Copyright 2008
News Generation, Inc.

Did you know that a lawn mower running for one hour emits the same amount of pollution as 40 automobiles running for one hour? And keeping the typical American lawn green requires one to two inches of water per week, which adds more than 10,000 gallons a summer for an average lawn.

Hospital buildings can heal, according to the first comprehensive report to look at the impact of the physical environment on child patients in health care settings.

As the cost of food around the world spirals upward, causing widespread hunger and triggering riots in cities in several nations, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is urging the Bush Administration and Congress to immediately increase global food assistance to the developing world.

Earth Day is a time to celebrate gains we have made in our environment and create new visions to accelerate environmental progress. It's a time to unite around new actions we can take to improve the health of our planet. The experts at Planet Green and TreeHugger.com have come up with a list of actions we can all take to make every day Earth Day.

The delivery company with the largest private alternative-fuel fleet in the transportation industry has just announced the deployment of 167 additional Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) delivery vehicles in Texas, Georgia, and California.

The average American home can contain as much as 100 pounds of household hazardous waste at any time, but the experts at PlanetGreen.com know that your home does not need to be a danger zone, and they are offering a room-by-room detox guide to help people whip their homes into shape.

Forecast Earth, a weekly television program and broadband site dedicated to climate change announces the second annual Forecast Earth Hot List.

Unfortunately, most gift giving and holiday preparation tends to contribute to waste. TreeHugger.com understands that most of us aren't willing to give up the joys of the season, and has created a comprehensive resource to help folks along.

The ocean is the economic backbone of our coastal communities and a critical part of our quality of life and in the Bay State, the coastline and state ocean waters support 152,000 jobs, generate $4.3 billion in income each year for the Commonwealth, and provide countless recreational opportunities, but our ocean is in trouble.

Americans will eat nearly 50 million turkeys next Thursday. Most supermarket turkeys are raised in large confined animal feeding operations that pollute our air and water and threaten our health. Fortunately, there's an alternative to that broken system.