Video profile of University of New Hampshire Ecoline™ project. Video credit:UNH and Waste Management. The beginning of a new decade reminds us to also look back at the past 10 years to see how everything from daily tasks to new technologies have evolved.... 

This opinion piece is by Marian E. Hopkins, Senior Director at the Business Roundtable. A couple of weeks ago, President Obama met with Business Roundtable’s member CEOs, and his speech reminded me of the “space race” of the 21st century... 

Photo: Paul Rovere, The Age It takes time, sometimes decades, but people power can turn around seemingly unstoppable juggernauts. That seems to be what is happening with regard to Tasmania’s old growth forests. For decades environmentalists have... 

Credit: H&M Before the comments start rolling in, I’d like to acknowledge H&M for their use of sustainable textiles in the business of fast fashion. Available this month, the “Garden Collection” incorporates tencel, recycled... 

Image from Mail online There can hardly be a town without Tesco in Britain. The supermarket controls 30% of the business in the country and has stores everywhere. As it expands relentlessly it often wipes out small local businesses in its way. Sheringham,... 

Dough Beghtel via Seattle Times So often we patronize companies with cute names like Burt’s Bees or Toms of Maine, thinking that we are dealing with Burt and Tom, when in reality we are buying from Clorox or Colgate-Palmolive. No criticism of these... 

One family shows off a new Solar Water Heating system; Photo via Abri Beluga Described as “providing the handshake” between the carbon market and the microfinance industry, MicroEnergy Credits is a business solution that holds the potential... 

Image credit: Wikimedia Commons In Mike’s excellent piece on greener flying , he carefully explained how business class passengers have higher per-passenger emissions than economy. Terrapass have also covered this in their tips for sustainable... 

Image via Designboom Here’s a great idea for a desk lamp that minimizes materials and maximizes the use of renewable energy. The super simple concept design is the Saint Clair Lamp by Stephane Maupin and it features solar panels installed on its... 

Damon Darlin in the New York Times says he thinks in the midst of this cold and snowy East Coast winter it is time to question the viability of the locavore movement and those “so-called locavores who think they are part of a national trend.”...