Did you know that you can put solar on your roof in New Jersey, and earn actual cash for 15 years for doing so? Even though you’ll also get to use that clean power you make – because you can stop paying electric utility bills (that average... 

Need some shade on your company parking lot? Instead of a putting up a dumb structure that merely shades the parking lot, take a look at this solar powerhouse made by Ohio-based ProtekPark Solar . The company builds extremely sturdy pre-engineered covered... 

Domestic compost bins come in many shapes and sizes, for indoor and outdoor use, tumbling or not, to help you turn organic waste into delicious hummus for garden and pot plants. However, if until now you haven’t come across your desired shape or... 

photo credit: © Xirriquiteula Teatre The five Barcelona-based Residual Gurus have decided to fight trash with comical roaming concerts, and are touring Europe at the moment. These talented musicians know how to transform rubbish into a spiritual performance... 

The World Wildlife Federation (WWF), in an effort to promote both greater use of renewable energy and conservation of marine ecosystems , has a 46-foot solar boat (WWF Solar) sailing around the Mediterranean. The solar catamaran is part of WWF Spain’s... 

‘Pulpo Paul’ sits on a box with decorated with a Spanish flag. AFP photo via Hürriyet Daily News While fans of Spain and the Netherlands wait with bated breath to see which team will come out on top in tomorrow’s World Cup championship... 

Image via Ecouterre . Come September, one of the largest textile recycling initiatives in the nation will launch in New York City, the Associated Press reports (via Ecouterre ). In 2008, over 190,0… Read the full story on TreeHugger Excerpt from:  In... 

First Solar, the world’s cheapest solar panel maker, is reporting that they cannot meet this years demand for solar panels, and three more major manufacturers; Suntech, Yingli and Trina are also signaling that they are sold out, according to Reuters... 

The House version of the climate bill, Waxman-Markey’s ACES included a national building code ( Section 201, page 214 ) which would have led to a 75% reduction in national energy use from buildings. Yet it is not in the Senate’s climate and... 

Family and friends pose in front of a house in South Africa with a new solar heating system. Photo by Abri_Beluga via Flickr No matter how much it might help the environment for fewer nations to produce and consume at U.S.-style levels, slowing global...