Green-minded font uses less ink

Eco-minded consumers are already well-acquainted with the impact of printing and copying on the world's supply of trees. What's less widely considered, however, is the ink that's typically used....

2008| This year's top 10 eco & sustainability ideas

We're deviating from our regular schedule to bring you the best new business ideas spotted in the last 12 months—smart concepts that will continue to provide entrepreneurs with plenty of...

Recyclable homes made from loofah and corn husks

Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say, and it's also widespread in Paraguay, where some 300,000 families lack adequate housing. Motivated by that fact—and by the severe deforestation that...

Recyclable homes made from loofah and corn husks

Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say, and it's also widespread in Paraguay, where some 300,000 families lack adequate housing. Motivated by that fact—and by the severe deforestation that...

Pop-up cafe is a (straw) monument to sustainability

We've written numerous stories about pop-up spaces and sustainable innovations, but a new exhibition in Melbourne combines the two with a temporary cafe that's designed to demonstrate creative ways...