Over the next 10 years, the green industry is predicted to experience growth in the neighborhood of 1.5 trillion dollars. Green will continue to shape the foods we eat, the products we buy, and the way we get around -- and increasingly the jobs we have. YahooGreen.com

 

Now here's an interesting idea for interactive board games - make the pieces out of OLEDs. Queen's Human Media Lab Professor Roel Vertegaal and HML graduate Mike Rooke have dreamed up a way to use simple hexagons as graphical gaming pieces that can interact with one another to move the game plot forward. TreeHugger.com

 

If you're on the hunt for a new appliance and want to take part in rebate programs that give you money back when you buy energy efficient appliances, you may want to check out a new resource going by the name of EcoRebates. TreeHugger.com

 

Under the program, a series of projects will be undertaken over the next three years to help British Columbians address climate change issues in the areas of water allocation and use, forest and watershed management, flood protection and floodplain management, and community planning. KelownaDailyCourier.ca

 

Homemade Valentines that you can make From Recycled MaterialsYou can avoid headaches and the aggravation of allergies by using natural non-toxic household cleaners. Natural cleaners won't harm your lungs and they will save you tons of money. GreenDaily.com

 

The retailer has just installed close to 5,300 solar panels at its Apple Valley distribution center in California – that’s enough to power 175 homes. The array is Wal-Mart’s largest solar installation and will provide roughly 20 percent of the power for the 1.3 million square foot distribution center, topping out around 1 megawatt. Inhabitat.com

 

Designer Ji Sung Park offers up an idea for a solar powered park bench that acts like a flower. During the day, the petals are unfurled and act as seats for passers-by, while at night, the petals fold up and it becomes a path light. Neat. TreeHugger.com

 

Starbucks is currently working with the U.S. Conference of Mayors to determine what recycling barriers exist in each U.S. city and how to overcome them. Starbucks Director of Environmental Impact Jim Hanna even spoke at the annual U.S. Mayors Conference last week. Earth911.com

 

We know it’s not spring yet, and you’re still donning that oversize wool coat and chunky scarf. But we admit that we are still in a post-holiday funk and are in serious need of some organization and motivation. Earth911.com

 

This hip, colorfully painted shipping container city recently sprung up just outside of Mexico city. Created by a small community of businesses, the project features restaurants, gallery space, bars, funky stores and even living spaces constructed completely out of recycled shipping containers. Inhabitat.com

 

Where do rotary phones sit within today’s more modern, more digitized world? Jean Luc Cornec’s exhibit presses visitors to recall more simplified times through a flock of free-roaming sheep sculpted from old, analog, rotary phones. Inhabitat.com

 

Boho-chic and hippie garb have been staples in many of us gal’s closets over the past few years. But why not take this enchanting Earth-lovin’ ware to the next level and make a real statement? We’ve rounded up seven of our favorite eco-chic accessories, made from real live plants. Inhabitat.com

 

Vancouver is playing their hand with the upcoming Eco Fashion Forward Fundraising Night. The event coincides with the Winter Olympics--and will hopefully garner some media attention--on February 19, and leads up to the launch of Eco Fashion Week on April 20-22, 2010. TreeHugger.com

 

Don't stress out about using your car, just drive smart. Here are five easy ways to make your commute more fuel efficient and eco-friendly. GreenDaily.com

 

Castanet is coming to the aid of a Kelowna company trying to help the victims of last week's devastating earthquake in Haiti. Watergeeks have been looking for a way to donate 500 filtered water bottles with biological filters to Haiti, however, most relief agencies are only accepting cash donations at the moment. Castanet.net

 

Seafood is a hard category to navigate: farmed versus wild, mercury levels, and overfishing are just some of the things to think about when buying it. Adding to the confusion is that the arguments on each side are often changing due to the dynamic nature of the industry. DailyGreen.com

 

It's not just a healthy environment, nutritious eating and great taste that makes us seek sustainable food. Family farms, family ranches and family-owned small businesses are vital to a sustainable economy. Keeping families on their land and earning a fair living preserves a rich heritage, sustains communities and supports our country's best traditions. HuffingtonPostGreen.com

 

Here’s an interesting thought: What if eating greener and more sustainably meant printing your meals? Marcelo Coelho and Amit Zoran, a couple ingenious minds at MIT, have come up with a way to do just that. Hailed as ‘The Cornucopia’, this 3-D printer concept is a personal food factory that fuses the digital world with the realm of cooking by storing, precisely mixing, depositing, and cooking layers of ingredients with no waste. Inhabitat.com

Ontario, Canada's most populous province and the country's industrial heartland, is set to award a multibillion dollar deal to consortium led by Samsung Group to build renewable energy equipment such as wind turbines, media reports said on Wednesday. The deal could be worth up to C$7 billion ($6.7 billion). YahooGreen.com

 

The idea needs a lot of work, but the concept of using structures that aren't going away to collect a valuable resource that is going away, well, it's an idea that we wouldn't mind seeing explored further, especially as rainwater harvesting becomes a growing issue. TreeHugger.com