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Dream Green Organics offers luxurious organic cotton table and bed linens -- handsewn in California -- at won't-break-your-bank prices.

Our food blogger shares her thoughts after visiting the sustainable chain restaurant for the first time.

A new, keyboard-wielding mafia wants discounts, free stuff and preferential treatment in exchange for good reviews.

We treat it like it's as 'routine as poutine,' but 'misteaks' will come back and bite us in the rump roast.

New study advises women to eat fish while pregnant, but hold the mercury. Researchers evaluated 600 mothers and children and found that children who are exposed

Tiny tempests above cracks in Arctic sea ice help pull down toxic mercury and ozone from the sky — an unexpected new source of mercury pollution.

There are many reasons to protect children from an overload of chemicals. Here's how you can do it and why you should.

The research reveals genetic clues about the insects' behavior, making it possible to target specific attributes.

Is a kinder, gentler Exxon/Mobil — with Rex Tillerson at its helm — really changing its stripes?

The Swirl Faucet also saves water, so long as you aren't completely beguiled by its beauty.

Humans have spent countless centuries perfecting the science (and art!) of collecting, storing and transporting water. Here's how ancient India did it.

Rutherford Seydel's Oxygen Project creates a sustainable Earth while creating financial sustainability for all. All it will take is a massive group action.

Don't laugh. There are a lot of good reasons to consider it.

When fingerprints fail, a map of your brainwaves could help keep your cyberworld safe.

As our old desktops proved, separating the computer from the peripherals is a good idea.

Reality can never be perfectly simulated if you take into consideration quantum complexity.

Whether you filed your taxes early or are scrambling at the last minute, it's not a bad idea to start planning what to do with your tax refund.

The Blissmobox is a monthly subscription that delivers a cornucopia of organic and Fair Trade goodies right to your door.

The Conscious Box delivers new greener goods and goodies to your doorstep every month for around the price of two tickets to the movies.

I loved hot cocoa packets when camping, but didn’t like the cheap ingredients used to make them. Problem solved.

To'ak Chocolate is fair trade, USDA organic-certified and exclusively sourced from rare cacao beans found in Ecuador.

Thelma Taormina isn't exactly keen on smart meters. So when a utility worker arrived at her Houston home to install one of the devices, she did what any totally

An experimental, "green" NASA lander crashed during its first free-flight test on Aug. 9, erupting in a ball of flame when it hit the ground.

Consumers can sell their current mobile phone at an ecoATM.

The COOKI, a stir-frying robot wonder machine, could be the kind of robot that makes real sense in our homes.

In 1984, the World Health Organization published a report determining the cause of sick building syndrome, in which the cumulative effects of bad ventilation, V

Water leaks, especially those from plumbing pipes and fixtures, don't go away. They only get worse.

Get a jump on this harmful invader with some common household solutions.

Last year, they successfully hiked the entire Appalachian Trail when their daughter was just a baby.

Microsoft is the latest in a long line of tech companies making a serious play in the renewable energy sector.

Picked no-VOC paints for your health and home air quality? Then ask California to regulate VOCs in common products.

Despite anti-discrimination laws, some employers are still finding ways to cut ties with their pregnant employees.

The government's emerging tax plan looks like the baby boomers are hurting millennials, but it's worse than that; it's rich people hurting everyone else.

College textbook prices have outpaced the rate of inflation since the 70s, but here are some creative ways to find course materials for less.

Your dutiful blogger has been evacuated from his home. However, it didn't stop me from taking a stroll along with banks of an infamously filthy canal in Brookly

Born 100 years ago today, President Richard Nixon has seen a revival of late as an environmental champion.

The EPA and State Department have now clashed over the proposed pipeline twice in two years, muddling recent indications that its approval might be imminent.

Lisa Jackson will serve as the computing giant's VP for environmental initiatives.

"American Wasteland" author Jonathan Bloom shares tips for the source reduction of food waste like shopping smarter and keeping foods visible.

Elevated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in several classrooms have parents worried their children are at risk.

About 53 million Americans live within 3 miles of a Superfund site. Here's a look at the status of 10 of the country's most prominent listings.

Looking to make this holiday really special — without breaking the bank? Consider homemade gifts. Here are 10 ways to put a special glow into Christmas.

Concern about the safety of many wall coverings has led to a revival in milk-based paints.

The mail subscription service combines high-tech analytics and personal stylists to send women clothes they'll love.

From pythons to goldfish, these former pets are now breaking bad and replacing native species.

Paying taxes is an inescapable reality — even in space.

Space law prevents rovers from contaminating H2O on Mars.

The European Space Agency's ExoMars mission is a two-phase operation that will look for methane, ice and landing sites for future rovers.

Finding water ice could change everything we thought we knew about the red planet, and make colonization feasible.