Who knew environmental activism could sound so . . . smooth? With all the noise made by green rock musicians like Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Sheryl Crow and Cloud Cult, sometimes it’s easy to forget that there are other genres looking to contribute out there—genres that use way more sax. ...

Photo courtesy of the Huffington Post TOMS Shoes is an inspiring company in more than one way—its generous Buy One, Give One Away program has already helped children in need in Ethiopia, South Africa, and Argentina receive quality, well fitting shoes. This week, TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie brought his shoe giving spirit to the US—he’s starting by giving shoes to kids in sch...

Photo by Chris Lim 2008 a Record Year for the Wind Power Industry Wind power is on a roll: the American Wind Energy Association released its 3rd Quarter Market Report earlier this week, and it showed that the US wind energy industry has installed 4,204 megawatts in 2008 so far. That figure puts the nationwide wind industry on track to surpass the record expansion of last year, in which the installation of wind turbines and farms reached a total 5,249 MW. The report spells out some go...

photo: Charleston City Paper As a resident of South Carolina, I'm the first to admit that my state isn't leading the charge when it comes to the green movement, that's why the Charleston City Paper's upcoming green renovation project is such a big deal. Recently, the newspaper decided it was time to practice what they preach and hired Whitney Powers of Studio A Architecture in Charleston to head up a huge green makeover. Can the paper really call themselves green after these much needed renovations? You be the judge. ...

Photo courtesy of Design Spotter Last September, thousands of people all over Seoul collected 1.7 million pieces of discarded plastic in order to create the “Happy Happy” Plastic Stadium, possibly the world’s biggest plastic art installation. The eerily named Godsome, a Korean public art and design company, spearheaded the project to transform the gigantic Jamsil Sports Complex into an enormous eco art installation. The work was presented for the Seoul Design Olympiad 20...