It doesn't seem like so long ago that the president was first caught shirtless, inspiring "oohs" and "aahs" all across the land. You probably don't re...
Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 04.30.2009 | Green
Maybe I've got a case of the Mondays, or maybe this is really annoying. I love design. I love green design. But I don't love when people just innovate...
HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.12.2009 | Business
On Feb. 4, we asked HuffPost readers to send us tips if they knew of wasteful spending by banks that had benefited from taxpayer funds through the TAR...
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 04.09.2009 | Green
#3 A Lunch Box Once you've arrived at your strange land, you should feel free to sample the local fare. But while you travel, a lunch box will be your...
Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 04.06.2009 | Green
I've seen this around, and I even met the entrepreneur behind it, a nice guy, and I still can't quite wrap my brain around it: tap water -- bottled an...
Fox News | Posted 04.04.2009 | Green
Can you tell the difference in feel between recycled toilet paper and virgin forest toilet paper? Fox News can't, but forests can. America's Newsroom...
treehugger.com | Posted 04.04.2009 | Green
Platform21 is "a platform for people curious about the future." They organize exhibitions and lectures from an old chapel in Amsterdam. Their current ...
Dave Burdick | Posted 04.02.2009 | Green
This week I'm at a big climate conference in Washington, DC, and my wonderful hosts, Rachael and Bryan, have graciously tolerated my multiplying stack...
treehugger.com | Posted 04.01.2009 | Green
Jacob and Michelle Fausset have introduced Upcycled Jewelry, a line of jewelry made from circuit boards found in salvaged electronics. The company mak...
nytimes.com | The Editors | Posted 03.29.2009 | Green
But looking beyond the choice of toilet paper, what are the simplest -- or the biggest bang for the lowest cost -- changes that Americans can adopt th...
guardian.co.uk | Suzanne Goldenberg | Posted 03.29.2009 | Green
The tenderness of the delicate American buttock is causing more environmental devastation than the country's love of gas-guzzling cars, fast food or M...
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 03.27.2009 | Green
This year get set for greener festivities. I've never actually been to Mardi Gras in New Orleans but that has never stopped me from celebrating at ...
Green Inc. | Laura Shin | Posted 03.26.2009 | Green
While archeologists might someday value these relics, most credit cards -- which are typically made of polyvinyl chloride, or PVC -- outlive their use...
Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 03.15.2009 | Green
After putting together a list of 37 ways to reuse old clothes, I'm a little appalled to find something like this -- people are making disposable dress...
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 03.14.2009 | Green
Going green isn't always easy. While there are lots of things -- turning down your thermostat, say, or unplugging your cell phone charger -- that you ...
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 03.08.2009 | Green
One of our favorite green philosophies goes something like, "Less stuff = more good." While that seems simple enough, cutting back on the amount of st...
Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 03.08.2009 | Green
Sierra Nevada Brewing, already one of the greenest breweries out there, just bought into a new way to turn waste into money. The brewer has worked out...
Discover Magazine | Rachel Cernansky | Posted 03.07.2009 | Green
Last week, SITA UK, a recycling and waste management company, and the Kirklees Metropolitan Council in Northern England unveiled a garbage truck that ...
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 03.06.2009 | Green
We use a lot of batteries. They don't create carbon emissions when inserted into a walkie-talkie or a digital camera. I'm sure parts of the battery's ...
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green
If you bring your own towel, you can wipe yourself off time and time again without disturbing the hotel's towels. This will save you from having to wr...
alleyinsider.com | Nicholas Carlson | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green
Not that it's anything we think the New York Times Company should do, but we thought it was worth pointing out that it costs the Times about twice as ...
Posted 10.04.2009 | Comedy
EcoWonk caught the environmental "message" in this week's Saturday Night Live "Chewable Pampers" sketch: To date, disposable diaper manufacturers o...
Treehugger.com | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green
In the UK, patio heaters are nowhere to be seen, and George Monbiot called for their ban three years ago. But on the sidewalks of Ocean Drive in Miami...
New York Times | LESLIE KAUFMAN | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green
A frowny face is not what most electric customers expect to see on their utility statements, but Greg Dyer got one. He earned it, the utility said, ...
Chelsea Green | Posted 03.02.2009 | Green
Here are 5 steps you can take to reduce your water usage (also excerpted from Water): 1. Remember the rhyme: "If it's yellow let it mellow, if it...
Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.02.2009 | Green