As the eating local trend gains momentum in Canada, one community college is offering a night class on how to go about doing it Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ont., will be holding Eat Locally -- The 100 K Menu, to be conducted by chef Chris Ve

With increasing depth, geothermal energy offers an almost inexhaustible potential for renewable energy. The drilling costs however, rise exponentially with depth in the case of conventional rotary drilling. A thermal drilling method, which will allow for

Hardy cabbage relative. Start plants to mature during cool weather but before severe frosts.Frost-hardy broccoli plants should be transplanted to the garden in early spring to mature ahead of hot days or in early fall so they will be ready for harvest ...

In the global race to develop green technology and stem climate change, China is now a leading producer of solar panels and wind turbines. It also dominates the lesser-known technology of solar water heaters, installed in over 30 million Chinese homes.

Sustainable-development groups like the international nonprofit Global Green as well as earth-friendly celebrities like Brad Pitt descended on New Orleans, determined not just to build the city back but to build it back green.

Ever thought about what happens after you put food in the bin and it gets collected? Of course, it ends up on landfill sites, along with other goods we throw away. But apart from taking up valuable land space, food waste also release toxins

Colin Beavan so despaired at a lack of political action on climate change that he decided to see what difference he could make by living for a year with as little impact on the environment as possible. Beavan and his reluctant wife, Michelle

My author husband, Colin Beavan, decided in late 2006 that he wanted to stop writing about history and start writing about global warming. He was so excited about his idea -- attempting to live for one year in the middle of New York City without making

The basics of composting are simple. Most people know they can compost fruit and vegetable peels, leaves, and grass clippings. But what about that tea bag you used this morning? Or the fur that collects in the brush when you groom your cat?

I have always disliked flies. I just didn't know how much until we moved to acreage and began to raise chickens and goats. An irritation with flies turned into a hatred of them. It was a giant battle to keep them out of the kitchen. I even hired a couple