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Code the Dream Works to Bring Coding Skills to Immigrants

Daisy (last name withheld) didn’t learn she and her family were in the country illegally until she was 14 years […]

Sherrell Dorsey

April 12, 2016

Energy

The Business Case for Science-Based Water Targets

It has become even more obvious that water scarcity poses one of the largest overall risks to the planet, and […]

Leon Kaye

April 12, 2016

Energy

Earth Month Campaigns, All Grown Up

By Whitney Dailey Earth Day has come a long way from its humble roots in 1970 as the brainchild of […]

TriplePundit

April 12, 2016

Energy

Bangladesh's Growing Coal Deals Prompt Criticism, Protests over Environment

When most people think of Bangladesh’s most prolific industries, it’s garments — not coal — that comes to mind. The […]

Jan Lee

April 11, 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 […]

RP Siegel

April 11, 2016

Energy

Climate Change is Natural? And That Doesn’t Freak You Out?

By Uday Kumar In what now appears to be a regular habit, Gallup just surveyed a thousand-odd U.S. adults on their […]

TriplePundit

April 8, 2016

Energy

How 3-D Ocean Farming Can Save the Seas

With the constant news about overfishing, ongoing acidification and the garbage cluttering the world’s oceans, the outcome for the world’s marine […]

Leon Kaye

April 7, 2016

Energy

You Write the Headlines in This Interactive Journalism Model

What if you could decide which questions to ask presidential candidates during debates? What if you could write the headlines […]

3p Editors

April 7, 2016

Energy

California Bill Seeks to Change Labeling Rules to Tackle Food Waste

Food waste has become a major issue in the past year, as awareness of the adverse environmental and social impacts […]

Nithin Coca

April 6, 2016

Energy

Green Building Lessons from the Rocky Mountain Institute

By Max Bloom In office buildings of the not-too-distant future, temperature sensors embedded in concrete floors cue windows to open […]

TriplePundit

April 6, 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 […]

RP Siegel

April 5, 2016

Energy

Native Community Will Move to Higher Ground in Louisiana

A native community in southern Louisiana hopes to make a historic move to higher ground, now that it has received […]

Anne Brock

April 4, 2016

Energy

$90M Grant for Sustainable Food Will Link Nonprofits and Private Sector

One of the world’s largest nonprofit conservation funders just pumped $90 million into a new sustainable supply chain initiative, kicking […]

Tina Casey

April 4, 2016

Energy

Another Climate Change Denier on Big Coal's Payroll

Climate change deniers that appear on Fox News often cite the argument that the climate has always changed. When Chris […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

April 1, 2016

Energy

Farmers Quit Corn; Grow Solar Power

One of the arguments used against solar power deployment is the amount of space needed for all of those solar […]

Leon Kaye

April 1, 2016

Energy

Electrical Utilities: The Balance Between Regulating and Deregulating

By Derek Markham Electricity is one of those things that we use every single day. It’s something that we willingly […]

TriplePundit

April 1, 2016

Energy

Activists Highlight Oil Company Influence of Houston Science Museum

As the chorus for divestment from the energy industry becomes louder, activists aim to cut the cords between energy companies […]

Leon Kaye

April 1, 2016

Energy

Papua New Guinea First Nation to Submit Post-COP21 Climate Plan

Three months have passed since the historic COP21 talks concluded in Paris with a landmark global climate change agreement. It […]

Leon Kaye

March 31, 2016

Energy

Elon Musk and Tesla Motors' Big Gamble

This week, if everything goes as planned, the world will get a glimpse of Elon Musk’s Tesla 3. According to […]

Jan Lee

March 31, 2016

Energy

Another Grocer Commits To Cage-Free Eggs

Another grocery store chain has committed to selling only cage-free eggs. Minnesota-based Supervalu announced plans to transition to selling 100 percent […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

March 31, 2016

Energy

How Technology, Innovation and Free Market Can Help the Food Crisis

By Meghna Tare In 1798, Reverend Thomas Malthus wrote a book entitled An Essay on the Principle of Population. He […]

TriplePundit

March 31, 2016

Energy

Huge Potential: Rooftop Solar Could Power 39% of America

Rooftop photovoltaic (PV) solar panels could generate 1,118 gigawatts (GW) of energy — more than a third of America’s current energy needs […]

Nithin Coca

March 30, 2016

Energy

Reducing Food Waste By Feeding Scraps To Pigs

Food waste is a huge global problem. About a third of the food produced globally for human consumption, approximately 1.3 […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

March 30, 2016

Energy

New Earthquake Report = More Hurt for U.S. Fracking Industry

The great state of Oklahoma has recently found fame as the world’s No. 1 earthquake hotspot, and a new report […]

Tina Casey

March 29, 2016

Energy

A Rockefeller Tells Why the U.S. Must Move Away from Fossil Fuels

Long after John D. Rockefeller and the oil company he founded, Standard Oil, began refining oil in 1870 (and 40 […]

Leon Kaye

March 29, 2016

Energy

Greenpeace Does What Government Hasn't: Releases Map of Indonesia Forest Concessions

One of the biggest challenges when trying to determine who was responsible for last year’s devastating fires in Indonesia was […]

Nithin Coca

March 29, 2016

Energy

Putting the Value Back Into Data

The following is an article by Mike Carlson, president of Siemens Digital Grid, about his keynote presentation taking place at […]

TriplePundit

March 29, 2016

Energy

Is Australia Really Winning the Solar Energy Race?

By Georgia Gifford Renewable energy is becoming more and more relevant to our current and future lives. Some of the […]

TriplePundit

March 29, 2016

Energy

UNICEF Gamifies Giving Water, S’well Makes Water Bottles Fashionable

You don’t have to have a superpower, wear a cape or risk your life to save someone. In fact, the […]

3p Editors

March 28, 2016

Energy

Cut Out Most of the Meat, Say New Netherlands Dietary Guidelines

Imagine the howling that would occur if the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued dietary guidelines that limited the recommended […]

Leon Kaye

March 28, 2016

Energy

Engine Emissions and the Auto Industry

By Bob Panora Environmental and health concerns drive the need for emissions standards and controls.  Despite advancements in solutions for cleaner […]

TriplePundit

March 28, 2016

Technology

Harvesting Water from Fog: A Solution to Water Scarcity?

As desertification continues worldwide while the earth’s population continues to increase, more countries are seeking creative solutions to tackle water […]

Leon Kaye

March 25, 2016

Energy

China Focuses on Climate Action in Latest Five-Year Plan

China’s five-year plans have been a staple of the government since the era of Mao Zedong in the 1950s. These […]

Anum Yoon

March 25, 2016

Energy

Coming to an Embattled Community Near You: Gas Companies With Chainsaws?

By Josh Fox There’s a battle raging for America’s energy future. The fracking industry is flexing its political muscle in […]

TriplePundit

March 25, 2016

Energy

TriplePundit TweetUp: Monsanto Responds

Editor’s note: The following is an op/ed from Monsanto following our Twitter chat on the future of sustainable agriculture on […]

TriplePundit

March 25, 2016

Energy

Think the DARK Act Was Defeated? Not So Fast

If you’ve been following the debate over labeling standards for genetically modified organisms (GMO) in foods, you’ve probably heard the latest: […]

Jan Lee

March 24, 2016

Energy

Leonardo DiCaprio: China Could Be a Climate ‘Hero'

Actor and longtime environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio is burning up the headlines this year. Film-lovers applauded as he received his […]

Mary Mazzoni

March 24, 2016

Energy

Healthy Foods Achieve Mass-Market Sales Levels

The biggest news from the Natural Product Expo West 2016 is that the sale of healthy foods is now mainstream. A […]

Bill Roth

March 24, 2016

Technology

New 'Green Steel' Micro-Mill for Oklahoma and Choctaw Nation

The single largest rural economic development project in Oklahoma history is under way, in the form of a new “uniquely […]

Tina Casey

March 24, 2016

Energy

New Mapping Tool Will Help Indonesia Track Forest Fires and Deforestation

Forest fires in Indonesia are a big problem, and so is deforestation. A fire is now burning on the Indonesian island […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

March 24, 2016

Energy

The Face Behind Your Food: Three Farmworkers Share Their Stories

Lupita López Dearcia Comitán is a farmworker in Sonora, Mexico.  She’s forty-four years old, has five children, and just so […]

Fair Trade USA

March 23, 2016

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SXSW: Q&A with Kathryn Finney, Creator of First Accelerator for Black and Latina Tech Founders

Kathryn Finney has made it her mission to ensure that talented Black and Latina tech founders stake their claim in […]

Sherrell Dorsey

March 23, 2016

Energy

New Partnerships Aims to Streamline Carbon Pricing

Carbon markets are expanding quickly around the world, with China, California and Quebec now jumping on the bandwagon, but the […]

Nithin Coca

March 23, 2016

Energy

Solar Beat Natural Gas for New Electric Generation Capacity in 2015

The U.S. Solar Market Insight 2015 Year in Review report was just released and is full of good news for the industry. Solar […]

Sarah Lozanova

March 23, 2016

Energy

Putting a Price on the Value of Nature

A new study from Arizona State University puts forth a plan for a more simple way to tackle one of […]

Nithin Coca

March 23, 2016

Energy

Where You Are Most Likely To Die From Extreme Climate Events

By Jon Whiting Climate change is often discussed as something that will affect our future generations. Unfortunately, it is already having […]

TriplePundit

March 23, 2016

Energy

Why GMO Labeling Matters

Once upon a time, there was a scientific development called “biotechnology.” As it advanced during the 1980s and 1990s, this […]

Leon Kaye

March 22, 2016

Energy

Ridesharing Integral to Thriving Public Transit, Study Finds

Once seen as yet another offbeat idea that comprised the sharing economy, ridesharing has turned into a huge business with […]

Leon Kaye

March 22, 2016

Technology

Growing Electric Bus Company Logs Over 2 Million Service Miles

A vehicle that gets 22 miles a gallon might not immediately sound great, but if you are in the mass-transportation […]

Phil Covington

March 22, 2016

Energy

Are You A Food Voter?

Life is getting complicated for ‘numbers guys’ like me who try to place people in category buckets for analysis. For […]

Bill Roth

March 22, 2016

Energy

China Cuts Nearly 2 Million Coal and Steel Jobs

By Kayla Matthews China is getting a taste of what the rest of the world went through during the Great […]

TriplePundit

March 22, 2016

Technology

How 'Siri' and AI Tech Are Failing Us In Times of Crisis

Most smartphone users rely on virtual assistants like Apple’s Siri to accomplish mundane daily tasks from checking the weather, to […]

Joi Sears

March 22, 2016

Energy

Scientific Consensus is Not an Effective Argument for Climate Action

By Uday Kumar The U.S. Supreme Court has been doing the Arab tango with the EPA’s plan for reining in […]

TriplePundit

March 22, 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 […]

RP Siegel

March 21, 2016

Energy

Koch Brothers Win the Wind Energy Battle, Lose the War

In the race to tap offshore wind energy, the U.S. is lagging far behind other countries around the globe. That’s thanks […]

Tina Casey

March 21, 2016

Energy

The Hidden Carbon Benefits of Cross Laminated Timber

By Mik McKee A new, engineered forest product called Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) has been a hot topic in the […]

TriplePundit

March 21, 2016

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Twitter Chat Recap: #CottonTalk w/ C&A Foundation

Today, the C&A Foundation and guest panelists discussed the drive around the sustainable cotton industry, and why it is making a […]

Marissa Rosen

March 21, 2016

Energy

Fishy Business: Tackling Seafood Fraud

By Alison Roel Food fraud, simply put, is the selling of food products with a misleading label, description or promise. […]

TriplePundit

March 18, 2016

Technology

The Promise of Gravitational Waves Depends on Our Cultural Values

By Daniel Matthews People have high expectations about what science and technology can do for our everyday lives. New technology […]

TriplePundit

March 18, 2016

Energy

Rising Seas Could Force 13 Million Americans to Move

According to the 2010 U.S. Census and other government agency estimates, almost 40 percent of Americans live in counties along […]

Leon Kaye

March 17, 2016

Energy

Climate Kids Challenge Federal Government

A federal judge in Oregon is deciding whether a group of children have the right to take the federal government […]

Anne Brock

March 17, 2016

Energy

Brooklyn Microgrid Seeks to Disrupt NYC’s Power Monopoly

On average, one’s utility bill in New York City costs about $75 a month. Of course, the emphasis is on […]

Leon Kaye

March 17, 2016

Energy

Four Paths to More Sustainable Plastics

By Kevin Ireland Rising consumer consciousness is continuing to heighten demand for plastic feedstock that isn’t quite so harmful to […]

TriplePundit

March 17, 2016

Energy

Obama Nixes Drilling Off the Atlantic Coast for 5 Years

Last year the Obama administration announced that offshore drilling along the southeast Atlantic coast was on the table, but yesterday […]

Leon Kaye

March 16, 2016

Energy

Friends and Foes Alike 'Stunned' as Feds Nix Natural Gas Terminal in Oregon

This is turning out to be a very bad year for the “clean” image of natural gas. It’s only mid-March, […]

Tina Casey

March 16, 2016

Energy

5 Reasons to Be Excited About Solar

By Jessica Reynolds Solar power offers a range of significant advantages and benefits. What’s more, the list of disadvantages is growing […]

TriplePundit

March 16, 2016

Energy

JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank Set New Coal Policies

Coal is a dirty fossil fuel that is responsible for a big portion of carbon emissions. The Institute for Energy […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

March 15, 2016

Energy

Akon’s Vision To Grow Solar Power Across Africa

Artist and R&B singer Akon took fans and the business industry by surprise in late 2015 when he announced his […]

Sherrell Dorsey

March 15, 2016

Energy

Egg-Free Hampton Creek Scores More Shelf Space at Walmart & Target

Hampton Creek, the five-year-old self-described “food technology” company with a huge following thanks to its egg-less mayonnaise and cookie products, […]

Leon Kaye

March 15, 2016

Energy

National Parks Face Over-Crowding, Degradation

By Daniel Matthews  It’s a conundrum. You want to find nature and get away from crowds of people, but other […]

TriplePundit

March 15, 2016

Energy

Minneapolis Puts Natural Gas and Coal to Work for Clean Energy

Back in October 2014, TriplePundit took note when the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, launched the Clean Energy Partnership, a first-of-its-kind […]

Tina Casey

March 14, 2016

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3p Weekend: 10 Brands Doing Sustainable Cotton Right

More than 25 million tons of cotton are produced every year in around 85 countries, employing an estimated 250 million […]

Mary Mazzoni

March 11, 2016