green products

I'm sure you could create your own similar list from products you've bought with high hopes but then experienced disappointment. These are five that make green claims they're unlikely to realize: 1. Designer waters. Regular bottled water is bad enough, but when it goes upscale -- that's when it...

The folks from the recent International Builders Show have posted a slideshow of their 10 top picks for the most eco-friendly products from the showroom floor, including two aimed at saving us from our neglectful tendencies. Sure, there are shingle-shaped solar panels that attach to the roof as...

Former fabric designer Julia Fry started Vaska a decade ago because she found traditional soaps were ruining her clothes. Her young green laundry products company has already won coveted shelf space in Duane Reade and Sam's Club. Fry talks about how she did it, and what's next.

Green is good, or so we're told. We get approving looks at the checkout stand when our paper towels are recyclable, our disposable forks are compostable and our dishwashing detergent is 100 percent natural. But here's a dirty little secret: people who seem more virtuous because they buy green may,...

The latest buzz word, if anyone's keeping score, appears to be greenwashing. It was a headline for a CNN article in the last week. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer had a story about greenwashing. Trenton, New Jersey's paper did a story as well. The Sun Herald in Biloxi, Missouri had their own...

Last weekend, my wife and I went to the Green Living Expo on Long Island. A two-day event, it was designed as a way for homeowners to learn about all the emerging green technologies that could help them develop a more environmentally-conscious, energy-conserving lifestyle. We got free tickets from...