Sustainable Futures

Soon there will be a windmill for your exhale, too.

Who manages a cultural landscape that has global importance? Does the United Nations have final say or the local community? It turns out a complex web of interests shape these evolving cultural lan...

Solar power's detractors have been proclaiming that the collapse of solar panel manufacturer Solyndra proves solar is just a hippie pipe dream.

When companies combine their hard and soft power in "smart power" partnerships with government agencies and non-governmental organizations, everyone benefits.

The Clothing Printer is conceived as a wall-mounted personal appliance that could be connected electronically to retailers. Fashion designers and apparel companies could sell digital designs to be instantly printed at home using material cartridges. T-shirt worn out? Tired of last week’s fashion? No problem, just feed it back into the Clothing Printer, where the old garment gets broken down into thread for reuse.

A recent data roundup by renewable energy industry analyst Paul Gipe shows that variable renewables are meeting much larger percentages of grid power than previously thought possible in some European countries.

Bag taxes/charges as a way to encourage environmentally sound practices.  While DC isn't generally a leader in innovative government initiatives, there are three exceptions, and one concerns waste--the passage a couple years ago of a bill requiring a charge of 5 cents for each plastic bag given to a customer for food sales.  This has resulted in a serious reduction in the use of plastic bags and a reduction in litter as well.

  It’s no secret, unfortunately, that many American downtowns and neighborhoods were disinvested, some severely, over the past several decades.  The consequences were devastating, as homes and storefronts were abandoned and once-thriving...

Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has shown what they call the "first fully integrated nanosystem for artificial photosynthesis".

An analysis of the nation's largest metro areas reveals some of the top urban destinations for people who love the outdoors.

The key, according to a new report, is forming partnerships with farmers.

America's green jobs movement parades as many green hues as our national parks, ranging from deep green work to pale green employment.

The home of permaculture news and information - collaborating to spread permaculture design systems internationally.

U.S. businesswoman Katherine Lucey is working with a network of women entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa to sell inexpensive, household solar energy systems.

Lauren Greubel and Jenny Perlman Robinson highlight the importance of the youth perspective in crafting the post-2015 development framework and the efforts being made to ensure their voice is heard.

English: Barack Obama signing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at the White House (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Every now and again, a political pundit is required to stand up and admit to the world that he or she got it wrong.

An interview with Joseph Redwood-Martinez about the documentary 'One day, everything will be free' which explores a reforestation initiative in Haiti, namely Sadhana Forest.

Like many Midwest cities, St. Louis faces a future where both extreme flooding and drought are more common as a result of climate change.

In case you missed the memo, climate change is happening. Luckily those of us who wish to wise up and cut down on our energy consumption can do so in style.

Utilities are fighting with solar advocates over an obscure but important policy called "net metering." Here's what's at stake, and why it matters.

Texas leads the nation in wind power; in Washington, hydroelectric dams provide 60 percent of the state’s energy.