Top Green Ideas

These days, it seems like just about everyone is thinking green…or at least claiming to do so. Some folks, however, are doing more than just paying lip service to the idea of saving the planet.

While the American government has been slow to get into the act, such diverse interests as an international network of scientists, several automobile manufacturers — even Wal-Mart — have stepped to the plate.

Is a plug-in hybrid in your future? How about a green-collar job? And, is geo-engineering the stuff of science ficiton or a legitimate tool in the fight against global warming?

Time magazine offers its Top 10 Green Ideas. Here are the Top 5:

1. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

2. The U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP)

3. The Green Supply Chain

4. Avoided Deforestation

5. Green-collar jobs

To find out more about these ideas and others, and to see a slideshow, visit Time.