Even if you live an eco-lifestyle, today is an important day to be even greener because it’s Earth Day.

Earth Day began 38 years ago in San Francisco, and since then it has turned into a global celebration of protecting the planet.

Regardless of what people may choose to do, as individuals or part of an organization, we will all be connected for at least one day…

According to a study by the Earth Policy Institute, global CO2 emissions reached a record high of 8.38 gigatons in 2006, and they’ve only increased since then.

In 2000 it was predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that the annual growth of CO2 emissions between 2000 and 2010 would only increase by 2.3%, but we’ve already passed this at 3.1% and counting…

A new project financed by the government of Norway and the Global Environment Facility will have inmates at an African prison working towards purifying human waste and producing biogas to reduce carbon emissions.

This is one of a series of projects created by the Addressing Land-Based activities in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO-LaB) initiative, which aims to tackle problems that degrade marine and coastal environments…

Traditionally, only the kernel of a corn plant could be used to make ethanol, but scientists at Michigan State University have discovered a way to use the entire corn plant’and it all has to do with a cow.

An enzyme which helps cows digest grass and other fibers is the key to reducing fuel costs and creating alternative energy sources…

Many people think that musicians are so self-absorbed that they have little respect for the people and environment around them.

So it’s great to know that there are actually famous people out there who are taking part in the green movement and sharing their eco-lifestyle with their fans…

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the leading authority for health within the United Nations system, climate change is a huge factor in the millions of deaths around the globe that are caused by diseases such as malaria and dengue fever.

Director-General of WHO, Dr. Margaret Chan, stated that ‘climate change endangers human health.’ This means that as extreme weather conditions…

A famous rocker and a rapper have signed on for 10 episodes of a new green reality series called Battleground Earth, which will appear later this year on Discovery Network’s new TV station called Planet Green.

Tommy Lee, the drummer for the popular 80s heavy metal band Motley Crue, and Atlanta-based rapper Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, two very unlikely partners…

Did you know that the Subaru assembly plant in Lafayette, Indiana was the first ever car manufacturing plant to achieve zero landfill status?

Known as the Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) Manufacturing Plant, this facility recycles 99.3% of its leftover steel, plastic, wood, paper and glass, and then ships the other 0.7% to be incinerated and used to generate electricity by the city of Indianapolis…

Conde Nast Portfolio.com, an online business news site, listed the ‘toxic ten’ companies that they believe are contributing to global warming through pollution and energy consumption.

Not only are these companies not complying with environmental safety standards set by the E.P.A., but they’re also not following the green standards that they set for themselves…

Since 1837 Popular Science Magazine has been the top-rated source of science and technology news in the word. Since they went online in 1999 with PopSci.com, they’ve reached an even larger audience who continues to crave the latest up-to-date information on society’s advancements.

With such great credibility, it’s hard to ignore PopSci’s latest endeavor to rate the top 50 greenest cities in America…