The phrase “recycled art” might conjure up visions of papier-mâché or glue-gun disasters, but Tricia Kowalewski is breaking the mold with her own green art: recycled glass.

Although geothermal technology has regained popularity in the past few years as the latest and greatest, it has actually been around for quite some time.

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is among many local colleges and universities that have taken the pledge to “go green.”

In just three years, Seaford High School’s agriculture department has grown tremendously.

Last fall, the Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA) started a new recycling program – partnering with Dart, a foodservice products manufacturer – to offer polystyrene foam recycling to Delaware resid

This year, the Southern Delaware School of the Arts in Selbyville, Del., has been testing a pilot program called School Nutrition Agri-Culture, or SNAC.

The Open Cupboard in Seaford, Del., has been a staple in the town, the store itself having been there for more than 30 years.

Wisconsin? Yes. Imported? Of course. Vermont? Sure. But Maryland cheese?

Yes, indeed.

Besides the local produce that is available in the summer and beyond, and the cheese and yogurt that’s available year-round, there’s also granola available for the locavores of the area.

The Holistic Health Fair will return to the Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes on Saturday, March 17, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Anyone interested in learning more about the food they eat, or simply knowing more about where food comes from, should check out Michael Pollan’s “The Omnivore’s Dilemna.”

More than 80,000 chemicals permitted in the United States have never been fully assessed for toxic impacts on human health and the environment.

Sussex County council amended their windmill ordinance in December 2011 to further clarify what is acceptable.

January and the following months are the time when people often re-commit to working out and getting healthier. Well, now you can do that and be green at the same time!

In just two years, Michael Panco and his partner, Brandon Caprarola, have created a successful green-energy business that has installed eight green systems and now offers services in Delaware, Marylan

In the age of seemingly unending financial uncertainty, the hits just keep on coming.

The United States is sitting on a Saudi Arabia of natural gas! It burns cleaner, is cheaper, plentiful and right in our own back yards. Our dependence on the Middle East is over.”

Most people have just a few needles in their homes: on the record player, at the sewing machine or in a haystack.

Every day, thousands of people zoom up and down Route 1 in Dover, Del., many not knowing that a massive 10-megawatt field of solar panels is nearby, helping reduce the city’s dependency on fossil fuel

Long, hot summers full of high temperatures – such as the summer of 2011 – can mean equally high energy bills that might leave customers steaming, especially in these tough economic times.

After Phil Barton saw how much money he saved on an electric bill, he said he’s going to Vegas: “Our electric bill drop has been phenomenal.”

How many football fields does it take to power a light bulb? How about 27,000 light bulbs?

While the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), which includes the Division of Fish and Wildlife, has only been around for a little more than 40 years, fish and wildlife conservation has been happening in Delaware for a century.

For the last 10 years, Fenwick Island, Del., resident Harry Haon has been very active in local environmental efforts.

Priyen Patel, a junior at Sussex Technical High School near Georgetown, Del., seems like a typical good kid: great grades in his classes, an Academic Challenge student, hospital volunteer, a cross-country runner. But he is more than just that. He recently won an honorable mention at the National U.S. BioGenius Challenge, a nationwide competition for student-created and operated biotech research project.