Plastic waste has met its match with the viral #Trashtag challenge
It is rare when a social media trend actually results in a physical change to the environment, especially when...
Frank Gehry tops Facebook HQ expansion with a 3.6-acre rooftop park
Facebook recently unveiled a peek inside MPK 21, its newest campus building designed by Frank Gehry and built in...
Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan donate $3.6 million to stem SF housing crisis
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Facebook, and his wife, pediatrician Priscilla Chan, are donating millions...
Greenpeace says Apple is world’s most sustainable tech company
Five years ago, Apple, Facebook, and Google were the first companies to commit to powering their businesses 100...
One million people show solidarity with Dakota Access Pipeline protesters by checking in on Facebook
People are jumping on social media to show their support for the Dakota Access Pipeline protesters. Over one million...
Facebook’s solar-powered drone took its first flight last month
The long-awaited first flight of Facebook’s solar-powered, internet-beaming drone went off without a hitch just...
The endangered animal trade is taking off on Facebook
In Malaysia, you can purchase a pet gibbon, otter, slow loris, or even a bear without ever leaving the comfort...
Mark Zuckerberg announces he will give 99% of his Facebook shares to charity
In a letter to his newborn daughter, Mark Zuckerberg just announced that he will give away 99% of his Facebook...
Facebook is beaming free Internet access to Africa
Facebook is expanding its plan to beam internet to remote areas of the Earth, using a solar-powered drone flying...
Facebook signs Frank Gehry to design two more buildings for their California campus
Facebook is still getting settled in their brand-new headquarters designed by Canadian architect Frank Gehry, and...
Facebook to test its enormous internet-beaming solar drone this summer
As part of their ambitious plan to bring internet connectivity to the estimated 5 billion people who are currently...
Facebook’s new Frank Gehry-designed LEED-certified headquarters boasts a beautiful artistic interior
Elevated on stilts above the parking garage, the long MPK 20 building is topped by a nine-acre landscaped roof...
The Keystone XL battle should be about food security and climate change, not economics
As we await President Obama's veto of the Keystone XL pipeline, expected later today, news outlets far and wide...
Celebrate National Handwriting Day today with a handwritten tweet
Did you know that writing things out by hand keeps your brain cells active, and even helps you retain information?...
New York’s fracking ban is the cue for eco-activists to mobilize
The ban on fracking in New York State is a great catalyst to inspire grassroots environmental groups to come together....
New York just banned fracking!
New York just became the first state with sizable shale gas reserves in the United States to ban fracking. In a...
Saying “NO” to the Keystone XL pipeline is just the first step in our environmental revolution
If you've checked Facebook in the past week or so you probably know that the Keystone XL Pipeline bill failed...
Amputee Builds the World’s First Prosthetic Leg Made from LEGOs
Sure, building a space ship or Ewok village out of LEGOs is and admirable effort, but what about fashioning your...
Facebook Unveils Plans for Solar-Powered Internet Drones as Big as 747s
Yael Maguire, the engineering director at Facebook's Connectivity Lab, has revealed further details about the social...
Google Buys Solar-Powered Drone Manufacturer Titan Aerospace to Boost Internet Access in Third World Countries
3D printing may be all the rage in design, but for Big Tech, drones are where the money is. On Monday, web giant...
Facebook May Acquire Solar-Powered Drone Company to Bring Internet Access to Remote Areas
Internet access is what keeps companies like Facebook and Google in business. The more people who have internet...
IKEA Launches Virtual Flea Market to Encourage Furniture Reselling, Sees 100% Success Rate
Big box retailers like IKEA profit from selling new furniture, so many were surprised to see the Swedish home furnishings...
14-Year-Old Tech Geek Creates Fun ‘Jazzy Recycling’ Mobile App
Photo via Shutterstock To Zea Tongeman, being a tech-geek doesn't mean hiding in a room typing code into a computer...
US DOE Announces Plan to Create Efficiency Standards for Computers and Servers
The Internet has greened many aspects of modern life, such as reducing resource extraction and emissions by digital...
Facebook Gets Frank Gehry to Design Their New York Headquarters
Credit: Everett Katigbak, Facebook Facebook will once again be enlisting the help of legendary architect Frank...
Frank Gehry Set to Design Facebook’s New NYC Campus
Facebook has tapped renowned architect Frank Gehry to design the interior of its newly leased New York office,...
Fox Family Moves Into a Zen Garden at Facebook’s Menlo Park Campus
Photo by Rocky Smith Facebook's new mascots are a family of foxes that have moved into a zen garden at the company's...
Facebook Gets Approval for Green-Roofed Frank Gehry-Designed Menlo Park Campus
Facebook's green-roofed, Frank Gehry-designed campus was just given the green light by the city of Menlo Park....
Automate Your Garden With HavestGeek’s Plant Monitoring Technology
The urban gardening movement is quickly entering the Information Age. Designed by Mike Alt, HarvestGeek is a program...
Silicon Valley at Significant Risk of Sea Level Rise Due to Climate Change
Silicon Valley office building photo from Shutterstock Even the Internet is not immune to the effects of climate...