The Inyo County Planning Commission is expected to vote Wednesday on whether to recommend approval of a permit that would allow a geothermal plant to pump water from an aquifer that is the lifeblood of a 50-year-old hunting club, Little Lake Ranch, and its wetlands along U.S. 395.

Alternative energy company Ecotality said on Friday that it will supply charging stations in Arizona as part of the planned roll-out of plug-in electric cars from Nissan next year.

Reporting from Washington and Los Angeles -- The Environmental Protection Agency will hold a hearing today at the behest of President Obama on whether California and 13 other states should be allowed to regulate vehicle tailpipe emissions.

California is facing a monumental challenge to meet the water demand of its current and projected population. Climate change, drought in California and the Colorado River Basin, legal mitigation in the Owens Valley and Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta, and a rapidly growing population has created a serious water scarcity that will affect every person and business in California this year,

Organic cotton, while it seems like a really fantastic eco-option for your clothing, may not be as environmentally friendly as you think.  While organic cotton is wonderful for it’s lack of pesticides and can offer a really soft, silky feel, it still uses a lot of water to grow properly, so it doesn’t quite qualify as sustainable.  The good thing is that there are many new growing and watering techniques being used to help organic cotton become more sustainable. 

There is a new trend going on these days for people to become more eco-friendly.  Many people are taking steps to help reduce their carbon footprint and reduce their effects on the environment.  Families all over the world are making sure to recycle, use less water and be conscientious of where their products come from before they buy, making sure to purchase produce and other goods from closer facilities, which reduces the amount of fuel needed to ship the goods to the store where you buy them. 

With all the air pollution outside, we like to think that our homes are safe and contain clean, fresh air.  Since we view our homes as our havens, the last thing we want to think about is that the air in our homes might be causing us to be sick.  This could, in fact, be just what makes us ill.