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Ask the Green Architect: Top Ten Green Building Questions
Green architect Eric Corey Freed answers your questions on sustainable building performance, materials, and design. Read More
America's Top 10 Green Schools
It's back to school! The Green Guide unveils its picks for the cleanest, greenest educational facilities in the U.S. By Jane Holtz Kay Read More
Coca-Cola Japan Using Recycled PET Plastic in Labels
Coca-Cola Japan has started using new labels made from 10% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Read More
Freecycle Promotes Waste-Not, Want-Not Culture
While government think tanks and big business ponder ways to increase recycling rates and reduce the mountains of waste still going to landfill, a growing grassroots network is making inroads on a global problem. Read More
SmartWood Program Certifies First U.S. National Park
The Rainforest Alliance's SmartWood program has awarded the first Forest Stewardship Council certification of a national park to Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Vermont. Read More
Eco-Rail Certification Launched to Promote Greener Trains in Japan
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has launched an "Eco-Rail Mark" program as a means to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the distribution sector. Read More
Patagonia Closes Loop on Polyester Recycling Program
Patagonia has partnered with Japanese textile firm Teijin to implement a polyester product recycling program starting next month. Read More
Fast-Food Chains Power up with 100% Renewable Energy
The Holland, Inc., owner of Burgerville and Noodlin' restaurants throughout Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington, has committed to use renewable wind power to provide 100% of its electricity needs. Read More
Australian Scientists Use Plastic to Make Steel
Australian scientists have developed a technique to use waste plastic in steel making, a process that could have implications for recycling scrap metal that accounts for 40% of steel production. Read More
Fujitsu Develops World's First Bioplastic Computer Cases
The new technology can reduce by about one liter the consumption of petroleum in the production of a notebook personal computer. Read More