The House on Thursday passed a $6.4 billion school modernization bill that would commit funds for the construction and update of more energy-efficient school buildings.

Electric bikes are regular bicycles but with a motor attached for when you need an extra boost. They've been popular in Europe forever. Now they're slowly making in-roads in car-happy America.

In the state of California, voters made medical marijuana legal back in 1996. There are at least 11 other states in which medical marijuana prescribed by a doctor is also legal, and several more where it has been decriminalized.

Etiquette says always be gracious when someone gives you a gift. But that doesn't mean you have to keep it. Re-gifting is a great idea for that book you have no interest in or the elephant figurine that doesn't match your decor.

Do you want to prove to Obama, and to the rest of the world, that your school may just be the greenest campus in America? Do you want to challenge other students to reduce their carbon footprint in order to win up to $20,000?

Gum was made from the natural resin chicle until the 1950s, when it was replaced with synthetic rubber. Thanks to a Mexican co-operative, chicle is back. Chicza gum is creating jobs, stewarding the rainforest, and pleasing London street cleaners!

A clear link between buildings boasting a high Energy Star rating and those commanding high rental premiums has been revealed by a new study of US commercial properties.

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Home energy efficiency is increasingly on the radar these days. One company showing those not DIY inclined how best to do it is Energy Circle. Through blogs, video, and Twitter, it makes the arcane possible.

No garden would be complete without its own natural recycling system, a compost pile. Without a way of dealing with compost, weeds and scraps are waste. But why create more trash when you can turn your garden and kitchen waste into valuable soil-building