Starbucks Coffee Co. has received approval from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to use recycled content in food packaging, specifically Starbucks hot beverage cups. Following successful testing, Starbucks expects to convert its hot beverage cups to 10% recycled material, an industry first. Read More

Cisco Systems, Microsoft and Intel have endorsed the Electronics Industry Code of Conduct (EICC) established by Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and IBM last month. Read More

Spain wants to take advantage of its sunshine by making solar panels compulsory in new and renovated buildings -- to save fuel costs and to improve the environment. Read More

University of South Carolina officials and students are celebrating the official opening of Carolina's "green dorm," the largest residence-hall complex of its kind in the world. Read More

According to an independent study, many U.S. corporations are moving ahead with greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs in the absence of federal requirements to do so and despite the U.S. staying out of the Kyoto Protocol. Read More

We can help fight global warming three times a day by making a few simple changes in our eating habits. Read More

The National Association of Realtors has officially opened for business in one of Washington, D.C.'s most environmentally advanced commercial building expected to receive "green" certification. Read More

An interview with Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard. By Amanda Griscom Little Read More

Understanding how the LEED rating system works can help facility executives shape green buildings. By Greg Zimmerman Read More

Faced with a shrinking supply of petroleum wax and a rise in woodburning fireplace restrictions by air quality districts in the American West, Duraflame's product development team set out this past year to determine how to make the next generation of manufactured firelogs. Read More