GreenBiz

Cities in the Southwest are drying up. With less water to go around, water-intensive plantings like vast lawns are becoming an environmental faux pas. Now some cities are compensating residents for getting rid of them.

Rapid economic and physical development are posing problems for China's environment. But a new eco-friendly development model may soon replace the heavily resource-reliant "SuperBlock" development pattern.

A new report reviews how well the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Economic Performance Indicators have been applied by 33 companies, including GE, McDonald's, Novo Nordisk, Shell, Starbucks, and Toyota.

A bienniel survey, Beyond Grey Pinstripes 2005, identifies the top 30 MBA programs for 'sustainable-business education' and names Stanford the top school.

An editorial sifts through the differences between Integrated Waste Management and Zero Waste.

Several experts talk about the government's role in developing a set of design criteria based on sustainability principles.

A new study shows that the global pattern of "massive conversion" of of land use from natural to agricultural and urban uses has the "most significant impact on the world's biosphere."

If American companies fail to invest in clean energy and carbon-neutral technologies, they will lose out in the global marketplace.

South Carolina U. Creates an enviromentally designed complex for 500 students for the same cost as conventional construction.

Toyota's new building complex is the largest ever to receive a Gold Level Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

Battery Park City Authority now requires environmentally friendly and energy effienct features on buildings.