For a limited time, this well-reviewed cookbook with 60 recipes divided into the four seasons is free on Amazon for Kindle readers.

The ingredients for these perfect summer recipes soon will be hard to get. Make them now, or you’ll regret it for the next 10 months.

It's the perfect time to stimulate your local economy during the USDA's National Farmers Week.

As more doctors use food as a medical tool, health care providers are making nutritious options more readily available — even farmers markets.

Some markets are getting creative to make sure all SNAP recipients have access to fresh, local, healthy food.

Many moving companies have “non-allowables” they won’t move, like bleach, houseplants or perfume. Here are more items you’ll have to transport yourself.

Video: What happens when the fruits and veggies at your local grocery store go bad?

Video: Get green tips from Arianna Huffington and Nancy O'Dell.

Video: From Jeff Goldblum to Tricia Helfer to Arianna Huffington — see who is talking about the Mother Nature Network.

Video: Greg Grunberg & Wendy Davis offer their eco-tips.

Watch Part I of Chuck's exclusive interview and take the quiz below to win tickets to the 10,000 Lakes Festival.

Watch part 2 of Chuck's interview with Widespread Panic's John Bell.

Video: Danielle shows you how to celebrate Valentine's Day in an organic way.

These creative Halloween ideas don't require carving and can be used over and over again.

The tags show that you took the extra time to make your gift special.

Despite lawsuits, the DOE awards the all-electric auto manufacturer its first big government loan.

Follow the proceedings of the Clean Energy Summit via Twitter #NCES09.

Google announces breakthrough in mirror technology that could cut the costs of solar thermal power in half.

In the latest installment of the Faces of the Recovery Act video series, the U.S. Department of Energy showcases 1366 Technologies.

In his commencement speech at Washington University, Energy Secretary Chu encouraged graduates to "Do something that matters. Help save the world."

Sixteen teams from colleges across the country spent three years building hybrids, plug-in hybrids and even hydrogen cars. This week in Washington, they met in

A new analysis reveals that greenhouse gas emissions in 2010 surpassed even the worst-case scenario envisioned by scientists four years ago.

The U.S. energy secretary spent five hours Thursday rejecting accusations that politics influenced a 2009 loan to the California solar company.

App developers can enter to win up to $30,000.

Breaking from many in her party, Alaska's Lisa Murkowski says 'there is a role' for the federal loan program that financed the now-bankrupt solar firm.

The Department of Energy steps into pumpkin-carving territory with several energy-themed stencils for jack-o'-lanterns. You can choose from CFL bulb, solar arra

In his first week on the job, new U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz makes it clear he sees 'no ambiguity' about the scientific consensus on global warming.

The wild horses of the Outer Banks in North Carolina have been riding out storms for centuries.

Pearl Fryar has no horticultural training but his talent is apparent in the 300 sculptures at Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden in Bishopville, S.C.

You can help save amphibians in your neighborhood by creating an appealing backyard oasis for them.

From too much shade to drainage issues and HOA rules, a green lawn may be easier said than done. But it doesn't have to be.

Newman’s Own gives all of its profits to charity, like the one that helps Kadin Hoven and his family escape the difficulties of chronic illness.

I didn't realize what a dead zone the lawn is until I lived in a meadow.

A soil scientist shares fun facts you never knew about soils, like how billions of organisms live in them and how many thousands of types there are.

A documentary introduces world-renowned garden designer Ryan Gainey, who was a self-taught visionary who had a distinctive style — and complex relationships.

A new study has found that most plants are extremely sensitive to touch, and even a light touch can significantly stunt their growth.

Oil company provided tapes made by a drug trafficker in case against Ecuadorean peasants.

Each year, as many as 20 million people get sick from drinking contaminated water in the U.S.

New report lauds companies like Tiffany and Sears that have banned dirty gold, but 4 out of 5 jewelry manufacturers still use it. The 'No Dirty Gold' campaign h

Moose lasagna, a hot seller at European stores operated by the world-dominating purveyor of flat-pack furnishings, is found to contain trace amounts of pork.

A new study suggests there should be official rules on how often doctors clean these essential tools.

Millions of bottle deposits go unclaimed in the exceptionally tidy Danish capital each year.

See how much plastic you can keep out of landfills if you start recycling in the bathroom today!

Hey nosey garbage man, you got a warrant?

A fleeting ban on the ubiquitous landfill-clogger is overturned by a Manhattan judge.

Tons of textiles end up in landfills every year, and we need a solution.

The turtle survived, but a video of the ordeal demonstrates why recycling can be a matter of life and death.

It's a bird ... it's a plane ... if it's in New Orleans, it's just a Black Hawk helicopter airdropping old Christmas trees.

North Carolina State University's new pizza box composting project raises the bar for college recycling programs.

If you can't throw it in the curbside recycling bin, is it really 'easy?'