
IS IT GREEN?: The Laundry Ball
The GreenWashBall is a device that you toss into the washing machine to clean your dirty laundry in place of detergent....

K3 Charger: Solar and Wind Power to Go
Imagine you're lost in the woods, having wandered off the hiking trail. It's looking like you may have to bed down...

IS IT GREEN?: The New Macbook
Apple recently rolled out its new family of Macbooks with a bold claim: The World’s Greenest Family of Notebooks....

IS IT GREEN?: IKEA
Americans demand low prices and giant warehouse stores where they can buy anything they want. We may not like it,...

IS IT GREEN?: Sherwin-Williams Paint
Even if you've taken the steps to weatherproof, insulate, and seal up all of your home's energy-sapping drafty...

Rock Row Breaks Ground For LEED Certified Housing
Los Angeles recently saw the groundbreaking of Rock Row, the city's first Small Lot Subdivision to be certified...

IS IT GREEN?: Maker's Mark Bourbon Whiskey
These days it's important to consider the environmental impact of our actions when we buy certain things – gasoline,...

IS IT GREEN?: The Biodegradable Credit Card
No question about it, Americans have an overconsumption problem. The total outstanding balance of bank-issued credit...

IS IT GREEN?: Portland, Oregon
This week’s Is It Green comes to you from the lush city of Portland, Oregon. I have lived in many cities, from...

IS IT GREEN?: Eco-Labels and Certifications
We all know it: Green is the new black. One of the many manifestations of the environmentalist trend/movement is...

IS IT GREEN? Clean Coal
Throughout this past election season we heard both major-party candidates give a lot of love to "clean coal." The...

IS IT GREEN?: FIJI Bottled Water
Bottled water is anathema to many hardcore environmentalists. Taking water from the land and sky, putting it into...

TRAVELODGE HOTEL MADE FROM SHIPPING CONTAINERS
Travelodge recently opened a hotel in Uxbridge, England that is constructed entirely from prefabricated shipping...

M2E Charges Your Cell Phone With Kinetic Energy!
Earlier this year we highlighted Idaho startup M2E Power’s push to develop motion-powered electronics for the...

PREFAB FRIDAY: Marmol Radziner's Rincon 5
Earlier this summer the brains at Marmol Radziner and Associantes revealed a sleek series of “accessory buildings”...