These days, picking out an energy bar for your next adventure can be a daunting task. Should you skip the adventure and pass the day comparing nutritional ingredients and packaging, or is there one that clearly stands out from the rest? If you demand social and environmental responsibility from the businesses you support, all natural and mostly organic Clif Bar products may be the best choices for you.

Eco-friendly clothes often suffer from serious fashion don'ts: they’re shapeless, uncomfortable, and let's face it, sometimes downright dowdy.

While its roots stretch back in time to an ancient sage named Vamana Rishi, nearly 80 years ago the Ashtanga yoga system was passed to Sri K. Pattabhi Jois from the legendary yogi, T. Krishnamacharya. Since 1948, this Jois has been teaching this disciplined style of yoga from his Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute, located in Mysore, southern India, instructing many thousands of people worldwide.

While many banks nowadays attempt to associate themselves with a values-based lifestyle, the Permaculture Credit Union (PCU) puts those other greenback hoarders to shame. To be a member of the PCU, you've got to have sustainability cred; its members are those dedicated to "care of the earth, care of people, and reinvestment of the surplus to benefit the earth and its inhabitants." In short, the PCU is a kind of grassroots, community-based loan fund that supports environmental sustainability.

Shri Dharma Mittra is an elder statesman of yoga in America, a revered master—67 years old on May 14th—who has been mentor, guru, and spiritual guide for countless students and teachers. Born in Brazil, he came to New York in 1964 and studied for many years as a disciple of Swami Kailashananda, also known as Yogi Gupta. Mittra is well-known as the artist and yogi behind the Master Yoga Chart of 908 Asanas, the seminal poster that shows him demonstrating a stunning lexicon of poses. He continues to teach from his Manhattan studio, Dharma Yoga Center, and travels throughout the country and abroad to share yoga teachings and philosophy.

Of the many rising stars in the field of green architecture, Richard Cook is arguably the brightest. He has a theoretical rigor and passion for sustainability on par with William McDonough. He has the design ingenuity of Frank Gehry. So it’s not surprising that Cook is quickly making his name known among the vanguard of 21st century architects.