Last week, jeans giant Levi’s launched a new line called Water<Less, a name which refers to the effort made by the company to save water during jeans production. On average, a pair of jeans undergo

The global market for sustainable packaging is growing fast, much faster than the overall packaging industy. This claims a recent report by Pike Research, which indicates that

These days we are pleased to see than increasingly more countries and companies are investing in green energy. Here are some of the latest developments: Together with investment firm Good Energies, Japanese industrial conglomerate Marubeni and Maryland transmission company Trans-Elect, Google is planning to invest in a $5 billion

Picture from Vattenfall Last month, the biggest offshore project in the world, Thanet windfarm, was opened off the coast of Kent, meaning that Britain now generates more power from offshore wind than the rest of the world together. This is an important milestone for the UK,

The European Climate Foundation’s Roadmap 2050 is an analysis of ways for Europe to achieve a zero carbon economy by 2050, in line with the energy security, environmental and economic goals of the European Union. The project was initiated by the European Climate Foundation (ECF) and developed by experts funded by the ECF. The report [...]

Incredible, but true: this rotating solar powered home created by German architect Rolf Disch not only doesn’t waste energy, but actually produces more than it uses! The idea for a zero energy home came to Rolf Disch 25 years ago,

Time to mark the calendar for another interesting event: the GreenBiz Innovation Forum 2010. GreenBiz.com is a site for for news, opinion, best practices, and other resources on the greening of mainstream business. Calling itself ”Business Voice of the Green Economy”, GreenBiz aims to

Last week, on September 21-23, the CGI Annual Meeting 2010 took place in New York. By the end of the event, President Clinton could present an impressive result of 291 Commitments To Action valued at roughly $6 billion, addressing issues from environmental issues poverty, illiteracy and human trafficking to women’s rights. Some of the pledges [...]

As you may already be aware, livestock are a big source of emissions that harm the environment. Cows tend to, well, belch and fart methane gas – in fact, 80 million metric tons of it each year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. That’s equivalent to 28% of total global methane emissions. Methane is >23 [...]

More than 500,000 new jobs would be created in Europe if countries recycled more of their waste. This according to a new Friends of the Earth study entitled ‘More Jobs, Less Waste’, which was released the other day. The report presents figures to support its claim  that recycling creates around ten times more jobs per [...]