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By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Nov 9, 2009 12:20 PM ET

Global Green Sustainable Design Awards honor innovation designed to address our changing climate. Read More

More like this in: New York, Energy, Non-Profit, Global Warming, Nonprofit, fundraising, Nonprofit Organizations, Global Green, Sustainable Design, Global Green USA, Green Schools Initiative

By David Jenison | Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:00 PM ET

Visit this German gem for historic buildings, cobblestone streets and one smokin' good beer. Read More

More like this in: Beer, Germany, UNESCO, Bacon, World Heritage Site, Bavaria

By David Jenison | Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:00 AM ET

Setting sail on a riverboat adventure from Budapest to Amsterdam. Read More

More like this in: Travel, Europe, Germany, Transportation, Vienna, Budapest, The Beatles, Amsterdam, Eastern Europe, Bratislava, Cruises

By David Jenison | Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:00 PM ET

Bucharest may not be the town for a family vacation, but it's old-school Eastern Europe at its edgiest. Read More

More like this in: Travel, Europe, Museums, Romania, Eastern Europe, Bucharest, Prostitution, Holocaust and the Nazi Era

By Katherine Gustafson | Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:09 PM ET

A hurricane-safe, solar house from Louisiana shows that all you need is a little innovation and some Cajun style. Read More

More like this in: Washington DC, Weather, department of energy, Roofs, National Mall, Judges, University of Illinois, solar decathlon

By Darragh Worland | Thu Oct 8, 2009 4:04 PM ET

College students compete for most energy-efficient home design in Washington. Read More

More like this in: Washington, Energy Efficiency, Environment, department of energy, National Mall, solar decathlon

By Kendall Hunter | Tue Oct 6, 2009 11:47 PM ET

In the shadow of the Matterhorn, a futuristic, eco-friendly version of the traditional mountain hut prepares to open it's doors to hikers and climbers. Read More

More like this in: Environment, Weather, Environmental Protection Agency, Switzerland, Matterhorn, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

By Courtney Rubin | Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:50 PM ET

Archaeologists discover the Emperor Nero's fabled rotating dining room. Read More

More like this in: Sex, Rome, Ivory

By David Jenison | Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:00 PM ET

So exactly how old are those cathedral tops? Read More

More like this in: Travel, tourism, Kiev, Religion

By David Bois | Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:17 PM ET

An intriguing design proposal aims to re-integrate New York's rivers into the fabric of the community by deriving clean, safe, renewable energy from them. Read More

More like this in: New York, Technology, New York City, Clean Energy , New Jersey, Water Quality, Amphibious Architecture