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On a sunny spring day, Robin can fully charge both his and his wife's electric vehicles by lunchtime. It could be a big step on the path to net zero.

On a sunny spring day, Robin can fully charge both his and his wife's electric vehicles by lunchtime. It could be a big step on the path to net zero.

Lots of people want to have more sustainable homes, not just to help the environment. Because at the end of the day, it's a lot more affordable to get your energy from the sun and the wind than to pay some oil or coal plant...

When summer comes around, all bets are off, especially with kids. Routines are constantly changing with camps, vacations and spontaneous beach days. This often means inefficient, sometimes wasteful moments take their place....

At a time when housing is drastically under-built, due to construction costs and an uncertain real estate market, it's more important than ever to create housing that is sustainable to mitigate climate change, all without...

Greenwashing can pull the shade over even the most trained eye. With a larger marketing budget and greater fan base, many big brands have begun producing products that appear to be sustainable. However, these brands continue...

Sustainability is finally hitting the mainstream, and 2023 is a big year for new sustainable technology and product releases. From factories that suck CO2 straight out of the air to building houses out of mushrooms, 2023...

Food storage is an ongoing problem in the U.S., where food waste is one of the largest contributors to landfills. Aside from that, most people do not have a solid understanding of best by and expiration dates and end up throwing...

A community project is retrofitting technology in low-income households to protect vulnerable people against extreme heat, cold and rising energy costs...

It’s a new year, making it the perfect time to set and achieve goals around eco-minded behaviors. Of course you can go big, like converting your house to run on renewable energy or buying an electric car. In fact, those...

Manhattanite Josh Spodek has gone without a refrigerator for more than a year after identifying the appliance as the biggest source of electrical use in his apartment.

It’s finally here — stretch wrap that’s made from food waste rather than petroleum-based plastic. It’s time to reset your vocabulary from “plastic wrap” to “Great Wrap.” [...]

Plastic waste is an increasingly growing problem across the globe. It pollutes our ecosystems and threatens biodiversity. Unfortunately, plastic waste has been increasing due to dropping recycling levels. In 2021, plastic...

When people plan a vacation, they usually consider what the destination will offer them. But more and more, destinations are asking visitors to consider the effects they’ll have on the local landscape. Since 2017, alert...

If you’re tuned into the applicable channel, news of climate change and global warming is everywhere. Water shortages, air pollution, dwindling wildlife habitats, wildfires, flooding, other natural disasters and animal...