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The company has said that the $159 headphones can be returned to it for recycling.

Giving up on wasn't an option, even without the reliable electricity and internet connections western entrepreneurs take for granted.

The remarks come after environmental group Greenpeace issued a statement earlier this week demanding the world's top smartphone maker find a way to reuse rare materials in the discontinued smartphones that Samsung is taking back.

With savvy software, Wunder Capital aims to bring efficiency to financing the installation of solar energy systems.

California Safe Soil pitched its food waste recycling technology to Entrepreneur.com editors at this year's Propeller Fest.

Doing the right thing is the fastest road to success.

Winners often win because their environment makes winning easier.

Intangible perks might outweigh even the financial ROIs business owners enjoy from making smart upgrades.

The success of large-scale solar has raised questions about the wisdom of continuing incentives for rooftop installations, which remain far more expensive than most other forms of electricity.

The settlement stems from VW's admission in September that it intentionally misled regulators by installing secret software that allowed U.S. vehicles to emit up to 40 times legally allowable pollution.

As part of the settlements, Volkswagen will to help boost zero emissions vehicles and introduce a program to offset excess diesel pollution from the offending vehicles.

The Japanese company said using ethanol, produced from crops including sugar cane and corn, to generate hydrogen-based electricity inside vehicles would be cheaper than fuel cell technology.

The company might have plans to expand its farms even further to prepare for new projects, such as charging stations for the long-rumored Apple car.

Making money will always be top of mind for most business owners, but there is a movement towards a double or triple bottom line.

Small companies are creating long-term value while driving in the conscious capitalism movement forward.

Going paperless is an investment that has proven its worth.

Why is it that so many people meander day-after-day through the same quagmire of crap? It's simple: It just doesn't hurt enough.

SkyTran is challenged to convince cities to update their aging infrastructure.

To get people to make a change, sometimes it needs to be more than the right thing to do.

That would include versions of the Jetta sedan, the Golf compact and the Audi A3 sold since 2009.

The birds are actually monitoring air pollution in London.