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Two federal agencies have released data on the most fuel-efficient new passenger vehicles available in the country, with the Honda Insight being ranked the most fuel efficient for the third year in a row, achieving up to 68 miles per gallon. Read More

A group of Purdue University undergraduates have built an industrial riding lawn mower that uses water instead of petroleum-based hydraulic fluid. Read More

A wild mustard plant that grows only in the Austrian Alps naturally accumulates large amounts of metals in its tissues. This tiny plant may be the key to cleaning up large areas contaminated by heavy metals from industrial production. Read More

August 13, 2001 – Tyson Foods, Inc. and an energy provider said they have joined forces on a project to develop alternative uses for approximately 85,000 tons of chicken litter a year. Read More

Thinking about an "environmental" career? By all means remain committed to sustainability -- but get expertise in international business, chemical engineering, or finance. Then, when you get your non-environmental line position -- you can start to change the world. Read More

Nevada has the best policy climate for small business and entrepreneurship, followed by South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming, and Florida. Good luck in Kansas, Maine, Hawaii, and Rhode Island, where the business climates are the most challenging. The District of Columbia, though not a state, is the least accommodating to small business. That’s the word from the Small Business Survival Committee, whose sixth annual rankings of states in its Small Business Survival Index 2001 aims to let citizens and lawmakers know how they stack up with other states on energy costs, friendliness to small businesses, and economic growth. Read More

The key challenge of the century is to attach profit -- that exquisitely symbolic manifestation of survival and reproductive success -- to sustainable means of production. Read More

Soy ink's U.S. market share is on the grow, telling a story of success and sustainability. Read More

There is ample evidence to prove that where there is an honest union-management partnership, productivity and product quality increase. That applies to efforts in sustainability as well. By Morton Bahr. Read More

Theodore W. Kheel is an authentic giant of public life in the United States, the best known labor relations lawyer and mediator of his time, and the man behind dozens of philanthropic ventures. He is also a driving force for sustainable development. By Pranay Gupte. Read More