We love natural skincare products, but when it comes to sun safety, choose a sunscreen that's approved by the EWG.

We previously reported that phthalates were linked to miscarriages. Now we know they are linked to flooring.

For some of the juices – all from well-known brands – drinking just 4 ounces a day is enough to cause concern.

Need help with the laundry? Head to the pantry.

Scientists find that tumors hold information like a 'black box' pointing to the specific cause of disease.

The chemical is used in rockets and munitions. Priorities!

It’s downright Victorian, but alas, our rice is rife with arsenic – here’s how to enjoy it without the poison.

This delicious dish embodies everything comforting about home cooking. Easy, filling, and something everyone at the table will enjoy, whether vegetarian or not.

A cheese lover dips his toe into the world of vegan cheese. (Not literally.)

Between planetary and personal health, there's a lot to be said for eating a lot less meat.

It's a veggie burger that actually bleeds. But who's the target audience?

The rise in not-quite-vegetarian eating has a ripple effect that shouldn't be ignored.

Researchers have used abundant and inexpensive materials to create a tandem solar cell that can store solar energy as hydrogen for use at any time of day.

A robot powered by microbial fuel cells that runs on human waste helps out at a wastewater treatment plant using its artificial stomach.

Virginia Tech researchers figure out how to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant which could drive down fuel cell costs.

A long-suspected secret behavior of water molecules in ice is seen for the first time using a new technique that could help develop energy alternatives.

The real competition for green tech is not other green tech, but the old, dirty incumbents.

Oh, the wonderful things that poo can do.

Goodbye car ownership, hello "mobility as a service."

"Achtung Baby" is an American mom's analysis of how German culture fosters resilience in children.

Author Sara Zaske shows that it all comes down to respecting a child's right to independence.

It's not all about numbers, really there's more.

This proposed home for a young family incorporates an efficient roof garden.

Think antipasto spread, but with so much more than meat and cheese.

The marketing and branding services group BBMG just reported on his year's annual survey of green consumer attitudes. Questions were asked to determine recognition of 13 of

This week a new report has been published by UK environmental think tank Green Alliance which unites top UK businesses on a mission to design out waste in industry. The report is called A Pathway To Greener Products and calls on the new coalition

I have always wondered why a sandwich of polystyrene and concrete is considered green, and have taken significant abuse for my position on insulated concrete forms (ICF). Now an interim report from the impressive-sounding MIT Concrete

The largest collection of prefab houses in the UK is about to be demolished. Built by German and Italian prisoners of war in 1945, these small bungalows are a remnant of war-time years when housing was at a premium.

Electric cars are the darlings of the green technology futurists. But wait, cries a receding voice, "what about the environmental impact of all those batteries?" Until recently, that lurking uncertainty shadowed the

This lovely looking Victorian house in west London seems deceptively straightforward except for a tiny plaque on the front door. It notes that this is the second house in the UK to reach PassivHaus standards. And that is no mean

The road to mandatory labels is still long, with a 5-state trigger before the requirement goes into effect.

Can science use the genes engineered by nature instead of genetic engineering in the face of a pending food crisis?

Are crops that produce their own pesticides as scary as they sound?

Major food conglomerates want to stamp out state-by-state efforts to label foods containing genetically modified ingredients with federal legislation.

The state may soon require foods with genetically modified organisms be labeled.

This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of a controversial bill that seeks to set a unified standard for the labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms.

But more than that, the film is a love story about cooking and gardening -- and the importance of regaining control over where our food comes from.

Whether it's laundry or dishes, turn down the dial for environmental savings and gleaming results.

The Amazing Shrinking car It seems like Toyota has learned quite a bit from building the Toyota iQ (follow link for photos), the "Smallest Four-Passenger Car in the World". But the question really was, if they can fit 4 people in a car that small, how

The Best-Selling Hybrid Car Gets a MakeoverIt might not be very suspenseful because we've all already seen leaked shots of the 3rd generation Toyota Prius hybrid (see below -

On This Week with George Stephanopoulos yesterday, conservative columnist George Will commented on President Obama's emphasis on green cars, now that the White House is arguably a co-owner of Chrysler and

Image: Toyota Supply & Demand A few months ago, Toyota was quite afraid of the new low-cost Honda Insight hybrid. It even went as far as to make a $21,000 version of the 2010 Prius (aka Prius I) to try to compete with Honda on price. Well, seems like

Photo: Michael Graham Richard Twice As Much as 2009 Hybrid Production According to the Nikkei, Toyota is planning to ramp up hybrid vehicle production pretty significantly this year, with a goal of production 1 million hybrids annually in 2011 (up from

Alex previously wrote about concerns as China Tightens Grasp on Rare Earth Metals Vital for Green Technologies; now we are seeing it in action. After a dispute over a collision between the Japanese Coast Guard and a Chinese

In a bid to highlight the clean air advantage of the Toyota Mirai, a hydrogen fuel cell electric car, the company is putting up pollution-scrubbing billboards.

The forthcoming Tri-Gen facility is being called "the world's first megawatt-scale 100% renewable power and hydrogen generation station."

Photo credit: What Rhymes with Nicole Target may finally be feeling the heat from consumer, health, and environmental groups such as the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ), which has been vociferous in its campaign to get the nation's

Short design-life products made of PVC have been a common, inexpensive, and functional choice for almost 50 years. But, vinyl can also be a risky choice of material for objects often handled by consumers, posing a risk of lead exposure, especially if

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Over at the Sietch Blog, an environmental site that I respect a lot, a roofer named Leo defends PVC roofing as one of the greenest roofs. He isn't wrong; it comes in white, and white roofs are all the rage, it lasts a long time and is a