The word “efficient” made it into the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., the Associated Press reported. The national contest wraps up May 28.

Can you spell “energy efficiency?”

LONDON – While speaking to climate experts and thought leaders in London yesterday, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu recommended painting roofs and paved surfaces white to cut heat absorption and carbon emissions, the Times newspaper reported.

I’m sure we all spend at least part of our workdays in the same manner; surfing around online on different websites, trying to pass the time. Well, don’t let anyone tell you that it isn’t productive because I found a goldmine of wonderful when I stumbled upon the Animal Rescue Site .

COPENHAGEN – More than 500 leaders of the world’s top companies met in Denmark over the weekend at the World Business Summit on Climate Change to discuss how businesses can help in solving climate change and to urge aggressive emissions reduction goals to governments negotiating the next international climate treaty at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in December 2009 in

In an effort to make my home environment more green, I am boycotting plastic food containers. I have been reading about the possible harmful effects of the chemical BPA (Bisphenol A), and that the chemical could promote breast cancer cell growth in people.

One of the simplest ways to save money as well as free up a couple of hours each week, is to plan what food you will purchase at the grocery store or market.

The glorious months of summer are quickly approaching, and it’s getting harder and harder to concentrate on anything else besides that. For some, this means the freedom to behave like a beach bum and not get any flack.

The Energy Information Association has reported that U.S. carbon dioxide emissions for 2008 dropped significantly compared to the previous year, by the steepest figures in nearly thirty years. Carbon dioxide is the most prevalent of the greenhouse gases, and lessening the amount we put into the atmosphere is crucial in order to slow global warming.

If your breakfast consists of eggs, toast, a yogurt, a mineral water and a straw, by 8am you’ve already encountered five different types of plastic; and then if you can’t muster up the appetite for it all, you might use two more plastics to preserve it in Tupperware or cling wrap.