PROJECT GREEN

Not to environmentalists who are putting a green spin on unwanted holiday presents.

PROJECT GREEN

Despite all their promise, green companies are awash in red ink.

ENVIRONMENT

Is clean coal technology fact or fiction?

THE FUTURE OF ENERGY

The world's most prominent environmentalist on carbon taxes, clean coal and the dangers of illusion.

WHICH IS WORSE?

Printing cash consumes energy, but it beats credit.

PROJECT GREEN

Author and activist Van Jones says the quest for cleaner energy can create big job gains right now.

PROJECT GREEN

Political squabbling over how to store waste could hold back the industry.

SATIRE

Yes, batteries suck. But the iPhone is still a piece of heaven in your pocket.

PROJECT GREEN

Electric storage is the weak link in a high-tech world. Fixing it could improve our lives—and the planet.

CULTURE

The craze for urban poultry farming.

THE FUTURE OF ENERGY

Google's Dan Reicher says we need to make our electricity grid a whole lot smarter.

Tesla is a classic Silicon Valley project: it's late and over budget, still has bugs and, at $109,000, costs more than planned.

ANIMALS

Pet owners are increasingly skipping vet visits as the economy declines.

PROJECT GREEN

As the election ends, Gingrich says the real energy challenges begin.

PROJECT GREEN

Essay: As the world faces economic turmoil, cleaner energy can create jobs and reignite global growth.

ENVIRONMENT

An environmental expert talks about the challenges of helping disadvantaged communities deal with pollution and climate change at a local level.

TECHTONIC SHIFTS

Putting ads in front of Facebook users is like hanging out at a party and interrupting conversations to hawk merchandise.

PROJECT GREEN

Why energy costs need to be visible

PROJECT GREEN

With revenues falling, the post office owes its future to stuff we throw out.

PROJECT GREEN

A startup is betting free coffees and groceries will encourage reluctant recyclers.

PROJECT GREEN

The 'greening' of America's two biggest ports.

SCIENCE

Flipping the ON switch on history's biggest and most expensive experiment.

PROJECT GREEN

After years of hype, 'e-newspapers' are getting closer to reality. Can they save a shrinking industry?

PROJECT GREEN

As fuel prices rise, some districts are updating an old method of getting children to school.

PROJECT GREEN

Eco-education doesn't have to be expensive.

PROJECT GREEN

Sustainable buildings are virtuous, but they can be ugly. Only a few designs are truly great.

CONSERVATION

The North Sea puffin, much beloved by the British public, may be the most visible victim of our sick oceans. Is it cute enough to inspire a rescue effort?

PROJECT GREEN

For decades, tiny Barrow, Alaska, has been largely unknown and forgotten. But with increasing global activity in the arctic, especially from oil speculators, things are changing … fast.

KAPLAN COLLEGE GUIDE

Many universities are finding new ways to live and learn in an effort to be environmentally friendly.

PROJECT GREEN

Officials worry about the impact of 'fracking' for oil.

PROJECT GREEN

The engine that spurred restoration of a dying eco-treasure

THE FUTURE OF ENERGY

A green designer says we need to save energy by making our architecture more efficient.

BUSINESS

T. Boone has re-invented himself as a green wildcatter. Can he finish what Al Gore started?

PROJECT GREEN

What you can't see could make you sick. How to get rid of it.

BUSINESS

Devotees claim MonaVie cures their ills and makes them millionaires. But is it just hype in a bottle?

PROJECT GREEN

Young pollution sleuths and community activists fight for healthier air.

PROJECT GREEN

A warmer planet could mean we'll suffer more (and stronger) allergies.

BUSINESS

It's gone from Hollywood status symbol to the butt of jokes faster than you can say $4 a gallon.

PROJECT GREEN

How a tiny bug is ravaging Colorado's forests

PROJECT GREEN

Forty years ago, an oil spill near Santa Barbara, Calif., spawned environmental activism. Not surprisingly, residents are none too happy with President Bush's offshore drilling plan.

CAMPAIGN 2008

Will a third-party candidate be a 'spoiler'?

PROJECT GREEN

'Voluntourists' are helping animals around the globe.

PROJECT GREEN

First there was ecotourism. Then came sustainable travel and green hotels. What's in your suitcase?

PROJECT GREEN

Soaring gas prices and higher airfares are causing Americans to take a closer look at their rail system.

ENERGY

PayPal's cofounder hopes to produce a practical $30,000 all-electric car in four years.

ENVIRONMENT

Bjorn Lomborg earned the wrath of many scientists by calling into question the direness of global warming.  Now, in this wide-ranging interview, find out why he claims that Al Gore is 'wildly exaggerating' about climate change and its effects.

MARINE LIFE

Proponents say they replenish the ecosystem. Some scientists aren't so sure.

PROJECT GREEN

Alaska is home to gigantic untapped natural-gas fields. But can the state and energy industry finally agree to build a pipeline to transport the fuel?

COVER STORY: PROJECT GREEN

Enlisting endangered species in the fight against global warming is either a brilliant tactical maneuver—or an arrogant abuse of the law.

PROJECT GREEN

How city dwellers manage a lower carbon footprint than their country cousins.

ENVIRONMENT

The 'threatened' label helps, but polar bears face a difficult future.

ENVIRONMENT

A salmon shortage. Dead mammals. Inside a maritime mystery.

BURMA

How much did meteorologists know about the cyclone?

PROJECT GREEN

Everyone's talking about the rising costs of food. But for most Americans, the reality isn't so dire.

PROJECT GREEN

A disastrous crash in Pacific salmon closes the season. Fishermen wonder: will they come back?

PROJECT GREEN

Can food be fast—and fastidious? Chipotle Mexican Grill insists on humanely raised meat.

ENVIRONMENT

The population of big cats is declining at an alarming rate. Is it too late to save them?

ANIMAL RIGHTS

Even among animal lovers, killing unwanted pets is a divisive issue.

SCIENCE

Scientists finally get a chance to examine the immense, mysterious creature hauled ashore a year ago.

ENVIRONMENT

A water crisis is impending. In a new book, Jeffrey Sachs outlines easy, low-cost ways to avoid disaster.

AUTOS

NPR's 'Car Talk' guys search for the car of the future.

ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP

Benedict XVI has embraced environmentalism. How he's using church teachings to urge Roman Catholics to take care of the earth.

ENVIRONMENT

Oregon's salmon-fishing industry seemed poised to recover--until now.

ARCHAELOGY

Authorities have come up with a new plan to control visitors and raise money for the ancient site. Italians don't like the idea because it's too … American.

ENVIRONMENT

Green groups challenge a bid to speed the border fence.

PROJECT GREEN

How the plastics industry uses lobbying, legal threats to turn plastic bag prohibitions into voluntary recycling drives

PROJECT GREEEN

A new book hints at the alternative-energy sources we may soon be tapping into.

CAPITAL SOURCES

An expert says the market for oil is growing, while the power of the dollar will shrink.

PROJECT GREEN

Despite the free fall in housing prices nationwide, green homes are still red hot.

QUIZ
Test your green knowledge.
PROJECT GREEN

Some choose to give up worldly harm for Lent.

PROJECT GREEN

How the new Bank of America building will save energy and let its occupants breathe easy.

PROJECT GREEN

Rents may be higher, but utility bills—and maybe your allergies—are better in a green high-rise.

PROJECT GREEN

Our old house leaks heat (and money) like a sieve.

PROJECT GREEN

What would motivate a supposed environmentalist to set fire to a home? A look at the eco-terror movement.

PROJECT GREEN

Why the United States is doomed to be an energy outlaw.

SOCIETY

Endangered animals are the new blood diamonds as militias and warlords use poaching to fund death.

PROJECT GREEN

Texas produces more carbon emissions than most countries, but the state government and business community don't seem too concerned.

PROJECT GREEN

Ethanol is supposed to be good for the environment. But producing green fuel can cost a lot of water.

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MEDIA

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