Big corporations have gotten a bad reputation for taking a toll on the environment, but could their wealth and power can be harnessed for good?

Construction has begun in Philadelphia to design more green buildings in the area. The change is due to a green-building conference to be held in the city in 2012. Read on to learn more of their efforts.

These Boston design firms are taking "green" building to a whole new level with their proposed algae towers.

Heading back to school? Here are America's top 20 eco-friendly colleges.

Britain officials gave a thumbs up last week to plans that would lead to the construction of four eco-towns in various areas throughout southern and eastern England. If the towns are approved, they would be built by 2016. But will they face oposition?

Actor Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation unveiled on Tuesday plans to bring affordable housing to the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, an area devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The plan includes 14 new duplex designs from some of the globe's top architecture firms.

Even McDonald's is catching onto the green revolution by planning to launch a green restaurant that comes complete with electric vehicle charging stations. We like that. Now whatever will they do about their less-than-planet-friendly menu?

Unlikely to be patted on the back for its green efforts,a KFC/Taco Bell store in Northampton, Mass. has been awarded LEED Gold certification for its sustainability efforts, including energy and water-use efficiency.

 

 

Would you live in a house made of dung?

Here’s one instance of green-washing that we’re 100% behind. The Reverse Graffiti Project imbues the guerrilla tactics of street-art with an eco-friendly element, detourning the definition of graffiti by actually cutting through and cleaning up grit to leave a lasting impression.