Do you recycle your cans and paper, use efficient light bulbs or drive a hybrid car? How do your efforts to protect the environment measure up with the neighbors and the rest of the world? Now there’s a way to find out. It’s the Greendex: a...
The 5th Annual Alternative Building Materials & Design Expo (AltBuild) returns this year as the largest and most cohesive green-building Expo in Southern California, offering a number of ‘firsts’ and unprecedented presentations, including the...
According to the LA Times, Norway’s Think Global will begin selling its inexpensive, eco-friendly vehicles in the U.S. next year. By Ken Bensinger, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer April 22, 2008 Norwegian automaker Think Global said Monday it planned to sell...
This Earth Day take the time to adopt a few good earth friendly habits. Listed below are 51 suggestions that are easy to do and will make a difference in your quality of life and help preserve our environment for future generations. 1. Lower your...
Concern about the environment and global warming is not only influencing how consumers live their lives, but also impacting their buying habits.In a consumer survey taken in advance of Earth Day (April 22) by BuzzBack Market Research, 72 percent of those asked said...
On Saturday, March 29, from 8 to 9 in the evening local time, hundreds of thousands of lights around the world will go dark for Earth Hour. The one hour event is intended to send a powerful message around the world about how important it is to reduce global warming...
Asian products seem cheaper and cheaper but the true cost of those products does not end with your purchase. Nearly 15 percent of the air pollution in the United States and Canada originates in East Asia, according to NASA researchers using the latest, most...
The high-stakes race is on. The competitors are the smartest minds in America, from venture capitalists in California to scientists in Alaska and inventors in garages across the nation. The goal is to solve the world’s greatest crisis. And the prize will be the...
Your furniture is toxic but you can buy non-toxic furniture if you search for it. New data shows a high percentage of California’s furniture contains toxic chemicals called halogenated fire retardants. In hundreds of studies and animal experiments, halogenated...
Amy Winehouse took five of the music industry’s top honors at the 50th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles Sunday, but for environmentalists what went on behind the scenes was equally important. Wind energy powered the Grammy Awards show, which featured jazz...
