Biogas

Toronto Zoo resident Vishnu eats his breakfast. The zoo is hoping what happens next will be a big boost for them.

Toronto’s Zoo plans to turn its animal waste into electricity

Technology

From African lions to Grevy’s Zebras, animals at the Toronto Zoo generate 3,000 tons of dung a year. Now the zoo will soon be turning all that poop into energy, thanks to a new biogas plant that uses manure to create electricity.

Stephen (left) and Shadrack (center) Osero from Kenya discuss their project for using human waste as a source of green power at this year's Climate CoLab conference at MIT. The brothers were among the winners of this year's CoLab contest, which crowdsourc

An MIT project crowdsources local solutions in the fight against climate change

Environment
Cocoa beans

Will a new strain of cacao tree save us from the coming chocolate shortage?

Global Scan
A wind farm with 43 wind turbines generates electricity for the village of Feldheim, Germany.

A German village keeps the lights on with windmills and pig manure

Environment

Firm plans to turn table scraps into power in Massachusetts

Environment