Sustainability Hits the Fast Lane at the Frankfurt Auto Show
In the wake of strict new fuel-efficiency legislation in the United States and Europe, the latest international auto show continues the trend of big green solutions. Here's how physics meets sustainab... [Read More]
 
Four Greenhouses that Point to the Future of Urban Building
The world has come a long way from some of the hippie dreams of the 1970s, although the far-out ideas for creating sustainable spaces to live and work in are rapidly becoming reality.... [Read More]
 
'Most Efficient' Label Sets High Bar For Energy Star Products
With thousands of products carrying the Energy Star logo, the EPA has created a title to help the most efficient of the bunch stand out.... [Read More]
 
A Seat at the VERGE Roundtable
During the third and final session of VERGE 11, more than four dozen top executives from organizations that are leading the push for a clean economy gathered to share insights into the future of build... [Read More]
 
Double Takes: Camel Killing for Carbon Credits, Toxic Treats and More
A plan to kill feral camels in Australia to reduce green house gas emissions, worries about plasticizer-tainted food in Taiwan are among the recent news stories that prompted us to do double takes..... [Read More]
 
A Look at What's Inside Malt-O-Meal's Sustainability Bag
The cereal company has used its years of cost-based efficiency as it develops its sustainability focus.... [Read More]
 
Starbucks Stalls on Energy and Recycling Goals, Slashes Water Use
 Starbucks moves forward on it water goal, trips up over energy and recycling.... [Read More]
 
Surprise: Biodegradable Packaging Still Bad for the Planet
 Why companies shouldn't say it's good for the environment that their packaging breaks down in landfills.... [Read More]
 
Death of Old-Style Lightbulb Forces Easy-Bake Oven Makeover
The pending ban of traditional lightbulbs, which spurred the lighting industry to introduce more energy efficiency products, has led to the redesign of a classic toy -- the Easy-Bake Oven.... [Read More]
 
Watch Out Prius: Here Comes the Urbee
The first of designer Jim Kor's urban electric vehicles will be completed this spring, one step closer to bringing a solar-powered and easy-to-maintain vehicle to markets worldwide.... [Read More]
 
Metafore Further Meshes EPAT Paper-Buying Tool with Green Efforts
The latest update to the Environmental Paper Assessment Tool offers deeper data on the environmental impacts of paper production, helping companies make the greenest choices and achieve their supply c... [Read More]