Earth Week: Complete Coverage

subaru

Monday, Apr 1, 2013 at 04:54 PM CDT

Hot Wheels: Subaru Unveils Its First Hybrid

Subaru is coming out with a gas-electric hybrid crossover SUV for the crunchy granola crowd that wants to save fuel but still haul kayaks to the river.

Friday, Mar 29, 2013 at 08:57 AM CDT

Hybrid Power Plant Burns More Than Just Coal

The Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center in St. Paul burns more than just coal from mines. Wood chips go into the fire as well. And, the utility running the plant is touting its advanced design.

bloomberg styrofoam

Friday, Mar 8, 2013 at 02:43 PM CST

NYC Mayor Wants to Ban Styrofoam

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is set to propose a ban on Styrofoam, the substance commonly used for take-out food containers that is nearly impossible to recycle. The mayor — who has already...

Hockey

Friday, Mar 8, 2013 at 02:42 PM CST

Hockey's Next Threat: Climate Change

The first puck of the 2013 NHL season finally drops Saturday after a 113-day labor dispute wiped out 510 games -- nearly half the entire season. But now that labor peace has been restored, something a little mor...

Jin Zengmin

Friday, Mar 8, 2013 at 02:42 PM CST

Chinese Businessman Offers Environmental Official $32,000 to Swim in Polluted River

Entrepreneur Jin Zengmin wants to bring attention to environmental concerns in China's eastern province.

Friday, Apr 20, 2012 at 06:32 PM CDT

Chicago Moms Raise "Green" Babies

A Chicago group of mothers is learning how to raise their babies with the environment in mind.

Guest Blog

Friday, Apr 20, 2012 at 08:28 PM CDT

By Melissa Flynn, Edited by: David Wolinsky

How Customers Can Influence Business to Go Green

Next week kicks off Earth Week, and we are all supposed to spend seven saving the planet. Earth Week, going green, carbon credits, LEED certified, it can all be a bit

Friday, Apr 20, 2012 at 10:14 AM CDT

Stone Cold Drinking

A Vermont-based stone company uses its soapstone scraps to cut cubes it markets as "green," reusable alternatives to ice.

Wednesday, Apr 18, 2012 at 06:20 PM CDT

How to Be Earth Friendly Without Nagging

Just because you like to recycle doesn't mean others do. How can you talk to people about their green habits without sounding like a nag? Watch how to be environmentally friendly without offending your friends!...

Wednesday, Apr 18, 2012 at 12:24 PM CDT

Green Library Gives Power Back to Grid

The West Irving Library in Texas operates completely on solar power. The 1-year-old building is generating even more power than it uses.

Earth Week

April 21-28, 2013

NBC 5's Charlie Wojciechowski & Art Norman Show How Cows Are Helping Us Go Green.

New battery packs could help return power to the electrical grid. KGW's Keely Chalmers reports.

With his castoff treasures rattling in the cart, Ben Cowden wheeled back toward his art studio in San Francisco's Recology Recycling Plant to continue work. Joe Rosato Jr. reports on a man who...

A cemetery in Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia, has become environmentally friendly for burials.

A long-term global cooling trend ended in the late 1800s—a reversal that cannot be explained by natural variability alone, according to a new study published in Nature Geoscience.

Monday, Apr 1, 2013 at 04:54 PM CDT

Friday, Mar 29, 2013 at 08:57 AM CDT

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Friday, Apr 20, 2012 at 06:32 PM CDT

Friday, Apr 20, 2012 at 08:28 PM CDT

By Melissa Flynn, Edited by: David Wolinsky

Friday, Apr 20, 2012 at 10:14 AM CDT

Wednesday, Apr 18, 2012 at 06:20 PM CDT

Wednesday, Apr 18, 2012 at 12:24 PM CDT

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