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BP is gonna drill in the Gulf of Mexico again, because THAT worked so well

Maybe BP's learned its lesson and will be more careful ... and maybe tomorrow Tina Fey and I will become BFFs.

Holly Richmond Culture

How tiny house communities can work for both the haves and the have nots

Trendy eco-conscious dreamers and the formerly homeless are discovering the same thing: Building a tiny house community isn't easy.

Eve Andrews Culture

Why cabs and car-sharing are good for the environment

Aren’t cars bad for the climate and the air? Actually, more taxis and car-sharing options lead to less driving and lower carbon emissions.

Ben Adler Culture

Aussie farmers to be paid to store carbon in soil

Planting trees, composting, and other measures that help keep carbon in the ground could soon earn farmers government payments. But a carbon tax would be better.

John Upton Climate & Energy

Pipeline bursts, makes a big mess in Ohio nature preserve

Another one? Yes, another one. More than 10,000 gallons of oil spilled from a ruptured pipeline into a wetland area.

John Upton Climate & Energy

Rockstar climber Alex Honnold scales up solar in Navajo Territory

The outrageous climbing celeb will help install solar power systems into the homes of 30 Navajo elders.

Samantha Larson Culture

Renewables dominate new U.S. electrical capacity

Solar and wind rocked in February, accounting for 81 percent of new electrical power sources installed during the month.

Ben Adler Technology

Good news for Seattle: These solar panels work best in overcast weather

Next time someone snarks, “Too bad solar panels don’t work in when it's overcast,” tell them this: SOME solar panels actually work BETTER when it’s cloudy out.

Holly Richmond Technology

Now you can get solar panels at Best Buy

SolarCity continues its drive to make installing solar panels the easiest green thing you ever did, by letting customers sign up while running errands.

Tim McDonnell Technology

Watch this dry riverbed fill up in seconds

A crowd standing by Israel's dried-up Zin River got caught off guard by a flash flood and had to hightail it to avoid getting swept away.