Phone books are as ubiquitous as they are heavy, cumbersome and outdated. Yellow Pages Goes Green promises to stop the never-ending flow of these useless phone-books-turned-booster seats by notifying publishers…

Most cars can benefit somewhat from a bit of custom tuning and cosmetic work. It is easy to go overboard, however, as Classe Gustafson, Elvis Häggbom and Kenny Kyrk have done with this Toyota Prius.

The…

One of a designer’s biggest challenges is to decorate a home on a small budget. As Apartment Therapy points out, however, most of us have an infinite supply of small storage containers that are waiting…

Smart cars have a tiny fooprint—both physically and environmentally—but they took over San Francisco in a recent rally organized by the Smart dealership. Most people might associate the word ‘rally’…

On September 22, two men will make history if they succeed in their attempt to drive their biodiesel Volkswagen Jetta from Midtown Manhattan to Los Angeles without stopping for fuel.

Willie Nelson is…

Are you getting tired of picking up your electric shaver only to find its batteries have run out? You wouldn’t find yourself in that scenario with the eco-friendly wind up shaver.

You would not need…

This hand-built, pedal-powered, four-wheeler was built by a father/son team as part of the Burning Man Festival - a festival described by its organizers as an experiment in community, radical self-expression,…

The Ford truck plant in Dearborn, Michigan was redesigned by William McDonough + Partners with the environment and sustainability in mind. This enormous manufacturing facility received a complete makeover…

The users that submit their photos to FUH2.com are vehement in their distaste for Hummers--H2’s, to be specific. The site outlines all of the H2’s most unsavory, gas-guzzling quantities, then encourages…

“Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea” is a traveling live arts show on water that combines the talents of American musicians, play writers and other artists. Collectively, the members aboard the seven colourful,…

The hardy perennial grass Miscanthus X Giganteus could be more than two and a half times more productive than corn or switchgrass in producing ethanol, according to research at the University of Illinois.…

Oregon’s new solar powered highway reinforces the state’s commitment to sustainable renewable energy. It takes a lot of energy to power Oregon’s state transportation system--about 45 million hilowatt-hours.…

Imagine you’re enjoying a few days off from work in the summer of the year 2050. You’re feeling a little nostalgic for the ‘good old days’, back in say 2010, so you decide to do a little camping. You know,…