The potential economic impact of a carbon market seems to divide American industry as much as talk about healthcare reform may divide a family at Sunday dinner.

Canadian Solar said it will offer about 6 million shares of common stock and plans to use net proceeds to fund general corporate purposes.

A sustainable business is not only good for the environment, it is also good for a company's bottom line, business leaders say.

The elevated floor, tall ceilings, steeply pitched roof and broad overhangs are borrowed from the traditional "cracker house" that relied on shade and air movement for relief from Florida's sultry subtropical climate.

China and India have in recent weeks tried to convince the world that they are making strides in reducing carbon emissions, while putting pressure on the US to play its part.

The chairman of the U.S. Senate's environment committee said Monday that it's possible Congress will pass a bill aimed at slowing global warming before international talks on a deal to limit climate change in Copenhagen in December.