According to new research completed by the Water Technology Center in Karlsruhe, Germany, sewage treatment plants fail to completely remove artificial sweeteners from waste water. Traces of the artificial sweeteners were found in waters downstream of the water treatment plants. Researchers involved in the study warn that the chemicals may also appear in drinking water supplies.

The United States has an unemployment rate that is nearing 10% as well as a scarce supply of green cars that is straining to meet public demands with waiting lists for the Toyota Prius that can extend over a few months. The car maker Nissan has released plans that will help to ameliorate both of these problems.

If you think your home is a safe haven from pollution, then this is sure to be eye opening for you. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the level of pollutants in indoor air can be two to more than 100 times higher than outdoors.

The Environmental Transport Association has recently released its list of the 10 worst automobiles for the planet in terms of emissions.

10) Bentley Motors Continental Flying Spur Speed – This Flying Fur Speed luxury automobile gets a paltry 17 miles per gallon, while releasing 398 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer.

The kitchen is a great place to start to be more environmentally friendly, considering it is where we generate a considerable amount of waste. It seems that everyone and everything is claiming green these days. Reynolds Consumer Products has introduced Reynolds Wrap® Foil from 100 percent Recycled Aluminum.

Be careful where you throw your banana peel — you could be slapped with a $500 fine. An ordinance in San Francisco was overwhelmingly voted in last week ratified on June 25 by the mayor, which will give the city arguably the most progressive (and strict) recycling program in the country.

The Everglades could soon be placed back on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger, after being removed from the protective list a few years ago. The Bush Administration had taken the South Florida ecosystem off the list of sites in 2007, even though that decision was not widely endorsed by stakeholders.

The California League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and the National Resources Defense Council released a report providing a blueprint for how communities can successfully tackle global warming.

Most American consumers support clean energy and more than half would like businesses to use more renewable energy, according to a study issued June 24 by Natural Marketing Institute and Green-e Marketplace, a program of the nonprofit Center for Resource Solutions.

Timberland’s Earthkeepers line of footwear has a new role model: the Earthkeepers 2.0 boot, designed to be taken down to its parts and recycled or reused at the end of its life.