As many of you will recall, DC-based nonprofit Compassion over Killing had great success earlier this year getting Boca to stop using eggs in its products. As of 2010, no Boca foods will include eggs. What so excited me and impressed me about COK's

According to consumer advocate Remar Sutton, there are many ways to save energy and other resources around the home without spending a lot of money. And taking action sooner rather than later will lead to ongoing savings on utility bills, so a little cash

Aside from staying home and drinking tap water out of a washable glass, the best way to be "green" while on the go is choosing your water bottle wisely. From the lowly single-use-only plastic water bottle you can buy at your local gas station to the stai

Business Roundtable has long been an advocate for increasing the role of renewable energy in America's power generation mix. In fact, we recently released an economic modeling study that advocated for renewable power investment - including solar - as a

Tapped, a new documentary about the bottled water industry from director Stephanie Soechtig and the producers of Who Killed the Electric Car?, is a pretty damning look at how consumers have been tricked into spending too much money on water packaged in p

Toilets. We all use them. But did you know you could be flushing your money away -- not to mention excessive amounts of water? The average household flushes 1,500 gallons a month. You can cut that amount by a third, saving cash, water, and your dignity --

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Monday announced a $4.29 billion plan to develop eco-friendly products and cut emissions from its manufacturing plants by 2013.The "PlanetFirst" project focuses on achieving low-carbon growth, the company said in a state

An engineer and retired Air Force colonel spent much of his military career creating coatings for spacecraft and airplanes, and has now invented a white "cool roof" coating that deflects 85% of the sun's heat and can cut air conditioning bills in half.

Veganism is finally receiving the attention it deserves. Whether or not people agree with it, veganism is quickly becoming one of the most pressing social justice issues of our time. Veganism is appearing everywhere from local restaurant menus to main

Vegans eat fruits and vegetables, grains and legumes (beans and lentils), and seeds and nuts. That list also includes, of course, things made from those six items, such as, for example, tofu and soy milk from soybeans, olive oil, canola (it's a bean) oil