A lot of cars are going electric these days, hoping to combine the ease of gasoline and its embedded infrastructure with the increased sustainability of an electric component that can be charged. However, Volkswagen has chosen to mix out the electric from that equation and try natural gas. This is the process by which the EcoFuel VW Touran came to be.

Much internet buzz has been circulating about Prince Charles’s bid to stop deforestation. The Prince of Wales who has now been deemed the Al Gore of Britain, launched a 90 second video on youtube earlier this month, highlighting the impact deforestation has on global warming.

If your refrigerator is older than 1993, you can save up to $200/year by upgrading to a newer energystar model. That means it will pay for itself in 3-5 years!

Most of the energy (about 90%) used by a clothes washer is used to heat the water. An energystar energy efficient clothes washer uses about half of the water of a conventional washer, which means you only need half as much energy to heat the water. Half as much energy means more money in your pocket!

There is an old myth that it is better to wash dishes by hand rather than that big piece of machinery we call a dishwasher. However, more and more information is showing that even the most skilled hands cannot out-wash the new energystar dishwashers. Some dishwashers even use “Soil Sensor” technology that measures how dirty the dishes are then optimizes the amount of water being used.

Many of us have costly gym memberships that can be a major expense each month. I generally wouldn’t advocate cancelling a gym membership, since having one in and of itself is a personal feat, but in an economic downturn, possibly having to cancel your gym membership is a reality. In addition to a financial drain, there are environmental downsides as well.

As the weather is just beginning to warm up across the country Memorial Day only a few weeks away, barbecues across the United States are igniting. While you might think that the environmental effects of barbecuing for the entire family doesn’t add up to much, consider the fact that millions are tossing burgers, chicken and vegetables on the grill.

It seems almost everyone hates buying razor blades. They’re expensive, wasteful, and it’s hard to get a good consistent shave.

The approach of summer is an exciting time for many reasons, but for music lovers it means the start of music festival season. Each year thousands of people converge, typically for three days, in locations ranging from remote farmland to bustling cities.

In recent weeks, the London Police Department decided to add alternative fuel vehicles to the ranks of the neighborhood patrol car, and not wishing to be upstaged, the New York Police Department has followed suit. Last week, the NYPD announced that it would add 40 hybrid vehicles to the fleet.