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Energy

Capture and Recycle That CO2

Why not take the next step after capture and storage of carbon dioxide and actually make productive use of it? It […]

Bill DiBenedetto

March 16, 2015

Energy

Hawaii Close to Approving 100-Percent Renewables Goal

Hawaii is one of the more stunning corners of the world and receives millions of visitors annually: over 8 million […]

Leon Kaye

March 13, 2015

Energy

5 Trends Shaping the Future of the Workplace

By Bruno Gardner Following a dip during the financial crisis, sustainability is climbing back up the corporate agenda. Volatile energy […]

TriplePundit

March 13, 2015

Energy

Study Proposes Massive Urban Agriculture Complex in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles River has undergone a renaissance in recent years. After decades of periodic flooding, levees and other flood […]

Leon Kaye

March 12, 2015

Technology

Even Apple Gaming Apps Reveal Tech is Still a Boy’s World

The technology sector has long been a man’s world, even as Silicon Valley has evolved from the era of slide […]

Leon Kaye

March 12, 2015

Energy

Costco Chicken Going Antibiotic-Free

Something is happening in the U.S. when it comes to antibiotics and chicken. Last week, McDonald’s announced that it will […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

March 12, 2015

Technology

Access to Mobile Phones Opens Opportunities for Women in Burma

Only recently Burma (Myanmar) has opened its doors to the world after decades of rule by a military junta. While […]

Leon Kaye

March 11, 2015

Energy

New NREL Engineers Take Sustainability to Heart (and Home)

Earning a professional engineer (PE) license is no mean feat. Obtaining a job at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National […]

Andrew Burger

March 11, 2015

Technology

Solar Impulse Completes First Leg of Round the World Flight

After 13 years of planning, the Solar Impulse SI2 took off last night from Al-Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi […]

RP Siegel

March 10, 2015

Energy

24 Breweries Sign Climate Change Declaration

With St. Patrick’s Day coming up, the opportunity to wear green and quaff a cold one will make an otherwise […]

Leon Kaye

March 10, 2015

Energy

Ohio Cheese Company Changes Policies After Animal Cruelty Accusations

You may have not heard of Great Lakes Cheese, but this Ohio-based company has facilities stretching from Utah to New […]

Leon Kaye

March 10, 2015

Energy

Why You Should Care About Freshwater

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the March issue of Green Money Journal. By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “Water […]

TriplePundit

March 10, 2015

Energy

Eiffel Tower Ramps Up Renewables With Wind Turbines

Leave it to the French to turn something as unsexy as a wind turbine into a work of art by installing two […]

Bill DiBenedetto

March 9, 2015

Energy

Place Your Bets: SunEdison Buys Solar Energy Storage Startup

SunEdison on March 5 announced it is acquiring distributed solar energy storage systems provider Solar Grid Storage LLC, making it […]

Andrew Burger

March 9, 2015

Energy

McDonald’s To Source Antibiotic-Free Chicken in the U.S.

Antimicrobial drugs make modern life possible. People don’t have to die from diseases that were once a death sentence thanks […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

March 6, 2015

Energy

Renewables Mandate in Colorado Survives Rollback Attempt

On Monday, the Colorado state legislature voted down a challenge to the state’s successful and popular Renewable Energy Standard, originally […]

Hannah Miller

March 5, 2015

Technology

Startup Uses Biomimicry to Create High-Performance Metal Alloys

Used widely in nature, lamination – the deposition of fine layers of materials on top of one another – has […]

Andrew Burger

March 5, 2015

Energy

Three Megatrends That Suggest the ‘Time is Now’ for Clean Tech

By Jeremy Leggett For the last 25 years, I have fought hard against defenders of finite carbon fuels, careless of […]

TriplePundit

March 4, 2015

Energy

The Renewable Energy Juggernaut Gains Momentum

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) blog. By Tim Buckley […]

TriplePundit

March 4, 2015

Technology

Solar Crowdfunding Startup Offers Attractive Returns

Crowdfunding provides the means for innovative startups to raise capital. That includes the solar industry, where grassroots-based startups, such as Mosaic, […]

Andrew Burger

March 4, 2015

Energy

EPA Takes on the 'Gas Guzzlers' of Home Appliances

By Diane MacEachern For the first time ever, it is possible to buy a highly energy-efficient clothes dryer that meets […]

TriplePundit

March 3, 2015

Energy

Cool Planet’s Biochar Reduces Water Use, Increases Crop Yield

In the past several years, Cool Planet has rocketed from inception to the pilot stage to producing commercially available biochar, […]

Andrea Newell

March 2, 2015

Energy

Jordan’s 6,000 Mosques to Be Powered by Solar Energy

The Middle East may be mineral-rich, but that does not mean oil and gas are distributed evenly across the Gulf […]

Leon Kaye

February 27, 2015

Energy

Dietary Guidelines Consider Planet's Health

“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” These seven words are author and sustainable food advocate Michael Pollan’s sage advice […]

Alexis Petru

February 27, 2015

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Water Reflections: A Traveler Stumbles Upon Dry Land

Read more in this series By Jeremy Orr As a native Michigander, I grew up around one of the largest […]

Vtech

February 27, 2015

Technology

Portable Distillation Unit Cleans Sea Water on a Sunny Day

A number of solutions have been put forward to address the daunting problem facing roughly a billion people on this […]

RP Siegel

February 26, 2015

Technology

Italian Yacht Designer Christian Grande Proposes Posh Floating Village

Perhaps fretting over climate change and rising ocean levels is a waste of time. After all, with over 70 percent […]

Leon Kaye

February 26, 2015

Energy

More Signs of Solar Energy’s Upside in India

Editor’s Note: A version of this post originally appeared on the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis blog. By […]

TriplePundit

February 26, 2015

Energy

Michigan Municipal Leaders Protest Rate Increase for LED Lights

Earlier this month, DTE Energy announced a rate hike for LED lights. The decision sparked anger in Michigan city officials involved in […]

Andrea Newell

February 26, 2015

Technology

RECAP – Stories & Beer: Accelerating the Solar Revolution

Tonight, we hosted our monthly “Stories & Beer” Fireside Chat at the Impact Hub, and online via webcam.  Solar energy […]

Marissa Rosen

February 25, 2015

Energy

Emerging Markets and the Multi-Million Dollar Solar Boom

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on Unreasonable.is. By Jigar Shah In 2012, India set the record for the largest […]

TriplePundit

February 25, 2015

Energy

Marine Stewardship Council Streamlines Standards

The need for sustainable seafood is great. Overfishing is a global problem with about 90 percent of the world’s fisheries […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 24, 2015

Energy

Agriculture Drones Help Farmers Reduce Resource Use

Boulder, Colorado-based Agribotix is helping farmers save money and conserve water and resources in a new way: by flying drones over […]

Hannah Miller

February 19, 2015

Energy

Sustainable Flower Growers Are a Few Roses Among Many Thorns

If you are irritated because Valentine’s Day flowers are already dying, take a step back and consider the journey they […]

Leon Kaye

February 19, 2015

Energy

Seafood Distributor Makes Sustainability Policy Front and Center

It makes good business sense for a company that sells seafood to buy its products from sustainable sources. Sea Delight, a leading […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 19, 2015

Energy

New Crop of OneEnergy Scholars Looks to Make a Net Impact

Job creation across the U.S. solar energy sector has been impressive. 2014 was the second year running in which solar […]

Andrew Burger

February 19, 2015

Energy

Elon Musk's Next Business Venture: Home Energy Storage

How do you keep your 100-percent-solar-powered home’s lights burning bright at night? How do you maintain electricity during a power […]

Alexis Petru

February 18, 2015

Energy

GM Adds Wind Energy to Power Factories in Mexico

Yesterday General Motors (GM) announced it will add wind power to its energy portfolio for the first time in the […]

Leon Kaye

February 18, 2015

Energy

Lead and Cadmium Found in Popular Chocolate Candies

There’s just nothing like a bar of chocolate. As a consummate and passionate chocolate lover, I am dismayed to learn […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 18, 2015

Energy

Coalition Files Lawsuit to Stay EPA Decision on New Herbicide Combo

A coalition of environmental groups and farmers is trying to stay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s October 2014 decision to […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 17, 2015

Energy

Apple Invests $3 Billion in Solar Energy

Apple is going all-in on solar energy, to the tune of nearly $3 billion for solar facilities in California and […]

Bill DiBenedetto

February 13, 2015

Energy

Just the Facts: Sustainable Energy in America

The size of this year’s update to the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook is a testament to just how strong […]

Jan Lee

February 12, 2015

Energy

NGO Lists Companies, Countries Most Responsible for Deforestation

Despite promises from companies stating that they are committed to stopping deforestation, the United Kingdom’s Global Canopy Program (GCP) insists […]

Leon Kaye

February 11, 2015

Energy

Manure-to-Energy Plant Launches in San Joaquin Valley

Tulare County, California, recently surpassed nearby Fresno County as the top agriculture-producing county in terms of economic value within the U.S. […]

Leon Kaye

February 11, 2015

Energy

$280 Million More for Rural Renewables

The Obama administration continues to forge ahead in its drive to promote energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy use in […]

Andrew Burger

February 11, 2015

Energy

As Congress Mulls Keystone XL Pipeline, States Champion Renewables

By Michael Blauw While the House hones in on its flagship energy issue for the new session, attention on the […]

TriplePundit

February 11, 2015

Energy

One Year Later: McDonald’s Slow Lurch Toward Sustainable Beef

It has been a rough year for McDonald’s, which of course has resulted in plenty of Schadenfreude from its critics. […]

Leon Kaye

February 10, 2015

Energy

Obama Administration Deems Climate Change a National Security Threat

Climate change is a national security issue. That’s the conclusion of the Obama administration’s recent National Security Strategy report. Or, […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 10, 2015

Energy

Burlington, Vermont Now Runs on 100 Percent Renewable Energy

Burlington, Vermont, has been making waves for becoming the first city in the U.S. to be powered 100 percent by […]

Leon Kaye

February 9, 2015

Energy

Personal Beliefs, Vaccinations and Climate Change

America confronts a potential measles epidemic because up to 47 percent of the U.S. population doubts the statistical evidence that vaccination […]

Bill Roth

February 9, 2015

Technology

Rooftop Solar? This Texas Town Says 'Not in My Backyard'

NIMBY (not in my backyard) is alive and well in a Fort Worth, Texas suburb — and this time with […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 9, 2015

Energy

3p Weekend: 11 Sustainable U.S. Wineries

With a busy week behind you and the weekend within reach, there’s no shame in taking things a bit easy […]

Mary Mazzoni

February 6, 2015

Energy

Sprint Offers $5K to Students Who Find Innovative Ways to Recycle Smartphones

Have a bright idea for a new way to recycle an old smartphone? This week, Sprint launched its first-ever Smartphone […]

Alexis Petru

February 6, 2015

Technology

USGBC Announces the Top 10 States for LEED in 2014

True, top 10 lists are often subjective, and data can be massaged to get the list we want. But they […]

Leon Kaye

February 5, 2015

Energy

Recycling Startup: Market Should Be 'Main Driver' of Environmental Change

Leftover pizza dough into ethanol fuel and old uniforms into pet bed stuffing – where some peek into a business’ […]

Alexis Petru

February 4, 2015

Energy

Shell Supports Shareholder Resolution On Climate Change Risk

Another fossil fuel company is realizing the need to report on the risks associated with climate change. Royal Dutch Shell, […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 4, 2015

Technology

Obama Administration: New Federal Projects Must Account for Climate Risks

For years when the federal government planned projects such as office buildings, government agencies relied on past environmental data while […]

Leon Kaye

February 3, 2015

Energy

Report: Food Industry Needs to Take Responsibility for Its Packaging Waste

Nearly a third of the United States’ solid waste stream is product packaging – Capri Sun drink pouches, Starbucks coffee […]

Alexis Petru

February 2, 2015

Energy

Seattle Shames Residents Who Ignore Composting Law

With as much as 40 percent of all food in the U.S. going to waste, municipalities are struggling to divert […]

Leon Kaye

February 2, 2015

Energy

Keurig Helps Farmers Cope with 'Coffee Rust'

La Roya — to an untrained ear those words almost sound like a new blend of premium coffee. Far from it. “The rust” […]

Tom Schueneman

January 30, 2015

Energy

MillerCoors Adds Solar Power to the Brew

MillerCoors has been working to reduce the impact of its operations from the start. Formed six years ago as a […]

RP Siegel

January 30, 2015

Technology

Photo Essay: A Look Inside Ontario, Canada’s Coal-to-Biomass Power Plant Conversion

Information provided by Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure (MEDEI) Kicking the coal habit isn’t easy, but as Ontario, […]

TriplePundit

January 30, 2015

Energy

Oregon Company Wants to Turn Recycled Water Into Beer

Would you drink a beer knowing it was made out of recycled sewage water? An Oregon company, Clean Water Services, […]

Leon Kaye

January 30, 2015

Energy

NREL Report Reveals the Steady Rise of Renewables

The Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on Jan. 20 released its latest report on U.S. and global […]

Andrew Burger

January 29, 2015

Energy

After Davos: Lessons for Impact and Social Investors

By Marta Maretich The World Economic Forum has come and gone, leaving the Davos snow more than a little trampled. […]

TriplePundit

January 29, 2015

Energy

Can the Trucking Industry Help Boost Fuel Sustainability?

We grit our teeth when we see them on the road, but the stubborn truth is that trucks are an […]

Leon Kaye

January 29, 2015

Energy

Amazon to Power Data Centers With Renewable Energy

For years, Amazon has received criticism of its environmental policies. In 2012, an article published in the Guardian pointed out that […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

January 29, 2015

Energy

Why Stella Artois Wants You to “Buy a Lady a Drink”

At first glance this campaign reminds you of the 1980s bar scene and may elicit an eye roll. But in […]

Leon Kaye

January 28, 2015

Energy

Palm Oil Giant Launches Web Portal to Make Its Supply Chain Transparent

Wilmar International Ltd., the largest palm oil producer in the world, is the first industry player to make its palm […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

January 28, 2015

Technology

Copenhagen Reveals World’s First Neighborhood Adapted for Climate Change

Copenhagen, Denmark has long been one of the more proactive cities when it comes to planning for climate change. It […]

Leon Kaye

January 27, 2015

Technology

GE Signs Its Largest Wind Turbine Deal in China

Renewable energy resources are bound to play a larger and larger role in China’s energy mix as the world’s second […]

Andrew Burger

January 27, 2015

Energy

Boomers' Sustainability Diet: Five Steps to Losing 20 Pounds

Editor’s Note: 3p correspondent Bill Roth used sustainability principles to get healthy, lose 20 pounds and keep it off. He […]

Bill Roth

January 27, 2015