The story of manufactured demand: Americans buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows from the tap. Via StoryofStuff.org plasticpoison: The Story of Bottled Water. If you look at nothing else, please watch this video. (Source:...

By TIM FERNHOLZ via GOOD A new survey from Edelman Public Relations, a global communications agency, examines how consumers relate to companies and brands around social purpose, and how those relationships affect their decisions to purchase products and services.  The...

Citi Pays $41M to Sponsor NYC Bike-Sharing Program

By: Henry Goldman via Bloomberg BusinessWeek Citigroup Inc. (C) (C) agreed to pay $41 million to sponsor New York City’s bicycle-rental program, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg said will be the largest such system in the U.S. when it begins in July. The “Citi Bike”...

Did you know: mothernaturenetwork: Clean energy: Grasslands around airports can be used as solar panel fields or sources of grass-based biofuels, according to a new USDA...

Kashi pledges to go non-GMO with its major product lines in response to consumer backlash caused by a viral photo from The Green Grocer.  Visit New Hope 360 for full...

Are you driving an SUV? At one Boston lot, it’s going to cost you a lot extra to park: Meet The Parking Lot That Charges Based On Vehicle Efficiency Visit FastCoExist for full...