ENVIRONMENT

Energy

U.S. and Canada Promise More Cooperation on Climate Change

Despite the historically close relationship between the U.S. and Canada — and the fact that the countries swap $2 billion […]

Leon Kaye

March 11, 2016

Energy

U.S. Pays First $500 Million to Green Climate Fund

Despite Republican opposition, this week the Obama administration paid the first installment of its $3 billion promise to help developing […]

Leon Kaye

March 11, 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 […]

RP Siegel

March 11, 2016

Technology

8-Year-Old Girl Creates a Startup to Teach Kids to Code

Samaira isn’t your normal techie. She doesn’t work at Orbitz or Google (yet); she hasn’t taken hours upon hours of […]

Jan Lee

March 11, 2016

Energy

World's Tallest Solar Tower Take Shape in Israel

Most of us think of solar energy as consisting of photovoltaic solar panels, which make up 95 percent of the […]

Sarah Lozanova

March 10, 2016

Energy

Electrify Africa: Balancing Energy Access and Long-Term Sustainability

By Emma Elisse Access to reliable, affordable electricity is imperative for economic prosperity, public health and safety, and long-term growth and […]

TriplePundit

March 10, 2016

Energy

Groups Call For Green Climate Fund To Reject Banks Linked to Coal

More than 170 civil society groups worldwide have a message for the Green Climate Fund, the financial mechanism of the Paris […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

March 9, 2016

Energy

Oregon Sets a New Standard: Coal-Free by 2035

In a bi-partisan vote that brought together utilities, consumers and environmentalists, Oregon’s legislature has passed the most ambitious, anti-coal, pro-renewables […]

Nithin Coca

March 9, 2016

Energy

Social Entrepreneurship and Development: Observations from West Africa

By Thane Kreiner The challenges facing the African subcontinent are many and daunting, including widespread famine and drought, wars and […]

TriplePundit

March 9, 2016

Energy

Plastics Industry Seeks More Zero-Waste Programs

Zero waste has become the mantra of more companies and municipalities as landfill space is running out and consumers are […]

Leon Kaye

March 9, 2016

Energy

Twitter Chat Recap: #Ag4thefuture – Fighting Climate Change with Agriculture

Want to know why TriplePundit is working with Monsanto? Read more here.  Today, Monsanto’s CEO, Hugh Grant, along with Dr. Nick […]

Marissa Rosen

March 8, 2016

Energy

China to Build World's Largest Waste-to-Energy Plant

When China tries to tackle a problem, they often do it in the largest way possible. The latest example is […]

Anum Yoon

March 8, 2016

Technology

Net-Zero Model Home Improves Energy Efficiency

How would you like the power company to pay you instead of a sending you a bill? That could be […]

Anne Brock

March 8, 2016

Technology

Bloomberg: EVs Will Be 35% Of New Car Sales By 2040 – Reasonable?

About three and a half years ago, I attended an EV symposium hosted by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, in […]

Phil Covington

March 7, 2016

Energy

VW Management Knew About Emissions Issue a Year Before Scandal Broke

Volkswagen’s top brass was informed of illegal practices involved with its diesel car production almost a year before the emissions scandal […]

Jan Lee

March 7, 2016

Energy

Oklahoma Earthquakes Continue To Haunt the Oil and Gas Industry

The fracking industry got another shot of bad news on March 4, when Oklahoma regulators leaked word that a clampdown […]

Tina Casey

March 7, 2016

Energy

Packaging Industry Awards Grants for Polystyrene Recycling

Polystyrene has long been one of the more controversial materials in the nationwide and global recycling debate. Invented 75 years […]

Leon Kaye

March 7, 2016

Energy

Tipping Point: Three More Grocery Chains to Source Only Cage-Free Eggs

It is a good week for America’s hens, many of whom live out their lives in tiny battery cages unable […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

March 4, 2016

Energy

A Quest for Biofuels May Also Yield Food Security

By Barbara Bramble Critics routinely dismiss the future of biofuels but, at the same time, fail to offer an alternative […]

TriplePundit

March 4, 2016

Energy

World Bank Launches $20M Carbon Credit Auction for Methane Projects

Almost three months have passed since the COP21 climate talks in Paris. While much of the world seems to have […]

Leon Kaye

March 4, 2016

Energy

Norway's Announces $1.2 Billion Offshore Wind Project

Wind energy is getting big – really big. What started as small-scale wind farms scattered across the world have now […]

Nithin Coca

March 3, 2016

Energy

Study: Pesticides Are Worse for Human Health When Combined

A study released last week by UCLA found that commonly-used pesticides, which are known to be harmful, can be even worse […]

Nithin Coca

March 3, 2016

Energy

In-N-Out Burger Says No to Antibiotics

When images of California come to mind, icons often include the Golden Gate Bridge, Hollywood, Yosemite, and the red, white […]

Leon Kaye

March 3, 2016

Energy

Photos: What Wild Seaweed Teaches Us About Marine Ecosystems

By Shilpi Chhotray Harvesting seaweed is a unique and invigorating experience. I’ve experienced early mornings on the overcast California coastline […]

TriplePundit

March 3, 2016

Energy

Op/Ed: Growing Food in a Changing Climate with Carbon-Neutral Crops

Editor’s Note: Join us on March 8 on Twitter to talk directly with the CEO of Monsanto about climate change and […]

TriplePundit

March 2, 2016

Energy

U.K. Firm Brightens Las Vegas Classrooms with Daylighting Technology

Among the reasons to visit Las Vegas is that southern Nevada benefits from copious amounts of sunlight year-round and has […]

Leon Kaye

March 2, 2016

Energy

Food Companies Sign Up for Protein Challenge 2040

As the world’s population surges to more than 9 billion by 2050 and the middle-class expands in more developing countries, […]

Leon Kaye

March 2, 2016

Energy

Saudi Arabia’s Petroleum Minister: 'Oil is a Force for Good'

Global oil prices are hovering around $35 a barrel, which many consumers view as pocketbook relief when they fill up […]

Leon Kaye

March 2, 2016

Energy

Looking Forward: Lessons in Energy Efficiency from Canada

Is Canada ahead in the turtle race to energy efficiency in North America? The always-witty Phillipe Dunsky, president of Dunsky […]

Joyce Coffee

March 2, 2016

Energy

Breaking Down Barriers for Local Food

Editor’s Note: A version of this post was originally published on the Greener Fields Together blog. By Kathleen Weaver Most […]

TriplePundit

March 2, 2016

Energy

HPE 3rd Living Progress Exchange Spurs ICT Innovation

Editor’s note: This post was sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise; opinions are the author’s own. In December, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), […]

Jan Lee

March 1, 2016

Energy

Why a Shift to Renewables Cannot Happen without a Carbon Tax

For many reasons, this is a great time to be a renewable energy advocate, and a lot of companies within […]

Leon Kaye

March 1, 2016

Energy

Crawl-Walk-Run: Scaling Up Sustainability Programs

This is the last segment in a four-part series on undertaking a sustainable-sourcing business approach to innovate private store brands. […]

Janice

March 1, 2016

Technology

How Big Data is Revolutionizing Corporate Training

By Joe Peters Today’s businesses often invest heavily in analytics tools, staff and expertise, and this contributes to the fact […]

TriplePundit

March 1, 2016

Technology

Malé, the Island Capital Perfect for a Smart Cities Lab

If any city were ripe to be a test bed for next-generation technology and urban planning, it would be one […]

Leon Kaye

February 29, 2016

Energy

Wage and Race Discrimination Lawsuits Slam Applebee’s and IHOP

More fast food company employees, along with workers at big box retailers such as Walmart, have scored wage increases in […]

Leon Kaye

February 29, 2016

Energy

Tiny Town Fights 'Clean Coal' Ash Disposal Whack-a-Mole

A coal industry lobbying organization called the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity has been pushing back against President Barack […]

Tina Casey

February 29, 2016

Energy

Arch Coal Accused of Funding a Leading Climate-Denial Litigator

Recent years have not been kind to the U.S. coal industry, and despite the industry’s claim that the Obama administration’s […]

Leon Kaye

February 29, 2016

Energy

3p Weekend: 5 Crazy Ideas to Eradicate Climate Change

Academics, inventors, innovators and other would-be changemakers have concocted many a scheme in the hopes of answering these questions -- suggesting everything from a carbon tax to make lower emissions feasible, to widespread organic agriculture systems some say can feed the world sustainably.

Mary Mazzoni

February 26, 2016

Energy

Shareholders Ask the SEC: Stop ExxonMobil’s Attempts To Block Climate Resolutions

Now is just not a good time to be ExxonMobil. Five shareholders, led by New York state’s comptroller, asked the […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 26, 2016

Energy

Prologis Makes the Business Case for Investing in Solar

As investment in solar power increased rapidly over the past several years, many pundits pointed to the potential that big-box […]

Leon Kaye

February 26, 2016

Energy

Scientists Pressure American Geophysical Union to Sever Ties with ExxonMobil

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is almost 100 years old and has long been a leader when it comes to the […]

Leon Kaye

February 25, 2016

Energy

Stockholm Wants To Ditch Fossil Fuels By 2050

Stockholm may not be the city that comes to mind when you think of going fossil fuel-free by 2050. But that […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 25, 2016

Energy

Porter Ranch Residents Move Back Home, Gas Plant Remains Closed

It’s been a nerve-wracking week for residents of Southern California’s exclusive Porter Ranch community. On Monday, after state officials confirmed […]

Jan Lee

February 24, 2016

Technology

Electric Vehicle Chargers: Grid Devils or Energy Angels?

By Jennifer Tuohy President Barack Obama’s dream of 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2015 did come true, […]

TriplePundit

February 24, 2016

Energy

Nevada Solar Jobs Threatened, Highlighted in Political Contest

In Nevada, hundreds of people are out of a job while residential customers are left wondering if they made the […]

Anne Brock

February 24, 2016

Sponsored

From Farm to Factory: A 3 Part Series on Social Impacts in Apparel

Quenching Cotton's Thirst: Reducing the Use of Water in the Cotton Lifecycle

A 2015 U.N. report predicts that the world is on track to face a 40 percent shortage of fresh (including drinkable) water […]

Andrea Newell

February 23, 2016

Energy

GrowOya Pots Allow for Easier and More Water-Efficient Gardening

Gardening is all the rage these days, and it’s thriving even in densely-populated areas where urban farmers have little more than […]

Leon Kaye

February 23, 2016

Energy

The Carbon Pawprint

This article is part of a series by students at Bard College’s MBA in Sustainability. Principles of Sustainable Management is […]

bard

February 23, 2016

Energy

Why We're Working With Monsanto

TriplePundit Founder and Publisher Nick Aster contributed to this article You heard that right. The TriplePundit team is very excited […]

jennifer boynton

February 22, 2016

Energy

Power in the Sahara: World's Largest Solar Plant Opens in Morocco

The king of Morocco officially launched the first phase of the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant, the Noor Complex. […]

Nithin Coca

February 22, 2016

Energy

Decade-Long Walmart Partnership Offers Sustainability Lessons

When the world’s largest retailer teams up with one of the most outspoken non-governmental organizations, the ripple effect is felt […]

Anne Brock

February 22, 2016

Energy

Twitter Chat Follow-Up: Mondelēz on Cross-Sector Partnerships Post-COP21

Editor’s note: This post is a follow-up to TriplePundit’s recent #PartnersNow Twitter chat with Mondel?z International, United Nations Development Program […]

TriplePundit

February 22, 2016

Energy

Crawl-Walk-Run: Gaining Sustainability Momentum

This is the third post in a four-part series on undertaking a sustainable sourcing business approach to innovate private store […]

Janice

February 22, 2016

Sponsored

From Farm to Factory: A 3 Part Series on Social Impacts in Apparel

The Race to Accelerate Global Organic Cotton Production

Only 1 percent of all cotton produced in the world is organic. Despite the increasing demand from textile and apparel […]

Sherrell Dorsey

February 19, 2016

Energy

Governors Announce Bipartisan Accord for a New Energy Future

On Feb. 16, a bipartisan group of 17 governors signed the Governors’ Accord for a New Energy Future. The accord represents […]

Tom Schueneman

February 19, 2016

Energy

Study: Organic Can Feed the World Sustainably

According to a review of 40 years of scientific research, organic food — which grew rapidly around the world in the […]

Nithin Coca

February 19, 2016

Energy

Nuclear Gets a New Champion

North Carolina clean-energy philanthropist Jay Faison is becoming known as a proven entrepreneur who’s trying to change the narrative about […]

Jim Pierobon

February 19, 2016

Energy

Ethiopia Looks to Animal Bones to Ensure Food Security

Depending on what source you access, Ethiopia now has the world’s fastest growing economy, or at least ranks somewhere in the […]

Leon Kaye

February 19, 2016

Energy

Latest Malheur News: Cliven Bundy Indicted, Denied Bail

A gang of armed thugs took over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon last month with the purported aim […]

Tina Casey

February 18, 2016

Energy

Mid-Century Eichler Homes Score a Sustainable Makeover

Mid-century modern architects such as Oscar Niemeyer, Eero Saarinen and Richard Neutra often come to mind during discussions of how […]

Leon Kaye

February 18, 2016

Energy

Trader Joe’s is Going Cage-Free With Its Eggs

Trader Joe’s announced last week that it will transition its entire egg supply to cage-free sources. First up are Western […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 18, 2016

Energy

New Report Ties “Hottest Year on Record” to Human Toll of Disasters

Natural disasters made 2015 a miserable year for many people around the world. According to the United Nations’ Office for […]

Leon Kaye

February 17, 2016

Energy

Why Don’t Conservatives Support Balancing Nature’s Budget?

By Kyle G. Crider “The economy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the environment, not the other way around.”  — Gaylord […]

TriplePundit

February 17, 2016

Energy

Yet Another Study Links Fracking And Water Contamination

Last summer the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency came out with a draft report on fracking and drinking water contamination that […]

Tina Casey

February 16, 2016

Energy

Scalia's Death and Senate Politics: What's Next for Clean Power?

The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has put Senate Republicans into “all hands on deck” mode. Republicans, […]

Jan Lee

February 16, 2016

Energy

Wind Energy is Top-Dog in the EU … But Will It Last?

It’s a good time for wind energy, particularly in the European Union. The EU added more new wind-energy capacity than […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 16, 2016

Energy

Beyond the Menu: Sustainable Restaurant Trends

By Patricia Bonacorda What’s hot in the restaurant industry today? Apparently, sustainability is sizzling. The National Restaurant Association’s 2016 Culinary Forecast […]

TriplePundit

February 16, 2016

Energy

COP21 — Two Months On: Time to Separate News from Trends

By Dr. Maximilian Martin Two months ago, on Dec. 12, 2015, 196 countries representing 97 percent of world GDP agreed […]

TriplePundit

February 15, 2016

Energy

Seafood Origin Scrutinized Under Proposed U.S. Rules

When you pay for prime dining at a seafood restaurant, do you know what you’re really getting?  How do you […]

Anne Brock

February 15, 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 […]

RP Siegel

February 15, 2016

Energy

Crawl-Walk-Run: Actionable Steps to Sustainable Sourcing for Private Brands

This is the second post in a four-part series on undertaking a sustainable-sourcing business approach to innovate private store brands. […]

Janice

February 15, 2016