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Wastewater May Decrease Environmental Impact of Cellulosic Ethanol Production

A University of Illinois study concluded treated wastewater, i.e. effluent, could be just as efficient as fresh potable water for […]

Leon Kaye

March 13, 2013

Technology

The Triumphs and Struggles of Clean Technology in 2012

When it comes to clean energy, last year was a mixed bag, as the Clean Energy Trends 2013 report by […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

March 12, 2013

Technology

Smart Buildings: Residential, Commercial and Industrial

New “smart building” technologies are beginning to trickle into the mass market, which means that building owners have more options […]

Tina Casey

March 12, 2013

Technology

KLM Launches First Weekly Transatlantic Flight Using Biofuels

Last Thursday, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight 642 completed the seven hour and 17 minute flight from New York’s JFK […]

Leon Kaye

March 12, 2013

Technology

'Green Building' Movement Gains Traction Worldwide

The “Green Building” movement is gathering momentum worldwide as businesses increasingly see attractive economic returns and social-environmental benefits from enhancing […]

Andrew Burger

March 12, 2013

Energy

When Does Talking About Sustainability Become Too Risky?

This post first appeared on GreenBiz and can be viewed here. In recent weeks, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Clorox’s Green Works have […]

Nayelli

March 11, 2013

Energy

Dialysis: America's Next Big Market Opportunity?

In my neighborhood in Oakland, CA, three DaVita Dialysis centers have popped up in the last year, in whatever empty […]

jennifer boynton

March 11, 2013

Technology

Seattle 3D Model: A Prototype for Sustainable Urban Development

No longer is 3D modeling a rare occurrence in the building design process. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a widely accepted […]

Tom Schueneman

March 11, 2013

Energy

Congressional Bill Introduced to Combat Seafood Fraud

Seafood fraud is all too real, as an Oceana report found. The report by the international advocacy group found that […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

March 11, 2013

Technology

CSR in India: Are Companies Doing Enough?

Can corporate social responsibility (CSR) in India have a central role in the transformation of this dynamic yet challenged land? […]

Leon Kaye

March 8, 2013

Energy

Salt, Sugar, Fat & CSR: When Food Companies Choose Profit Over Responsibility

Earlier this week Gallup released the latest data on the obesity rate in the U.S., showing that the national obesity […]

Raz Godelnik

March 8, 2013

Energy

Why Michelle Obama's Business Case for Healthier Food Won't Move the Needle

Michelle Obama made a surprising appearance last week to celebrate the third anniversary of her “Let’s Move” initiative. No, I’m […]

Raz Godelnik

March 7, 2013

Energy

Shell’s Scenario Planning Depicts Two Long Roads to a Carbon-free Future

Royal Dutch Shell was recently in the news for their decision to pull back on oil exploration in the Arctic, […]

RP Siegel

March 7, 2013

Energy

Who Should Control the World's Water?

As organizations around the world search for ways to ensure that impoverished communities have dependable access to drinking water, a […]

Jan Lee

March 6, 2013

Energy

Winning Design in Biomimicry Challenge Inspired by Fish Gills

By George Groh The Biomimicry 3.8 Institute recently announced the first-round winners of the 2012-2013 Biomimicry Student Design Challenge, with first […]

TriplePundit

March 6, 2013

Energy

Guatemala's Quetsol Campaigns to Change the Way Solar is Distributed

For decades, power companies have been trying to bring electricity to the remote highlands of Guatemala, where densely forested mountainous […]

Jan Lee

March 5, 2013

Energy

Can Houston Become a Recycling Leader?

For those of us who spend a lot of time thinking about the possibility of a timely transition to a […]

RP Siegel

March 5, 2013

Technology

Green Roofs Boost Photovoltaic Panels

By Dino Green What is a “green-roof?” Some say the term conjures up images of green vegetation on a building’s […]

TriplePundit

March 4, 2013

Technology

Operational Improvements and the Energy Landscape of the Future

By Domenic Armano Each time I visit Boston, New York, San Francisco, or any of the other dozen or so […]

TriplePundit

March 4, 2013

Energy

How Your Business Could Save a Butterfly with Food Waste Recycling

The Department of Defense (DoD) has been adopting sustainable practices hand over fist in support of its national security mission, […]

Tina Casey

March 1, 2013

Energy

Shell Stops Arctic Oil Drilling – For Now

Royal Dutch Shell , the megalithic energy company announced this week that it was curtailing all Arctic operation for the […]

RP Siegel

March 1, 2013

Energy

Entergy: Utilities Should Focus on Climate Change Risk Mitigation

At the 2013 Climate Leadership Conference in DC, Rod West, Executive Vice President at Entergy Corporation urged the 450 attendees […]

jennifer boynton

February 28, 2013

Energy

AFL-CIO Lends Its Support to the Keystone Pipeline

Earlier this week the American Petroleum Institute, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Koch brothers and other Keystone pipeline proponents received support […]

Raz Godelnik

February 28, 2013

Energy

How Food Waste Can Be Reduced By Consumers & Food Retailers

I grew up next door to my grandparents who survived the Great Depression. They taught my sister and me to […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 28, 2013

Energy

Companies at the Intersection of Food Waste and Hunger

By Brandon Tidwell, Darden Restaurants  We live in a world where the amount of food wasted is on the rise […]

TriplePundit

February 27, 2013

Energy

eRecyclingCorps:10 Million Cell Phone Trade-Ins Since 2009

Few press releases cause me to say, “Wow.” Yesterday’s press release about eRecyclingCorps (eRC) achieving 10 million cell phone trade-ins since […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 27, 2013

Technology

The Housing Market is on the Rise: Opportunities in Green Building

By Tali Wee After years of instability, the fledgling housing market has finally found its footing. Though not back to […]

TriplePundit

February 27, 2013

Technology

What is a Smart Meter?

What is a smart meter and why should you care? Think about it this way: our lives are packed with […]

Tina Casey

February 26, 2013

Energy

ALEC Now Looking to Teach Climate Denial in Schools

Well, it looks like the folks at ALEC, the nation’s largest fossil-fuel powered association of state legislators, are at it […]

RP Siegel

February 26, 2013

Energy

Americans are Victims of Seafood Fraud, Oceana Study Finds

A study conducted by Oceana, an international advocacy group, found that 33 percent of the seafood samples analyzed were mislabeled […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 26, 2013

Energy

Saving Shower Water Became Easy with New Solution Made By Students

A version of this story originally appeared on NoCamels – Israeli Environment News By Avner Meyrav (Translation) Fortunately, this past winter brought large quantities […]

TriplePundit

February 26, 2013

Energy

Starbucks Will Source Only Sustainable Palm Oil By 2015

Update: A Starbucks spokesperson has confirmed the company’s commitment to sustainable palm oil and issued the following statement: “I can […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 25, 2013

Technology

Video Interview: Jennifer Scholze, SAP

This interview is part of a series produced by Noble Profit.  To learn more, please visit NobleProfit.com Jennifer Scholze is Senior […]

NobleProfit

February 25, 2013

Energy

The GMO Fight Rages On: Implications of Bowman v. Monsanto

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme court heard arguments from defenders of a 75-year-old Indiana farmer, Vernon Hugh Bowman, and agricultural […]

Lonnie Shekhtman

February 22, 2013

Technology

SolarCity & Honda Team Up to Provide Solar Power to Customers

Meet the recently announced partnership between SolarCity and Honda. The companies are teaming up to provide deals to Honda and […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 22, 2013

Energy

H&M Clothing Recycling Program Goes Live – Today!

Here’s a way to make that affordable fast fashion even cheaper. Starting today, shoppers can bring any bag of used […]

jennifer boynton

February 21, 2013

Energy

Safe Drinking Water in India: How Smart Design Positioned Unilever as a Leader

Hindustan Unilever is India’s largest consumer goods company, with $4 billion in annual sales and over 16,000 employees–over 1,500 of […]

Leon Kaye

February 21, 2013

Energy

General Mills Initiative Helps Vanilla Farmers in Madagascar

General Mills announced a new initiative today to help vanilla farmers in Madagascar. The global food giant is investing $125,000 […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 20, 2013

Energy

Sustainable Tuna Key Component of Food Security Worldwide

By Mike Crispino In 2012, the FAO released a report, estimating that there were almost 870 million chronically undernourished people […]

TriplePundit

February 20, 2013

Technology

What is a Smart Building?

The phrase “smart building” conjures up images of sleek new structures incorporating all the latest energy-saving bells and whistles, but […]

Tina Casey

February 19, 2013

Energy

Consumer's Union Campaign Targets Trader Joe's

Trader Joe’s once again found itself the target of the Consumer’s Union campaign, Meat Without Drugs. Consumer’s Union, the advocacy […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 19, 2013

Energy

Noble Profit Moment with Ryan Wartena: Water as Fuel

Did we ever think that the stuff of life could be the stuff we run cars on? Think again! Water […]

NobleProfit

February 19, 2013

Energy

Nebraska Utility to Test Solar Powered Irrigation System

Patented in 1952 by Frank Zybach of Strausburg, Colorado, center pivot irrigation systems have turned out to be, well, a […]

Andrew Burger

February 19, 2013

Technology

How SAP Makes the Business Case for Sustainability

MIT’s recent study, The Innovation Bottom Line, makes a compelling business case for sustainability. In sum the message of the […]

Leon Kaye

February 15, 2013

Energy

5 Steps to Mitigate Water Risk and Manage Water Resources

Last month in Davos the World Economic Forum (WEF) recognized water scarcity as “the second most important risk facing the […]

Raz Godelnik

February 15, 2013

Technology

Japan's Smart Cities Charting a Resilient Course

I think it’s pretty obvious to anyone who has visited Japan that the Japanese love technology. And given the recent […]

RP Siegel

February 15, 2013

Technology

Boulder Residents Collaborate on Wind Power Expansion

In 2011, the residents of Boulder, Colorado approved a ballot measure that would enable their city to get more clean, […]

Tina Casey

February 15, 2013

Sponsored

The Rise Of The Sharing Economy

How to Crowdfund Your Next Apartment

This interview was conducted and originally published by PSFK. Rodrigo Niño, CEO at Prodigy Network, is well aware of the […]

TriplePundit

February 14, 2013

Energy

Unilever Promotes Handwashing Campaign Message Using Rotis

Mmm, roti. The king of South Asian unleavened flatbreads is a staple on the subcontinent, and of course, is ubiquitous […]

Leon Kaye

February 12, 2013

Technology

Government Considers Dropping LEED's Preferred Certification Status

A review of green building certification systems has some commentators worried that the federal government is about to weaken its […]

Harry Stevens

February 12, 2013

Energy

How Ocean Spray Reduced Its Transportation Emissions 20%

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the trucking sector are significant. Heavy duty trucks account for one-fifth of the GHGs from […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 12, 2013

Technology

SC Johnson Stakes Out Wind Power Turf

A short while back, we were discussing how SC Johnson had turned a neat marketing trick by announcing that it […]

Tina Casey

February 12, 2013

Energy

Cutting Calories is Good for Business

To me, it was always clear that if you find yourself in places like McDonald’s, Wendy’s, or Taco Bell, you […]

Raz Godelnik

February 12, 2013

Energy

Southwest Rivers and Budgets are Both Drying Up

We keep hearing about the forthcoming water crisis in the Western states. This is a complicated issue and one in […]

RP Siegel

February 12, 2013

Sponsored

The Future of Fair Trade

How Collaboration Creates Fair Trade from Farm-to-Shelf

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

jennifer boynton

February 11, 2013

Energy

Spanish Renewable Energy Investments Slow with U.S. Regulatory Changes

Renewable energy investments in the U.S. had a bumper year in 2012, and Spanish wind investors, like Iberdrola Renewables, have […]

Jan Lee

February 11, 2013

Energy

CSR Needs a Universal System to Measure Environmental Impact

By Ory Zik, founder and CEO, Energy Points “’It seems very pretty,’ she said when she had finished it, ‘but […]

TriplePundit

February 11, 2013

Energy

Recyclebank, Coors Partners on New Aluminum Recycling Program

Recyclebank, in partnership with the Coors Brewing Company, has launched an online awareness campaign that seeks to educate consumers even […]

Leon Kaye

February 8, 2013

Technology

Fact Check: Fox & Friends Hilariously Distort Reality of U.S. Solar

Early morning television news shows have long been vapid and painful to watch, but Fox & Friends takes it to […]

Leon Kaye

February 8, 2013

Energy

3 Corporate Sustainability Issues for 2013

By Kelly M. Semrau, Chief Sustainability Officer at SC Johnson Rather than any one event – a presidential election, the Olympic […]

TriplePundit

February 8, 2013

Energy

As You Sow Report Finds Nanoparticles In Your Donuts

Are nanoparticles already in some food products? A report by As You Sow, a non-profit organization that promotes corporate responsibility, […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 8, 2013

Technology

Chevron, EDF Chat About Fracking, Cap & Trade

Monday evening, two energy business and environmental policy heavyweights duked it out at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco’s presentation […]

Mike Hower

February 7, 2013

Energy

Consumer Responsibility and Food Waste

There certainly is food waste on the production and retail end, as previous Triple Pundit articles indicate. However, food wasted […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 7, 2013

Energy

The iShack: Bringing Renewable Energy to South Africa Settlements

Connecting impoverished homes with electricity and access to safe drinking water has always been a challenge in South Africa. As […]

Jan Lee

February 6, 2013

Energy

GMO Labeling Campaigns Enter New Battlegrounds

This post was written by Future 500’s staff Brent Tarnow and Erik Wohlgemuth. During a recent discussion with an executive […]

TriplePundit

February 6, 2013

Energy

It Takes 2,700 Liters of Water to Make a T-Shirt

By Julie Malone The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and National Geographic provides a new video, “Make Each Choice Count,” based […]

TriplePundit

February 6, 2013

Technology

Plug-In Electric Van: Business Fleet Solution to Higher Pump Prices

While the horsepower buzz at the North American International Auto Show was the absolutely stunning Corvette and the Cadillac ELR […]

Bill Roth

February 5, 2013

Energy

I’m Lovin’ It: McDonald's Opts for Sustainable Fish, Modernity

Last week, McDonald’s exhibited bold leadership by agreeing to shift their entire seafood supply-chain to Marine Stewardship Council-approved fish. This […]

Amelia Timbers

February 4, 2013

Technology

Peugeot Citroen Unveils the Latest Effort to Run Cars on Compressed Air

The auto industry is one of the most innovative industries worldwide. At the same time, there’s a good chance you’re […]

Raz Godelnik

February 4, 2013

Energy

Ramsar Policy Paper Urges Greater Protection, Wiser Use of Water and Wetlands

Wetlands provide a wide range of essential, life-supporting services and products to communities and businesses in countries the world over. […]

Andrew Burger

February 4, 2013

Energy

Protecting Wetlands from Chemical Nutrients Helps Environment and Economy

By Carlos Ocampo, Project Hydrologist – Centre of Excellence for Ecohydrology, The University of Western Australia When fertilizer chemicals (phosphorus […]

TriplePundit

February 4, 2013

Technology

Green Building Deception: Home Insulation Marketer Fined $350,000

With home energy efficiency retrofits still going strong and proving to be a lucrative business, opportunities for fraud arise as […]

Leon Kaye

February 1, 2013