Spring weather entices us outdoors, and our thoughts turn to delectable fruits that will soon be ripe. Many of the spring fruits that we see in grocery stores are shipped from Central or South America, definitely not a green option! Those same spring fruits grow well in many home gardens. Homegrown fruits are healthier, tastier,

For example, as wind energy becomes the top renewable energy option across the country, the Midwest can attract companies that build the large-scale machinery used in wind farms, Chung said.Many wind farms are being set up in the Midwest - voters last week approved a $120 million commercial wind farm in Elbridge Township, Mich.,

Do you know what the future holds? The students and faculty at the University of California, Irvine do. Read about new battery technology, fuel cells, new health care models, the first human stem cell trial, green building, our new law school and much more. We're spotting the trends for you and posting them for you.

Making a food garden attractive as well as productive.

When it comes to 'greening' a new or existing home, many consumers simply do not have the facts about American hardwood as an environmentally-friendly building material choice. Wood misconceptions abound.And with so much inaccurate information being circulated, the American Hardwood Information Center (www.HardwoodInfo.com) would like to set the

NEW YORK--Virent Energy Systems later this year will open a demonstration plant that will convert sugar water into the chemical equivalent of gasoline.The company is now in the process of raising a C round of funding to build the facility in Madison, Wis., which is scheduled to be open

Building a solar panel is easier than you think! With everyone looking to conserve resources throughout the world, conserving energy is becoming more popular than ever before. There isn't a better way to "go green" than using solar power, and you can actually save a few bucks on your heating/cooling bills each month by using it!

The importance of recognizing the increasing requirement to LEED certify your facility space, and the need to properly evaluate, negotiate and implement the facility space.

Check out our look at the neatest green buildings out there

Some of the coolest green buildings anywhere, slashing energy and water use and providing a nice place to rest your head.

For homeowners, good news has been hard to come by in this bleak economy. So it may come as a happy surprise to many to learn that the two most compelling trends in home remodeling and maintenance -- pinching pennies and going "green" -- are quite compatible with each other.Sustainability and green building practices can help homeowners save money

Home solar panels are the right solution for anyone willing to hold the polluting energy created by fuel-supplied power plants with green and renewable energy that is more than within reach.Installed on the roof of the house, or even built in the roof, if they are included during the building stage, home solar panels can supply all the energy ...

Home Energy Solutions energy efficient windows by Home Craftsman took center stage at the YouthBuild AmeriCorps Green Homebuilding Service Day anniversary celebration. The windows, supplied by BMC West and Home Energy Solutions were specifically designed for the hot southern climate; the final destination of the charitable home.

Obama plans to double the Peace Corps’ budget by 2011 and expand AmeriCorps, USA Freedom Corps, VISTA, YouthBuild Program, and the Senior Corps. Moreover, he proposes to form a Classroom Corps, Health Corps, Clean Energy Corps, Veterans Corps, Homeland Security Corps, Global Energy Corps, and a Green Jobs Corps.

Double glazed. Triple glazed. Low emissivity. Passive solar. Windows are talked about a lot in green building.

excellent job of examining the construction of an administration building at Dominion’s Cove Point facility. Some of the highlights from that construction include: * Purchasing about 25 percent of construction materials—including bricks, windows and cement—from local producers, thus reducing the amount of energy used for transportation.

Laid off Auto workers in Michigan will soon building Windspire wind turbines in what could change from the Rust Belt to the Green Belt.

Nice to live in a city where the mayor gets it. Newsom suggests it's retrofitting OLD buildings is more important than building fancy NEW ones. But that doesn't make his announcement at the Cal Academy of Sciences any less cool...

McGraw-Hill Higher Education, which is a subsidiary of the McGraw-Hill Companies, recently announced that its new principles of writing textbook, titled A Writer’s Workshop: Crafting Paragraphs, Building Essays, is not only filled with lessons in writing, but it also teaches students to be conscious about the environment.

just read an article by Elizabeth Souder with The Dallas Morning News, that talks about the green jobs coming to Texas. Texas will be receiving $546 million from the stimulus package to make homes and buildings more energy-efficient. This is part of President Barack Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The White House said last week tha