Fifteen Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in 10 states have received Green Globes green building ratings under the assessment system administered by the Green Building Initiative. Read More

An investigation into jewelry made for kids and teens found that some manufacturers are replacing lead, which is now heavily regulated under U.S. law, with cadmium, a heavy metal that is dangerous as well.   Read More

Producing "natural" cotton clothing is a huge and filthy global business that, Chinese-commissioned research shows, will be extremely difficult to clean up.   Read More

The concept of a triple bottom line, where social and environmental factors are considered along with economic ones, is also getting a lot of attention. Is this another business fad? I don't think so. Read More

While flatpacking has become one of the major green moves of the furniture industry, Way Basics is changing the material that goes into furniture with its recycled paper zBoards.   Read More

The U.S. Labor Department's release this week of $100 million in Recovery Act funds for green job training includes a nearly $3 million grant to New York City's innovative energy efficiency education program for building superintendents.   Read More

Coca-Cola's glittering billboard, a fixture in downtown San Francisco for more than 70 years, has been replaced with a state-of-the-art LED display that's 80 percent more energy efficient while retaining the classic look of the world-renown logo.   Read More

RC2 Corp. has agreed to pay a $1.25 million civil penalty for importing and selling 1.7 million Thomas & Friends wooden toys that violated U.S. lead limits. Read More

As we view the whatever-it's-called decade in the rearview mirror, it's tempting to assess what's transpired since the good old days of Y2K to see how far we've come — and how far we haven't. Read More

The world will not be able to mitigate the impact of climate change without advanced clean technologies. Although technology is not the only solution, it is a critical element in the fight against climate change. Read More