And now for some good news: A new study finds that forests are experiencing a regrowth — and not just in the United States.

Experts think that e-readers are likely to be like iPods for books. Are you willing to read books on an electronic gadget to save some trees?

With Labor Day upon us, backyards across the U.S. will host countless outdoor picnics, barbecues, and maybe a clam bake or two. But summer's winding down doesn't mean your plein air culinary pursuits must end this weekend, or even with the first autumn leaf. Au contraire--with a Global Sun Oven®, you can enjoy outdoor cooking whether your lawn's covered in snow or sprouting a badminton net.

An ingenious forest-protection proposal has grown out of the ongoing U.N. climate change summit, according to a BBC article: Papua New Guinea officials suggested that developing countries should reap financial rewards in return for prohibiting their industries from razing forests – an idea that is long overdue. Preserving foliage-rich wilderness is a lynchpin of the global-warming solution: Trees create natural carbon sinks that breathe in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis, and release oxygen.