Anglo American, the South African mining company, is turning its waste into homes by recycling waste gypsum into bricks.
The Auckland NZI Center in New Zealand uses new green technology to make the building more environmentally friendly.
The third installment of our Going Green series looks at cutting-edge ideas from around the globe.
The Green School was set up by retired businessman John Hardy after seeing Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth."
Learning Shakespeare under a thatched roof in a building made almost entirely from bamboo. The Green School in Bali, Indonesia, is like no other.
CNN International's "Going Green" is back for another series of special programming with "Extreme Science," a special one-hour documentary that will take viewers on a journey where scientists study global warming in one of the coldest places on earth.
CNN Special Correspondent Philippe Cousteau looks at the impact of climate change in one of the coldest places on the planet.
When I was a kid, my parents would sometimes take us to a campground called Paradise Park. It was a little camp in the California foothills: a woodsy reserve dotted with old oak trees sloping down to a well-shaded river.
Cobblestone streets, sidewalk cafes and public art have helped Quebec City earn the moniker, "Paris without the jetlag." The thriving urban agriculture scene, local boutiques and restaurants, electric buses and green hotels should inspire a new nickname: "Europe without the carbon footprint."
The world of luxury yachts is not typically regarded as the most eco-friendly. Vast, gas-guzzling diesel engines, noisy jet-skis and lavish on-board entertainment systems are often at odds with the delicate marine environments they inhabit.
Prisons in Washington state are going "green." CNN's Patrick Oppmann reports how they offer inmates new opportunities.
Golden, Colorado, got its name because of its role in the Gold Rush, but these days the land of gold has gone green.
A city built on gold is now home to a lab focused on finding renewable energy. Video shot by CNN's Jeremy Moorhead.
CNN's Nkepile Mabuse tours Cape Town in an environmentally friendly transport.
Lots of people, especially those trying to battle high utility bills, believe in energy-efficient homebuilding.
Actor Ed Begley Jr., best known for his roles in "St. Elsewhere," "The West Wing," and "Best in Show" (he's also twice appeared on "The Simpsons"), is the star of "Living with Ed."
Green Oscars
updated: Mon Mar 08 2010 00:35:00
Once again, a handful of green films will be competing for this year's Academy Awards.
Some people follow rock stars. Steve Greenberg follows inventors.
The word "green" has become a vague and overused marketing term for something that's supposed to be good for the environment.
For two weeks the National Mall in Washington D.C. has been transformed into a boulevard of homes of the future.
CNN International's Going Green is back for another special series of in-depth reports, this time looking into the world's green pioneers.
Locally known as the Rainman of Rajasthan, Rajendra Singh teaches Indian students how to capture and utilize rain.
Danny Seo is a green lifestyle expert who champions green consumerism.
There may be a reason that children's asthma rates are so high in urban areas. Youngsters with stressed-out parents and exposure to air pollution have a higher risk of asthma, according to a study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
CNN's Anjali Rao talks with Jonathan Lash of the World Resources Institute about going green -- corporate style.
In just six months' time, the world will be watching as several thousand delegates descend on Copenhagen for the most important climate change talks since the Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Japan in 1997.
The House on Thursday passed a $6.4 billion school modernization bill that would commit funds for the construction and update of more energy-efficient school buildings.
On May 4, 2007, a monster tornado tore through this rural town, killing 11 people and leaving little more than empty slabs and stacks of debris. Greensburg, 109 miles west of Wichita in south-central Kansas, faced the daunting task of rebuilding from scratch.
Greensburg, Kansas reinvents itself two years after a devastating tornado nearly wiped the town off the map.
Doing the environmentally correct thing can be a challenge. After all, there aren't many of us who actually have the time or enterprise to compost or the spare cash to replace the washer, dryer, or other appliances with the latest energy-efficient models.
In observation of Earth Day, CNN photojournalists look at solutions to address the issues affecting the planet. From saving the Chesapeake Bay to addressing the Los Angeles water crisis, people are trying to make a difference before it's too late. "Green Solutions in Focus" is the sixth installment in the multi-platform, award-winning "In Focus" series.
Building upon the success of the Green Week franchise, CNN International expands its environmental coverage this year with special Earth Day reports on April 22, and plans additional specials in July and October and a series of comprehensive reports around the Copenhagen Climate Conference in December.
In early 2008, Sander Coovert was feeling pretty good about his business, Absolute Tile and Stone. The previous year had ended with sales up 27%, to $2.8 million, at the St. Louis company, which cuts tile and slabs of marble and granite and installs them in residential kitchens and bathrooms. That year Coovert, 40, saw his largest profit ever. But by the end of 2008, as the housing bubble burst and the recession hit, revenue dropped to $2.1 million and the company lost money.
Carole Dunham, 69, loved the ocean. Last July, she was diagnosed with cancer and had only a few months to live. Dunham knew her last footprint had to be a green one, and she started looking into eco-friendly alternatives to traditional burial.
Oil takes a hitupdated: Fri Jan 30 2009 09:41:00
Royal Dutch Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer joins CNN to discuss the impact of the global economic crisis
Dear Davosupdated: Fri Jan 30 2009 09:41:00
From January 28 to February 1 CNN is broadcasting live and reporting online from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as the world's leading power brokers and moneymakers gather to discuss the state of the world in 2009.
Like that other famous environmentalist, Thomas Friedman began his talk at the Asia Society in Hong Kong on December 16 with a simple PowerPoint slide. But that's where the similarities between Al Gore and The New York Times columnist end.
Learn some creative ideas for saving the environment and money by changing simple habits.
CNN's Anna Coren gets tips for making the holidays green from Christina Dean of Eco Chic Fashions.
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