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In this edition of the new business video series Green Room: how selling eyeglasses can fight poverty.
Guess Vanity Fair missed this when they were putting together their Green Issue. A profile of GE CEO Jeff Immelt, and the work he is doing to make...
It's design week in New York, and an exciting highlight is going to be the Haute Green show, which will feature sustainable design for the home....
The AIA just announced it's list of top green building projects of the last year. It's worth a looksie..
Google launches a new service where you can use Google Maps to learn about environmentally-friendly activities while on vacation in New York, LA,...
Organic cocoa is taking off in Venezuela. Sure, it takes twice as much work, but it also nets you four times as much money. That's pretty simple...
In today's green building news, it looks as though Washington, D.C. will soon make green building mandated by law. Every new building will have to...
After ranking 11th on Greenpeace's "Guide to Greener Electronics," activists are taking aim at Apple. They recently lit the iconic 5th Ave store...
Help! I accidentally used non-environmentally friendly dishwashing detergent and it worked so much better. What am I to do? An advice columnist...
In the wake of recent apologies, possible presidential candidate and erstwhile House speaker Newt Gingrich appears to be heeding the clarion call...
Yesterday was, of course, Earth Day, which was celebrated around the country. In New York City, it also marked Mayor Bloomberg announcing his...
LED lights save energy and time in a Swiss supermarket and a North Carolina parking garage.
Did you know there were environmental police? Well, they are, and they kick some polluter ass, much like Captain Planet's Planeteers. But their...
Sarah Goodyear investigates a small English town that has become a model of sustainable one-upsmanship.
Various people are writing about the New York Times series The Business of Green, which covers environmental trends and battles.Check out the...
Van Jones wants to make sure the poorest citizens get a piece of the new sustainable-living boom.
The new cover article of Chemistry & Sustainability, Energy & Materials (don't you all subscribe?) details the first direct conversion of plant...
We mentioned Isabella Rosellini's "Green Porn" series back when we first heard about it. It's now live on the Sundance Channel's website. No...
Some friends of GOOD recently started a beautiful new line of products. Operating under the name Green Slate, they collect vintage fabrics from...
In November, 500 entrepreneurs, business leaders, investors, and designers will gather in Los Angeles for "Opportunity Green," an annual...