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IBM Teaching Schools How to Save Money On Buildings

IBM recently announced three public school initiatives as part of their Smarter Planet program which is now five years old. […]

RP Siegel

February 1, 2013

Energy

Food Fraud: Feeding Fear and Corporate Greed

By Nellie Stadtherr My recent post, Healthy Humanitarian? Get Hungry For Fair Trade, elicited a comment that got me thinking. […]

TriplePundit

February 1, 2013

Energy

China Should Increase Solar Capacity as Smog Swallows Beijing

By David Thomas Chinese cities are experiencing their own version of the London fog of Victorian Britain. Smog in Beijing […]

TriplePundit

February 1, 2013

Technology

It’s Official: More Wind than Natural Gas Installs in 2012

According to the industry group American Wind Energy Association, the U.S. wind power industry not only had its best year […]

Leon Kaye

January 31, 2013

Technology

World’s Greenest Auto Plant Has Massive New Solar Park

Volkswagen has flipped the switch on a gigantic new solar park that will help power its ultra-green Diesel Passat factory in […]

Harry Stevens

January 31, 2013

Technology

C-Max Test Drive: Interactive, Fun, Affordable, Fuel Efficient

Imagine cars as “cool” as an Apple iPad or iPhone where you play games that generate real cash rewards or […]

Bill Roth

January 31, 2013

Technology

IKEA Is Retail's Solar Power King in Florida

Hmm…not so sure if this says something good about IKEA or something not so good about their domestic competitors here […]

Tina Casey

January 31, 2013

Energy

10 Sustainable Business Trends Underway in Detroit (Photo Tour)

Since TriplePundit spent a few days in Detroit for the Auto Show earlier this month, I thought I would share […]

Leon Kaye

January 30, 2013

Technology

Hydrokinetics: The Biggest Source of Renewable Energy You Never Heard Of

Renewable energy has certainly made tremendous progress in the past decade. Indeed, most people would acknowledge that it has grown […]

RP Siegel

January 30, 2013

Energy

Making Sense of the Circular Economy

If the name Ellen MacArthur rings a bell, you’re probably thinking of the person who set a record for circumnavigating […]

Tina Casey

January 29, 2013

Energy

UNEP Tackles the Problem of Food Waste with Think.Eat.Save. Campaign

Food waste is a terrible problem – a 1.3 billion tons a year problem – according to the Food and […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

January 29, 2013

Energy

Green Energy Options Get a Boost Through Electric Choice Programs

By Yogesh Mankani When green energy options are underfunded, they don’t get equal time in the marketplace. Consumers might not […]

TriplePundit

January 29, 2013

Energy

"Game Changer" Water Conservation Plan Pairs H&M with WWF

Just a few months ago, fashion retailer H&M made waves by hooking up with cutting edge chanteuse Lana Del Rey, […]

Tina Casey

January 28, 2013

Energy

Quinoa Farming Practices Push Consumers Toward Fair Trade

By Nellie Stadtherr A few days ago I set out on my weekly shopping adventure as usual, the Farmer’s Market […]

TriplePundit

January 28, 2013

Energy

50% of Unilever’s Factories are Zero-Waste While Sales Surge

Unilever’s ambitious Sustainable Living Plan reached an important milestone yesterday when the Dutch/British multinational announced over half of its factories […]

Leon Kaye

January 25, 2013

Energy

Cargill Cattle Plant Closes: Global Warming Casualty?

It sounds a bit like justice served, doesn’t it? When Cargill announced the closing of its Plainview, Texas, cattle operation, […]

RP Siegel

January 25, 2013

Energy

Coca-Cola Sued Over Sugar-Laden vitaminwater

My daily ritual of drinking a glass of orange juice was something that was passed down from my parents.  However, […]

Dale Wannen

January 25, 2013

Energy

Three More Companies Eliminate Cruel Pig Gestation Crates

This is the second post in a series about Cruelty Free Supply Chains. Three companies this week made announcements about […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

January 25, 2013

Technology

Archiopathy: Buildings Disregarding Other Buildings

This is part of a series of articles by MBA students at California College of the Arts dMBA program. Follow along […]

CCA LiveE

January 25, 2013

Technology

Shams One: Masdar's Concentrated Solar Power Project

Update March 16, 2013: Shams 1 has begun operation. More in India’s Economic Times. About 2 hours south west of […]

Nick Aster

January 25, 2013

Technology

Davos Update: SAP Investing $6.6M in Entrepreneurship & Sustainability

As the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos is underway, SAP made two announcements today covering how the company […]

Leon Kaye

January 24, 2013

Technology

Noesis Lets You Dip a Free Toe in the Energy Management Waters

The U.S. Department of Energy currently lists almost 400 different building energy management software tools, leaving property managers with the […]

Tina Casey

January 24, 2013

Energy

Energy Subsidies Losing the Wind Beneath Their Wings?

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

CSRHub

January 24, 2013

Energy

Why Consumers Should Welcome Scientists to the Farm and Table

By Andrew Kuyk Innovation and technology can help make what we eat tastier and more sustainable, says the Food and […]

GreenFutures

January 23, 2013

Energy

Coca-Cola and WWF Partner on Arctic Ice Region

Climate change is one of the most serious issues of our day. Take the Arctic sea ice, which covers an […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

January 23, 2013

Energy

Behind Coca-Cola's New Anti-Obesity Campaign

Coca-Cola had a new message to share with the public last week – America, we have a problem. It’s called […]

Raz Godelnik

January 22, 2013

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The Rise Of The Sharing Economy

Direct Public Offerings: Allowing the Community to Invest

By Andy Fyfe (Community Development at B Lab) We’ve all heard of crowdfunding and the passing of the JOBS Act […]

TriplePundit

January 22, 2013

Energy

Concern Remains as NY Times Downplays Significance of Environment Desk Closure

The New York Times is closing its environment desk in coming weeks, assigning its seven reporters and two editors to […]

Harry Stevens

January 21, 2013

Technology

This Year's Detroit Auto Show Concept Car: Bikes

Amid the shiny cars, people with dusters keeping the cars impeccably shiny, and shiny women, a few items were on […]

jennifer boynton

January 19, 2013

Technology

Siemens Tapped for Federal Government's Largest Ever Wind Farm

If a sustainability-related contract could drip with irony, this one’s a regular Niagara Falls: Siemens Government Technologies will construct the […]

Tina Casey

January 18, 2013

Energy

Ritz-Carlton, Virgin Hotels to Bottle Own Water via Whole World Water

Virgin Hotels and Ritz-Carlton are among hospitality companies starting to purify and bottle water within their properties and sell to […]

Leon Kaye

January 18, 2013

Energy

Interview: Linda Macpherson, CH2MHill on Water Reuse

Running appropriately alongside this year’s World Future Energy Summit, is the International Water Summit. The connection between water and energy is […]

Nick Aster

January 18, 2013

Technology

Interview: Jacob Fontijne of DNV KEMA on Energy Efficiency

At this year’s World Future Energy Summit, a lot of attention is falling on new forms of renewable power generation. […]

Nick Aster

January 18, 2013

Technology

35 Female CSR Leaders You've (Possibly) Never Heard Of

Men still dominate CSR, at least at the higher levels. GreenBiz’s 2011 salary survey found that two-thirds of VP of […]

jennifer boynton

January 17, 2013

Energy

Masdar's Renewable Energy Desalination Plans Take Off

At the 2011 World Future Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince famously declared that “water is more important than oil.” […]

Nick Aster

January 17, 2013

Energy

Will the 2013 Inauguration Be the “Greenest” One Ever?

Washington, DC is now overrun with visitors in town to witness Barack Obama’s second inauguration. With all those people and […]

Leon Kaye

January 17, 2013

Technology

World’s Greenest Building, Bullitt Center, Opens on Earth Day in Seattle

Nestled between downtown Seattle and the Capitol Hill district, the Bullitt Center will open on Earth Day, April 22. Builders […]

Leon Kaye

January 16, 2013

Technology

Why Corporate Tax Fairness Should Be Part of the CSR Agenda

One of the most interesting debates going on now in the CSR universe is about fair tax payments. So far […]

Raz Godelnik

January 16, 2013

Technology

UPS Archivist Shows Off Early Electric Vehicle Use

UPS electric vehicles from 1930’s

Tina Casey

January 16, 2013

Energy

California's New Law Makes Homemade Food Sales Legal

I have known a number of people in the golden state who wanted to start a home based business selling […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

January 16, 2013

Energy

4 Key Takeaways From Cleantech Group's Water Innovation Summit

Last September, Cleantech Group organized a Water Innovation Summit in Berkeley, California, bringing together stakeholders across the water sector including utilities, […]

Raz Godelnik

January 16, 2013

Technology

Sustainable Design Embraces the Old While Making the New

By John Eischeid High above New York’s Lexington Avenue, in a dimly lit loft with plain white walls and concrete […]

GreenFutures

January 16, 2013

Technology

Why is Abu Dhabi Investing in Solar Energy?

One of the key take-a-ways from a vist to Abu Dhabi is how seriously the emirate is taking solar (and […]

Nick Aster

January 16, 2013

Energy

Abu Dhabi's Promise of a Bright Energy Future

The author of this post is the winner of Masdar’s Water-Energy Nexus Blogging contest and will be guest posting on […]

TriplePundit

January 15, 2013

Energy

More than Beans, A Quest for Great Tasting Sustainable Coffee

By Bonnie Hulkower I used to be ignorant about the origin of my morning cup of Joe.  The specialty coffee […]

TriplePundit

January 15, 2013

Technology

Abu Dhabi's Sustainability Week Launches

An explosion of blue nylon fabric and scaffolding landed on Abu Dhabi’s waterfront this week. The project, called “Wendy” by […]

Nick Aster

January 14, 2013

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EOS Climate: The Refrigerant Revolution

Refrigerant Revolution: A Cool Future Ahead for AC and a Warming Planet

Read more in this series Our series on the Refrigerant Revolution has covered the background and history of refrigerants, the […]

EOSClimate

January 14, 2013

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The Rise Of The Sharing Economy

The Avis Zipcar Acquisition: End of the Beginning for Carsharing

By Neal Gorenflo Zipcar’s acquisition by car rental giant Avis closes the first chapter of the history of carsharing.  Zipcar’s […]

shareable

January 11, 2013

Energy

A View From The Field: Addressing The Water-Energy-Poverty Nexus

As a lead-up to Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, January 13-17, Masdar sponsored a blogging contest called “Engage: The Water-Energy Nexus.”  The following post […]

TriplePundit

January 11, 2013

Energy

MIT to Obama: Get Serious About Climate Change

President Barack Obama may consider a summit on climate change during his second term, but that is not fast enough […]

Leon Kaye

January 10, 2013

Technology

Don’t Blame Google and Starbucks For Minimizing Their Tax Bills

In a recent post on his blog, BusinessGreen, James Murray argues that Google’s and Starbucks’s use of “complex accounting techniques” […]

Harry Stevens

January 10, 2013

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Cohousing: Bringing the Sharing Economy Home

My family will soon be moving to Belfast Cohousing & Ecovillage (BC&E) on the midcoast of Maine and we’re excited […]

Sarah Lozanova

January 10, 2013

Technology

BP and Sempra Unleash Two New U.S. Wind Farms

Remember BP, the wind power company? It is easy to focus on a certain event in the Gulf of Mexico […]

Leon Kaye

January 10, 2013

Technology

Apple Patent Application Could Transform Wind Power

Apple may be the world’s valuable company and brand, but to sustainability and corporate social responsibility advocates, the company is […]

Leon Kaye

January 9, 2013

Energy

New Food Safety Rules Released

There were a number of food recalls last year. The latest one, a voluntary recall, was of protein bars possibly […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

January 8, 2013

Technology

Helmsley Building Will Stand Out in NYC Skyline with an LED Light System

By Danielle Stewart 230 Park Ave, also known as the Helmsley Building in New York City, will be lit up […]

TriplePundit

January 8, 2013

Energy

Abu Dhabi Blogging Competition: Two Winners!

As a lead-up to Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, January 13-17, Masdar sponsored a blogging contest called “Engage: The Water-Energy Nexus.”  TriplePundit […]

Nick Aster

January 7, 2013

Energy

Starbucks Needs More Than a $1 Reusable Cup to Boost Recycling

Last week media outlets were abuzz with Starbucks’ announcement, as promised, that its company-owned stores will sell reusable cups for […]

Leon Kaye

January 7, 2013

Energy

Fiscal Cliff Deal Extends Biofuel Credits

By now the New Year’s fiscal cliff deal has received quite a bit of press. We have already discussed the […]

RP Siegel

January 7, 2013

Technology

The Maker Movement Lowers Consumption and Waste

This is part of a series of articles by MBA students at California College of the Arts dMBA program. Follow along […]

CCA LiveE

January 4, 2013

Energy

How Satellites Can Be Used to Track World Pollution

A version of this story originally appeared on NoCamels – Israeli Environment News By NoCamels Team Researchers at Tel Aviv University have managed to […]

TriplePundit

January 3, 2013

Technology

BEEMTech Energy: The Smart Building Solution

A version of this story originally appeared on NoCamels – Israeli Environment News By Elana Widmann Despite having just 4.59 percent of the world’s […]

TriplePundit

January 3, 2013

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Avis Buys Zipcar for $500 Million

This morning Avis announced that it will acquire car-sharing leader Zipcar for about $500 million. Avis will pay $12.25 per […]

Leon Kaye

January 2, 2013

Energy

Why AT&T and Environmental Defense Fund Are Working To Reduce Water Use

By John Schulz, Director of Sustainability Operations at AT&T In a given day, my cell phone plays the role of […]

TriplePundit

January 2, 2013

Technology

Tesla Expands “Supercharger Network” to East Coast

Tesla has announced the opening of three new Supercharger stations on the east coast. Located in Newark, DE and Milford, […]

Leon Kaye

January 2, 2013

Energy

Hawaii Switches on 21MW Auwahi Wind Farm on Maui

Last week Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy launched a 21 megawatt (MW) wind power facility on […]

Leon Kaye

January 2, 2013

Energy

Californians are Ready for Waste-to-Energy Technologies

By Pat Proano, Assistant Deputy Director, County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works Californians have always been at the […]

TriplePundit

January 2, 2013

Energy

Sustainable Food 2012: It’s Not Just About Local Anymore

Interest in sustainable food continued to rise in 2012. Last year, technology and food collided,leading to more startups entering the […]

Shivani Ganguly

January 1, 2013

Energy

Top Five Reasons 2012 Made Us Pay Attention to Climate Change

By Gia Machlin It’s that time of year when we look back and reflect on the past year and make silly […]

TriplePundit

January 1, 2013

Technology

The Top 10 CSR and Sustainability Reports of 2012

As 2012 winds down, 2013 looks to be an even more promising year for sustainability reporting. More companies are integrating […]

Leon Kaye

December 31, 2012

Energy

Food Waste Remains a Big Problem for 2013

Food waste is a big problem in industrialized countries. The economic impact of food waste in the U.S. is equivalent […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

December 31, 2012

Energy

Olazul: Small Aquaculture is Beautiful

According to The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2012 report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United […]

Shivani Ganguly

December 27, 2012