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Wal-Mart to Cut Global Plastic Shopping Bag Waste
Wal-Mart Stores committed to reduce its global plastic shopping bag waste by an average of 33 percent per store by 2013. This is expected...
Garments Without Guilt: Sri Lanka Cuts Sweatshops in Favor of Eco-Friendly Factories
Out of Sri Lanka, one of the major manufacturing centers for Western apparel, comes Garments Without Guilt, a campaign launched by the country's clothing...
Nike’s Reuse-A-Shoe Program Turns Old Footwear into Basketball Courts
Every year, millions of pairs of athletic shoes are thrown away, clogging landfills and wasting a lot of good material. Now, you can...
Dallas Accelerating Production of Trash to Gas
"City officials in Dallas plan to have the state's first landfill that captures methane gas for conversion into natural gas to be used in...
Best Buy Tests Free Electronics Recycling Program in 117 Stores
Best Buy Co. has launched a new electronics recycling program in 117 U.S. stores to help consumers keep their old outdated TV's, VCR's, computers...
Hero is Saving Children from Cambodia’s Trash Heap
A woman saw children eating from trash cans and was overcome by an urge to help them become educated.
"Even though they don't have money...
How to Recycle Those Threadbare Duds, Schedule a Pick-Up
Just because that old shirt you used to love is too threadbare to wear anymore doesn't mean it has to end up in a...
Recycled Cell Phones Reprogrammed to Dial 911
Helping the Earth and helping crime victims at the same time: More than 100 million cell phones are discarded each year and only 1...
Free Postage for Old Cell Phones to Recycling Heaven
Do you have a drawer full of old cellphones, inkjet cartridges and good intentions? Now the Post Office is providing free envelopes for sending...
Green Visionaries Unveil Plan for World’s First Carbon-Neutral, Waste-Free, Car-Free City
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is awash in profitable oil reserves yet pouring billions into renewable- and sustainable-energy technologies...
North American Exclusive! Eco-Friendly Steel Cuts Coal Use and Emissions
The process of manufacturing environmentally friendly steel not only reduces coal use by one-third, it also salvages plastic waste from garbage dumps, cooking it...
Accomplishments in Two Years Since Katrina
The Katrina clean-up efforts by the Army Corps of Engineers in Louisiana have been substantial over the past two years judging by the list...
Teen Turns Trash into Computers for Needy Families
Fifteen-year-old Jacob Komar rebuilds old computers that are destined for the landfill and gives them to needy families. "I started Computers for Communities in...
Subaru Factory Sends Nothing to the Dump for 3 Years
The Subaru assembly plant in Indiana celebrates three years of operation without taking out the trash. It sends nothing to a landfill. Raw materials...
Top Ten Tips for A Greener Work Day
In celebration of Earth Day this Sunday, Office Depot has released the company's Top Ten Tips for A Greener Worklife. If small businesses improve...
U.S. Government Building Awarded Top Green Label in the World
Only 28 other buildings in the world have achieved the green label of excellence that is called the LEED platinum award. A government U.S....
IKEA Takes a Stand Against Plastic Bags
The number of plastic bags used in the United States that end up in landfills is staggering — some 100 billion bags, which represents...
Tesco to Build World’s Largest Solar Roof and Spend Nearly a Billion on Carbon Cuts
Tesco, the world's fourth-largest retail chain, announced the installation of possibly the world's largest solar roof, a $13 million, 820,400-square-foot panel, to cover the...
Top Ten Stories of 2006: 9) Corporations Lead the Green Movement
Corporations are leading a Green Movement toward more recycling, environmentally friendly cars, and sustainable industry. Read 15 examples of socially responsible companies and the...
Top Ten Good News of 2006!
With casualties in Iraq reaching record numbers, the war in Lebanon punctuating the continuing crises in the Middle East and the ongoing slaughter in...