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The Mississippi River now has a layer of oil on top of its' surface. The coating of oil has covered almost 100 miles of the Mississippi River, spanning from the center of New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico since Thursday's accident.

The thick industrial fuel pouring from the barge could be smelled for miles in city neighborhoods up and down the river, even as hundreds of cleanup workers struggled to contain the hundreds of thousands of gallons. » read more

Future generations may never have a sweet tooth to feed. John Mason, the executive director and founder of the Ghana based organization Nature Conversation Research Council (NCRC) believes that in 20 years times, chocolate will be much like caviar today.

"[Chocolate] will become so rare and so expensive that the average joe won't be able to afford it."

This fate of chocolate is terrifying news for two parties. » read more

Coupons for fresh, locally grown produce will be made available this growing season as part of the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) and the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP).

About $40 million worth of coupons will be distributed to approximately 2.5 million women and 825,000 seniors this season to use at select farm-to-consumer outlets. » read more

It won't take long out of the gates of Honolulu on Sunday for the Suntory Mermaid II to prove its maiden voyage a success, since the goal of the journey is to prove that a boat relying solely on <a style="border-bottom: 0.075em solid darkgreen ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; font-size: 100% ! important; text-decoration: underline ! important; padding-bottom: 1px ! important; color: darkgreen ! important; background-color: transparent ! » read more

While improving my own life and going green I decided to look into ways to help my dogs (Kenny and Champ the Siberian Huskies) go green too. I found this great site that offers hemp products for your dogs. Everything from leashes and collars and the always need doggie toys.

Check out Earthdog's website for all dog's accessories!

Edward Mazriam, founder of Architecture 2030, is not a climatologist. He's not a scientist either, but rather an architect who gave up running his company to devote his time to Architecture 2030, a nonprofit group he founded several years ago. The organization tries to bring attention to the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that the building sector contributes to global warming through inefficient electricity use, lighting, heating and cooling. » read more

As summer time comes into full bloom, weddings are a major event that many couples, singles, and families will be attending. A rising trend is going green, we all know that, but what about making your wedding day as green as possible...well it can be done!

When planning for your big day there are a few categories to consider (as to what you can make greener). » read more