Living Green

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Reduce drug traces in tap water

One solution: Require that buyers return their unused pharmaceuticals to vendors.
Earth-friendly school

Kids at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., love their new 'green' campus.
Bloomberg: New York's 'black cars' should go green

Starting next year, executive rides must get at least 25 miles per gallon, and 30 mpg by 2010.
Ethical investing: Funds that favor planet savers

Global warming gains as a theme for investors. But the strategy carries real risks.
Business begins to see profit in going green

Investments in clean technology rises as companies find going green can be good for the bottom line.
The battle over bottled vs. tap water

After negative media reports on the environmental cost of bottled water, the industry responds with greener strategies.
Shadings to greener buildings

A points system isn't the entire answer. But it can lead in the right direction.
In warming Mediterranean, a model of energy-efficient building

In Athens, Sol Energy Hellas is headquartered in a building powered entirely by renewable energy.
Europe's little 'Smart' car to hit U.S. streets

Hugely popular in many European cities, the teeny tiny two-seater has already been reserved by 30,000 American residents.
Home energy use gets a 'smackdown' on reality TV

Even an 'überenvironmentalist' family found it could save a lot more when a competition was at stake.
Zip along with shared cars, bikes

The Zipcar and Flexcar merger, and cities' interest in bike-sharing, show openness to novel transit.