Eco-friendly

Although California is full of that American mammoth, the shopping mall, smaller, more locally driven businesses and travelling organic farmer’s markets are increasingly popping up and are growing in popularity.

So too much tequila, too much sun and too many tacos means a visit to the Banyan Tree’s Mayakoba resort is a must for anyone who needs to undo the damage done.

I lucky enough to spend some time in the enchanting Clayoquot Wilderness Resort, located in the wild west of Vancouver Island, in Canada’s leafy costal province of British Columbia.

While the vast majority of U.S. workers still use a car to commute to work, there are differences across states. The greenest commuters live in the District of Columbia, in New York and in Massachusetts, where 57 percent, 35 percent, and 15 percent of commuters use public transportation, ride a bike or simply walk to their workplaces. On the opposite end of the scale, we find the southern states of Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama, where more than 9 in 10 commuters use a car to get to work, while less than 1 percent of workers use public transportation.

The willingness to pay for sustainable products has increased universally since 2011. On a global scale, the percentage of consumers willing to pay a premium for sustainable products and services increased from 45 percent in 2011 to 55 percent in 2014. Surprisingly however, the willingness to pay more is the lowest in the richest parts of the world, namely North America and Europe ...

Scientists have created new, water-based organic batteries that are long-lasting and built from cheap, eco-friendly components.

Ottawa shop sells handmade bath and beauty products.

Just Salad, an eco-friendly salad chain, opened an Upper East Side store on March 26.

Ottawa will be home to the largest green department store in North America when terra20 opens on Sept. 15 at the Pinecrest Shopping Centre.

The automobile software company Xatori recently released data on the most “EV ready,” or electric-vehicle ready, cities in the United States. The data was collected from the company’s flagship software called PlugShare.

A record number of councilors, 22, received perfect scores.