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SolarCity's founders will earn $1 a year, lay off workers ahead of Tesla takeover
The biggest U.S. solar installer is facing falling demand and may fire an unspecified number of workers later this year, according to a filing.
Here's why Olympic medalists don't get flowers at the Summer Games in Rio
The Rio 2016 organizing committee cut flowers from Olympics medal ceremonies as part of its quest for sustainability.
9 wildlife websites for citizen scientists who want to save the earth
No science degree required.
By Katie Dupere
The U.S. finally has its first offshore wind energy farm, after a decade of trying
The five-turbine wind farm off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island is a major feat for the U.S. clean energy industry.
How Apple is taking the tech world’s love affair with renewables to a new level
The California technology giant can now sell more than iPhones and Macbooks — it also plans to sell electricity from its own solar power plants.
By Maria Gallucci and Kerry Flynn
Park rangers use smartphones to take majestic photos of animals
Photos from the people who know them best.
The struggle and resilience of the world's tigers, in photos
These big cats are in crisis.
By Katie Dupere
Stunning timelapse shows solar-powered plane make its way across the world
Get a bird's eye view from Hawaii to New York.
By Tim Chester
How Elon Musk plans to make Tesla Motors a clean energy powerhouse
His plan to buy SolarCity and replace fossil fuels comes at a tough time for both companies.
Obama's new solar plan could help renters, low-income families get clean energy
The White House says it wants to bring 1,000 megawatts of solar power to lower-income Americans by 2020, a ten-fold jump.
Tesla wants to buy SolarCity for $2.8 billion
Elon Musk wants to buy a company he helped start.
Prius plug-in's solar roof is not safe enough for U.S. markets, report says
Better stick to home solar for now, green energy fans.
By Nick Jaynes
Riveting short film takes you under the sea in 360 degrees
'Valen's Reef' gives viewers an immersive look at the Bird's Head Seascape, "the epicenter of marine biodiversity."
It's the end of the fossil fuel era as we know it
Expect a massive deployment of renewable energy worldwide through 2040, a new report finds.
Solar-powered plane flies over Statue of Liberty, lands in New York in bid to circle the globe
Solar Impulse 2 landed in New York City after a long flight from Pennsylvania.
6 startling facts about wildlife trafficking — and how you can help
The illegal trade of wildlife is a much larger, far-reaching issue than you might realize.
By Katie Dupere
That time Apple's Lisa Jackson met India's 'solar mamas'
How a nondescript village in India is harnessing solar power to transform the lives of illiterate women around the globe.
13 dos and don'ts when taking a selfie with the earth
Sometimes your selfie isn't worth it.
Edible six-pack rings let you have your beer and help the environment, too
A Florida brewery is shunning plastic rings entirely, replacing them with a biodegradable version made from natural brewing byproducts.
India inaugurates one of the world's biggest solar rooftop power plants
The project will generate enough electricity to power 8,000 homes.
By Sonam Joshi
Futuristic device is helping scientists break solar-efficiency record
"Efficiency and cost -- they're everything that matters."
By Ariel Bogle
GPS devices reveal what the U.S. is really doing with its toxic e-waste
A two-year investigation of electronics recycling revealed that about one-third of the devices were improperly exported to developing countries.
By Elizabeth Grossman
6 inspiring urban gardens that impact the community
It doesn't take a Little House on the Prairie to grow a beautiful, sustainable garden.
