Debbie Lawlor, New Jersey Meadowlands Commission Chief Sustainability Officer, helps to control the zoning and planning of the Meadowlands region of northern New Jersey, less than 10 miles west of New York City. Lawlor's background is in sustainable regio

When Xavier Moraga began working at Paris' upscale boutique Hotel Gavarni, he immediately began conceptualizing ways to green the legacy hotel. Today, the hotel is the first independent hotel in Paris to receive the European Ecolabel, a strict certificati

John and Patricia Adams, co-founders of the NRDC and co-authors of the newly released A Force for Nature, join "Green is Good" to look back on 40 years of environmentalism. "The first reason we wrote the book was we wanted to record the first 40 years of

Leslie Sheridan, founder of Planet Cents, used her background in activism for further good when she decided to head down a greener path earlier this year. Inspired by green businesses and the greenies she met along the way, Sheridan was convinced she coul

Joe Arrigo, the Building Science Leader for Owens Corning, visits “Green is Good” to discuss the iconic building materials company’s new eco-projects. Owens Corning is the original manufacturer of Fiberglas, the insulation material used in millions

Megan Kuhlmann started GreenIsSexy.org after conspiring with two friends about what could be done to spread eco-awareness to the public. The site, online for three years now, provides new eco-tips every day to help viewers in their day-to-day lives. Kuhlm

Care2.com founder Randy Paynter started his online community in 1998, and it is now the largest online community of users — more than 14 million — focusing on living green and making a difference in the areas of human rights and animal welfare. "I ha

St. Lawrence University sits in a picturesque setting in Upstate New York on an eco-friendly, 1,000-acre campus. Long considered one of the greenest universities in America, St. Lawrence has had an environmental studies program since the mid-1970s, well b

Jennie Nigrosh grew up surrounded by recycling — her father ran a cardboard recycling plant in New Hampshire — so it is only natural that she followed the path to create The Green Garmento, a reusable dry cleaning bag that is simple yet utilitarian. N

Paul McRandle is the editor of NRDC's SmarterCities.org project. The site examines what cities across the U.S. are doing to green their profile, and in the process increase the quality of life for residents. The entire Smarter Cities program will take abo