The combination of green roofs with rooftop solar panels can provide a quick and easy way to boost solar cell efficiency right now, making it more cost effective for property owners to invest in a rooftop solar installation without waiting for new technology breakthroughs to hit the market. Though at first glance it may seem that solar panels and vegetation don’t mix, the solar industry has been coming up with new rooftop infrastructures that enables greenery to thrive between the photovoltaic modules.

This Moroccan chickpea stew is wonderful and easy vegan recipe made on the stove or in a slow cooker (if you’re on a time budget). The smell is amazing, and the taste is even better.

We’re seeing a decline in meat consumption here in the U.S. Does that mean folks are eating fewer animals in general?

Bananas are one of the the most popular fruits in the world, yet including bananas in your diet entails complicated and careful choices if you care about fair trade issues, such as the health and rights of plantation workers.

The Department of Defense has been on a roll with new solar energy installations, but the real action is going on behind the scenes in laboratories where DoD is quietly supporting research into low cost, lightweight solar cells enhanced with quantum dots.

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation intends to start selling a material that enables the walls of buildings and various other structures (possibly wind turbine towers and nacelles) to generate electricity.

A few years ago, if you’d mentioned ‘tailored juices’ to me, I wouldn’t have had a clue what you were talking about, but ever since discovering this way of juicing, I haven’t looked back.

International lighting industry giant OSRAM has just announced a research breakthrough that will make the cost of high-efficiency LED light bulbs sink like a stone.