British company Cadbury has just announced that their Heroes chocolates have gone green, though not literally of course. The popular Heroes brand will now be more eco-friendly, and just in time for the busy holiday chocolate season.  According to the company, Heroes will now be shipped in green-friendly boxes. Cadbury spokesman Tony Bilsborough revealed, “Like all manufacturers, we are looking at ways of reducing packaging and the...

Food giant General Mills reveled on Wednesday that the company plans on sourcing 100% eco-friendly palm oil from responsible sources by 2015, a start in helping protect more of endangered rain forests. The Golden Valley-based company said it will work to ensure its palm oil purchases "are not associated in any way with destruction of the world's rain forests." The move puts General Mills in the forefront of efforts by global food...

On Wednesday even Mayor Michael Bloomberg was on hand to celebrate the new Harlem-located eco-friendly and affordable housing development. Bloomberg presented ceremonial keys to the new and excited residents of the new complex Castle Gardens which will offer permanent housing and support to former prisoners as well as members of the West Harlem community. The Fortune Society's new 114-unit building is part of the city's commitment to...

If the Nakheel Tower is ever built, it would replace the Burj Khalifa as the world's tallest and greenest skyscraper gracing the Dubai skies. The project is part of a large 270-hectare mixed-use development called Nakheel Harbour. The tower was designed to serve as Dubai’s new capital building and it is adorned with Islamic design elements. Shopping districts, residences, offices, and public parks will make the area a thriving cultural...

Justin Timberlake has just re-launched his eco-friendly golf course in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. The Mirimichi Performance Center is an 18-hole, par 72 golf course that recently won the Gold Environment Organization award for the first green golf course in the States.  Nicely done, JT! Timberlake and his family purchased the course, formerly known as Big Creek, with the idea of creating an all-green haven and it looks like...