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GM and the other Detroit auto makers just reported that new car sales have hit a 15-year low. Could vehicles such as the Chevy VOLT, (pictured above in artist Jason Cullinane’s estimation) save America’s automakers?  Detroit is paying the price for having fought tooth-and-nail to avoid a transition to smaller...

Even the Kennedy’s might approve this innovative wind-power solution.  Norwegian energy company, Statoilhydro, has embarked on plans to implement what it calls “the first full scale offshore floating wind turbine...

Creating an effective greenwashing pr or ad campaign can be tough business.  Always focus on accentuating the green-ness of your endeavor or product, even if there really isn’t any.  Vague associations with cuddly bears and penguins or majestic landscapes traditionally work well in upping your perceived green quotient.  Here’s a few other...

Perhaps one approach for communities with an ample supply of both open land and wind is to partner-up in a wind power project. A company called National Wind is offering large landowners and communities a chance to partner in wind projects that operate somewhat like a cooperative...

California’s Coolearth is a solar power generation company with a different take on things. The company’s funky-looking, suspended solar concentrator and rigging technology, is a striking departure from traditional photovoltaic cell installations...

How many paper cups hit the trash everyday to feed your coffee habit? Maybe this is the start of a solution...

Re-using stuff can create some nicely funky, wearable accessories. Pictured are a an erasable memory chip...

The folks at Lilipad Studios design and manufacture imaginative, hand-made children’s furniture of heirloom quality, created with the highest regard for eco-friendly materials and processes...

1. The street lights in a 3 block radius of your home dim when you turn on your home entertainment system...

The guitars in the Les Paul SmartWood Exotics series are made from tropical woods. The trees are harvested from managed, renewable forests certified by the Rainforest Alliance. A portion of all sales will be donated to benefit the Rainforest Alliance.

Here’s an interesting hydropower design from Bourne Energy. Bourne believes the future of hydropower, and a potential solution to global energy demand, is in small generators that harness power from river currents...

Can a t-shirt help save the planet?

No, no, no...celebrities wear some eco-unfriendly stuff...

Put some 'solar' in your sex life, even if you're going solo...

If we're going to cut carbon 80% by 2050, we'd better Step It Up. Support your local economy. Buy fresh, for a comprehensive directory of farmer’s markets across the United States...