With so much activism and celebrating going down on Earth Day, a sense of humor is often overlooked. The Onion is here to help.

Two fair trade pioneers get into the carbon market.

Maybe carbon offsetting isn't as fool-proofed as many businesses would like people to believe.

Private brokerage service Ecostreamjet purchases carbon credits to offset emissions generated by each flight.

An ethical travel operator in Britain denounces carbon offsetting, but are ‘holidays closer to home’ a real solution?

Travel company cancels offset program citing its inability to reduce global emissions.

MNN chats with guitarist Stone Gossard about the band's latest project and why the group is passionate about making a difference for the environment.

Matt Hickman unravels the mysteries behind offsetting CO2 and buying RECs. (Hint: One of them can fund tree-planting efforts.)

COTAP will focus its carbon offsetting projects in impoverished countries.

Earthworms affect the amount of carbon dioxide produced in the soil.

From tree planting to better forms of farming, a growing number of businesses are investing in carbon reduction within their own supply chains.

In addition to minimizing melatonin-suppressing blue light, the Drift bulb has another health-benefitting trick up its sleeve ...

What the founder and CEO of Honest Tea thinks about being partners with Coca-Cola, how socially responsible investing has influenced his company, and how he got

Marketing guru Seth Godin talks about the marketing of global warming, the future of publishing, and what's going to happen when the entire world buys a car.

Engadget sneaks some video of the new digital reader Kindle DX. Can it save 100 million trees per year?

You may have a credit in your Kindle account from a legal settlement that you probably didn't realize you were a part of. Time for a book shopping spree.

This worry-free form of the popular multimedia chatting app limits children's activities to drawing and taking photos to store on your device.

What started out as a free, legal music website (with optional tipping), has added free downloadable books to its offerings, including cookbooks.

Cheesy trend saw a 450% growth in popularity this year.

Lego's new set features a paleontologist, an astronomer and a chemist — all of them female.

Check out this full listing of the interviews I've conducted here on MNN over the years.

Join Aveda in setting an Earth Day world record.

Examining layers of offshore sediment can provide insight into the link between glaciers and climate change.

Scientists tracking 278-square-mile block of ice hope to learn from it as it moves away from its parent glacier.

Ford Motor Company plans to use 30% less water per vehicle by 2015.

It's amazing what light can do when seen from the right angle. Check out this beautiful sunset sky from the mountains of Costa Rica.

Video: Adventurer and conservationist David de Rothschild sets sail on Plastiki, a boat made out of 12,000 plastic bottles to help raise awareness about the Gre

Ten eco-activists are wanted for a 20-day eco-adventure, sailing from Hawaii to Vancouver while studying plastic pollution in the oceans.

Apple juice will now have the same standards as water when it comes to the amount of arsenic allowed, but how much praise does the FDA deserve?

People with celiac disease can now trust that foods labeled "gluten-free" are safe for them to eat.

Video shows a majestic murmuration of starlings flying across a beautiful Irish sky.

The holiday season is a weighted one, full of food and food-pushers. Here's how to gently, but firmly, stand your ground.

In France, 456 hot air balloons floated in a line at the same time during the Mondial Air Ballons festival at an airbase in Chambley-Bussieres.

The LA County Fair has held a tablescaping competition since the 1930s, and it's so popular that they have to turn contestants away each year.

Asset Recovery Services Help Greenling.com Cut Costs and Stay Green

Dell's 'Plant a Tree for Me' Program Offsets Your Carbon Footprint

Gen Set: Green Locomotives Cut Fuel Consumption by 25%

Dell has partnered with experts at The Conservation Fund and Carbonfund.org to replant formerly forested areas in need of restoration, with a goal of half a mil

It's a great example of how phone technology is going to change everything about aging.

Ask these 6 daily quarantine questions to make sure you're doing OK and taking care of yourself.

Mimi Ausland began as an advocate for animals with her interactive quiz website that donates food to shelters. Now, she's tackling plastic waste in the ocean.

From Venus flytraps to pitcher plants and bladderworts, explore the wonderfully weird world of carnivorous plants.

After losing her son to heroin, Tami Schwerin founded the Death Faire to explore new ways of dealing with loss.

CO2 levels are now the highest they've been since long before modern humans existed.

One of Auburn's new Toomer's Corner oaks is set on fire after Auburn beats LSU. A 29-year-old man has been taken into custody.

Achieving “innovations in distance” for reflective-type photoelectric sensors Optimal sensing distance (50 to 1,500 mm) for use on conveyor lines(E3AS Series)

Commission states it accepts the National Crime Agency’s conclusions that it found no evidence that any criminal offences had been committed after it investigated loans totalling £8m provided to the Leave.EU campaign from one of Banks' other companies.

Insurance Cares: Report by Consumer Intelligence and Sicsic Advisory shows number of people in the vulnerable customer category has hit 13m.

The market has been criticised for its response to the coronavirus crisis, particularly with regard to business interruption as providers "look down the barrel' of class action.

In the latest episode of Insurance Post and Insurance Age’s new series of video casts brought to you while our journalists are in isolation lockdown we discuss how the insurance industry let the narrative over business interruption become national headlines for the wrong reasons.