Even if you take the energy and water it takes to build a dishwasher into account, it still beats washing by hand.

The bottled water people have run them out of town, but it's a historic public service.

When you set up a rain barrel system at your house, you can save water and save money on your utilities.

State legislators in Colorado are working to make it legal for residents to harvest rainwater for irrigation.

A company in the United Arab Emirates is already putting an iceberg-towing plan into action.

Right now, we basically build cities in a way that worsens flooding events, but nature has solutions.

.dog domains are reserved for dog lovers and providers of canine products and services, but .cat isn't what you'd expect.

Some professors are doing it, but perhaps they should look in the mirror.

After years of debilitating pain, I thought the situation was hopeless, but it wasn't.

The teachers say they never gave permission to be bathed in radiation all day.

As the president leapfrogs from India to Indonesia to Seoul, he's making deals on green energy in the hopes of curbing climate change.

This German concept of cooperative living could be a great alternative to the retirement community.

Get an in-depth look at the process of making organic cocoa beans into chocolate bars.

The Fair Trade Federation Conference in May will tackle tough questions in the activist and business communities about what 'fair' really means.

Stock up on Endangered Species chocolate — just 49 cents for full-size candy bars.

The ice cream company names its newest flavor after Alec Baldwin's classic 'Saturday Night Live' character Pete Schweddy. Yes, they're really going there.

Products that carry fair trade certification are sourced from places where the workers are paid fair wages for their work and the working conditions are safe. H

Good food and wine at a sustainable Fell’s Point restaurant.

It’s been fun to explore the gluten-free world in Portland, Oregon. Here are some of my favorite finds so far.

The 300-foot-long (92.2-meter-long) Viking Lady is set to get a battery pack, which will turn the supply vessel into a hybrid ship with technology similar to th

The company removes 39 products from the green certification program.

These critical elements are abundant in Alaska's Bokan Mountain, but extracting them could be a long and difficult process.

A factory ghost caused 3,000 garment workers to riot in Bangladesh. The workers' behavior is called mass hysteria

The tongue-in-cheek campaign, courtesy of 350.org, proposes naming storms after climate change deniers.

An article based upon a leaked report says that Arctic sea ice is up 60%. But is it true?

I was recently taking a shower in my bathroom when I looked up and noticed what I think was black fuzz and dots growing on my ceiling! Why does mold seem to lik

The gender-neutral naming trend is spurred in part by parents who want to avoid assigning gender roles to their children at birth.

The U.S. Interior Department is reportedly backing away from the plan after receiving a flood of disapproving public comments.

"Expressing gratitude and feeling gratitude are not the same thing," remind scientists looking at recordings of conversations among families.

A major study finds a lot of people are clinging to memories that didn't actually happen.

Baby will be the youngest person to see every state.

After nearly 100 years, snowballs are legal in this town again thanks to one brave kid.

The animated short "Bao" is about a Chinese mother overprotecting a dumpling, and it speaks to anyone who has ever been a mom or had a mom.

Microsoft announced on Friday, Aug. 23, that CEO Steve Ballmer will be retiring.

You really don't need the stuff that makes your bathroom smell like an overchlorinated swimming pool.

Raising a child is an expensive undertaking, and new parents can get a severe case of sticker shock even before they've left the maternity ward.

Use time, instead of money, to get what you need.

If your taste buds demand bacon, but the price is straining your food budget, try a recipe that uses just a little bacon but brings a lot of bacon flavor.

It costs 1.6 cents to make a 1-cent coin. Given the pollution it creates, what's the point?

Puerto Rico wants to attract more tourists as part of its post-Maria economic recovery efforts, so don't be afraid to go there.

The world needs more trees -- here are recommended varieties for planting.

Biodegradable products may not be as good for the environment as advertised. New research from North Carolina State University shows that biodegradable material

Looking out for the safety of kids and pets, the EPA decides to ban some toxic rodent poisons. Here are a few pest remediation alternatives that rely on repelli

A natural method for battling bacteria like E.coli and salmonella may be on its way.

The administration drank the conservative Kool-Aid and agreed that tightening ozone emission rules would have hurt the economy. But clean air is popular politic

President Obama thanked the staff of the Environmental Protection Agency during a Tuesday afternoon speech.

New EPA report finds lower incidence of toxin exposures but greater rates of childhood diseases affecting today's children.

The longtime environmental cop is known for being tough, pragmatic and likable.

The chemical’s makers can’t guarantee Diphenylamine's safety, so the EU doesn't allow its use. Here in the U.S. it’s found on 80 percent of conventional apples.

The Environmental Protection Agency spent MLK Day spreading the gospel of food waste reduction to faith-based groups.