Pacific Northwest-born Frances Lalas is now living and working in sunny Mendoza, Argentina, at the Vines of Mendoza, overseeing the development of the new Vines Resort & Spa, a five-star resort on 1,000 acres at the base of the Andes set to open at the en

Dallas-based husband-and-wife team Jeff and Liz Helfrich created the Solecan, a dual-use can for both trash and recycling made from recycled plastics. The whole idea behind the prototype is to cut down on "lazy" trashing — throwing recyclables in the tr

You may not think that an accounting degree and accounting background is a typical path to becoming a Chief Sustainability Officer and one of the world's foremost experts on aluminum, but Alcoa's Kevin Anton took just that path. Anton spent three-plus de

Derrick Mains, CEO and founder of Green Nurture, joins "Green is Good" to talk about sustainability and how it encompasses his day-to-day life. The basis of Green Nurture is quite simply to help companies' employees learn and live sustainability-fueled li

Dr. Robert Kavlock has played an integral role in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's computational toxicology program, highlighting new innovations in and creating a better understanding of molecular biology and computer science. Today, Dr. Kavloc

Laura Meyer, founder and CEO of the Ultimate Green Store, never expected to go into the retail business. With a background in law and a book about home improvement under her belt, Meyer became inspired to make a life change after her three sons began to s

Nancy Gioia, the first-ever Director of Global Electrification at Ford Motor company, reveals what America's iconic automotive company is doing to conserve and green itself while lessening America's dependence on oil. Gioia tells John and Mike that Ford i

John and Mike speak with David Thompson, Director of Panasonic’s Environmental Department. Since the 1930s, Panasonic has been committed to socially responsible technology, so that the corporation can “contribute to the betterment of society” throug

"Green is Good" welcomes Glenn Croston, author of 75 Green Businesses and Starting Up Green. Croston, whose interest in green businesses started simply with hopes of creating a better world for his children and future generations, is here to say that it i

Alison Presley manages Travelocity's Travel for Good program, an employee-founded program aimed at decreasing environmental travel concerns since 2006. Travel for Good's mission statement, "Make the world a better place, one trip at a time," truly encompa