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There are some words that are difficult to translate across languages, and mottainai is one of them. But author Mariko Shinju's gives it a shot with the English translation of her book Mottainai Grandma, which teaches kids the basics of the 3Rs, but

The Swedish economy hasn't suffered the series of financial hits (yet) of the U.S. market, but high interest rates and shaky confidence have been two factors precipitating a steep decline in Swede's shopping habits predicted this fall, and growth of

You might recall our product review on the Patagonia Rum and Cola shoe. Part of the outdoor clothing company’s OutsideIn footwear line that uses am almost glueless outsole construction. I started off skeptical, but soon became a diehard convert, saying

As students at Fox Middle School are taking the world by storm with the school's ongoing program dubbed "Storming the World with Character," they’re working hard to show their friends and neighbors how environmentally savvy they can be. And some of

The design industry is not typically known for its desire to reduce, reuse and recycle. Clients who can actually afford interior designers to "do" their homes have a reputation

Got three million and change? Get in line. The hottest eco-friendly home on the market is a $3.5 million, LEED Platinum, 1920s Spanish stunner recently renovated by Adrian Grenier's go-to green expert Richard Byrd of

The Used Mattress Dilemma What’s the eco-conscionable thing to do with a used mattress? Pawn it off on a (really) broke friend? Try to give it to Goodwill or list it for giveaway on the Free page on Craigslist? These options are tough, because the idea

How many plastic water bottles would you think are disposed of at wine festivals? Couple thousand? (Event that seems like a ton of plastic for just one event). Well, three events - the Winter Wineland, Barrel

At Expo Zaragoza in Spain, the International Expo about "Water and Sustainable Development" that opened in June and attracted over 70.000 visitors last saturday, one of the best exhibits was the Pavilion THIRST. With strong images and simple graphics,

:: Get crafty with old, mis-matched kitchen bowls.

Urban mining is a new concept for getting more people to recycle their old electronic gadgets and other stuff that contains precious metals. These include gold, silver, platinum, iridium and a range of others, that make your cell phone go beep and

(Pictures: Courtesy of designers.) Chilean design studio Onceneto teamed up with La Tercera newspaper and has been doing an interesting job recovering waste material from the paper's print process. We've briefly showed you one of their products before

The Acme Climate Action: Introducing The Unique Acme Climate Action Method book, by Provokateur, is more than just a book, its a climate change activist into kit for the budding climate change activist in all of us. The cover

42.4% -- How many of those TVs are estimated to still be in use.

Nalgene is working with the City of Davis, CA to reduce its carbon footprint, starting with reducing its use of bottled water. Nalgene plans to donate reusable water bottles to all city employees and community members and is

That is the question that Fetzer will be putting to the world as they attempt to take sustainability one-step further.

When we left

I recently traveled to Bonterra, maker of the most "wine