From starting school-wide recycling plans to cleaning up area parks, today’s students get high marks when it comes to helping the environment. Now a new program may help their grades go through the roof. The initiative teaches students in grades 6 to 8 about green roofs—a roof that replaces traditional...

There’s no need to sacrifice style when making environmentally conscious home design choices. Today’s manufacturers offer beautifully designed, energy-saving and environmentally friendly options to help create a green environment in your existing or newly built home. Improving indoor air quality...

Clean up on these dishwashing tips and save a considerable amount of energy. A lot depends on the machine you have and the way you operate it, for example: Use energy-saving cycles whenever possible. Don’t pre-rinse dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. Pre-rinsing can waste 20 gallons of...

So, just what exactly is a hybrid car? First and foremost, a hybrid car is just like your ordinary car. However, instead of having only one motor to propel the car, it will have two motors. One is a gasoline motor that you will normally find in all conventional cars, and the other is an electric motor. By...

Hybrid cars are helping drive the auto market, with sales of the green vehicles rising 38 percent last year alone, according to the Associated Press. As drivers continue to face sticker shock at the pump, experts don’t expect hybrid sales to cool off anytime soon. But is a hybrid vehicle right for...

Many people want to help protect our environment but don’t know where to start. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging Americans to “Change the World, Start with Energy Star.” Most home energy comes from power plants burning fossil fuels, which in turn creates greenhouse...

Energy efficiency, renewable resources and durability are among the most common features consumers look for when choosing green products to incorporate into their home. But as environmental awareness and motivation to live a green lifestyle become more prevalent among the masses, many manufacturers are...

Do you have a cool eco-friendly product you’d like to promote? Go Green for the Holidays with Ed Begley Jr. Sample Submission Deadline: Needed ASAP Product Shipping Deadline: 12/1/08 Be a part of making the holidays a bit greener! Ed Begley Jr will be selecting his favorite eco-friendly holiday...

“In Beverly Hills… they don’t throw their garbage away. They make it into television shows.” ~Woody Allen Americans generate almost twice the amount of trash of other developed countries — a whopping 4 pounds of garbage per person everyday. That’s 301,139,947 U.S....

“As a housewife, I feel that if the kids are still alive when my husband gets home from work — then hey, I’ve done my job.”~Roseanne Barr “Susie Homemaker” is the iconic (and fictitious) 1950s American housewife who summons up recollections of freshly baked apple...