The Man Who Built His House Out of Stuff He Bought on eBay
Frank Alsema describes himself as a “city maker.” The TV producer lives in north Amsterdam, where his house has become…
Watching Earth Breathe Is Very Soothing
NASA recently released a two-minute video that shows an average year of plant life on Earth. Jason Kottke calls it “The…
Denver’s Energy Use Is Surging, and It’s Because of Weed
The bud may be green, but growing it really isn’t: Weed growers in Denver are straining the city’s electrical grid.
Anonymous: Still Trolling After All These Years
Yesterday, an environmentalist faction of Anonymous took down a Hawaiian state government website and a site for the…
16 Gorgeous Green St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
Gizmodo reader-photographers assembled to photograph the color green in celebration of St. Patrick's Day, and what…
Shooting Challenge: Green
Next week is St. Patrick's Day, which means the celebrations will be in full swing by the weekend. For this week's Shoot…
Wearable Air Quality Sensors Could Help Us All Breathe Easier
Imagine if you could locate the healthiest route for your afternoon jog, the fresh airiest one that would keep you from…
Cruise ships dump a billion gallons of sewage in the ocean every year
Cruise ships are not the most environmentally friendly vacation destinations on the planet. In fact, according to the…
Bureaucracy and Bad Design Killed the World Trade Center's Green Dream
Once upon a time, One World Trade was a trumpeted as the future greenest skyscraper in the world. It turned out to be…
Some of Canada's Lakes Are Turning Into Jelly Thanks to Acid Rain
It's a real bummer to hear that 150 years of industrialization wrecked the Earth so bad that it'll take thousands to…
This Smog-Gobbling Façade Looks Like It Was Built by Spiderman
The architectural marvels set to be unveiled at Expo Milan 2015 have already wowed our socks off. But the latest design…
The Tech That Powers Six of the Greenest Buildings of 2014
Hearing the word "sustainable" conveys pretty much zilch about what makes a building efficient—more than anything, it's…
This Photosynthetic Algae Roof Filters the Neighborhood Air
Let's take rooftop farming to a whole new level—a microscopic level. Unveiled at Expo Milan this week, the Urban Algae…
The Government Would Save $400 Million If It Just Switched Typefaces
Of the many schemes to make the government more efficient, this is probably the only one that involves typography. A…
Amazing St. Patrick's Day Cocktails: Don't Stoop to Green Beer
Listen, friends don't let friends drink green beer. We're talking about cheap light beer, plus green. Yum. Is this what…
These Futuristic Villas Would Produce More Energy Than They Consume
It's sort of an environmentalist's dream. Forty-five gorgeous villas built on a wasteland that are so impossibly…
This Wind-Powered Tumbleweed Robot Aims to End Desertification
Robots have a hard time walking. They're getting better! But we're a ways away from having a robot that you can send on…
Of Course, China's Bad Air Is Polluting the West Coast
The latest fear-mongering study about pollution in China has arrived, and it's frightening. According to a new paper in …
Ford's New Solar-Powered Electric Car Is Its Own Rolling Power Grid
Electric cars have come a long way in the past decade or two, but one glaring problem remains: you have to charge the…
Government Scientists Created Crude Oil from Algae in Mere Minutes
Be excited, Earthlings, because science has a surprise for you. Engineers at the Department of Energy's Pacific…