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Made possible by £13 million in new funding, the London service starts in Zones 1 and 2 and the Kensington & Chelsea areas and plans to expand to the rest of the city by the end of next year. Members of ZipCar book cars on an as-needed basis and pay rates starting at £4.20 per hour. For that price, you get gas, insurance, maintenance and reserved parking, an extra perk in a city where parking is increasingly difficult and expensive.

The liner notes of his album note that, among other things, he thinks our reliance on petroleum is out of hand and that sustainable energy is no longer a hippie idea. His work reaches many difference people and a wide demographic, from animal rights to political activism, and he does it all by using himself as an example. Photo: Danny Clinch

Passengers will be awarded carbon points for each flight, which can then be used to invest in green projects chosen by the airline. These projects include wind-power generation in India, free light bulbs for poor families in Jamaica, and a program that uses carbon credits to improve energy efficiency on the island.

Videos can discuss various components of daily life including transportation, home and garden, work, recreation, etc., and in this, the subsequent actions being taken to reduce one's carbon footprint. February 28, 2007 is the deadline for entries.

Due to be launched in Spring 2007, the line boasts that all formulas exclude synthetic preservatives, silicone and any ingredients that are of animal origin or have been tested on animals. To appeal to sustainably-minded men and women, the line will be marketed as "unisex."

Proprietor Sienna Wildwind has also put together a Green Means Go calendar of biodiesel enthusiasts, complete with biodiesel manifestos written by each of the models, as well as bumper stickers for showing off your biodiesel enthusiasm.

A product of Green Mountain Energy, BeGreen is also a burgeoning community for people to connect, learn, discuss and be inspired to action to curb the adverse effects of global warming.

Following in the footsteps of "podcast" (last year's WOTY), "carbon neutral" beat out "CSA" (community supported agriculture), "DRM" (digital rights management) and "dwarf planet" for the honor of a permanent spot in our cultural lexicon.

Nike's commuter program, TRAC (Traveling Responsibly? Accept the Challenge), offers prizes and incentives to commuters who eschew the gasoline- or diesel-powered vehicle. Since 1992, it has reduced the percentage of employees who drive alone from 98 percent to 84 percent. Nike was also the first in the sports-apparel industry to disclose the names and locations of contract factories making its products.

Reverb also helps coordinate biodiesel fill-ups for tour buses and renewable possibilities for the merchandise and food sold at concerts. The two are a really good fit; BNL seem to really care about minimizing the bad stuff about concerts and consumerism, and Reverb is there to lend a hand.

In addition to advocating for conscious consumerism, Litegreen also wants to help mitigate climate change, so they've pledged to plant a tree every time someone spends £50 through using their site, as well as each time someone registers (for free) with the site.

The tips include replacing screens with storm windows, installing weather-stripping and caulk around leaky windows to keep the heat in; if you have radiators, placing heat-resistant reflectors between the heating element and wall to heat the room (instead of the wall); and sealing duct connections and seams with duct sealant.

Aside from some usual suspects like Al Gore & HRH Prince Charles, "some of these people aren’t nearly as well-recognised for their contribution to our planet’s welfare as they should be. We hope this poll will go some way towards putting that right," says Mark Funnell, Managing Editor of Your Environment, the Environment Agency’s quarterly magazine for environmental professionals and consumers.

V-O-T-E. Vote. VOTE. We can't say it any other way.

The finalists will be determined and announced this week; the winners will be announced at an event at the Guggenheim Museum on November 30, as well as in the December issue of Interior Design. Yet more evidence that green design is also good design, and it's here to stay.