A recent national survey determined that 72% of the American public doesn't know that the raw material for plastic bags comes from fossil fuels. In fact many of today's conventional plastic products are made from petroleum products including oil. Plastics Read More...

As you may have guessed by the recent posts about using your wallet to cast a vote for the environment, we're really into The Better World Shopping Guide . We listed five of the best companies to support and explained a bit of why each of them are deserving. Read More...

Ontario, Canada has become the latest to announce a ban on incandescent light bulbs (by 2012), following on the heels of Australia's ban and news that California is considering the same thing. Of course, if the incandescent were to become efficient, the Read More...

If you asked former rancher and author Howard Lyman that question, the answer would be a resounding no. Speaking at day one of Chicago's Green Festival , Lyman addressed the audience as a reformed rancher -- who went from an operation 7,000 cattle strong Read More...

This Saturday we'll be journeying to the current center of the green universe -- Chicago, this year's host of the Green Festival . Among the things planners promise we'll be able to do there? Shop for eco-fashions, fair trade products and solar technology; Read More...

It's a holiday specific example of cause and effect, but a kind that's sure to become more common in the coming months. Interest in ethanol has grown and corn prices have consequently risen, so farmers are paying more to feed their egg-laying hens. As Read More...

Melbourne Australia has been sitting at level 3 water restrictions since January, which means a lot of rules about what residents can use their water for. A severe drought has been causing shortages, and may lead to what Victoria’s Water Minister John Read More...

In a $565 million deal Whole Foods Market has bought leading organic food retailer Wild Oats Marketplace. The 110 Wild Oats stores will be added to an almost 200 existing Whole Foods locations. For the companies, which have “similar missions and core Read More...