The nautical theme is all the rage again this season and now you can master the look in a legitimate way. Ella Vickers, Second Wind Sails and Sea Bags are all making stylish tote bags from recycled and reclaimed sails. ... Read More

Over the past year, this popular hotel in Portland, Ore. has earned rave reviews and coverage from media outlets including The Today Show, The Guardian and Travel & Leisure. It's all due to the Nine's dedication to both luxury accommodations and sustainability. Located nine floors over downtown Portland atop the former Meier & Frank department store, the 331-room hotel opened in 2008 and quickly drew accolades for its efforts on the environmental front. ... Read More

Bar Agricole is right at home in its stark, industrial surroundings of San Francisco’s SOMA (South of Market) neighborhood. Intentionally austere and minimalist, the restaurant’s sustainable design is how they earned Gold LEED certification. That’s also what put them on GLR’s shortlist for this year’s GreenLux Award for Greenest Restaurant. That as well as their local, seasonal, farm to table fare, of course.... Read More

Eco-friendly hotels are one of the hottest trends in the travel world. Not too long ago when one thought of eco-friendly lodgings, mud huts and outhouses came to mind. That’s not the case anymore.... Read More

The southwest may not be a leader for snowfall or highest paying jobs, but states like Arizona shall be kicking some major derriere when it comes to being the top place for vehicles of the future.... Read More

Hog Island Oyster Company stole this year’s GreenLux Award pick for Greenest Gourmet Food Product for their sustainability efforts and the sheer environmental clean-up star power of oysters themselves, which HIO seeks to support. ... Read More

The locavore and farm-to-table movement has swept across America in recent years. Restaurants in big cities and small towns have realized that using seasonal local produce and locally sourced, organic meats and poultry satisfy their patrons’ stomachs and consciences. Quite a few eateries make area “best of farm-to-table” lists but Founding Farmers in Washington, D.C., stands out from the rest of the pack.... Read More

Each year the Ski Area Citizens Coalition grades western U.S. ski resorts on their environmental policies and practices. A criterion from four categories (habitat protection, protecting watershed, addressing global climate change, and environmental practices and policies) is tallied and each resort receives a grade. Regular “A” students on the SACC list include Squaw Valley, Park City, Deer Valley, and Aspen, the winner of this year’s “greenest ski resort.”... Read More

The ballots are in and a winner has been announced: This year's GreenLux Award for Greenest Luxury Hotel goes to New York's Crosby Street Hotel. Set on a miraculously quiet block in the midst of Soho's hustle and bustle, the 86-room hotel is an open air oasis in the heart of the city.... Read More

By now, you have probably heard murmurs about urban farms like Brooklyn Grange or Eagle Street Rooftop Farm, as the viable urban farming phenomenon has spread like wildfire in recent years. But GLR believes that none have displayed quite the impressive recipe of both sustainability and tech-savvy as Gotham Greens (GG) in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. ... Read More

Terminal 2, AKA "T2," debuted in April of 2011 to rave reviews in publications ranging from the New York Times to just about every airline magazine on the planet. Its creators helped turn what had been an outdated and dreary terminal built in the 1950s into one inspired by an era when air travel was still consider chic and fashionable. ... Read More

The first shots of the food revolution in the United States were, arguably, fired by Alice Waters at Berkeley’s Chez Panisse, who raised the banner on behalf of local, organic and sustainable cuisine. The political implications of mixed seasonal greens with local goat cheese have become clear over the decades. ABC Kitchen is a latecomer to the trend, but nevertheless has proved to be a powerhouse contender.... Read More