April is Earth Month, and on Wednesday April 22 communities the world over will celebrate Earth Day. While every day should be considered earth day, April 22 marks the calendar day when global consciousness turns to environmental issues like climate change, conservation, energy issues, pollution and  the host of eco-topics affecting our ...

There’s already been a documentary film that examined the death of the electric car, but perhaps the reports of the electric car's death, as the cliché goes, have been greatly exaggerated. It’s clear that recession has left the U.S. automobile industry crippled, but the current economic troubles will likely look like a small blip on the radar ...

Easter just wouldn't be the same without the chocolate bunny, right? Well, before you bite into that seasonal sweet treat, consider where your holiday chocolate may be coming from. West African countries like Ghana, Cameroon and the Ivory Coast produce over 50 percent of the world's cocoa, most of which ends up in our name brand chocolate bars ...

The US Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) this week has dramatically increased its membership to include General Motors, Shell, Pepsi, and Johnson & Johnson among others. GM is the first automobile company to join the coalition. As the Environmental Defense  points out this increase in membership gives the group considerable leverage. ...

Apple computers is looking a bit more granny smith than Macintosh these days -- it seems they've decided it's finally time to go green, or as they put it they've decided to start telling people about how they're already in the process. ''Upon investigating Apple’s current practices and progress towards these goals, I was surprised to learn ...

The United States and China feel they have a right to add some “truthiness” to the latest report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This is part of the series of reports published by the scientists and climate researchers from around the world. The latest report due out on Friday outlines how quick action can limit the ...

On Monday, Ford Motor Co. chief executive Alan Mulally said global warming is really happening and acknowledged it’s caused in part by auto emissions.“The vast majority of data indicates that the temperature has increased, and I believe the correlation and the analysis says that is mainly because of the greenhouse gases keeping the heat in,” said ...

The Green Festival opened its doors in Chicago this weekend, just in time for Earth Day. The windy city is showing a very strong shade of green and its not just from the new spring growth that is everywhere on this warm sunny weekend.  From recycled billboard bags to bamboo yoga pants, there is something for everyone at this years show.  ...

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; take part in how-to workshops; sample organic food and local beer and wine; listen to live ...

Much like fuel efficiency in cars there is an opportunity to make your home or business use fuel more efficiently as well. This can be accomplished the old fashioned way by turning the thermostat down and opening windows instead of using air conditioning.But for a more systematic approach companies like Comverge and Enernoc provide automated ...