February 4th, 2010 by Editor

North America’s oldest and largest taxicab fleet recently announced that it is going green! Yellow Cab’s parent company,Yellow Group, runs about 3,000 taxis in theChicagoarea, and they just unveiled plans to add 100 newcompressed natural gas(CNG) taxis to the fleet, with plans to add more in the future.

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January 19th, 2010 by Editor

Israeli designerYoav Avinoamhas developed a handcrafted method for casting unique furniture from repurposed sawdust. His beautiful tables and stools juxtapose various textures and are crafted using a mixture of resin and sawdust from a variety of different woods. Because of its excellence in craftsmanship, his Shavings Table was recently honored in Designboom’sIntelligent Handcompetition.

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December 22nd, 2009 by Editor

Don’t stress out if you missed the opportunity to have one of the fabulous gifts from ourgreen guidesshipped in time for the holidays. There are plenty of thoughtful last-minute green gifts for everyone on your list! So whether you haven’t been able find that special something for your sister, in-laws, co-worker, or even your best friends, we have the prefect ideas that are earth friendly andeasy to put together.

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