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Energy

Canadian Lawyer Wants Climate Change Warning Labels On Gas Pumps

Climate change is a very real threat to humanity, as many scientists have warned us. A Canadian lawyer named Robert […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

April 23, 2013

Energy

New York Startup Seamless and its Great Idea to Help the Environment

The leading online service for ordering delivery and takeout food says that its customers are increasingly making “eco-friendly” orders, asking […]

Harry Stevens

April 23, 2013

Energy

ExxonMobil Aims to Prove Gas is Cleaner Than Coal

ExxonMobil has had a horrible four-week run in the aftermath of its Pegasus pipeline break in Arkansas, but a just-published […]

Tina Casey

April 22, 2013

Technology

CSR in Africa, the Next Sustainable Business Frontier

Once the domain of larger global companies and the communities in their host countries, corporate social responsibility (CSR) in emerging […]

Leon Kaye

April 22, 2013

Energy

Climate Change is Finally Real for the American People

By Rosana Francescato, MOSAIC 2012 seems set to go down in history as the year in which climate change became […]

TriplePundit

April 22, 2013

Energy

Renewable Fuel Standard Under Attack

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad appeared together recently defending the Renewable Fuel Standard from recent […]

RP Siegel

April 22, 2013

Technology

Crowdsourcing Solar is a Bright and Powerful Idea

The past few years have been amazing for solar in the U.S. New capacity added in 2012 grew by 76 […]

RP Siegel

April 19, 2013

Energy

Increased Corn Prices Threaten Ethanol Fuel’s Long Term Viability

Ethanol, long viewed as the darling of the biofuels industry, has experienced several hiccups as of late. A lingering drought […]

Mike Hower

April 19, 2013

Energy

'Zero-TV' Homes Spell Trouble for the Environment

Although we’ve seen George Jetson watch TV on a flat screen, it’s not very likely that the rest of us […]

Lisa Chirico

April 19, 2013

Technology

Bloomingdale Trail: Chicago’s Answer to the “High Line”

Add a Midwestern answer to New York City’s “High Line” in America’s third largest city. Work on the Bloomingdale Trail […]

Leon Kaye

April 18, 2013

Energy

Will Congress Listen When BICEP's 475,000 Jobs Talk?

The new Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy (BICEP) coalition made a splash in the heat of last year’s […]

Tina Casey

April 17, 2013

Technology

From Green Buildings to Eco-Districts to Eco-Cities

The following is a guest post by our friends at Bard College’s MBA in Sustainability Program (a 3p sponsor) – […]

bard-students

April 17, 2013

Energy

Climate Change in the San Joaquin Valley and Our Future Food Supply

The San Joaquin Valley is North America’s most valuable farming region. The area’s crops such as carrots and tomatoes are […]

Leon Kaye

April 17, 2013

Technology

Waste Heat Recovery: Getting Something Back

Waste heat recovery has emerged as an effective way of increasing energy efficiency at factories where refrigeration is crucial. Any […]

Leon Kaye

April 16, 2013

Energy

Nestlé's 2012 Sustainability Report: Creating Shared Value for the Long Term

If you have been wondering what’s going on with the concept of shared value developed couple of years ago by […]

Raz Godelnik

April 16, 2013

Technology

Silicon Valley Wealth Disparity Continues to Grow

The Silicon Valley is booming. According to a recent U.S. Census Bureau report, the startup-riddled “techtopia” has the country’s second-highest […]

Mike Hower

April 15, 2013

Energy

The Double-Edged Sword of Climate Change

Devouring a tasty bushel of “mega-crabs” from the Chesapeake Bay is pretty good if you’re a big fan of the […]

Bill DiBenedetto

April 15, 2013

Technology

Top 10 Employee Engagement Strategies

What companies offer the top 10 employment engagement strategies? I listed a few firms showcasing employees who shine and take […]

Leon Kaye

April 15, 2013

Technology

Shell 2012 Sustainability Report Promises Trust & Action on Environment

This week Royal Dutch Shell released its 2012 Sustainability Report. Like most sustainability and CSR reports, Shell’s report starts with […]

Leon Kaye

April 12, 2013

Technology

Microwave 2.0: A Study in Emotionally Durable Design

When Marshall Jamshidi, a student at the Savannah Institute of Art and Design, heard about the Design for Your Product Lifetime student […]

Tom Schueneman

April 12, 2013

Technology

Whole Foods to Grow Produce on Roof of New Brooklyn Store

Whole Foods Market will build a greenhouse farm on the roof of its forthcoming store in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Scheduled to […]

Harry Stevens

April 10, 2013

Energy

New Report Shows Almost All Kids' Meals Fail to Meet Nutritional Standards

The new report from the Center for Science in the Public Interest on kids’ meals shocked me. First, I was […]

Raz Godelnik

April 10, 2013

Energy

Genetic Modification: Time for a More Nuanced Debate

By Anthony Kleanthous Picking sides on genetic modification isn’t as easy as it used to be What is a person […]

GreenFutures

April 10, 2013

Energy

Coal Port Sponsors Encounter the Global Village

The following is part of a series by our friends at CSRHub (a 3p sponsor) – offering free sustainability and corporate social […]

CSRHub

April 10, 2013

Technology

Building a More Intelligent Store Management System

Supermarkets are amongst the most energy-intensive commercial buildings today. In fact, an average-sized grocery store of 50,000 feet can spend […]

Leon Kaye

April 9, 2013

Energy

Media Quiet on Arkansas Spill as Keystone Hangs in the Balance

The silence is almost deafening. As the whole world watches and waits to see if President Obama is going to […]

RP Siegel

April 9, 2013

Technology

PanelClaw Solar Company Seeks to Reduce Solar Power Soft Costs

The global solar installation company PanelClaw has just announced a new initiative to reduce the cost of a solar power […]

Tina Casey

April 9, 2013

Technology

A New Marketplace for Goods of Change

The Union Co. is a new online retailer seeking to become a clearinghouse for cause-related goods. The Union offers an […]

Melanie Colburn

April 9, 2013

Energy

Avoiding Landfill: The Second Life of Products

By Priscilla Burgess A while back, I asked Celery Design Cooperative to figure out green packaging for our insulation that didn’t […]

TriplePundit

April 9, 2013

Energy

The UK Landfill Tax Sets the Standard for a Carbon Tax

Sometimes I feel that the discussions on carbon tax are very similar to fantasy baseball. I hope I don’t offend […]

Raz Godelnik

April 8, 2013

Technology

Wait 'Til You Hear About Tesla's Next Big Announcement

All last week, the automotive and clean tech worlds held their collective breath in anticipation of a mysterious “really exciting” […]

Tina Casey

April 6, 2013

Energy

Not Wasting Time: 25% of Procter and Gamble’s Factories Now Zero-Waste

Today Procter and Gamble announced the consumer packaged goods giant has reached a new zero-waste milestone. As is the case […]

Leon Kaye

April 2, 2013

Technology

Smarter Data Center Efficiency, Operations & Management

With their voracious appetites for energy, data centers present enormous challenges for companies looking to trim their carbon footprint and […]

Tina Casey

April 2, 2013

Energy

OriginOil Algae Technology Might Revolutionize Fracking

Riggs Eckelberry founded  OriginOil with his brother Nicholas in 2007. The idea then was targeting the need in the budding algae biofuel […]

Tom Schueneman

April 2, 2013

Energy

Open Letter to Senator Barbara Mikulski on the “Monsanto Protection” Rider

Dear Senator Mikulski (D-MD) and Other Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, This letter is in regard to your committee’s […]

RP Siegel

April 2, 2013

Technology

Google Got Me Again

Google is famous for its insidious April Fool’s pranks – just clever enough to get you excited for their new […]

jennifer boynton

April 1, 2013

Energy

Panera Expands Sliding Scale Menu Offering to 48 Restaurants

Panera put its customers to the test with its Panera Cares Community cafe experiment which invited them to pay what […]

jennifer boynton

April 1, 2013

Energy

PepsiCo Reaches Safe Water Access Goal Two Years Early

Yesterday PepsiCo announced the beverage giant already achieved its 2015 goal of providing safe water to three million people in […]

Leon Kaye

March 29, 2013

Energy

Whole Foods Promises Storewide GMO Labeling by 2018

Score one for consumers who firmly believe that ignorance doesn’t equate to bliss when it comes to knowing what they […]

Lisa Chirico

March 29, 2013

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The Future of Fair Trade

FairTrade USA Ramps Up Fight Against Coffee Rust in Central America

This is part of a series on “The Future of Fair Trade,” written in collaboration with Fair Trade USA. A […]

Leon Kaye

March 28, 2013

Technology

Ready to Ditch Your Car? E-Bike Company EVELO Wants to Hear from You

Last year, electric bicycle company, EVELO made a two-person, 4,000 mile trans-America ride stopping in 10 metropolitan areas to help […]

Phil Covington

March 28, 2013

Energy

Grassroots Activism Leads to Fracking Ban in Pristine Canadian Wilderness

It’s not so easy being a giant oil company these days. First, you have half the world angry at you […]

RP Siegel

March 28, 2013

Energy

Volkswagen Commits to Strict Carbon Emissions Limits

There is a certain car company that will probably always hold a special place in my heart: the Volkswagen Group. […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

March 27, 2013

Energy

Could Switchgrass Replace Home Heating Oil in the Northeast?

Could switchgrass become a game changer in the northeastern U.S., where the cost of home heating oil makes for a […]

Leon Kaye

March 27, 2013

Energy

National Parks Ask Bottled Water Industry to Take a Hike

By Kristin Urquiza We’re on the verge of the next wave of National Parks going bottled water-free. Today, a broad […]

TriplePundit

March 27, 2013

Energy

Why Solar Power is Pure ECO:nomics

How many of you have solar panels installed on your roof? This question was asked last week of an audience […]

Travis

March 26, 2013

Technology

Why Home Automation Systems are at the Forefront of Energy Savings

Intelligent building efficiency is not just relegated to offices. As energy prices rise and incomes are squeezed, home automation systems […]

Leon Kaye

March 26, 2013

Technology

SAP’s Integrated Reporting is a Big Success

SAP recently released its first integrated report for financial and non-financial performance in 2012. The company had issued sustainability reports […]

Leon Kaye

March 26, 2013

Technology

Apple Adapts Quickly to a Coal-Free Future

The new environmental progress report from Apple has been stirring up a lot of interest and deservedly so, because it […]

Tina Casey

March 25, 2013

Energy

Alarming New Report Ranks Food & Beverage Companies on Nutrition Efforts

Is PepsiCo better than Coca Cola when it comes to nutrition-related commitments, performance and disclosure practices? How about Hershey vs. […]

Raz Godelnik

March 25, 2013

Energy

Monsanto Buys the Senate and Democracy Buys the Farm

When the U.S. government was first created, the founding fathers took great pains to distribute power across three branches of […]

RP Siegel

March 25, 2013

Energy

World Water Day Update: P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program

For almost a decade, Proctor & Gamble has manufactured water purification packets that helped save over 29,000 lives and prevent over 200 million […]

Leon Kaye

March 22, 2013

Energy

UN-Water Defines Water Security, Highlights Threats & Mitigation Steps

Equitable, broad-based public access to sustainable, sanitary supplies of water is increasingly being seen as a security issue. A growing […]

Andrew Burger

March 22, 2013

Energy

Water: Conflict or Cooperation

World Water Day this year highlights the role of cooperation in managing the many competing needs for the resource, a topic near […]

TriplePundit

March 22, 2013

Energy

3 Great Open Loop Recycling Projects

Got open loop recycling? We hear about companies developing closed loop recycling systems, many sustainability professionals consider to be the […]

Leon Kaye

March 22, 2013

Energy

Starbucks Increases Ethical Sourcing Practices with New Farm in Costa Rica

This week Starbucks announced it would enhance its ethical sourcing program with the investment in a new farming and research […]

Leon Kaye

March 21, 2013

Energy

Dunkin' Donuts Commits to 100% Sustainable Palm Oil

Is this an excuse to eat more donuts? Another major food company joined the ranks of companies with commitments to […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

March 21, 2013

Technology

Israeli Driver Assistance System Introduces Driverless Technology

If you’re the President of the United States, a trip to Israel isn’t complete without a tour of the country’s […]

Jan Lee

March 21, 2013

Energy

The Buck Slows Here – Why the Time for Slow Money is Now

By Woody Tasch There is no such thing as money that is too fast. This was one of the certainties […]

TriplePundit

March 21, 2013

Energy

Green Mountain Coffee’s CSR Report an Ethical Business Success Story

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) has been churning out cups of java for over three decades and has grown as […]

Leon Kaye

March 20, 2013

Technology

BMW Offers a Simple Cure for EV Range Anxiety: Rentals

BMW made a big splash in the electric vehicle market earlier this month, when word leaked out that the company’s […]

Tina Casey

March 19, 2013

Technology

How Smart Climate Control Benefits Employee Wellness

Offices, restaurants, retail outlets, warehouses, manufacturing facilities, industrial plants – most of the work being done in the U.S. economy […]

Andrew Burger

March 19, 2013

Technology

Poverty Solutions: What Can Businesses Do?

Poverty solutions of various approaches have been underway for decades, many of which have shown only mixed results. While the […]

Leon Kaye

March 18, 2013

Technology

The Business Case For Sustainability is Becoming Easier to Make

Good news: the business case for sustainability is becoming an easier sell for companies both large and small. One reason […]

Leon Kaye

March 15, 2013

Energy

A Fresno Public Market Would Give the San Joaquin Valley Its “Local” Food Back

Could a Fresno Public Market revitalize the 34th largest city in the U.S.? Public markets have helped revive neighborhoods across […]

Leon Kaye

March 15, 2013

Energy

NY Soda Ban Goes Down and Mississippi Passes Anti-Bloomberg Bill

Tuesday was supposed to be a day of celebration for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg when the new limits he […]

Raz Godelnik

March 14, 2013

Energy

LabDoor Promises to Bring Transparency to the Supplement Industry

Can LabDoor bring more truthfulness to health supplement manufacturers? The supplement industry is still largely unregulated: after all the Food […]

Leon Kaye

March 14, 2013

Energy

The Oil Leak in the Gulf We’re Not Supposed to Know About

Wait a minute. What’s this about a leak in the Gulf of Mexico? I thought we stopped that leak. You […]

RP Siegel

March 13, 2013

Technology

'Cloud Computing King' Salesforce to Power Data Centers with Renewables

Salesforce has announced an ambitious goal to fully power its data centers with renewable energy. The software-as-a-service company that Bloomberg […]

Harry Stevens

March 13, 2013

Technology

Growth of Commercial PACE in California

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing of clean technologies is making a comeback by targeting commercial properties. At the end […]

Bill Roth

March 13, 2013

Energy

Top Ten Effects of Global Warming on Business

At some point there is a transition from trying to avoid the collision to bracing for the impact. That could […]

RP Siegel

March 13, 2013

Energy

Why Global Food Solutions Need Women

By Sarah Lewis-Hammond You can’t have biological diversity in the food system without social and cultural diversity, too. Judith Harry […]

GreenFutures

March 13, 2013