its dramatic natural beauty, but the attention it receives—and the pollution...
This Argentinian ghost town resurfaced after spending 25 years underwater
[vimeo width="537"]http://vimeo.com/88706281[/vimeo] There are ghost towns to be found anywhere from the American...
