Sierra Club Green Home

Are you a builder, architect, or green provider looking for a sense of community in the sustainable design world? Now there is a new way to exchange knowledge, share ideas, and collaborate on projects. (Image courtesy of Green Hippo Hut)

SAN FRANCISCO — Waste management company Recology has hit a milestone: 1 million tons of composted materials in San Francisco. What’s more, Thanksgiving is the biggest food week of the year, and Recology is calling for all scraps to be composted. Read more about the company’s many programs, including art, education, and falcons. UPDATED: Take a video tour of its facilities.

The beauty of FTL Solar’s larger charging units is that they can provide a sustainable, secure source of renewable power. Able to power everything from small temporary structures that power laptops, cell phones, water purification and sanitation systems to large scale, state-of-the-art installations, the electrical energy produced by these lightweight, high density solar panels can be immediately used, stored in batteries, or even sold back to the grid. (Photo courtesy of FTL Solar)

Biodynamic, seasonal, locally sourced menus all at the convenience of environmentally conscious, solar-powered, corner food carts. (Photo courtesy of Habana Outpost Cafe)

NEW YORK — Even if your favorite bakery’s goodies are not “green,” one place shows that you still can feel good about going there. Located in a Brooklyn neighborhood, Mrs. Maxwell’s Bakery has switched to energy-efficient lighting to cut down its utility costs … thereby making its cakes look even better under the brighter lights.

Electric vehicles have been gaining steam lately (no pun intended). From the sexy celeb-endorsed Tesla to the widely publicized Nissan Leaf, major car manufacturers are outdoing each other in looks, design, and features. (Photo courtesy of Teslamotors.com)

The Sierra Club, Top Designers and Stars Joined Forces to Prove Environmentalism is Fashionable during New York’s Fashion Week.

Corbett Lunsford of Green Dream Group in Chicago provides a step-by-step example of what happens during a home energy audit.