Start-ups are taking fresh approaches to geothermal energy, but will the economics work?

PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. – Much about the spring that gives this mountain town its name remains a mystery. It is certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the deepest geothermal hot spring. But ...

For the Midwesterner who likes to eat local, this time of year is a challenge. Browse the produce shelves in middle America — or any place where snow falls in winter — and you'll find carrots from ...

Enhanced geothermal is gaining momentum in the US, powered by oil and gas drilling expertise and rare bipartisan political ...

Winter temperatures in Maine can easily slide toward -15˚F at night, but in the coastal town of Penobscot, 2,500 rare tropical orchids are thriving at A New Day Farm, thanks to a geothermally ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

High on the Nebraska plains, there’s a citrus grove with trees holding up a canopy of lemons, grapefruit-sized oranges, green figs, and bunches of grapes. Expand your understanding of food systems as ...

Those who live in the Midwest United States understand how difficult it can be to eat local during winter. But for Russ Finch and his community, the task isn’t too difficult. A former mailman living ...

ALLIANCE, Neb. (AP) - Members of the Nebraska Master Gardener Program anxiously wait as Alliance’s Russ Finch cuts an orange. While the excitement for a simple orange seems strange, this orange is ...

South Korea’s Rural Development Administration has created an energy system for greenhouses that combines photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) panels with a ground-source heat pump. It is said to compensate, ...

Generally, locally grown fruits and vegetables have a lower carbon footprint because they travel a shorter distance to consumers. But for produce grown in a greenhouse heated with fossil fuels, that ...