Stories from RP Siegel
Energy
How UPS Plans to Deliver a Low-Carbon Future
As UPS adds more hybrid and electric vehicles - and even bicycles - to what's becoming more of a low-carbon fleet, the rattle of the engine you hear as trucks pull up to your house with that coveted package could soon become a thing of the past.
April 8, 2019
Energy
SC Johnson Goes Geothermal at Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Headquarters
SC Johnson plans to reduce its energy consumption at its Frank Lloyd Wright-designed corporate headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin through the use of a geothermal system that will provide heating and cooling for the complex's buildings.
April 4, 2019
Energy
Novozymes’ CEO Talks Sustainability for Agricultural Efficiency
Novozymes' CEO Peder Holk Nielsen took some time recently to chat with TriplePundit about some of the company's latest developments in its quest to make agriculture and food production more efficient and sustainable.
February 22, 2019
Energy
Progress Continues Worldwide in Transition to EVs
Time and again, we see businesses playing leading roles in the move to a more sustainable economy. Whether it’s to […]
February 7, 2019
Corporate Responsibility
Two Scientists Studying the Biological Ocean-Climate Nexus Receive Tyler Prize
The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, founded in 1973, is considered by many to be the Nobel Prize for the […]
May 2, 2018
Energy
Power Sector Emissions Hit Historic Low
In the race against time that the battle against climate change has become, we get a see-saw of good news […]
April 9, 2018
Energy
The US Could Still Meet Clean Power Plan Targets Without the Clean Power Plan
Certainly, the concerted efforts of the Trump administration to bolster the fortunes of their supporters in the fossil fuel industry […]
March 14, 2018
Corporate Responsibility
GM Says Landfill-free Plants Are Just the Beginning
Back in 1953, when GM CEO Charlie Wilson somewhat famously said, “I’ve always believed that what’s good for the country […]
March 5, 2018
Corporate Responsibility
How Electric Vehicles Can Get Even Cleaner
What does it mean for a vehicle to be emission-free? Certainly, if you drive an electric car, that would do […]
December 27, 2017
Corporate Responsibility
JPMorgan Chase Doubles Down on Detroit Investment
If you have a lot of money, you can do a lot of good with it. There are plenty of […]
May 15, 2017
Corporate Responsibility
Tracking Collaboration For Sustainability and Social Impact
The transformation of business in the 21st century has many facets and a number of common characteristics. One of these is […]
April 6, 2017
Energy
NRDC Prepares for Legal Battle with Trump
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) plans to take legal action to combat the Donald Trump administration’s “anti-environment” agenda, senior […]
March 6, 2017
Corporate Responsibility
ExxonMobil Plans to Keep 3.5 Billion Barrels of Tar Sands in the Ground
The struggle is often loud and boisterous while the progress happens in a hush. That was the case last week […]
February 27, 2017
Energy
Kashi Doubles Down On Transitional Organic Agriculture
You could say it’s one of those good news/bad news kinds of stories. The good news is that demand for […]
February 22, 2017
Finance
Could Donald Trump Deliver a Universal Basic Income?
Three weeks into his presidency, Donald Trump has seemingly gone out of his way to alienate everyone who opposed him […]
February 14, 2017
Energy
Scientists Seek a 'Vaccine' For Climate Denial
We’ve all heard about the dangers of antibiotic-resistant bacteria: nasty little bugs that simply do not respond to conventional treatment. But another […]
February 1, 2017
Corporate Responsibility
What We Lose if We Silence Science
Earlier this week, the Trump administration instructed employees at certain federal agencies to stop communicating with the public through news […]
January 27, 2017
Corporate Responsibility
Proposed Wyoming Bill Aims to Outlaw Renewable Power
Earlier this month, Wyoming legislators introduced a bill that would effectively outlaw clean energy by preventing state utilities from selling it. The proposed […]
January 25, 2017
Corporate Responsibility
Fiat-Chrysler Accused of Emissions Cheating Days After VW Exec Arrested
Oliver Schmidt, who headed Volkswagen America’s regulatory compliance office from 2014 to March 2015, was arrested by the FBI last […]
January 16, 2017
Corporate Responsibility
Obama: The Climate Fight Has 'Irreversible Momentum'
President Barack Obama — in an effort to cover as many bases as possible in not only cementing his legacy, […]
January 13, 2017
Energy
Rocky Mountain Institute Still Bullish on Renewable Future
Last month, the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and the Carbon War Room convened what amounted to a state of union for […]
January 4, 2017
Energy
Portland Takes Aim at Inequality with CEO Tax
If you’re looking for a city with cutting-edge progressive ideas, take a look at Portland, Oregon. The city recently passed a […]
December 21, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
Businesses Send Open Letter to Trump: Don’t Drop the Ball on Climate
It’s probably safe to say that just about every one of the millions of people concerned about climate change are waiting […]
November 21, 2016
Energy
State Department: U.S. Will Stay the Course on Climate Even if Trump Wins
The 22nd U.N. Conference of Parties (COP22) will begin later this month in Marrakech, Morocco. Following the much touted COP21 in […]
November 4, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
Fukushima Radiation in the Pacific (Revisited)
My recent post on the spread of radiation stemming from the Fukushima nuclear accident drew quite a few questioning comments. Specifically […]
October 28, 2016
Sponsored
Sustainable Innovation: The Patience to Get it Right
Materials Innovation Leads to More Sustainable Products
Manmade materials positively impact our world in countless ways. They also determine, to some degree, the sustainability of a given […]
October 26, 2016
Energy
Global Commitment on Refrigerant Reduction Will Change Global Warming Trajectory
The global climate agreement reached last year in Paris got a tremendous amount of coverage, as it well deserved. It was […]
October 25, 2016
Sponsored
Sustainable Innovation: The Patience to Get it Right
How the Circular Economy Greens the World of Electronics
Other than humans, the rest of the planet’s ecosystem works on a circular economy. Materials discarded in one part can feed or […]
October 21, 2016
Energy
Trump Inadvertently Hastened Global Climate Accord Ratification
Unbeknownst to him, Donald Trump may have precipitated a major advance in the battle to curb the worst impacts of […]
October 6, 2016
Energy
Fukushima Radiation Now Extends through the Pacific Ocean
Ed. Note: Some of the information contained in this story is not verifiable. Author RP Siegel has penned an updated article, available […]
October 4, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
Leaked Documents Show Details of Scott Walker’s Wisconsin Campaign Controversy
Our democratic system of government was established to balance the competition between self-interest and the concerns of the greater good. […]
September 26, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
GM Announces 100 Percent Renewable Power Goal
Editor’s note: General Motors (GM)’s Director of Sustainability, David Tulauskas, GM’s Manager of Renewable Energy, Rob Threlkeld, WWF’s Director of U.S. […]
September 20, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
What Will the Monsanto-Bayer Merger Mean to Us?
This week we saw big news in the world of Big Ag: The American GMO giant Monsanto agreed to be […]
September 16, 2016
Technology
Ford Announces Mass-Produced, Fully-Autonomous Car for 2021
Ford Motor Co. made a big announcement this week. According to CEO Mark Fields: “Ford will be mass-producing vehicles with […]
August 18, 2016
Technology
EPA On Board to Develop Emission Rules for Aircraft
The end of last month brought big news in the battle to rein in climate change. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced […]
August 5, 2016
Energy
The Myths Oil Companies Use to Resist Climate Action in California
It’s hard to blame the oil companies for trying to find a way to avoid going out of business as the […]
July 18, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
Advocates: Organic Food Companies Worked with Monsanto on Bogus GMO-Labeling Bill
To say that genetically modified foods are controversial would be a massive understatement. Millions of citizens are concerned about potential […]
July 8, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
Interview: The Impact of Brexit on a Sustainable Future
“Brexit could potentially represent a great risk or a great opportunity to both the EU and to Britain.” So says […]
July 6, 2016
Technology
Space-Based Monitoring Adds to Carbon Reduction Toolkit
When it comes to monitoring carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, a key element of any coherent strategy to reduce emissions, […]
June 27, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
Tesla Makes Offer to Buy SolarCity
Here’s some news that should rock the clean-energy world. Electric vehicle superstar Tesla just tendered an offer to buy America’s […]
June 23, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
US-India Pact on Renewables Will Help Keep Coal in the Ground
President Barack Obama and Indian President Narendra Modi signed a pact last week, extending a commitment originally established in 2014, […]
June 13, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
Changes in Newsweek Green Rankings for 2016
Newsweek released its 2016 Green Company rankings last week, which assess the top 500 companies by market capitalization, both globally and in the […]
June 8, 2016
Energy
New Process Efficiently Uses Solar to Produce Hydrogen
Not long ago, we heard a great deal about the “hydrogen economy.” While the prospect of using hydrogen for vehicle […]
June 3, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
North Dakota’s Economic Whiplash is Not Sustainable
The oil and gas industry’s story is one of boom and bust cycles: new discoveries and new players coming online, and […]
May 26, 2016
Energy
Bonn Climate Talks Set to Work Out COP21 Details
Despite all of the attention garnered by the December COP21 climate talks in Paris, the follow-up meeting this week in […]
May 17, 2016
Technology
Accelerating Ahead: GM’s 2015 Sustainability Report
General Motors released its 2015 Sustainability report this week. Entitled Accelerating Ahead: How We Are Sustainably Moving the World, the […]
May 12, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
Mobility in a Net-Zero World
Editor’s note: This is the second post in a two-part story on Shell’s Eco-marathon Americas event and Powering Progress Together […]
April 29, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
A Peek Into the Future of Mobility
Editor’s note: This is the first post in a two-part story on Shell’s Eco-marathon Americas event and Powering Progress Together […]
April 28, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
GM Adds Recycled Water Bottles to Its List of Raw Materials
John Bradburn has a truly interesting job. As global waste reduction manager, he is GM’s equivalent to a professional hunter-gatherer […]
April 20, 2016
Technology
This System Recovers Heat Energy from Sewage
Our planet is facing a potentially devastating climate emergency, partly due to the fact that the infrastructure we have set […]
April 11, 2016
Energy
Stanford Study: Carbon Cost Should Be Six Times Higher
The “official” social cost of carbon (SCC) pollution was $37 per ton in 2015, according to the U.S. government, based on […]
April 5, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
SEC Overrides ExxonMobil Efforts to Stifle Shareholder Activism on Climate
It is widely known that the wheels of justice — and of institutional change — turn slowly, especially when they […]
March 28, 2016
Technology
Unilever to Use Algae Oil in Personal Care Products
Whenever we talk about oil, people immediately think about the black stuff that comes out of the ground, is put […]
March 21, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
Energizer Announces New Batteries With Recycled Content
A major part of the transformation of the world’s energy system is the electrification of nearly everything. Between the increasing […]
March 15, 2016
Technology
United Kicks Off Regular Biofuel Flights on West Coast
On Friday, March 11, United Airlines will debut its first commercial flight using a new biofuel blend called Honeywell Green […]
March 11, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
Can 'Han Solo' Hack the San Bernardino Phone?
The battle between free data access and personal security, which has been raging quietly in the background for years, grabbed […]
February 25, 2016
Energy
Forest Protection Groups Ask EU to Exclude Biofuels
Last week, a group of 125 organizations from 45 countries signed a declaration asking that the European Union exclude large-scale […]
February 15, 2016
Energy
EasyJet is Developing Fuel Cell Hybrid Aircraft
British airline EasyJet is pushing the envelope on its quest to grow its ultra-low-fare flight service while keeping operating costs down. […]
February 8, 2016
Energy
Grid Update Will Allow Renewables to Prevail — Even Without Storage
Solar and wind power could substantially reduce power generation emissions in the near term, according to a recent joint study by […]
February 1, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
David Koch Leaves Museum Board Amidst Controversy
Last week, David Koch resigned from the board of the American Museum of Natural History. Koch, along with his brother […]
January 25, 2016
Energy
TransCanada Shows How the TPP Will Threaten Climate
It seems clear that President Barack Obama has truly picked up his game when it comes to protecting the environment: […]
January 18, 2016
Energy
America’s Second Largest Coal Company Files for Bankruptcy
This is not a good time to be in the coal business. Even before the realization that burning coal is […]
January 13, 2016
Energy
Biotech Partnership Examines the Role of Micro-Organisms in Farm Productivity
Soil is one thing that we hear very little about, despite the fact that it will have a tremendous bearing […]
January 11, 2016
Energy
Carbon Monitoring Will Play a Crucial Role in the Quest to Curb Warming
Coming out of COP21, there is a lot of excitement and a number of questions. At the very least, there […]
January 5, 2016
Voices for Change
COP21: Grand Success or Major Disappointment?
National leaders across the world have praised the climate agreement signed in Paris on Dec. 12. President Barack Obama called […]
December 15, 2015
Energy
Alberta Declares Ambitious Climate Plan in Time for Paris
It would seem clear to anyone whose head is not buried in the sand (or is watching too much Fox […]
December 7, 2015
Voices for Change
Deep Decarbonization Study Reveals Multiple Pathways to Carbon Goal
A few weeks back, we posted a story describing the substantial amount of technology that is ready and able to […]
December 1, 2015
Corporate Responsibility
USDA Whistleblower Takes the Heat for Speaking Inconvenient Truths About Pesticides and GMOs
Concern has been growing of late about the role that money plays in American politics. The battle to overturn the Citizens […]
November 13, 2015
Sponsored
In Our Sights: A Signed Climate Commitment in Paris
Off-the-Shelf Technology Can Halt Climate Change Now
In a recent conversation with Novozymes CEO Peder Holk Nielsen, we asked: If he had a few minutes alone with […]
November 2, 2015
Energy
GE Ecomagination Celebrates 10th Year, Launches Impact Partnership
I can remember when GE first came out with the Ecomagination initiative back in 2005. At the time it was considered […]
October 30, 2015
Corporate Responsibility
Novo Nordisk CEO Unseats Bezos, Tops HBR 100
Last week, Harvard Business Review (HBR) issued its 2015 list of the world’s top CEOs. The list is an interesting […]
October 23, 2015
Finance
Climate Leadership Index Selects Best Performing Companies
When you make a financial investment, you’re usually thinking about your own future, not the world’s. It’s a choice we’ve […]
October 21, 2015
Energy
California Restricts Livestock Antibiotic Use with Little Resistance From Industry
California might be among the last places in American that the sun hits with the dawning of each day, but […]
October 16, 2015
Sponsored
In Our Sights: A Signed Climate Commitment in Paris
Why We Need Science-Based Targets at COP21
Solving large-scale problems like climate change usually requires a combination of top-down (government-mandated) and bottom-up solutions (voluntary actions). Many sustainable business pros […]
October 12, 2015
Sponsored
In Our Sights: A Signed Climate Commitment in Paris
Scandinavian Corporations Explain Their Business Case for COP21
In a few weeks, delegates from governments around the world will convene in Paris at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) […]
October 5, 2015
Corporate Responsibility
Japan Smart Cities Project Wraps Up With Impressive Results
Back in 2013 we did a story on a Smart City pilot that was underway in Japan. The experimental program, which […]
October 2, 2015
Energy
Aspen Goes 100 Percent Renewable
Three U.S. cities now get all of their power from renewables. You’re probably thinking that they’re all in California, but […]
September 15, 2015
Corporate Responsibility
Early Lights on the Road to COP21 Turning Green
Just about everyone who is paying attention to climate change is looking forward with anticipation to the COP21 meeting in […]
September 9, 2015
Voices for Change
SunSaluter Provides Clean Water as it Tracks the Sun
Back in December 2012, we ran across a young woman named Eden Full, who won a 20 Under 20 Thiel […]
September 3, 2015
Finance
New Water Analysis Tool Monetizes Revenue at Risk
World Water Week is going on right now in Stockholm, Sweden. This year marks the 25th edition of the annual international event aimed […]
August 28, 2015
Energy
Vivergy Makes the Connection Between Climate, Emissions and Your Family’s Health
While it’s been difficult to motivate a number of people to take action or even feel concerned about climate change, […]
August 27, 2015
Energy
Air Pollution in China is Killing More Than a Million People a Year
There can be no question that the epic story of our time is our struggle to endure against the threatening […]
August 20, 2015
Corporate Responsibility
The Land Institute Ahead of Schedule in its Quest to Revolutionize Agriculture
Four years ago, I traveled out to Salina, Kansas, to visit the Land Institute and meet its founder: the prairie […]
August 19, 2015
Energy
Freshwater Institute's Fresh Ideas About Sustainable Seafood
Local food is all the rage these days. People love to buy local. If you put up a sign over […]
August 13, 2015
Energy
SolarCity’s New GivePower Foundation Brings Light to Schools in Need
It’s been going on quietly, behind the scenes, for five years now. SolarCity‘s board chairman, Elon Musk, said back in 2010 […]
August 12, 2015
Energy
SolarCity’s Buffalo Boom Brightens Local Economy
If you think the idea of a new, clean-energy economy or the notion of green jobs are just rhetoric, take […]
August 7, 2015
Energy
Obama, EPA Release Final Clean Power Plan
On Monday, August 3, President Barack Obama and EPA Chief Gina McCarthy released the finalized version of the Clean Power […]
August 4, 2015
Voices for Change
Study: Daughters of Working Mothers Earn More
Between two-earner families and single moms, the trend of working mothers has become fully entrenched in our world. This is […]
July 31, 2015
Corporate Responsibility
Groups Raise Concern Over Role of COP21 Sponsors
We’ve seen considerable progress on emissions, including commitments being made by superpower governments, notably the U.S., China, and Brazil. We’ve […]
July 29, 2015
Energy
Vertical Farm Takes Food Production to New Heights
If you happened to overhear someone talking about the relative fertility of cities, you’d probably think they were talking about […]
July 24, 2015