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A Speedy, Compact, Fuel Efficient Car? Sounds Smart To Us

The Smart Car makes its US debut

It's Good: Starting in 2008, The Smart Car (which has been around in Europe for donkeys years, and don't ask us how long that is) will finally be available in the US. This tiny automotive genius is only nine feet... more

I'm Exploring the Green Appeal of Modular and Pre-Fab Innovations

Diary of a Green House

One idea I have been taken with lately is the idea of modular houses. These are houses that are are fabricated in factories and shipped to the site rather than built from scratch on site. Why would this type of... more

My Hero: Rowena Gerber

Don't miss the video below: Kids Discover Solar Cooking

Andy Lächler, a student from Florida, writes Solar cooking is very important and very useful. It helps many people in poor countries. Solar cooking is important because most people in the world don’t have enough money to buy wood or... more

Not Getting a Charge Out of Portland

Here in Portland, Oregon, we take pride in our independent streak and our position at the forefront of the green movement, thanks in large part to the legacy of the hippies that landed here in the 1960s. So I was... more

Adrian Grenier: His Green Eyes Are Just The Beginning

Behind Adrian Grenier’s beguiling gaze lies the resolve of a consummate idealist. He genuinely wants to save the world, and he doesn’t even need to put on purple tights as Aquaman, the superhero role his Entourage alter-ego Vincent Chase plays... more