We don’t normally think about it, but household batteries — both rechargeable and single-use — cause many environmental hazards.

More than 15 billion batteries are tossed into landfills every year, releasing heavy metals and toxic substances into our land, air and water.

For those of you fortunate enough to have grown up with Talkboys, you know the power of this cassette player and recorder. Its only downfall was that it took four AA batteries, and we were constantly begging my mom for more.

From the Energizer bunny to the dependability of Duracell put to the test, commercials tell people that one common household battery is better than the next. Not true, according to battery comparison test data.

One of the biggest challenges of the green revolution is trying to figure out how to reuse or recycle electronics.

Solar panels for the home are coming down in price as the demand for them rises, and both local and federal government tax incentives help alleviate cost.

My electric bill is slightly lower per square foot with central air than it was when I lived in an apartment with a window unit (which, I have to add, was a new Energy Star appliance).

There’s a very simple way to save hundreds of dollars every year and help save the planet. The catch? You have to unplug your unused electronics and make good use of the ones that are plugged in.

Compact florescent lamp (CFL) light bulbs are an incredible technological breakthrough. The ability to produce that amount of light they do with such little electricity was unthinkable 20 years ago.

Energy Star washers, refrigerators, dishwashers, air conditioners and dehumidifiers all have one thing in common: When shopping for them, the consumer is just as likely to run into a scam as they are the real deal.

The Business and Consumer Electronics program wants to encourage consumers and businesses to conserve energy (and cash) and learn more about next-generation energy-efficient electronics.

You can save far more energy and money by switching to a newer fridge, but what do you do with an old one that works just fine?