ENVIRONMENT

Technology

DOE Partners with Georgetown to Launch Small Town Energy Efficiency Prize

This past July, President Obama chose Georgetown University as the venue to launch his administration’s historic National Climate Change Action […]

Andrew Burger

September 20, 2013

Technology

Friday Anecdote: How SAP Labs' Sustainability Culture Made Buses More Efficient

One of the “hard to prove” principals we write about here at TriplePundit is the idea that if a company’s […]

Nick Aster

September 20, 2013

Technology

US Navy Invests $30 Million In Hawaii’s Renewable Energy

The U.S. military is a big emitter of greenhouse gas emissions. It takes a lot of energy to power all […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

September 19, 2013

Technology

America's Power Plan: The Crucial Role of Distributed Resources

By James Newcomb and Owen Smith, Rocky Mountain Institute  The time is now to make our electricity system cleaner, more […]

TriplePundit

September 19, 2013

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Understanding Sustainable Forestry

The State of the Earth's Forests

Read more in this series My aunt Margie, at the age of 99, used to marvel at all the trees […]

Eric Justian

September 17, 2013

Technology

FIFA To Offset the 2014 World Cup Carbon Footprint

The FIFA World Cup is the world’s largest single-event sporting competition, so it only makes sense that FIFA wants to […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

September 17, 2013

Energy

Coca-Cola Pumps More Money into U.S. Water Resources

The Coca-Cola company has been marking out its sustainability turf in global water preservation, including about 100 projects under its […]

Tina Casey

September 16, 2013

Energy

Is There a Business Case for Selling Ugly Fruit and Vegetables?

Does appearance matter? After all, beauty is only skin deep, right? While we’d like to believe this is the way […]

Raz Godelnik

September 13, 2013

Energy

Safe Water Network: Activating Consumer Demand to Secure Safe Water

Despite much progress, nearly 800 million people still lack access to safe water. It isn’t for lack of trying, and […]

Tom Schueneman

September 13, 2013

Technology

Studies Show Green Housing is a Solid Investment

Along with the stock market achieving record highs earlier this year, the housing market is showing its strongest performance in […]

TriplePundit

September 13, 2013

Technology

Friday Fun: 4 Unexpected Energy Creators

 By Keith Patterson Renewable energy has seen significant growth over the past decade. While the most obvious projects use wind […]

TriplePundit

September 13, 2013

Technology

Unilever and SAP: Raising the Corporate Bar in Africa

The movie, The Gods Must be Crazy, depicts the story of a tribe of Bushmen from Southern Africa’s Kalahari Desert whose […]

Travis

September 12, 2013

Energy

Plastic-Dissolving Spray Could Shrink Landfills

The idea to develop a plastic-eating spray to decrease landfill capacity began as a roundabout convergence of ideas by a […]

Andrea Newell

September 11, 2013

Technology

Uber Offers Free Rides to Level Lyft

Mere weeks after securing a staggering $258 million in new funding from Google Ventures and TPG Capital, car-booking service, Uber, […]

Mike Hower

September 11, 2013

Energy

Achieving Access to Safe Water: Reflections on World Water Week

This post originally appeared on Global Warming is Real.  In 2010, the United Nations passed resolution 64/292 mandating the basic human […]

Tom Schueneman

September 11, 2013

Energy

New Ads Against Keystone XL Pipeline Take Climate Action to New Level

Back in the day, the fossil fuel industry could expect virtually uniform support from the U.S. business community, but those […]

Tina Casey

September 10, 2013

Technology

Nissan All-Electric Delivery Van Coming in 2014

Nissan, maker of the popular LEAF all-electric sedan, is on track to offer a 100 percent electric delivery van next […]

Tina Casey

September 9, 2013

Energy

Kuwait Petroleum International Issues First Annual Sustainability Report

You may not have heard of Kuwait Petroleum International (Q8), but this energy giant earns $20 billion in annual revenues, […]

Leon Kaye

September 6, 2013

Energy

The Problem with Coca Cola Enterprises’ ‘Don’t Waste, Create’ Campaign

Hearing about Coca Cola Enterprises’ (CCE) new sustainability initiative in the UK designed to boost the reuse and recycling of […]

Raz Godelnik

September 6, 2013

Energy

Cascadian Farms Rolls Out “Green” Cereal Box Liner

Cascadian Farm, the 40-year-old organic cereal manufacturer and part of the General Mills’ portfolio of brands, has introduced a new […]

Leon Kaye

September 6, 2013

Energy

Can Wheat Straw Paper Really Save Forests?

Earlier this summer fellow 3p writer RP Siegel covered the launch of Step Forward Paper, a printer paper made of […]

Leon Kaye

September 5, 2013

Technology

Why Energy Storage is Cost-Effective and in Need of a Clear Market Signal

By Janice Lin, Co-founder and Executive Director, and Alex Ghenis, Senior Analyst, California Energy Storage Alliance California’s electricity system has […]

TriplePundit

September 5, 2013

Energy

The Domino Effect: Studying the Environmental Consequences of our Lifestyles

By John Anderson Have you ever wondered how your club sandwich was made? Of course, you knew how it was […]

TriplePundit

September 3, 2013

Technology

Solar Exchange: One-Stop Bidding for Solar Installations

A new study suggests that by 2050 wildfire seasons will be about three weeks longer. The east Antarctic ice sheet […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

August 30, 2013

Technology

Nike’s New Shanghai Store is Made From 100 Percent Trash

Imagine a Nike store built without virgin materials. It would be designed to be very flexible. The suspension ceiling system […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

August 28, 2013

Energy

GMO Activists Take Labeling Battle to Washington State

After the narrow defeat of California’s genetically modified foods (GMO) labeling ballot initiative, Prop 37, supporters vowed to fight on. […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

August 27, 2013

Technology

Emissions Plunge at Port of Los Angeles

The Port of Los Angeles has achieved a significant reduction in airborne pollutants over the past several years, in a […]

Tina Casey

August 26, 2013

Energy

Fracking Hits Property Values

Why is the hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, method of drilling for natural gas and oil seemingly exempt from unintended consequences […]

Bill DiBenedetto

August 26, 2013

Energy

EPA Attacks Honeybee Colony Collapse with New Safety Standards

In response to an unprecedented decline in bee populations, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released new pesticide labels that […]

Mike Hower

August 23, 2013

Technology

Google Mexico's Dining Facilities Will be Cage Free

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice,” said Martin Luther King, Jr. That certainly […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

August 22, 2013

Energy

Interview: Benzi Ronen on New Farmigo Champions and Food Communities

Farmigo has been one of the startups getting more attention in the food sector, with a mission of creating a […]

Raz Godelnik

August 19, 2013

Technology

Google Says Googling Can Leave a Neutral Carbon Footprint

Google updated its 2012 carbon emission figures last week, and among the numbers is this interesting tidbit: a typical Google […]

Tina Casey

August 19, 2013

Technology

The CSR Officer: What if a Company Doesn't Have One?

As more companies realize the benefits of having an ambitious and transparent corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda, small and medium-sized […]

Leon Kaye

August 19, 2013

Energy

Water: The Most Critical Asset in Your Production Strategy

By Michael Zacka No commodity seems to be more top-of-mind in the American consciousness than fuel. The media reports its […]

TriplePundit

August 19, 2013

Energy

Unilever Crowdsourcing Ideas for a Sustainable Shower

Unilever now asks customers, stakeholders, entrepreneurs, inventors—anyone, really–to submit ideas for a next-generation sustainable shower. Launched this week in Europe, […]

Leon Kaye

August 15, 2013

Technology

Elon Musk's Hyperloop Pipe Dream is Anything But…

By Patrick Kelly On Monday, Elon Musk, the indomitable Silicon Valley entrepreneur, unveiled his plans for a Hyperloop transportation system. […]

TriplePundit

August 15, 2013

Energy

Kroger Converts Food Waste into Renewable Energy

When a company produces 150 tons of food waste every day that is either a huge problem or a great […]

Bill DiBenedetto

August 15, 2013

Energy

Eating More Fruits and Vegetables: An $11 Trillion Stimulus?

Reading through a recently released Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) report at first reveals the obvious: eating more fruits and […]

Leon Kaye

August 14, 2013

Energy

Why One Biologist Went Local to Fight Climate Change

This post was originally published on the Daly News By Rob Dietz Farmland LP is a business born from the […]

TriplePundit

August 14, 2013

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The Business Of Biking

Wheels of Change: the Rise of Bicycling in America

By Tim Blumenthal, President of PeopleForBikes Bicycling in America is changing: it’s getting bigger, better and broader. Always linked with […]

TriplePundit

August 13, 2013

Energy

Philippine Fishing Community to Make Pioneering Use of Wireless Broadband

Internet connectivity is coming to remote communities and fisherfolk in the Danajon Reef Marine Key Bioiversity Area of the Philippines’ […]

Andrew Burger

August 13, 2013

Technology

Can the Keystone XL Pipeline Beat Wind and Solar's Job Creation?

In last weekend’s weekly GOP radio address, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) continued to pitch the proposed Keystone XL pipeline as […]

Tina Casey

August 12, 2013

Technology

The 10th Anniversary of the Northeast Blackout: Are We Any Better Off Today?

By David Crane A little-lamented anniversary is soon to pass – ten years ago, the crippling Northeast Blackout occurred on […]

TriplePundit

August 12, 2013

Energy

On World Indigenous Peoples Day: the Case of Palm Oil

By Sara Santiago Lately, palm oil has been popping up everywhere, presenting itself in a broad range of products from […]

TriplePundit

August 9, 2013

Energy

Two New Wind Power Reports Are Good News For Wind-Friendly Branding

Tar sands oil, natural gas fracking and other notorious fossil fuel issues have been grabbing the headlines these days, but […]

Tina Casey

August 9, 2013

Technology

The Business Case for Strategic Philanthropy

Is strategic philanthropy smart business? More and more companies are donating goods, services or cash for good causes—causes that fit […]

Leon Kaye

August 8, 2013

Energy

McDonald's $15 Wage Debate Isn't About Profits, It's About Their Business Model

Last week, we witnessed a new wave of one-day strikes of fast food workers fighting to achieve an ambitious goal: […]

Raz Godelnik

August 7, 2013

Technology

Why Investing in Energy Efficient Buildings Make Fiscal Sense

By John Mandyck Carbon pollution, and its effects on climate change and public health, is receiving renewed interest following President […]

TriplePundit

August 7, 2013

Energy

Shell and BP Halt Opposition to Renewable Fuel Standard

Oil companies don’t like biofuels very much. The reason why is pretty clear. Right now, 10 percent of what would […]

RP Siegel

August 6, 2013

Energy

Dead Sea's Naked Sea Salt Blazes Through Kickstarter Goal

Can a little Dead Sea venture named Naked Sea Salt heal divisions in the Holy Land? Everyone has a say in […]

Leon Kaye

August 6, 2013

Energy

North Atlantic Sustainable Fisheries Management Highlights Challenges in Regional Governance

Home to some of the richest fishing grounds in the world, fishing in the North Atlantic has a long and […]

Andrew Burger

August 5, 2013

Energy

The False Promise of Fracking

Richard Heinberg and the Post Carbon Institute are on a mission to debunk the benefits of the hydraulic fracturing method […]

Bill DiBenedetto

August 5, 2013

Energy

What Does the Future Hold for Genetically Modified Cotton?

By Roger East Two decades into cotton’s genetic modification (GM) revolution, J. Berrye Worsham, President and CEO of the U.S. […]

GreenFutures

August 2, 2013

Technology

How Skanska Uses Building Information Modeling to Design Better Buildings

By Lauren Rowe, IMS Consulting The demand for green building has been growing across the industry and evidence of sustainable […]

TriplePundit

August 2, 2013

Technology

Sol Chip Creates the Everlasting Solar Battery

A version of this story originally appeared on NoCamels – Israeli Environment News By Johnathan Leow A battery that never goes dead. Has the […]

TriplePundit

July 30, 2013

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Introduction To Environmental Justice

Why Equitable Development is True Smart Development

Read more in this series. It is time for mayors and real estate developers to talk about equitable development. “Smart […]

Leon Kaye

July 29, 2013

Energy

New Study Furthers Debate Over Obamacare's Calorie Labeling Law

When was the last time you went to a fast food restaurant and decided what to eat based on calorie […]

Raz Godelnik

July 29, 2013

Energy

PepsiCo Scratches “All Natural” Label From Naked Juice Bottles

Another “all natural” label bites the dust. In an emailed statement, PepsiCo announced late last week it will remove the […]

Leon Kaye

July 29, 2013

Energy

You Like Bikes. You Like Ice Cream. How About Bike-Churned Ice Cream?

By Bonnie Hulkower Churn, baby, churn. It seems too simple or comical, like an episode of Portlandia or an Onion […]

TriplePundit

July 29, 2013

Energy

Animal Rights Groups File Lawsuit Over Utah 'Ag Gag Law'

Animals rights groups PETA and Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) filed a lawsuit challenging Utah’s “ag-gag” law, enacted last year, […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

July 29, 2013

Energy

North American Seafood Distributors Join Sustainable Fisheries Coalition

The sustainability of fish and seafood stocks continues to be an issue of global concern. Human population growth, overfishing, fast-growing […]

Andrew Burger

July 26, 2013

Technology

Future of San Francisco's Market Street Comes Into View

Public engagement is key to building sustainable and livable cities. Too often the trend of the past half century has […]

Tom Schueneman

July 26, 2013

Energy

New Phone App Gives New Life to Leftovers

Those who have enjoyed our series on the Sharing Economy will be pleased to know that the concept as a […]

Jan Lee

July 26, 2013

Energy

How George Clooney Could Help Nespresso Solve Its Coffee Pod Problem

George Clooney has become a familiar face in the world of coffee thanks to his association with the upscale coffee […]

Tina Casey

July 25, 2013

Technology

When it Comes to Distributed Solar Photovoltaics, the Devil's in the Details

By Lena Hansen and Virginia Lacy, Rocky Mountain Institute Earlier this month, the decision of APS—Arizona’s largest electric utility—to propose two […]

TriplePundit

July 25, 2013

Energy

Tom’s of Maine Pushes Innovation with Potato Starch Packaging

Tom’s of Maine may now be part of the Colgate-Palmolive family, but to its majority owner’s credit, the earthy, yet […]

Leon Kaye

July 24, 2013

Energy

Most Retailers Get a Failing Grade for Their Electronics Recycling Programs

In one of my cupboards at home I have an broken DVD player waiting to be recycled. It has been […]

Raz Godelnik

July 24, 2013

Technology

Green Sells: Ford’s Commitment to Sustainability Drives Sales Success

Ford’s sales growth is proving that competitively priced, well-designed products that are more sustainable will outsell less-sustainable products. Ford’s line-up […]

Bill Roth

July 24, 2013

Energy

Chipotle Becomes First Fast Food Chain to Disclose GMO Information

Chipotle Mexican Grill is not your average fast food chain. The company is known for sourcing locally grown, organic ingredients, […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

July 23, 2013

Energy

One Founder's Quest to Eliminate Eggs from Food Supply Chains

“If I wasn’t doing this, I’d be in sub-Saharan Africa working on child prostitution,” Josh Tetrick tells me, referring to his […]

jennifer boynton

July 22, 2013

Technology

Why the Cardboard Bike Crowdfunding Campaign Failed

Israelis – my people – are usually very innovative, working constantly to develop the next great idea. Sometimes these ideas […]

Raz Godelnik

July 19, 2013

Energy

You Too Can Live on McDonald’s Wages – With Two Jobs and No Heat

McDonald’s should just stick to slinging cheap burgers and fries and abstain from budget recommendations for its workers. A story […]

Bill DiBenedetto

July 19, 2013