Although using plastic poster billboards instead of paper might not seem like a greener move, the new plastic posters in use are more recyclable, weigh less and last longer. Read More

In developing a rating for fast food companies based on their overall environmental sustainability, has Greenopia stepped into a big pile of redundancy? Read More

In an earlier blog, Robert Pojasek spoke about environmental sustainability as an oxymoron. The "Google recognition index" registers more than 3,240,000 hits for environmental sustainability. "One has to wonder if the term sustainability is becoming a cliche," Pojasek now writes. "It is being applied to so many terms that it is in danger of becoming meaningless." Read More

Long-term sustainable growth is important to building a successful company. In Part 3 of her four-part series "Growing a Green Corporation: Meeting the Next Great Disruptive Challenge of the 21st Century" Brandi McManus looks at different strategies for investing in sustainability. Read More

How can we aim our economy in the right direction if we don't know where we are? Read More

Tap water requires a whole lot less energy than bottled water. No big surprise there. But within the world of bottled water, modes of transportation and distance can cause one bottle's energy footprint to be much bigger than another's. Read More

A secretion that protects hippos from the sun also keeps insects and microorganisms away, and could be an inspiration for multi-purpose sunblocks. Read More

Timberland's fall collection will include 200,000 pairs of shoes made with Green Rubber, a material made primarily from reused car tires. Read More

Historically, owners of lodging establishments throughout the United States and Canada have ignored the sun as a source of potential energy to heat water. Whether because of concerns about cost or misperceptions about how solar thermal technology works, solar hot water heating systems have been rare. But now that's all beginning to change. Read More

Happy Family's new baby food snacks are sold in containers leftover from when Method switched its cleaning wipes packaging. Read More