GREEN PLACES
Fire stations, homeless centers, residential high-rises - you guessed it, they're all green! Find out how these places and others across the U.S. are thinking and building green.
Top 10 Green-Car Cities
Did your city make the list?
Busch theme parks go greener with biodegradable food containers, other conservation ideas
Busch theme parks' biodegradable, organic dishes are just the beginning of its goals
Lotions and Potions
Taking care of the Earth, and the largest organ in your body.
Ecotourism growing as travelers change destinations
The trick may be balancing those people's impact on the environment with their curiousity.
Fire station in Texas goes green
The building is white and the trucks are red but make no mistake -- this fire station is nothing but green.
Researchers study ice "time capsules" to observe climate change
The National Ice Core Lab in Colorado is a huge icebox with many valuable resources.
Green stores, green products, green celebrities
Big brands and big names strive for eco-friendliness
Environmentally conscious tenants want green buildings
When it comes to commercial construction these days, find out what's in and what's out.
Marriott's time-share division launches corporate Green Initiative
Ski resorts think green
From sun and wind power to recycling, Colorado ski resorts lead the way to minimize their impact on the Earth.
Chicago Center for Green Technology
The center is geared toward helping people realize the cost-effectiveness and environmental benefits of green technology. It offers free trade courses related to the environmental field.
Clinton group, Wal-Mart aim to lower 'green' costs
The Clinton Climate Initiative and the world's largest retailer plan to work together on providing green technologies for cities.
Taking green initiatives for consumers
Companies cash in by supporting a greener, environmental cause.
Can marinas go green?
Florida has 2,000 marinas, but only 140 -- 16 in Central Florida -- follow voluntary state environmental rules.
Universial Orlando Resort and Park goes green
The popular resort and theme park is doing its part to move into an eco-friendly direction as quickly as possible. And so far its headed the right way! The resort's president says all the vehicles used daily, from buses to boats, are 100% green fuel.
A big city residential high-rise goes green
Green characteristcs encompass what's known as 340 on the Park , Chicago's first green residential high-rise. Go on a tour and find out what it means to be the city's first certified green, eco-friendly residential tower.
Florida's Orange County Convention Center to feature the South's largest solar project
Using solar panels on the rooftop of the nation's second-largest convention center will turn sunshine into energy, without producing pollution.
One stop shopping for people's green needs
Managers say Current Energy in Dallas is the first energy efficient retail store in the country. Their goal is ultimately to save people money. So what makes this Texas store stand out above the rest?
Pacific Garden Mission goes green
Not only does it help shelter Chicago's homeless, Pacific Garden Mission is also the first environmentally friendly mission in the United States.
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