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It may not quite be a rags to riches story, but the progress of Gotwind, a British renewable energy company, has certainly gone from a breeze to a gale force blast. Gotwind was founded in 2006 by Ben Jandrell...

Recycling old shipping containers into stores, offices or even homes is becoming increasingly popular, and now in Montreal, a new shipping container café, dubbed the Müvbox, has opened on the city's waterfront. The Müvbox is a complete café packed inside a 20 foot shipping container...

At 110 stories tall, Chicago's Sear's Tower is America's tallest building, but at over 30 years old, the tower is far from America's greenest skyscraper. In a plan announced this week, however, that could soon change, as over $350 million will be spent on greening up the building...

Blogs are great, but nothing can beat sitting on a sun soaked beach jotting down your latest adventures in your travel journal, and courtesy of Allmodern.com we have an eco-friendly, made in America, Papercloud journal to give away...

Earlier this week Orange announced the news of the foot pump powered wind charger, and now, the UK mobile company has revealed it's latest creation - a solar powered concept tent that could change the image of music festival camping...

From Biologique (organic) restaurants to Montpellier's public vélomagg cycles, there's no doubt there are plenty of green travel opportunities in France; so step forward the Green Earth Guide: Traveling Naturally in France, the first printed green guide to France...

What connects an armagedon forcaster, a giant squid film maker and an architectural innovator? The answer is the annual ideaCity conference held in Toronto every June, an event that brings together 50 of the world's brightest minds to discuss fresh ideas...

A new scheme announced this week by the Mayor of London could soon mean that the meal you eat in a London restaurant one night, will help fuel your ride on a London bus another night...

New England architecture is best known for its historic significance, but this week, the town of Hartford entered a new architectural era with the opening of the impressive, and distinctly modern, Connecticut Science Center...

Hotel rooms are often packed with amenities you never use, whether it's the travel iron, toiletries or mini-bar; and now a hotel in California is offering guests reduced rates for cutting out these amenities, right down to a room without a bed...

"Art is not just something that you stand still and quietly look at - it is something you participate in...

Here's our pick of our favorite recent green hotel news. Chicago's hotel Felix aims for LEED Silver The 225 room Hotel Felix, which opened in April, is the first Chicago hotel designed to achieve a LEED Silver rating...

Brisbane's newest venue was originally envisioned by designer Nic Brunner as a 21st Century Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and now after years of planning and design, Cloudland's vertical gardens, indoor waterfall and retractable roof are a reality...

Open Garden Squares takes place in London again from June 13-14, the one weekend of the year when dozens of private gardens open to the public...

After ten years of campaigning, fundraising and construction, section one of the High Line elevated park in New York opened to the public this morning...

Solar chargers are a fantastic concept, but not always practical while you're on the road. Taking eight hours to charge an MP3 player that drains it's battery in two hours for instance, just doesn't add up...

An eight story high vertical garden featuring over 260 plant species has been unveiled on the Athenaeum hotel in London's Piccadilly neighborhood...

Up to 30,000 cyclists are expected to take part in the 25th anniversary celebration of the Tour de l'Île de Montréal this week, as part of Montreal's annual Bike Fest...

Isla Mujeres, five miles off the coast of Cancun in Mexico, will host a five day Whale Shark Festival in July to help promote ecotourism on the island and raise funds for marine conservation projects...

Auckland, the city of sails, is New Zealand's largest city with a million plus blend of European, Asian and Maori cultures. Yet despite its size, New Zealand's clean and green tag still applies, with plenty on offer for green travelers...

A solar powered, 40,000 seat stadium, called the Dragon, has opened in the city of Kaohsiung in Taiwan, in preparation for the 2009 World Games being held in the city in July...

The Sandpearl Resort, on Clearwater beach in Florida, has been awarded LEED Silver Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council - the first hotel in Florida to achieve the rating...

Two former sewage treatment silos in an Amsterdam suburb are set to be transformed into a multi-use cultural center, featuring a rooftop restaurant and cinema...

The Boone Tavern, a 48 room hotel in Berea, Kentucky, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, but rather than focus entirely on its history, the hotel is also preparing for the future by undergoing an extensive green renovation...

Free, outdoor gyms complete with treadmills, chest presses and exercise bikes, are taking the place of traditional playgrounds across the UK in an effort to keep Britain fit...

Nominations are now open for the 2009 Wild Asia Responsible Tourism Awards. The annual awards, now in their fourth year, help to highlight Asia's top sustainable accommodation...

The Post Ranch Inn, in California's Big Sur, has switched on a new 990 panel solar array - the state's largest hotel solar project...

Four wind powered adventurers will attempt the first ever journey across the Sahara desert on kite buggies this July, in an effort to help promote green travel and raise money for charity...

Long train journeys, calm beaches lapped by gentle waves and airport departure lounges - all places where a good book can come in handy. With interest in all things green continuing to boom, there are plenty of new green focused books hitting the shelves...

The Sealife Center in London launched the first ever sea-tagging campaign this week with natural media specialists Curb. The Sea-tags were created by spraying sea water over recycled templates onto the pavement, leaving behind eye-catching images of turtles, sharks and sea horses...

The city of Aarhus, on Denmark's east Jutland coast, will be hosting the first ever European 'Sculpture By the Sea' exhibition from June 5 to 28...

With summer approaching skeeter season is also on the horizon, and just in time to get you prepared for those buzzing summer nights, Nikwax have launched a new range of eco-friendly insect repellent products, called SkitoStop...