How’d You Like a Green Home and a Hybrid Car Worth $750,000?

By Susan Seliger Remember when your mom told you TV would rot your brain? Odds are, she just may have been right. So before all those neurons start wasting away, do what you can to defy the odds. GHTV is running what has now become an annual contest to give away a green home – and this year they’re throwing a General Motors Sierra Hybrid in with the package, so your new driveway won’t look naked. The whole bundle is valued at $750,000 – and that would be a lot of green, even if the house weren’t. Get those brain cells...

8 Great College Biking Programs: Free Bikes, Rentals, even Valet Bike Parking

By Susan Seliger

College campuses are launching a variety of innovative programs to get students to kick the car habit and take up biking. Motivations for these greening efforts vary – some schools are running out of parking spaces. Others want to encourage healthy living to help students ward off that “Freshman 15” – a weight gain that, despite its name, can carry over into senior year. And still others say...

7 Eco-Tips to Fight Swine Flu and Diseases – Air Kisses, Sing Happy Birthday and More

By Susan Seliger

With fears of swine flu spreading, sales of hand sanitizers and anti-bacterial soaps are soaring. But studies have shown that you don’t need all those chemicals and high-priced, individually-packaged cleaning products. The best steps you can take to prevent getting sick from swine flu – in addition to a host of other more serious infections, including salmonella, strep, staph, E. coli on down to the common cold —...

Online Retailers: Help Your Customers Offset Their Carbon Emissions

Studies have shown that shopping online is, on average, greener than driving around and shopping at a bunch of retail stores. But even shopping online creates carbon emissions, and many people feel guitly about buying anything that needs to be shipped.

GreenWorld's ShopGreen can help alleviate that buyer's remorse. 

ShopGree is a free program that online retailers can download and install. It integrates with your shopping experience, and gives your customers the...

Save Energy by Charging Devices Through Your Computer

How many devices do you have on your person or on your desk right now? Sitting in front of me today, I've got my cell phone, camera, and iPod -- plus all of their respective chargers. I chage most of them by plugging them into wall sockets, but a new study says that might not be the most efficient use of energy.

It turns out that most of our external AC/DC...

Are You Willing to Pay More for Greener Electronics?

If you had the choice between two products, and one was greener but cost 10% more, which would you buy?

According to a new survey conducted by Retrevo, a service that matches people with electronics, 35% of people who think that buying energy-efficient appliances is important would not be willing to pay a premium price to buy those devices.

Now, according to Retrevo's survey of 632 people, 75% of those surveyed felt...

HP's New LCD Monitor Earns PC Mag's 'GreenTech Seal of Approval'

LP2275w Uses Just 3 Watts of Power in Sleep Mode

PC Magazine has given its coveted "GreenTech Approved" seal to its first LCD monitor: the HP LP2275w.

The LP2275w is, of course, ENERGY STAR rated, which you should consider first when buying any new electronics. It also has an EPEAT Silver ranking, which means that it has a low environmental impact.

The monitor uses 52 watts of power when it's operating, and just 3 watts of power during sleep mode...