Coffee is the most important crop in the world. Coffee also happens to be one of the most heavily sprayed agricultural crops. In the countries where it is grown, there are few restrictions concerning pesticide use, where there are fewer laws to protect wo

The major US chocolate companies signed an agreement in 2001 (called the Harkin-Engel Protocol) committing to ensuring that they were not purchasing cocoa beans harvested by the worst forms of child labor, but in 2009, children continue to work in West Af

Most of us think about saving paper when making prints, but the prints we make for our daily use also use lots of ink. A Dutch communications company, SPRANQ has designed a new font, the 'EcoFont' that uses up to 20 percent less ink.

The cycle center is a great facility built for bicycle commuters and another step towards Mayor Daley's goal to make Chicago the most bicycle-friendly city in the USA.

Want to green your cooking, but don't want to shell out for a cucumber-colored Cuisinart? An eco-friendly kitchen is about more than your appliances and counters -- it's about serving food that's easy on the belly and the planet.

Think of all those pumpkins that people just carve up and throw away. Dang, all that wasted potential food. Welp, here's how to turn your jack o' lantern into a veritable feast!

Add a touch of nature to that sterile plastic box you worship for hours every day with one of these handmade, natural wood USB memory sticks.

With global warming dominating so many headlines today, it's no surprise that many of us are looking to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases our activities produce. By assessing how much pollution each of your individual actions

A recent letter from a reader wanting to know how to get rid of an old scanner brought a flood of reader mail--and just as many great ideas for how to give unwanted electronics another life.

Inspiring photographs of bicycles around the world, and how to overcome "Biker's Block."