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Corporate Responsibility
State Energy Efficiency Scorecard Released – How Does Yours Fare?
The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) just released their annual scorecard for the most energy-efficient states. The […]
October 5, 2012
Finance
B Corporations to Expand “Business for Good” Initiative Globally
It was busy at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) last week. Along with President Obama and Mitt Romney both speaking, […]
October 3, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Electric Vehicles – Disruptive Technology?
Last Sunday was National Plug In Day, a day of recognition of plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles. Events were held […]
October 2, 2012
Energy
A Brief History of Biofuels
Everything we burn or have ever burned for fuel originated as a living thing. It either started out as a […]
October 1, 2012
Energy
Smokey Robinson Spearheads Fight Against Water-Borne Diseases
Some of you might remember the 1972 hit song “Smoke on the Water,” by Deep Purple. Today’s story reminds me […]
September 28, 2012
Finance
Business Leaders Want Wind Power Tax Credit Extended
Last week, diverse a group of 19 companies sent a letter to Congress asking them to extend the production tax […]
September 26, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Another Good Reason to Vote For Obama: The Economy
Mitt Romney is looking to unseat Barack Obama to become the next President of the United States. The reason he […]
September 24, 2012
Energy
Scientific Study Finds Long-Term Health Impacts from GM Corn and Herbicide
A French scientific study released this week asserts that laboratory rats fed Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) corn or low levels […]
September 21, 2012
Energy
Stanford Food Study Infuriates Organic Supporters
A study, conducted by Stanford University scientists and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine titled “Are Organic Foods Safer or […]
September 17, 2012
Energy
If Corporations Are People, Then Why Not Rivers?
In 1982, filmmaker Godfrey Reggio released a film called KOYAANISQATSI. The title is the Hopi word for ‘life out of […]
September 12, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
New E-waste Disposal Solution: Just in Time for iPhone 5?
With the iPhone 5 release date just around the corner, what better time for some new ideas for e-waste recycling? […]
September 11, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Global Carbon Trading Takes a Big Step Forward
It has often been pointed out that our modern world could quickly become cleaner, safer, and more sustainable if only […]
September 10, 2012
Finance
Navigating the Government-Industry Nexus
You may have heard of the the energy-water nexus, a framework that recognizes the complex and elaborate interdependence between these […]
September 4, 2012
Energy
Bottom-Up Innovation Gaining Traction
For ten years, social entrepreneurs have been coming to the University of Santa Clara’s Center for Science, Technology and Society […]
September 3, 2012
Energy
What Will Be the Fate of Sustainability After November?
Earlier this week, I wrote about the Regeneration Roadmap, a global survey taken from over a thousand sustainability experts on […]
August 31, 2012
Finance
The State of Sustainable Development According to Professionals
The Regeneration Roadmap project recently released their report entitled, “Global Expert Perspectives on the State of Sustainable Development.” The report […]
August 29, 2012
Finance
Five Problems with the Romney-Ryan Budget
Robert Reich has a new video out on YouTube with the super-fast cartoon drawing technique that has become so popular […]
August 27, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
GMO Labeling: Does Proposition 37 Pit “Children” Against “Parents?”
Reading Marc Gunther’s piece about certain natural food companies’ role in the Proposisiton 37 battle over GMO labeling reminds me […]
August 24, 2012
Energy
Wind Power Boom at Risk: 91,000 Jobs Blowin’ in the Wind
When Bob Dylan famously sang, “the answer my friend, is blowin’ in the wind,” he wasn’t referring to the question […]
August 22, 2012
Energy
Ocean Health Index Tracks Relationship of Man and Ocean by Country
Last week a group of scientists, working in partnership with the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Sea Around […]
August 21, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
What Exactly Does Paul Ryan Bring to the Party?
Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan as his running mate in hopes that he will deliver the Tea Party and possibly […]
August 17, 2012
Energy
Should the U.S. Halt Corn Ethanol Production During the Drought?
Last week, the director-general of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, José Graziano da Silva told the Financial Times (login […]
August 15, 2012
Voices for Change
GM Foods: Heading for a Train Wreck?
It really has all the elements of an old-time action thriller: the forces of good and evil, the unsuspecting victim, […]
August 13, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Is Air Conditioning Heating Up the Planet?
Stan Cox is a senior researcher at the Land Institute. His book, Losing Our Cool: Uncomfortable Truths About Our Air […]
August 10, 2012
Energy
While We Feel the Heat, Another Climate Denier Sees the Light
There is an overwhelming scientific consensus on the question of anthropogenic (human-induced) climate change. In fact, most people would say […]
August 7, 2012
Finance
Should the US Be Exporting Coal?
We all know that the journey to a sustainable existence on this planet is going to be a difficult one. […]
August 3, 2012
Energy
Faced With Industry Pressure, USDA Butchers Meatless Monday
Many businesses, schools and other institutions, out of concern for the people they serve, and for the planet, have adapted […]
August 2, 2012
Finance
Why Citizens United Must Be Overturned
The door is rapidly closing on Democracy in America. Corporate interests, working in tandem with corrupt politicians, are busily locking […]
August 1, 2012
Energy
How About a CAFE Standard for Utilities?
Atlanta-based utility giant Southern Company is set to fire up its 100 MW biomass Nacogdoches Generating Facility. This power plant […]
July 27, 2012
Energy
There’s Gold in Them Thar Circuits
Back in 1849, a man named Dr. M.F. Stephenson, who was the director of the US Mint in Dahlonega, Georgia, […]
July 25, 2012
Energy
In Mexico and Brazil: Cities Are Closing the Loop Between Trash and Food
Janine Benyus, noted biologist and author of the book Biomimicry, describes nine laws that nature seems to consistently follow in […]
July 23, 2012
Energy
Sitting Down (On the Toilet) For a Good Cause
Simon Griffiths, co-founder of an Australian/American company that markets eco-friendly toilet paper, has come up with a totally unique and […]
July 20, 2012
Energy
BP Getting Deep Into Cellulosic Ethanol
Back in April, when I wrote about BP’s 2011 Sustainability Review, I acknowledged how eager the company was to be […]
July 18, 2012
Technology
With Tea Party on the Right and Occupy on the Left, Is There Room For the Rational Middle?
Gregory Kallenberg, a journalist living in New York, moved back to his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana to make a film. […]
July 16, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Can Computers Give Us the Wisdom We Need to Live Sustainably?
Extracting materials from beneath the ground that will eventually be depleted could certainly be the very definition of an unsustainable […]
July 13, 2012
Energy
Monsanto's 2011 Sustainability Report:Cognitive Dissonance?
The question was recently asked here whether a company that pursues an unsustainable activity as its primary mission could ever […]
July 10, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Trans-Pacific Partnership Threatens Environment and American Sovereignty
A democracy cannot function without a well-informed citizenry. But as more and more of the dealings of the powers-that-be are […]
July 4, 2012
Energy
Denmark Will Be 100% Renewable By Mid-Century
Last week, I posted a piece about the DOE’s modeling which showed the feasibility of the US obtaining 80 percent of […]
July 2, 2012
Finance
Indian MBA Program Offers a Minor in Empathy
MBA programs in this country date back to the 1880s. They have grown steadily in popularity since then, with much […]
June 29, 2012
Technology
Study: Renewables Could Produce 80% of Our Electricity by 2050
This has to be some of the more encouraging news I’ve heard in a while. A report released last week […]
June 25, 2012
Finance
Texas Climate & Carbon Exchange Opens for Global Trading
I know, this almost sounds like a punch line to a bad joke, or perhaps an oxymoron. Many people tend […]
June 22, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Japan Takes A Huge Leap Into Solar
There is good news for the solar industry this week. It comes at a good time, after several bankruptcies this […]
June 21, 2012
Voices for Change
Businesses and Non-Profits: Dream Teams or Shallow Schemes?
This is the final installment in a six part series on building better employee volunteer programs, presented by MicroEdge, the […]
June 19, 2012
Voices for Change
Study: Coal Plants Do More Harm Than Good
Turning the world we have today into a truly sustainable one could be as simple as making things cost what […]
June 18, 2012
Sponsored
Energy Options: Pros and Cons
Geothermal Energy: Pros and Cons
The core of the Earth, some 4,000 miles beneath its surface, is a fiery morass of superheated gas and molten […]
June 15, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Can Employee Volunteering Lead to “Coopetition” Between Companies?
This is the fifth in a six part series on building better employee volunteer programs, presented by MicroEdge, the leading […]
June 12, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
State of Alabama "Bans" Sustainable Development (aka "Agenda 21")
So, I guess this shows that we really don’t all want the same thing after all. Anyone who, like me, […]
June 11, 2012
Energy
Minnesota-Based Recycling Reinvented Promotes Producer Take-Back
Ed note: TriplePundit is coming to Minneapolis this July to put on a GRI certified training course in sustainability reporting. […]
June 8, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
The "ROI" of Employee Volunteering
This is the fourth in a six part series on building better employee volunteer programs, presented by MicroEdge, the leading […]
June 5, 2012
Energy
FuelCell Energy Provides Clean Power and Efficiency in Various Forms
Last month, I posted a piece on fuel cell power as part of my series on energy: pros and cons. […]
June 5, 2012
Sponsored
Energy Options: Pros and Cons
Tidal Power: Pros and Cons
Day and night, the vast waters of the ocean press and recede along the shorelines of Earth’s every continent in […]
June 1, 2012
Technology
Interview: Plug Power's Fuel Cells Lift Customers’ Products and Profits
Earlier this month, I posted a piece on fuel cell power as part of my series on energy: pros and […]
May 30, 2012
Technology
Clean Coal Funding Stalls
According to a new report published by the Worldwatch Institute, funding for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects, otherwise known […]
May 28, 2012
Finance
BP Agrees to Major Pollution Cuts at Tar Sands Refinery
Back in the waning days of the GW Bush administration, the EPA approved a permit issued by the State of […]
May 25, 2012
Voices for Change
World Business Council Provides Detailed Roadmap to a Sustainable Future
Wednesday morning in Geneva, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a coalition of more than 200 companies, announced […]
May 22, 2012
Sponsored
Energy Options: Pros and Cons
Solar Thermal: Pros and Cons – Part 2: Concentrating Solar Power
The term solar thermal has been used to describe two different types of systems. One is where solar panels are […]
May 21, 2012
Sponsored
Energy Options: Pros and Cons
Solar Thermal: Pros and Cons – Part 1: Solar Heating and Cooling
The term solar thermal has been used to describe two different types of systems. One is where solar panels are […]
May 18, 2012
Energy
Romney Gets Sustainable Fisheries Right, Then Wrong
You would think that Mitt Romney, as the former governor of a coastal state, would have a better handle on […]
May 16, 2012
Energy
Recyclebank Reroutes Travelers onto a Greener Path
In yet another great example of using digital technology to save energy and emissions, Recyclebank’s new iPhone app encourages Londoners […]
May 14, 2012
Sponsored
Energy Options: Pros and Cons
Fuel Cell Energy: Pros and Cons
Although the idea of using fuel cells to power cars or provide electricity for buildings has popped up fairly recently, […]
May 10, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
The Current State of Clean Energy
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is an organization that works to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for its 28 […]
May 9, 2012
Finance
Bloom Energy to Double Manufacturing Capacity for Fuel Cells
After quadrupling the size of its Sunnyvale plant last year, Bloom Energy has now broken ground on a 210,000 sq […]
May 8, 2012
Sponsored
Energy Options: Pros and Cons
Biomass Energy: Pros and Cons
Biomass energy has been around since long before anyone spoke of renewables or alternative energy sources. There was a time […]
May 4, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Walmart’s Foundation Gives $71 Million to the Environment
Last year, the Walton Family Foundation, heirs to the Walmart fortune, gave environmental conservation grants totaling $71.4 million to 160 […]
May 2, 2012
Sponsored
Energy Options: Pros and Cons
Combined Heat and Power: Pros and Cons
Combined heat & power (CHP) or cogeneration, is really not an energy source itself, but rather more of an energy […]
April 30, 2012
Technology
Naked Energy Delivers Solar Electricity and Hot Water in One Package
Solar photovoltaic systems that make electricity directly from sunlight are one of the most promising technologies for clean renewable energy. […]
April 26, 2012
Technology
IBM, Honda and PG&E Collaborate on Smart EV Charging
We all know that to minimize the impact of global climate change we need to drastically reduce our combustion of […]
April 23, 2012
Sponsored
Energy Options: Pros and Cons
Liquid Fluoride Thorium Power: Pros and Cons
Last August, I posted an article on Thorium reactors, a form of nuclear power that supposedly overcomes many of the […]
April 23, 2012
Finance
BP’s Cover-up of Previous Blowout Revealed
Ecowatch.org just released newly uncovered evidence of a Deepwater Horizon-type blowout of a BP rig in the Caspian Sea, in […]
April 19, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Stronger and Safer? BP's 2011 Sustainability Review
BP really wants to be considered one of the good guys. You can practically feel the eagerness saturating every page […]
April 18, 2012
Sponsored
Energy Options: Pros and Cons
Tar Sands Oil: Pros and Cons
You might not know this, but Canada has oil reserves of 170 billion barrels, more than Iran and Nigeria combined. […]
April 16, 2012
Energy
Food & Water Watch Takes a Hard Look at Market Self-Regulation
Concerned about a recent trend in which financial interests have turned their attention to the profitability of trading in common […]
April 13, 2012
Sponsored
Energy Options: Pros and Cons
Algae-based Biofuel: Pros And Cons
Algae–based biofuel is a new energy source that has been getting a lot of attention lately. Certain types of algae […]
April 12, 2012
Energy
Another Reason Not to Eat Factory Chicken: Arsenic
Earlier this week Nicholas Kristof wrote a piece in the NY Times about arsenic in chicken. He cited two studies […]
April 11, 2012
Sponsored
Energy Options: Pros and Cons
Clean Coal: Pros and Cons
Let’s face it, coal is nasty stuff. It contaminates everything it comes in contact with and creates problems at every […]
April 9, 2012
Technology
Nest Thermostat 2.0 Brings New Energy-Saving Features
Last fall, I wrote a review of the Nest Learning Thermostat that attracted a lot of attention. It turns out […]
April 6, 2012
Sponsored
Energy Options: Pros and Cons
Solar Photovoltaics: Pros and Cons
Solar PV is perhaps what most people think of first when they think of renewables (though we actually use more […]
April 5, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
California Charges Forward on EVs
As you may have seen, California Governor Jerry Brown announced a $120 million settlement last week with utility company NRG. […]
April 4, 2012
Sponsored
Energy Options: Pros and Cons
Natural Gas: Pros and Cons
Natural gas has been in the news a lot lately, being hailed as the solution to our energy problems on […]
April 3, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Ford Focus EV Team Takes Steps to Avoid Chevy Volt’s Pitfalls
Undoubtedly sobered by the plight of the Chevy Volt, which recently idled production for five weeks, furloughing 1300 workers in […]
April 2, 2012
Technology
SAP’s Sustainability Report: “Helping the World Run Better”
SAP is a company that makes its living providing information tools for businesses to better understand their business through quantitative […]
March 30, 2012
Energy
Saudi Arabia Powering Up With Solar & Steam
Saudi Arabia is an interesting country when it comes to energy. First of all, they have more oil than anyone […]
March 28, 2012
Technology
Tata Motors Air Car—Is it Really Coming?
There been quite a bit of buzz for several years now about the Tata Motors MiniCAT Air Car, a car […]
March 26, 2012
Energy
Energy Secretary Chu Chooses Popularity Over Sustainability
Energy Secretary Stephen Chu has asserted that he no longer thinks gasoline prices need to go up. One way or […]
March 23, 2012
Finance
LinkedIn Aggregation Shows Green Jobs Surge Ahead in Recession
On the jobs front, we’ve mostly been hearing lately that the outlook is slowly improving. We haven’t been hearing too […]
March 21, 2012
Energy
Urban Micro-farms Sprouting Up Through the Cracks
Here’s a good one for the “think global, act local” contingent. A group of folks up in the Twin Cities […]
March 19, 2012
Voices for Change
Study: Even a Little Red Meat Is Bad For You
A 20-year study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health found that the consumption of any kind of red […]
March 16, 2012
Energy
Monsanto’s Roundup Ready Crops Tied to Butterfly Decline
The great American satirist, H.L. Mencken once said, “For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, […]
March 14, 2012
Energy
Report: Walmart Is Not Walking the Walk
A report by the Minneapolis-based Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) entitled “Walmart’s Greenwash” examines the retail giant’s environmental impact and […]
March 12, 2012
Finance
Fox News: High Gas Prices Not the President's Fault, Unless It's Obama
Ever since Bill Clinton pointed out that, “it’s the economy, stupid,” presidential campaigns have tended to focus on the economy. […]
March 9, 2012