Cars are one of the greatest inventions for giving individuals freedom. Unfortunately because of air pollution from traditional internal combustion engines our love affair with the car needs some rethinking. Ideally, I would like to buy a car that could run on bio-diesel, this avoids the use of  fossil fuels entirely. Depending on where you ...

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. ...

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 ...

Three Chevy minicar concepts that made their debut at the New York Auto Show are being offered up in an online poll where you can rate your favorite. The results of voting for the Beat, Groove and Trax models will help Chevrolet determine U.S. market interest in minicars and find out which car is most popular with potential customers. I wonder ...

In Monday’s 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court labeled carbon dioxide and other emissions as pollutants under the Clean Air Act. The National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) calls news that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) already has the power to set emissions limits a “stunning rebuke” to the Bush Administration.What NRDC says the decision ...

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 extra costs get shifted to consumers, the price of eggs is also rising. Ok, so pricier Easter ...

Love that new car smell? You might want to think again. U.S. environmental group Ecology Center has tested the interiors of 200 new cars and found that intoxicating scent to be a sign of toxic chemicals. The Michigan-based group tested 2006 and 2007 models for chlorine, bromine, arsenic, lead and a few other choice offenders that they point out ...

Real estate has often been considered as a safe choice for long-term investments. The Financial Post recently reported that the price increase for the corn used in the production of ethanol is having a ripple effect on the price of farm land. In fact the boom in prairie and mid west land prices is increasing faster than metropolitan real estate ...