Solar-powered Austin home can save owners nearly $100K in energy costs
This sculptural home in Austin is a scene-stealer, for more reasons than just its good looks. For starters, the...
A net-zero modern farmhouse kicks off a sustainable community in Texas
When a pair of retired ordained ministers set their sights on creating a sustainable community for “spiritual...
Confluence Park’s new solar-powered pavilions collect rainwater and provide shade from the summer sun
San Antonio’s idyllic Confluence Park just became a little greener and more scenic, thanks to a collaboration...
NET Power’s zero-emissions natural gas plant could change the game
Last week, NET Power officially began operations at its 50-megawatt, emissions-free natural gas power plant in...
Hurricane Harvey has increased homelessness in Houston
Last August, Hurricane Harvey set records as the costliest hurricane in history and the wettest tropical cyclone...
Trump official delays protection of endangered species at oil lobbyist’s request
A top United States Department of the Interior official appears to have used his position to delay the protection...
Baboons use a barrel to escape biomedical research institute in Texas
Baboons escaped a biomedical research facility over the weekend with the help of a 55-gallon barrel. Gizmodo reported that...
Trump’s border wall threatens Texas plants and wildlife
If it is ever built, Trump's US-Mexico border wall would pose a threat to vulnerable wildlife and plants, as well...
Off-grid Fossil Discovery Exhibit camouflages into the Texan desert
Big Bend National Park isn’t just a place of stunning natural beauty—the Texan park is also paleontological...
The ground under a West Texas oil patch is moving ‘at alarming rates’
Local residents, infrastructure, and oil and gas pipelines could be at risk from the ground heaving and sinking...
The public health impact of Hurricane Harvey is worse than we’ve been told
More than six months since Hurricane Harvey decimated much of Central America and the American Gulf Coast, the...
New pay-what-you-can restaurant opens in Fort Worth, Texas
A Texas couple have opened a new restaurant that offers a pay-what-you-can model. Taste Community...
The Treebox is an amazing modern home set high up in the treetops
This gorgeous wooden home in Texas captures the experience of living high up in the treetops. Designed by Wernerfield,...
Abundant solar threatens fossil fuel companies in Texas to the tune of $1.4 billion
In Texas, demand for power peaks in the summer, which also happens to be when solar power is at its most productive....
170 million Americans drink radioactive tap water
Up to 170 million Americans in all fifty states may be exposed to radiation-tainted drinking water. Using data...
Spectacular wildflower roof grows atop a dreamy Texan cabana
You might not think a cabana could outshine a glistening blue pool—especially in the Texan heat—but this Pool...
World’s first zero-emissions fossil-fuel plant expected to go live in 2018
North Carolina-based NET Power is pioneering a novel approach to capturing carbon dioxide in its reportedly zero-emissions...
‘Geomagnetic spike’ 3,000 years ago could offer insight into Earth’s hidden interior
Earth's magnetic field shields us from damaging solar radiation, but its strength and ability to protect us is...
LEED Gold-seeking SXSW Headquarters breaks ground
The multimedia behemoth South by Southwest (SXSW) just broke ground on its new “green” headquarters in downtown...
EPA cancels plan to clean up polluting Texas coal plants
Big Brown, a coal-fired Texas power plant, spews out sulfur dioxide at rates as much as 50 times higher than coal...
Off-grid Lake House escapes the Texan heat with minimal landscape impact
There’s nothing quite like taking a cool dip in a lake on a hot summer’s day. The lucky owners of the Lake...
7 ways you can help people affected by Tropical Storm Harvey
Tropical Storm Harvey is battering the Houston area, affecting over 6.8 million people. With so many people and...
Fire ants swarm into floating rafts to survive Harvey
People battling flooding and destruction in Texas after Tropical Storm Harvey face yet another hazard: fire ants....
Harvey forces National Weather Service to add new color to its rainfall map
By now everyone knows that Texas is still suffering from the aftermath of the potent Category 4 Hurricane Harvey...
You can build one of these tiny backyard offices in less than a week for under $7000
Austin-based Sett Studio designs tiny offices that take conventional workspaces to task. These micro-offices can...
A garbage patch bigger than Texas was just discovered in the Pacific Ocean
A few months ago, scientists found a new garbage patch in the Arctic ocean. And now, another pocket of plastics,...
Last orca bred in captivity at SeaWorld dies, aged 3 months
Keepers and animal rights activists are mourning the passing of the last orca bred in captivity under SeaWorld’s...
Energy-efficient Bluebonnet Studios offers sustainable housing to Austin’s most vulnerable citizens
The Bluebonnet Studios social housing development in Austin supports a healthy lifestyle through the design. The...
11-year-old boy invents device to save children from dying in hot cars
Children dying in overheated cars is one of those preventable tragedies that just shouldn't happen, and an 11-year-old...
This Texas supermarket is growing its own veggies in a shipping container farm
A Texas chain of supermarkets isn't just in the business of selling vegetables; it's growing them, too. Based in...