Confused about egg carton labeling? You're not alone.

Companies looking to be more humane are trying out a gassing method instead of electric shock.

Don't know the difference between "free range" and Certified Humane? Learn what the labels on your chickens and eggs mean.

Nonprofit, which monitors the health and safety of animals in the entertainment industry, calls the expose a distortion of the truth.

New requirements for happier hens infringes on the interstate commerce protections of the U.S. Constitution, says Missouri attorney general.

Need a gift in a hurry? Here are some fun and festive ideas sure to please anyone on your holiday gift list.

These gifts that food lovers will appreciate can be bought at local stores or ordered online up to the very last minute before Christmas.

Give the real estate-fixated college graduate in your life a well-designed, practical gift that will be put to good use in their first post-grad abode.

Real peppermint oil or ginger oil make Divine’s Fair Trade dinner thins a welcome addition to dessert and coffee.

After you've furiously torn through your holiday prezzies, plant Eden Paper gift wrap it in the backyard where it will grow into a patch of veggies.

We've rounded up the best last-minute gifts: presents you can send your loved ones digitally that will arrive in email immediately.

With college grad gifting season upon us, here's a handful of useful, unique and starter apartment-friendly household items.

This small-batch recipe is a treat for a small gathering or a holiday gift the kids can make.

Combine food shopping and gift shopping this year by taking advantage of a well-stocked grocery store.

Microplastics were found in 90 percent of rainwater samples taken from Rocky Mountains.

In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, UPS is working with Utilimaster and Isuzu to test a new prototype delivery vehicle.

From the Associated Press

A dozen senators are asking the Departments of Interior and Energy to get the event back on the mall.

As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on the budget deal, it's interesting to see what noteworthy cuts will be made to the environment.

During an Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, the secretary of the Interior outlines the Obama administration's energy wish list.

A plan to protect more than 11 million acres of land in the American West has been scrapped after months of talks inside the Beltway.

His office confirms that he will leave his job this March to spend more time with his family.

Student filmmakers win Environment Agency film competition by casting Coolio as a water-wasting polar bear.

When is rhetoric over-the-top when you're talking about climate change?

For readers, it's great news that Playboy is getting rid of the naked photos.

The U.S. secretary of state makes the ACES climate bill targets official and pledges to build a $100 billion fund.

The Bolivian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) led an impromptu press conference denouncing the closed meeting of 18 'friendly nations' led by Obama. Hugo Chavez

A major milestone for the Planet 100 team .. 100 episodes. Woot!

At the UN climate talks this week in Tianjin, polar bear leads a class in Tai Chi to teach negotiators about what "balance" really means.

Climate scientists are beginning to unite to against the misinformation campaigns of right-wingers, but it comes after they've been dealt several blows.

TckTckTck has a news and social media hub to help people who don't speak 'acronymese' understand what is going on at the Doha COP 18 climate talks.

For political purposes, a West Virginia senator is giving the EPA a little breathing room -- for now.

Roughly 20 million Americans work from home on at least a semi-regular basis. Here's how telecommuting is impressive dent in carbon emissions — and what you

For your health and the environment's, take at least one weekly stroll.

Two million trees have been planted in the Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge as part of a carbon offset program.

A project at CalTech and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is trying to measure the carbon footprint of human activity in the Los Angeles basin.

Need climate change data defined in simpler terms? It doesn't get any easier to understand than this.

MNN exclusive: He's driven an electric RAV4 (powered by the sun) for more than eight years. Now, the actor-activist comes to MNN to talk about its new iteration

Philips, a company known for its L Prize-winning, checking account-busting incandescent replacements, enters the web-enabled LED market with a spendy, smart and

Sorry to see 100-watt bulbs disappear from stores because they were energy hogs? LED bulbs will roughly match the 100-watters for size and brightness, but their

Although several manufacturers have plans to release long-lasting, energy-sipping LED A-Line bulbs that replace the near-obsolete 100-watt incandescent, Osram S

For those who prefer their meteorological forecasts to be startlingly literal, check out this WiFi-enabled chandelier that magically produces indoor clou

Finally, a lamp that's good enough to eat. For Stockholm Design Week, designer Alexander Lervik debuts an LED lamp with a slowly melting chocolate shade.

Realizing that some folks may need further convincing to ditch incandescents, LED pioneer Cree releases a series of TV spots starring Lance Reddick.

Danielle Trofe returns to WantedDesign with a duo of LED lamp-hourglass hybrids that stay illuminated via the kinetic energy produced by falling sand.

Watch out, IKEA: Walmart jumps on the affordable LED train with the release of a line of light bulbs. Prices start at less than $10.

In addition to minimizing melatonin-suppressing blue light, the Drift bulb has another health-benefitting trick up its sleeve ...

Adam finally gets his chance to shine in the (non-damaging) spotlight with 7,000 energy-saving LEDs set to undo the dim atmospherics of the Sistine Chapel.

Described as a 'portable center piece,' Philips newest smart LED is a super-versatile mood-setter.

Talk about an Earth Day special: Philips unveils the most affordable 60-watt equivalent LED yet.