Find out if organic hair dye stacks up with our fashion and beauty correspondent, Jolene Eyre.

Try these not-too-sweet organic thirst quenchers to stay cool in hot weather.

Journalist Heather Rogers maintains that we can't buy our way out of the crisis our planet is experiencing.

An organic “garden gin,” Sage uses botanicals like the ones grown by Thomas Jefferson in his Monticello gardens.

EWG grades the products many of us use to clean our kitchens and houses. How do your 'green' cleaning products rate?

'From dirt to shirt in less than 700 miles.' There aren't many T-shirt makers who can make that claim.

Knowing the difference and making a simple change might help you stay awake.

Eight of Esquire's top 20 new restaurants of 2010 emphasize local and sustainable foods.

Ideas to green a white attire dinner that is all the rage.

MNN's lifestyle blogger sent her hair in to get tested for mercury levels — and waited with bated breath to get the results. How would your hair score?

Find out how you can send in a lock of hair to see how much mercury is in your body.

Each year the Environmental Working Group ranks supermarket produce by its pesticide load, the worst are known as the Dirty Dozen.

Environmental Working Group’s latest Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce assists consumers in reducing the pesticides they consume in their diets.

Wild finches in the Galapagos made famous by Charles Darwin 'self-fumigate' their nests using human-made pesticides.

A new study concludes humans have accidentally spread a virus and parasite that are obliterating bees.

It's what you've been waiting for. Peter Dykstra lists his picks for America’s nine greatest environmental heroes.

The Swirl Faucet also saves water, so long as you aren't completely beguiled by its beauty.

Despite the 'D' word, a new survey finds that Americans are still smitten with lush residential landscapes.

Yes, says a new campaign that champions backyard pools as a drought-friendlier landscaping alternative.

Bel Air: Champagne wishes and $90,000 water bill dreams.

A carnivorous plant, desert beetle and cactus are behind a revolutionary new material that can collect water out of thin air.

With only the sun for energy, it can collect 3 liters of water a day.

In Arkansas, attention to thousands of miles of unpaved roads has helped clean up streams, ease the threat to endangered species and benefited everyone.

Spongy water harvester prototype that uses only sunlight was tested successfully in the Arizona desert.

Scientists report that it could take 100 years for the world's groundwater supplies to respond to climate change, potentially leaving populations without water.

From frustrating voice recognition to built-in apps, consumers either don't know they're there or can't figure them out. But relief is in sight.

Like the flu, some ideas get a foothold in our heads and then we propagate it. And now with social media, you subject yourself to everyone's thought germs.

People across the globe are trying to write 50,000 words for National Novel Writing Month, but only one man has asked the Internet to help him do it.

Conservative saver? Risky investor? Results of a new study suggest that your position in the family line-up may drive your financial decisions.

Ben & Jerry's has invited me to create my own custom flavor using fair trade ingredients next month- help me out with some tasty ideas.

October is Fair Trade Month. Celebrate by throwing a fair trade coffee hour -- or cocktail hour -- and buying better-for-kids chocolate on Halloween.

Jimmy Fallon is joined by Ladysmith Black Mambazo as they sing an ode to Fair Trade and Ben & Jerry's.

All 28 types of Honest Tea will sport the fair trade certification label by the end of March 2011.

The Vermont-based premium ice cream company is making the commitment to get 100% of all possible ingredients from Fair Trade sources by the end of 2013.

Help support fair trade products and get a shot at winning a year's worth of Ben & Jerry's ice cream.

Find out who won a year's worth of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and how contest promoted the benefits of fair trade.

Pants to Poverty's ruched panties promise fair trade premiums for cotton farmers and workers -- and slimmer-looking derrieres for wearers.

Ethical shoppers can opt for fair trade certified fashions this season -- although MNN's lifestyle blogger isn't too impressed by the current selection.

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

May 14, 2011, is Stamp Out Hunger Day and World Fair Trade Day. It's one of those occasions when you can do some good for other people while you're still in you

Enjoy a fair trade breakfast, join a fair trade event near you, and take advantage of fair trade discounts for World Fair Trade Day.

Fair Trade USA has just released an app that allows users to upload the location of fair trade products that they find for sale. No smartphone? No problem. Use

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

This recipe for traditional Peruvian Alfajores gets a non-traditional twist with the addition of quinoa. It's a great recipe to make with kids for Mother's Day.

October is Fair Trade month! I am celebrating with the following products.

My family is starting off the chilly fall mornings fairly with ethically sourced coffee and hot chocolate.

I do support fair trade products, but sometimes I wish I didn't.

This Fair Trade certified vodka made from South American quinoa helps keep 1200 small independent farmers investing in their futures.

The daughter and granddaughter of Nelson Mandela lead the Mandela family in sustainable wine making.

I loved hot cocoa packets when camping, but didn’t like the cheap ingredients used to make them. Problem solved.