Carbon offsets are monies that consumers and businesses pay voluntarily to compensate for the greenhouse gas emissions they generate directly by driving, flying, running the air conditioning and otherwise using non-renewable energy.

Participating in an environmental club is an excellent way for high school students to learn about environmental issues while providing measurable benefit to their community.

Analysts at the nonprofit Earth Policy Institute (EPI) estimate that the United States could close 80 coal-fired power plants if Americans switched over en masse to compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs).

With just about every company trying to green its products, services and internal operations these days, there has never been a better time to find a green job.

“In late summer 2007, reports of ice melting were coming at a frenetic pace. Experts were “stunned” when an area of Arctic sea ice almost twice the size of Britain disappeared in a single week,” writes Lester R. Brown in his new book, Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (W.W. Norton & Company).

A new age in garden practices is blooming including organic gardening and bringing heirloom varieties of seeds back into home gardens.

The average North American produces between 60 and 150 gallons of wastewater every day, much of it a result of washing dishes and clothes.

Feeling trapped in your windowless office cubicle? Try some feng shui advice to bring harmony to your office space.