Will environmental policies impact the way you vote in this year's presidential election?

This hilarious video from HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher reveals some scary statistics.

Note: If some colorful language, including the f-bomb, offends you, this may not be your video. There, you've been warned.

Obama says Americans should inflate our tires to the proper level.

McCain says Americans should drill offshore.

Which plan is more beneficial?

Well, that depends on what you think is beneficial. If you think spending billions of dollars setting up offshore drilling that will further foster our dependence on fossil fuels, destroy marine life, and not make a difference until about the year 2030, then you should go the McCain route.

If you want a difference (environmentally AND financially) RIGHT NOW, today, for free, check out Obama's energy plan.

Here's a video that helps explain it, via ClimateProgress.org:

Are you an eco-minded consumer on the look out for products that are safe, non-toxic, fair trade certified, organic, etc?

If so, you're part of a group that spends about $45 billion annually on products for living green...but you probably don't go looking for those products on eBay.

Guess what, eBay has realized that. Will their new fair trade community and marketplace be all it's touted as, or will it be another case of consumeristic greenwashing?

Living green can be easy, but greenwashing does NOT make it easier.

So what is greenwashing?

Wikipedia defines it like this:

"a term that is used to describe the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service."

These days, products and service that help in living green are big business. Unfortunately that means that the greenwashing problem will only get worse.

How can you know whether the green wool is being pulled over your eyes?

I'm here to help you make sure it doesn't.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, what's the greenest pool system of all?

This is a question that many of us water lovers around the world will be asking as the temperature begins to rise...and as we try to find fun, cheap, environmentally friendly ways to stay cool.

(Ok, so maybe we won't be rhyming, but we'll still be curious.)

We know that chlorine can do a number on your body, so that's pretty much a non-option, but what else is there?

What's the newest item on the chopping block of bannings?

Disposable chopsticks.

The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that people all over China, from pop stars to environmental groups, are jumping on the bandwagon to ban disposable chopsticks.

When this story was first passed on to me, I thought, "Seriously, how big of an impact could they really have?".

So what kind of impact do they have, how many people's jobs depend on them, and just how big of an industry is it?

The answers will blow your mind--they sure did mine!

I love technology. Sometimes, however, it's a double-edged sword. Take microwaves, for example. They make our meal prep ever so much more speedy, but are they killing us at the same time?

It's true, you very well may be embalming yourself while still alive by heating food in plastic containers.

But how can we be sure if this long time legend is fact or fiction? Let's explore.