Ford Fusion to Show Fuel Efficiency "Score" On Dashboard
There's nothing that can get consumers motivated to go green like a competition, and Ford knows it. That's why the ailing car company has installed a fuel efficiency "score" on the 2010 Ford Fusion's dashboard. Read More
PepsiCo Measures Carbon Footprint of Tropicana Orange Juice
PepsiCo is the latest company to embrace environmental transparency— this time, by measuring the carbon footprint of a half-gallon carton of Tropicana orange juice. Read More
Green Truck Puts a Sustainable Spin on the Lunch Truck
Who hasn't guiltily sneaked off to the local taco truck for lunch? An LA-based company called Green Truck aims to reduce the guilt associated with on-the-go lunches by using organic ingredients, bio-compostable packaging, and vegetable oil to power its vehicles. Read More
What's the Environmental Impact of a Google Search?
Yesterday, the UK Times Online reported that a typical Google search generates 7 grams of CO2 -- nearly half the amount of CO2 generated when boiling water in a kettle. Read More
White Castle Gets Green Packaging
White Castle burgers were a staple of my high school years, but I never thought I could actually feel good about eating them. That might change with the companies announcement last week that it plans on replacing its white paper sacks and white corrugated Crave Cases with 100% recycled brown paper sacks and brown corrugated cases. Read More
Kibbutz Teams Up with Israeli Firm to Create Country’s First Solar-Powered Community
The western Negev's Kibbutz Reim will soon receive the distinction of being the first Israeli community to rely entirely on solar energy as a result of an installation project with the firm Sunday Solar. Read More
Radio Station K-TAO Broadcasts with Solar Power
Many companies are only now discovering the wonders of solar energy, but New Mexico radio station KTAO has been broadcasting with help from the sun since 1991. Read More
Future Toys Could be Made of Renewable Liquid Wood
Even the staunchest environmentalist might turn a blind eye when buying petroleum-ridden plastic Christmas gifts for the kids. Fortunately, a new sustainable bioplastic called ARBOFORM could make this moral dilemma a non-issue. Read More
Shangri-La Construction to Unveil World's Most Sustainable Aircraft Hangar
We've heard a lot of talk recently about improving aircraft sustainability, but Shangri-La Construction is taking the aircraft industry to a new level of green-ness with the world's most sustainable aircraft hangar. Read More
Study: Green Roofs Reduce Buildings' Energy Consumption
According to researchers at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, green roofs are more than just eye candy—they can also reduce building temperature, serve as insulation, and reduce noise pollution. Read More