Tech companies are always battling each other for the title of the greenest organization out there and these so-called green roofs are the latest turf for these environmentalist wars.
Perhaps ironically cold in their matter-of-factness, these numbers tells the story of the state of the climate in a way that is tangible. Here are the tools you need to make an assessment of the state of the Earth.
Parisiens did a funny thing on Wednesday. As spring flowers started to peek above the soil and the sun rode higher in the sky, a number of the city dwellers flocked to greet their newest lawnmowers: a group of shaggy black sheep.
A new report by the Environmental Protection Agency found that the majority of rivers and streams in this country can't support healthy aquatic life and the trend is going in the wrong direction.
"The best thing about the Earth," Rep. Steve Stockman of Texas tweeted today, "is if you poke holes in it oil and gas come out." This was a provocation that Twitter couldn't resist.
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Good news for environmentalists who might otherwise be lamenting the State Department giving initial environmental approval for the Keystone XL pipeline: The government determined that the pipeline itself won't be damaged by climate change.
The European Space Agency delivered some good news for climate change deniers recently: the infamous hole in the ozone over Antarctica is shrinking.
A Naval minesweeping ship is turning into an environmental hazard after it was heavily damaged when it struck a coral reef off the coast of Palawan in the Philippines.
Talk about mixed signals. On the very morning The New York Times signaled its plans to reassign its nine environment desk journalists to other sections, the paper ran a chilling photo of "extreme weather" above the fold on A1.
On Sunday, an advisor to Iran's health minister made a grizzly announcement on state television. In the last year alone, air pollution in Tehran left 4,460 dead, and the problem's getting worse.
Reuters on African penguins, The New York Times on fake beaches, NPR on Norfolk, VA and rising sea levels, The Washington Post on geoengineering, and The Daily Climate on women in climate science.
Associated Press on radioactive water, USA Today on LEED, MarketWatch on a Chinese environmental advocate, Reuters on Italy's garbage, and Ecologist on rain gardens.
The presidential debates are over and to the chagrin of earthly-minded individuals, the topic of global warming was roundly ignored by the moderators and both candidates.
PRI on Sweden importing trash, Mother Nature Network on electric cars, The Guardian on debates and climate change, Treehugger on IKEA's renewable efforts, and National Geographic on wood-heated homes.
Scientific American on energy costs and freight rails, New Scientist on turning air into gas, Reuters on tropical disease in Europe, The Guardian on Sting and tree uprooting, and the Associated Press on protests in China.
Apple has broken ground on a new data center in Prineville, Oregon, which it has said will be "green," meaning what exactly?
Coast Guard's tests have concluded that a "sheen" (not of the Charlie variety) spotted on September 16 on the Gulf of Mexico in the area of BP's massive spill matches from oil the 2010 disaster.
A new study says that the American food chain is so wasteful that roughly 40 percent of all our food goes uneaten, because we basically just throw it in the garbage.
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It has come to our attention that it is hot. How does one make him or herself otherwise?
Apple's move to stop paying into EPEAT, taking the green distinction away from 39 of its computers, not only made the hippies of San Francisco mad, but it got enough "loyal customers" on the phone to make the company change its mind.
The World Wildlife Fund released a new report on biodiversity and human interaction with the planet, but there's one map in particular, highlighted by The Washington Post, that shows just how much damage we're doing.
China does not approve of North Korea carrying out nuclear tests, but unlike in the past when the North's economic ally has warned of heightening international tensions, this time China says its worried about damage to its own environment.
Had you been paying attention to Twitter yesterday, you might have witnessed a graphic play-by-play of the artificial insemination of the National Zoo's panda Mei Xiang. This was just more proof that we've hit rock bottom in our addiction for this adorable creature's cuteness.
Discovered: Communication towers are slaughtering our birds, deadly fungus is killing our frogs, more extreme weather is on the way, and the oceans are dirtier than we thought.
Whether it's a post-industrial renewal project or a brand-new display of civic pride, cities across the world are erecting green projects to spruce up their metropolises.
Hollywood celebrities love the environment almost as much as they love alternative sources of income.
By now, everyone knows how to "go green," but what if you want to take it the next level?
The 25 member-states of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission have lifted a two-year ban on some of the world's prime tuna-mating waters.
If environmental stewardship turned into some sort of epic battle of the sexes, men would get clobbered.
Environmental issues have been framed mostly as economic issues during this election campaign: How can we bring down gas prices? Can we create jobs with a new oil pipeline? Does the Environmental Protection Agency cost jobs?
Even though Millennials are arguably the most environmentally educated generation, a study has found that they're also the least interested and least likely to actually do anything involving the green movement.
Rick Santorum got pretty feisty on the campaign trail this weekend, and now "our less-than erudite members of the national press corps," as he put it, keep asking him if he really meant what he said
A biologist has calculated that the tiny little shrimp may be the most costly animal you can eat when measured in terms of its negative impact on the environment.
Sure, we knew that China some air pollution problems, but this photo getting attention on Reddit drives the point home.
Cartoonist Tom Toles sees a similarity between our planet and Humpty Dumpty.
Newt Gingrich has pitched himself as an ideas man, and as his presidential campaign accelerates, so does the rate of the generation of his ideas.
Senior officials at the State Department cheered the company's quest for approval
Google's not the only Internet company trying to look green
What did the president expect?
The reaction on green blogs and progressive websites
Especially as Perry keeps taking shots at him
Companies will remain competitors even as they work together to lower hybrid costs
In a habitat diversity study, researchers used camera traps to capture wildlife response
A man is suing Hilton over a $0.75 copy of USA Today. The stake could be much higher
Cars will get 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 if they don't get caught in legal loopholes
Republicans have attached 39 riders curtailing regulations
Nearly every part of the country is suffering some kind of tree die-out
Tea Partiers declare a victory for personal liberty
Confusion around Andrew Cuomo's policies show environmentalists do good viral media
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