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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...
21 US Cities Will Measure and Disclose their CO2 Emissions
Twenty-one US cities, including New York and Denver, have announced they will measure their greenhouse gases emissions, in a joint effort to seek ways...
Essential as Vitamin C CoQ10 Soon May be Available in Water
If U.C Santa Barbara Chemist Bruce Lipshutz has his way, you may soon be buying bottles of water brimming with the life-sustaining coenzyme CoQ10...
Corporations Making a Positive Difference
Ford, Coca Cola, and Bayer, among other companies, actively demonstrate they care about people and the planet. Here are some examples of how corporations...
Australians Pioneer New Cheaper Fuel Cells
A much cheaper fuel cell could be on its way thanks to a breakthrough cathode built by Australian researchers that uses Gortex, the same...
From Motown to Growtown: Urban Gardens Revitalize City and Feed Poor
A 2-Acre city lot in Detroit is now a thriving garden of fresh produce, thanks to Urban Farming.
Taja Sevelle saw the hundreds of acres...
One Man’s Mission to Rid India of its “Untouchable” Job
One man has built 1.2 million affordable hygienic toilets throughout India and helped 60,000 people who were manual scavengers of human waste -- the...
Buddha in the Board Room
It is said that “an entrepreneur creates a business, while a zentrepreneur creates a business AND a life”. Running a business for positive social...
Top Tailpipe Polluters Clean Up Their Act
With current fuel prices high, alternative fuel use is surging among businesses and governments that depend on vehicle fleets to transport their products and...
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...
Tesco Launches Carbon-Labeling on Products
Tesco, the world's third-largest food store launched a carbon labeling system that makes it easy for shoppers to compare the carbon footprint created by...
Town Considers Deposit Charges for Bottles
Deposit charges that deliver cash in exchange for the return of used bottles and cans are being considered by the Minister for Waste. ...
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...
Biomass Gas Project Provides Clean Power for India Villages
A new biomass plant that converts wood or agricultural waste into a combustible gas mixture is offering remote communities access to electricity in an...
Super Soaker Inventor Aims to Cut Solar Costs in Half
Lonnie Johnson, the American inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun, has patented what he calls a breakthrough new way to turn heat into...
Volvo Unveils Sixth Annual Hometown Hero Award Winners
Volvo yesterday announced the top three winning heroes in the 6th Annual Volvo for life Awards: After a tragic farm accident involving her son,...
GM to Make Biofuel Out of Garbage
General Motors Corp. is planning on making biofuel with garbage at a cost of less than a dollar a gallon, the company's chief has...
How The Bucket List Film May Change Your Life & Make You Happier
A corporate billionaire and a working class mechanic have nothing in common until they're forced to share a hospital room. Once there they...
UPS Cuts Fuel Use Dramatically With Fewer Left Turns
It seemed to UPS that sitting in the left lane, engine idling, waiting for oncoming traffic to clear so you can make a left-hand...