Among the environmentally significant bills Congress passed last year was the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, a nearly $800 billion economic stimulus package.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

They created Pedal People as a way to create a useful service that helps the local economy and is environmentally friendly.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

The future owners of the houses work together with different building designers to create environmentally safe houses that do not pollute.

VOA: special.2009.03.25

A team from the University of Warwick has built what it calls the world's first completely environmentally friendly Formula Three racing car.

VOA: special.2009.11.03

For example,Wal-Mart has received criticism over the years for its labor policies and lack of environmentally friendly efforts.

VOA: special.2009.07.17

From Wisconsin to Washington,D.C., they are helping to make the world a more environmentally friendly place.

VOA: special.2009.09.04

The idea is to have environmentally friendly school buildings but to also go further than that.

VOA: special.2010.01.21

For example,the White House praised the city's use of environmentally friendly technology in its economic development.

VOA: special.2009.07.13

And,it has been rated one of the most environmentally friendly cities in the world.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

And,the cartoneros provide a service to the city that is environmentally helpful.

VOA: special.2009.03.25

The toilet is a single-use bag made of environmentally friendly plastics.

VOA: special.2010.03.15

The idea of a no-frills, environmentally-aware grave may,however, take time to catch on in Australia, where there is still a deep respect for tradition.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

The company was started two and a half years ago by two university students who saw electronic recycling as an environmentally friendly way of making money.

VOA: standard.2010.07.12

Ban Ki-moon told reporters this conference must be the turning point in global efforts to prevent runaway global warming and usher in a new era of environmentally sustainable growth.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

He is the director of applied research for the Solid Waste Association of North America, a professional organization that promotes the efficient and environmentally-sound management of municipal solid waste.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

But some warn the plan is environmentally risky and expensive.

VOA: standard.2009.08.01

The independent group certifies products and services as environmentally friendly through a life-cycle evaluation - looking at the raw materials and the manufacturing process, transportation and recycling of old products.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

How Brazilians finally decide on the most economically and environmentally sensible use of the Amazon forest will have a lot to do with agreements that emerge from the climate negotiations in Copenhagen.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17