Everyone has heard the song and dance accompanying global warming; the ice caps are melting, temperatures are fluctuating and the ocean temperatures are rising (or falling) beyond acceptable levels.

As if this wasn’t bad enough, there is more environmentalism concerns surrounding global warming that aren’t as well advertised, but can affect our day to day lives.

Even though more people are turning to energy-efficient spiral fluorescent light bulbs, which use 75% less energy and greatly reduce your carbon footprint, they still pose a threat of mercury poisoning.

According to an article in BostonChannel.com, spiral fluorescent bulbs are great ways to reduce your energy consumption because they last 10 times longer than regular bulbs, but since they require mercury in them to produce light, they can also be dangerous to your health if they are broken…

With all the information out there about green living, we’ve all been hearing about the benefits of green jobs lately. A new Reuters survey found that green workers like the work they do, feel secure in their jobs, and are paid well, earning an average salary of $76,000.

With billions of overlapping leaves, stretching sometimes for hundreds of feet above the ground, the canopies of the world’s rainforests act like giant umbrellas – catching rain before it has a chance to reach the forest floor. It turns out that these arboreal umbrellas intercept almost 2 trillion gallons of rain each year, a new study that could improve our understanding of the impacts of climate change finds.

There are plenty of products out there for cleaning the bathroom or kitchen that claim they’re a green product. When you get it home though, it never works as well as the cleaners filled with harmful ingredients! How do you balance eco-friendly with hard working?

Did you know that the average American lifestyle is kept afloat by nearly 2,000 gallons of water a day? This is double the global average. Most of your daily water consumption is consumed without you even realizing it – 95% is hidden in the food you eat, energy you use, products you buy and services you rely on.

Can you get sunburn through glass? The short answer is no. The more detailed answer is maybe. Confused yet? Don’t be.  We’ll tell you how you can tan while driving, and how to protect your skin from anything more harmful.

Farmers markets are great resources to promote on or around your green campus. They not only promote an eco-lifestyle, but keep the local economy stimulated. If these simple, straight-forward reasons aren’t enough to support farmers markets, read on to find out more.

President Obama recently talked to the union on Libya, Japan, education, and how America gets our oil and energy.

New York City, home to the creative minds of Broadway and frugal minds of Wall Street, has done it again. They’ve combined creativity with an eco-friendly way for people to recycle and/or reuse other people’s recycled goods!