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According to Anne Asensio, Executive Director of Advanced Design at GM, it's no longer about styling, it's about design methodology and inspiration from different sources inside and outside of the car industry. So how far does design go? What is this generation of car designers thinking about? Listen in to find out.

With the Green, Sundance Channel becomes the first television network in the United States to establish a major, regularly-scheduled programming destination dedicated entirely to the environment. The destination, designed to be both edifying and entertaining, with an emphasis on information, practical advice and community building, begins April 17.

Born out of the simple question of what to do with leftover pistachio nut shells, How Can I Recycle This? helps readers who send in questions asking what to do with old nail varnish, and others are invited to share their best ideas of how to recycle or reuse the items.

The first wave of approximately 160 hybrid Saturn VUE SUVs will be delivered the first part of 2007 to select branch locations in the San Francisco Bay area as well as in Los Angeles and Sacramento, with additional deliveries slated throughout next year.

Through the program, a customer donation of $2 for a notebook and $6 for a desktop computer will offset carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to powering the average computer for three years.

Teachers interested in using the film as a teaching tool in classrooms should visit participate.net; delivery time is approximately 6-8 weeks, and a curriculum guide is available for download.

Here's how it works: after logging in and creating a profile that includes travel preferences for gender, age, music favorites, smoking, etc., drivers who are planning a trip list the trip's route, date, estimated departure time and asking price; riders who want to get somewhere can then search by pick up location, drop off location, or by state, and can sign up on the site when a good match is found. It's a great idea for summer road trips or holiday travel.

Geared toward sustainable lifestylers in the UK, the quiz can still be effective for people just about everywhere. The best part comes at the end, with a series of handy tips to improve each of the four areas.

The UPS Store will take 'em off your hands, or go to earth911.org and type in your zip code to get a list of drop-off locations near you.

The book includes 50 everyday actions an individual can do to make the world a better place, and make yourself a happier, healthier person to boot. The movement started in east London and has now spread across the globe.

Low Impact Living will also help you understand the environmental benefits and economic trade-offs of your choices, and also have an impact calculator, to help you learn some easy ways to reduce your impact.

First offered in California in 2005, Farmers plans to extend the discounts further, leaving just a handful of states on the east coast unavailable by the end of 2007.

From oil addiction to the numbers behind "the big three" to which fuel goes with which cars, the series has all the resources you need to hop on to the biofuel bandwagon.

Summer dishes on how entomology and high fashion relate, as well as getting past the "burlap sack" stereotype and what it takes to bring sustainability to the entire industry, from the first sketches of the design to the end of the supply chain.

The bolster and seating fabrics - named "Eco" and "Nature" - are a dobby weave that is piece-dyed in six colorways exclusive to Ford. Also unique to this fabric construction is a more environmentally friendly backcoating that eliminates more commonly used "reportable" flame retardants (decabrome and antimony trioxide) in favor of phosphorous based retardants, which is typical of InterfaceFABRIC's preference for materials that go beyond compliance and reporting.