Father's Day gifts. It's time to start looking for the perfect gift that will make both Dad and the planet smile.

Giving green, home-centric Father's Day gifts can be a bit more tricky than Mother’s Day (unless Dad’s wild about organic lavender satchels and recycled gla

Father's Day is coming up, read about what 10 different green blogger dads would like to get for the holiday.

Use beer to steam mussels and other ideas to try when you're making a meal for dad.

What's the best green advice your father ever shared with you?

Need a gift for dad in a hurry? Here are six great Father's Day gifts you can whip up this weekend.

This light, spicy, beer is perfect for saying “Cheers” to dad on Father’s Day and enjoying throughout the whole summer.

A newly developed insulation from students at California State University could dramatically reduce the cost of air conditioning.

For most cities, the biggest areas of public space are streets. But are we using them to our full potential?

Irish teen Fionn Ferreira won the 2019 Google Science Fair for removing microplastics from water.

Finnish researchers have developed a strong, flexible material from spider silk and tree cellulose.

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I'm looking for 50 mpg on the highway, and a price tag under $16,000. It doesn't have to be a hybrid, though that would be nice.

Now partnered with Yahoo! Autos, TrueCar helps consumers find the best deal around. But some dealers and automakers don't like how the company does business, an

This year marks the first year that an electric vehicle tops the ACEEE's greenest car list.

Lexus of Chandler markets the Lexus CT 200h as 'The Darker Side of Green.'

Few hybrids or electric vehicles brought celebs to this year's Academy Awards.

Green Car Journal started handing out the award with model year 2006 vehicles. Over the years the magazine has recognized several hybrids, two clean diesels, a

America is a generous country, and there's more than one way to end up with a gratis car in the driveway — or to give one of yours away. But beware of the str

The Porsche 918 Spyder and Ferrari F70 offer split personalities: voracious performance on tap, but eco-driving if you tread lightly. Is it a new era of Dr. Gre

With all the terminology about green cars and climate change, it's hard to make sense of it all. This graphic from One Block off the Grid breaks it down, from t

It's the company's first foray into electrics — a sporty hatchback A3 — and it's coming to the U.S. early next year.

Take our Green Driving Quiz to find out how much you know about fuel economy and sustainable driving.

Sure you can grate cheese with a grater, but that knuckle scraper can be a versatile kitchen tool.

Commercially made cat trees can cost hundreds of dollars, but you can save money and make your kitty happy with DIY feline furniture.

Today’s artisanal movement is more than a fad. From specialty foods to hand-forged earrings, the rise of 21st century artisans is the start of a new economy.

For Japanese artist Baku Maeda, honoring the natural world means whipping out some scissors and cutting plants up into pixel-like square bits.

Hanging a birdhouse means considering not only the birds but also the tree. Here's how to protect your trees and your feathered friends.

Leave the premixed red stuff at the store. Here's a homemade nectar recipe that will keep the hummingbirds in your yard well-fed and happy.

With DIY sunscreen recipes, you have no idea if you'll be protected from the sun's harmful rays.

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Vegetables aren't the only thing green in the kitchen.

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Avoid the heat island with a few planting tips.

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: It's not as hard or as expensive as you may have thought.

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Smarter shipping and retail makes these companies green.

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Thriftiness is a green practice.

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Don't sweat, try these simple tips in and around the gym.

With tax season just around the corner, this video will show you where you could receive some tax credits.

Are you ready for one of the best meteor showers of the year? You've got that, Jupiter, and the Sturgeon Moon to look forward to.

From multiple meteor showers to a Hunter's Moon, here's what to spy in the heavens above this month.

Want to wish upon a shooting star? November is one month when you can definitely do that.

Artist Dave Rittinger's shirts are beautifully leafy to wear and easily compostable at end of use -- and scratchily impractical to wear.

"The Silent Evolution" by Jason deCaires Taylor is 400 permanent sculptures in Mexican waters.

Designer Benjamin Jones wants to erect the Sustainable TreeHouse, an eco-friendly 'interactive playground' on New York City's Governors Island. But he needs you

Artist Patterson Clark naturally 'harvests' areas plagued by weeds and uses the leaves, roots and stems of much-loathed plants to produce handcrafted art suppli

Here’s a look at 18 of the world’s most stunning treehouses and the unique stories behind them.

Here are 15 talented eco-artists who are redefining art's relationship with Mother Nature.

Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of Aug. 14-20, 2011, including the not-so-nutty professor behind the The Periodic Table of the Elements an

Using a repurposed trash bin, Berkeley-based artist Gregory Kloehn creates Oscar the Grouch's dream home: A comfortable, one-room dwelling complete with hardwoo

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