ENVIRONMENT

Energy

Whole Foods Demonstrates the True Value of Waste Cooking Oil

Up until a few years ago, cooking grease had virtually no value but now it goes for 38 cents a pound. […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

September 5, 2012

Energy

Vegetarian McDonald's to Open in India – I'm lovin' it.

I haven’t eaten at McDonald’s in years and regard their offerings to be more like industrial quasi-food than something i’d really sit […]

Nick Aster

September 5, 2012

Energy

Canadian Watershed's Oil Sands Pose Challenge for Keepers

Exploitation of vast oil sands deposits in Canada’s Mackenzie River Basin has impacts that stretch far beyond Canada’s borders, mineral […]

Andrew Burger

September 5, 2012

Technology

The Top 10 Bay Area CSR Reporters and Performers

Based in the Bay Area? Consider our upcoming training course in the Global Reporting Initiative – a leading international standard in CSR […]

Raz Godelnik

September 4, 2012

Technology

National Security and Renewable Energy

For almost 20 years after its inception in 1980, Borrego Solar existed as a small enterprise doing one-off residential solar […]

Tina Casey

September 4, 2012

Energy

Lead Recycling Triggers Sustainability at Shooting Ranges

Lead recycling may not be on many sustainability professionals’ radar, but there is plenty of lead waiting to be reclaimed […]

Leon Kaye

September 4, 2012

Energy

Will the 2012 U.S. Drought and Other Extreme Weather Events Trigger Another Global Food Crisis?

This post was originally published on the Union of Concerned Scientists in their series on the financial and environmental impacts of the 2012 […]

TriplePundit

September 4, 2012

Energy

How the Food Industry Can Tackle Global Hunger

By Michael Zacka, President and CEO of Tetra Pak US and Canada Thankfully, we’re still a long way from the dystopian […]

TriplePundit

September 4, 2012

Energy

Bottom-Up Innovation Gaining Traction

For ten years, social entrepreneurs have been coming to the University of Santa Clara’s Center for Science, Technology and Society […]

RP Siegel

September 3, 2012

Energy

What Will Be the Fate of Sustainability After November?

Earlier this week, I wrote about the Regeneration Roadmap, a global survey taken from over a thousand sustainability experts on […]

RP Siegel

August 31, 2012

Energy

Meteorologists Say Climate Change Is Real and Human Caused

Weathercasters in the U.S. not only tend to avoid mentioning climate change, the majority of them do not even believe […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

August 31, 2012

Energy

Why Efficiency Won't Solve Our Water Problems

This post was originally published on the Union of Concerned Scientists in their series on the financial and environmental impacts […]

TriplePundit

August 31, 2012

Energy

How Companies Can Move Beyond Philanthropy in Developing Countries

Will it be up to companies like Nestle, Marks & Spencer and PepsiCo to lead the way in an ever […]

Leon Kaye

August 30, 2012

Energy

Clean vs Dirty Energy: Learning From India's Great Blackout

By Suzanne York India is a fast-developing nation with a population of 1.2 billion people, and by 2030 will likely […]

TriplePundit

August 30, 2012

Technology

FirstEnergy Paid Way Too Much to Comply With Ohio's Renewable Mandate

When states enact renewable energy mandates, it’s good for the renewable energy sector. However, allowing energy companies to purchase renewable […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

August 30, 2012

Energy

Why Water Scarcity Means Food Scarcity

By Andy Wales, SVP of Sustainable Development, SABMiller The Chinese middle class is already larger than the entire population of […]

TriplePundit

August 30, 2012

Energy

Can PepsiCo Inspire Sustainable Development in Africa?

Yesterday the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) awarded PepsiCo the Stockholm Industry Water Award here at World Water Week. The […]

Leon Kaye

August 29, 2012

Technology

New Cars in 2025 Will Get 54.5 MPG

In 2025, new cars and light duty trucks will achieve 54.5 mpg thanks to new fuel economy standards finalized this […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

August 29, 2012

Energy

Coping With Drought: How Crop Diversity Builds Resiliency

This post was originally published on the Union of Concerned Scientists in their series on the financial and environmental impacts […]

TriplePundit

August 29, 2012

Energy

The Global Land Grab, The Next Human Rights Challenge For Business

Since the first huge spike in global food prices back in 2007-2008, companies and foreign governments have acquired or signed […]

Leon Kaye

August 28, 2012

Energy

Americans Throw Away Too Much Food

Growing up, I learned early on from my parents and grandparents that a “sell by” date does not mean that […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

August 28, 2012

Energy

World Water Week Opens With Somber Warnings to Business About Water Scarcity

The annual World Water Week opened over the weekend here in rainy Stockholm, a city far removed from the droughts […]

Leon Kaye

August 27, 2012

Technology

Duane Reade Asks New Yorkers to Decide Which Stores Will Switch to Electric Trucks

Businesses are warming up to the idea of crowdsourcing more and more to help them become more sustainable. Unilever asked […]

Raz Godelnik

August 27, 2012

Energy

General Motors Installs 8.15 MW Solar Array in Germany

General Motors (GM) has certainly made a name for itself beyond “car manufacturer.” In more recent years, the international company […]

Samantha Neary

August 27, 2012

Energy

A New Trick for Starbucks Baristas: Bioplastics from Coffee Grounds

Starbucks is exploring the possibility of recycling its spent coffee grounds and other food waste to make bioplastics, detergents and […]

Tina Casey

August 27, 2012

Energy

Why Your Weathercaster Doesn't Mention Climate Change

Call him one of the bravest weathercasters in the country. Broadcasting in South Carolina, a red state for sure, Jim […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

August 27, 2012

Energy

Little Rubber Duckies Take a Stand Against Oil

Oil. The world’s appetite for Canada’s oil resources seems bottomless. While the U.S. debates the Alberta-to-Texas Keystone Pipeline, British Columbia is […]

Connie-Kwan

August 25, 2012

Technology

Is Renewable Fuels Standard on Biofuel Flexible Enough to Weather the 2012 U.S. Drought?

This post was originally published on the Union of Concerned Scientists in their series on the financial and environmental impacts […]

TriplePundit

August 24, 2012

Energy

Will Banning Food Waste From Landfills Change Anything?

Food waste makes up 25 to 45 percent of the average residential trash can in the UK. When the UK-based […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

August 23, 2012

Technology

Global Sales of Electric Buses Will Quadruple by 2018

With all the excitement over electric cars, it is easy to forget that there is another nascent segment of the […]

Leon Kaye

August 23, 2012

Energy

Wind Power Boom at Risk: 91,000 Jobs Blowin’ in the Wind

When Bob Dylan famously sang, “the answer my friend, is blowin’ in the wind,” he wasn’t referring to the question […]

RP Siegel

August 22, 2012

Technology

Four Green Travel Business Best Practices

Businesses spend $230 billion on travel. Traveling to customers and key suppliers is good business, but the challenge is how […]

Bill Roth

August 22, 2012

Energy

Intel Turns Plastic Waste Into Pencil Boxes

Americans generated almost 31 million tons of plastic waste in 2010, according to the EPA, which represents almost 12.4 percent […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

August 22, 2012

Energy

Will the 2012 U.S. Drought Burst the Farmland Property Bubble?

This post was originally published on the Union of Concerned Scientists in their series on the financial and environmental impacts […]

TriplePundit

August 22, 2012

Technology

You Can't Fly an Airplane With an Algae Pond On It…Or Can You?

United Airlines made waves last year when it became one of the first commercial U.S. airlines to use algae biofuel, […]

Tina Casey

August 22, 2012

Energy

Ocean Health Index Tracks Relationship of Man and Ocean by Country

Last week a group of scientists, working in partnership with the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Sea Around […]

RP Siegel

August 21, 2012

Technology

Israel Powering Its Future With Algae Biofuel?

A version of this story originally appeared on NoCamels – Israeli Environment News By NoCamels Team Israel’s scientists are devising a […]

TriplePundit

August 21, 2012

Energy

Americans Feel Guilty About Wasting Food, But Will That Change Anything?

You probably won’t be surprised to hear that Americans waste a lot of food. After all we’re talking here about […]

Raz Godelnik

August 20, 2012

Energy

Monsanto Outspending Top 10 Pro-Prop 37 Supporters 2 to 1

The fight over California’s Proposition 37 and GMOs is heating up, with supporters of the measure focused on greater transparency […]

Leon Kaye

August 20, 2012

Energy

How the Economic and Environmental Impacts of Drought Can Be Lessened… Within Limits

This post was originally published on the Union of Concerned Scientists in their series on the financial and environmental impacts […]

TriplePundit

August 20, 2012

Technology

U.S. Army Deploys LEED Standards to Help Wounded Soldiers Recuperate

Health and wellness have always been key elements in green construction. That’s especially true of health services buildings, and a […]

Tina Casey

August 19, 2012

Energy

Totally Green Hacks Solar Leasing Model for New Food Waste Service

The food waste recycler Totally Green was doing pretty well with sales of its ORCA Green™ Machine composter, and then […]

Tina Casey

August 17, 2012

Technology

TMC Innovation Seeks to Rethink Street Lighting In France and Beyond

LED lighting is becoming better and cheaper, which is a great development for the environment, consumers and of course, municipalities. […]

Leon Kaye

August 17, 2012

Energy

2012 U.S. Drought and Heat Expose Electricity Supply Risks

This post was originally published on the Union of Concerned Scientists in their series on the financial and environmental impacts […]

TriplePundit

August 16, 2012

Energy

Should the U.S. Halt Corn Ethanol Production During the Drought?

Last week, the director-general of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, José Graziano da Silva told the Financial Times (login […]

RP Siegel

August 15, 2012

Energy

MillerCoors Reports 100 Million Gallon Reduction in Water Consumption

It’s time to crack open a couple and celebrate: not only did MillerCoors recently release its fourth annual sustainability report, […]

Samantha Neary

August 15, 2012

Energy

Sea Ice Melting at Alarming Rate

By Dr. Reese Halter This past June (2012) saw the largest Arctic sea ice loss since the inception of record keeping – […]

SLDI

August 15, 2012

Energy

Power to the People: The Impact of Off-Grid Renewable Energy

By Bader Al Lamki India’s recent power grid failure that left more than 600 million people – nearly 10 percent […]

TriplePundit

August 14, 2012

Energy

The Enormous Costs of the 2012 Drought to Farmers and Taxpayers

This post was originally published on the Union of Concerned Scientists in their series on the financial and environmental impacts […]

TriplePundit

August 14, 2012

Technology

Volvo Dealer Gets LEED Certified: Marketing Tool or Operational Advantage?

It may not matter much to customers in search of a good deal, but one Illinois car dealership has become […]

TriplePundit

August 14, 2012

Technology

Disadvantages of Solar Energy

This post is derived from RP Siegel’s post Solar Photovoltaics: Pros and Cons and concerns photovoltaics specifically. Enough sunlight falls […]

Nick Aster

August 11, 2012

Technology

Advantages of Solar Energy

This post is derived from RP Siegel’s post Solar Photovoltaics: Pros and Cons and concerns photovoltaics specifically. Enough sunlight falls […]

Nick Aster

August 11, 2012

Technology

Public-Private Partnership Brings Solar PV to Denver Affordable Housing

The Denver Housing Authority (DHA) intends to add more than 2.5-MW of solar power to 387 affordable single-family residences by […]

Andrew Burger

August 10, 2012

Technology

SAP Tackles EV Range Anxiety

Sustainability dark horse SAP doesn’t just keep track of its own sustainability performance. The company has let customer demand for […]

jennifer boynton

August 9, 2012

Energy

Adidas Rolls Out Waterless “DryDye” T-Shirt

  Adidas is in the race with Nike and Puma to manufacture athletic apparel more responsibly and sustainably. To that end, […]

Leon Kaye

August 9, 2012

Energy

Sustainability at Red Lobster and the Olive Garden

Last week, Darden Restaurants, Inc., the umbrella corporation for restaurant chains such as Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and LongHorn Steakhouse, […]

Samantha Neary

August 8, 2012

Energy

How Some Food Retailers Are Coming to the Rescue of Pigs

By Josh Balk Foodies, locavores and flexitarians. If the twenty-first century lexicon is any evidence, food issues have reached a […]

TriplePundit

August 8, 2012

Energy

Walmart Installs Massive Wind Power Turbine in California

It’s no secret that Walmart owns and leases thousands of acres of real-estate across America – and it’s nice to […]

Leon Kaye

August 8, 2012

Technology

Community-Owned Solar Power on the Rise in the U.S.

Conditions are right for growth in community-owned solar photovoltaic (PV) projects. With more than 1-MW of community-owned solar garden projects […]

Andrew Burger

August 7, 2012

Energy

While We Feel the Heat, Another Climate Denier Sees the Light

There is an overwhelming scientific consensus on the question of anthropogenic (human-induced) climate change. In fact, most people would say […]

RP Siegel

August 7, 2012

Energy

Build A Recycling Program to Increase Profits and Win Customers

There are two money-making reasons your business must recycle. First, your business is probably among the businesses that annually push […]

Bill Roth

August 7, 2012

Technology

Chick-fil-A: Stewards of the Environment?

Last week, we saw an uproar of protests for and against Chick-fil-A, not because of the company itself, but because […]

Jonathan Mariano

August 7, 2012

Energy

BMW Partners with Green Mountain for Wind-Powered Driving

BMW has figured out an interesting way to add value to the electric vehicle driving experience. By partnering with the […]

Tina Casey

August 6, 2012

Energy

Paul Hawken on Solar, Population, GDP, and Solutions in Smallness

Paul Hawken gave the keynote at the TechConKona conference on the Big Island of Hawaii last week, and struck a […]

Scott Cooney

August 6, 2012

Energy

What a Gas: Koch Brothers May Get the Last Laugh After All

The green blogs were buzzing last week with news of a new bombshell report that affirms the role of human […]

Tina Casey

August 5, 2012

Energy

Unilever Reaches Sustainable Palm Oil Goal Three Years Early

Palm oil and its rising demand has been quite a controversial topic the past couple of decades due to its […]

Samantha Neary

August 2, 2012

Energy

Will Good Eggs Become the Airbnb of Local Food?

Here’s one thing locavores won’t be too happy to hear – local food is still a niche market at best. […]

Raz Godelnik

August 2, 2012

Energy

Faced With Industry Pressure, USDA Butchers Meatless Monday

Many businesses, schools and other institutions, out of concern for the people they serve, and for the planet, have adapted […]

RP Siegel

August 2, 2012

Energy

Tower Tariffs: The Winds of a Trade War with China?

Renewable energy trade conflicts with China are heating up and blowing strong. The latest action by the Commerce Department has […]

Bill DiBenedetto

August 2, 2012

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The Future of Fair Trade

First Fair Trade Certified Coffee Estate Already Improving Lives

This is the fourth article in a series on “The Future of Fair Trade,” written in collaboration with Fair Trade […]

Fair Trade USA

August 1, 2012

Energy

Video: How to Scale Sustainable Tomatoes

A version of this post originally appeared on Future 360 Situated an hour outside Los Angeles, in Camarillo, California, Houwelings […]

TriplePundit

August 1, 2012

Sponsored

The Rise Of The Sharing Economy

Interview: CEO of Carpooling.com on Partnership with Daimler

Last week Daimler made another step to deepen its involvement in the access economy by  partnering and investing an undisclosed […]

Raz Godelnik

July 31, 2012