ENVIRONMENT

Technology

The Public Sector Pioneers the Case for Green Building

By Nancy Roberts Government agencies and public utilities often get a bad rap when it comes to innovation: They are […]

TriplePundit

July 31, 2012

Technology

LEED Certification for Commercial Buildings: What It Means And How To Get It

By Danielle Stewart The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification is informally referred to as LEED. A program sponsored […]

TriplePundit

July 30, 2012

Energy

How About a CAFE Standard for Utilities?

Atlanta-based utility giant Southern Company is set to fire up its 100 MW biomass Nacogdoches Generating Facility. This power plant […]

RP Siegel

July 27, 2012

Energy

Climate Change Poses Many Business Risks

Last year set records for economic and insured losses caused by natural catastrophes. Extreme weather events in 2011 accounted for […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

July 27, 2012

Energy

Sysco Becomes the Latest Food Company To Ditch Cruel Pig Crates

Sysco, North America’s largest foodservice distributor, is the latest food company to commit to phasing out the cruel gestation crates […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

July 26, 2012

Technology

Solar Seniors Help Realize California, U.S. Renewable Energy Goals

California seniors are increasingly helping realize the goals of Gov. Jerry Brown’s clean, renewable energy and energy security initiatives, one […]

Andrew Burger

July 26, 2012

Energy

Cleantech Co bSolar Develops Double-Sided Solar Panels

A version of this story originally appeared on NoCamels – Israeli Environment News By Aya Ephrati Solar cells and panels have […]

TriplePundit

July 26, 2012

Energy

Greenpeace's Shell Hoax: The Aftermath

I suspect it all started with someone at Greenpeace watching too many con artist movies like The Sting, The Game, […]

Raz Godelnik

July 25, 2012

Energy

There’s Gold in Them Thar Circuits

Back in 1849, a man named Dr. M.F. Stephenson, who was the director of the US Mint in Dahlonega, Georgia, […]

RP Siegel

July 25, 2012

Energy

New Venture Funding for Carbon/Water/Nitrogen Cycle Instrument Provider

More frequent extreme weather events, along with growing demand for natural resources to feed a growing world population, is fueling […]

Andrew Burger

July 25, 2012

Energy

And Today's Post of Shame Goes to… BatteriesPlus

It’s been a while since I had a good chance to rant about ridiculously oversized shipping boxes.  I miss it. […]

Nick Aster

July 24, 2012

Energy

California’s Publicly Owned Utilities Have Plenty of Work to Do on Renewables

How are California’s utilities performing on the clean energy front? It is easy to kick California while it is down, […]

Leon Kaye

July 24, 2012

Technology

Ball State Breaks Ground on Final Phase of the Nation's Largest Geothermal Project

These days, much of the discussion on green technologies tends to focus on wind and solar projects and hybrid cars. […]

Samantha Neary

July 23, 2012

Energy

In Mexico and Brazil: Cities Are Closing the Loop Between Trash and Food

Janine Benyus, noted biologist and author of the book Biomimicry, describes nine laws that nature seems to consistently follow in […]

RP Siegel

July 23, 2012

Technology

Energy Efficiency Financing: The Absent, Invisible Hand

By Sandra Kwak “How many of you live in a building that has had a deep energy efficiency audit? Do […]

TriplePundit

July 23, 2012

Technology

Dirtt Environmental Solutions: Doing it Right This Time

By Brian Back Those seeking a model of economic growth in a sea of economic uncertainty often cite those gods […]

TriplePundit

July 23, 2012

Energy

The Tale of Two Cities' Solar Solutions

By Bill Guiney, Johnson Controls According to a report by Environment America, the United States can expect to spend approximately […]

TriplePundit

July 20, 2012

Energy

South Korean Utility Acquires UTC Power Fuel Cells to Meet Clean Energy Goals

South Korea’s been prime territory for fuel cell manufacturers for some time now, given strong, proactive government support and comparatively […]

Andrew Burger

July 20, 2012

Energy

Sitting Down (On the Toilet) For a Good Cause

Simon Griffiths, co-founder of an Australian/American company that markets eco-friendly toilet paper, has come up with a totally unique and […]

RP Siegel

July 20, 2012

Energy

The Trouble With GMO Labeling – What's a Biotech Giant to Do?

The issue of genetically modified food touches a lot of nerves.  Some people believe that GMOs are going to be […]

Nick Aster

July 19, 2012

Energy

Financing and the Small Regional Farmer

Presidio Graduate School’s Macroeconomics course for Spring 2012 is authoring a series of articles. The articles on this “micro-blog” reflect […]

Presidio Economics

July 19, 2012

Energy

How Fair Trade Helped Ecuadorian Flower Workers Get Their Sundays Back

When I first heard about the washing machines, I thought, “Really?” I’m so used to hearing Fair Trade farmers tell me […]

Fair Trade USA

July 19, 2012

Technology

Greenpeace Upgrades Apple's iCloud Ratings but Hammers It for Lack of Transparency

If Mitt Romney thinks he had a bad week last week he should check with Apple. First, the company was […]

Raz Godelnik

July 18, 2012

Energy

Barilla Reports on New Sustainability Initiatives

It has long since been determined that corporate sustainability reporting is not just a passing trend (and here). And Barilla […]

Samantha Neary

July 18, 2012

Energy

5 Steps to Make the Business Case for Solar

By Carolyn Brown, GreenWave Strategies While experts predict dramatic increases in U.S. solar generation in the next few years as […]

TriplePundit

July 18, 2012

Energy

BP Getting Deep Into Cellulosic Ethanol

Back in April, when I wrote about BP’s 2011 Sustainability Review, I acknowledged how eager the company was to be […]

RP Siegel

July 18, 2012

Energy

Sprint's Buyback Program is Impressive, But the Sky's the Limit

Sprint has made some solid efforts to reduce their environmental footprint. Last year they were rated #3 on Newsweek’s Green […]

Nick Aster

July 17, 2012

Energy

You Want Fries with Your Charge?

Say you’re driving your electric vehicle somewhere in Illinois, and in the distance you spot a huge wind turbine. Driving […]

Bill DiBenedetto

July 17, 2012

Energy

Malaysia's Smart Eco-Village Includes 4-Level Aquaculture System

The rapid pace and scale of urbanization in many emerging market countries around the world is a cause for concern […]

Andrew Burger

July 17, 2012

Technology

MGM Resorts Confuses CSR Report with Travel Brochure

At a time when companies are moving towards more transparent sustainability reports that not only trumpet successes, but challenges, some […]

Leon Kaye

July 16, 2012

Technology

With Tea Party on the Right and Occupy on the Left, Is There Room For the Rational Middle?

Gregory Kallenberg, a journalist living in New York, moved back to his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana to make a film. […]

RP Siegel

July 16, 2012

Energy

California GMO Labeling Law Makes It Onto November Ballot

Last month I wrote that California has become the battleground for GMO labeling in America. Now, Food Safety News has reported […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

July 16, 2012

Energy

Britain Moves to Boost the Number of Young Farmers

The average age of farmers in Britain is increasing and those that are looking to retire are finding it difficult […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

July 13, 2012

Energy

Urinary Tract Infections in Women Linked with Factory Farmed Chicken

It is no surprise that antibiotic resistance is on the rise. However there have been very few instances that define […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

July 13, 2012

Energy

Apple's Withdrawal from EPEAT Indicates a Shift Away from Sustainability

Last May I wrote that one of Apple CSR’s problems is that it hasn’t really adopted the triple bottom line. […]

Raz Godelnik

July 12, 2012

Energy

Measuring Carbon and Biodiversity Stocks in the Yucatan

Sticking out like a thumb extended into the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, the Yucatan peninsula is home to the […]

Andrew Burger

July 12, 2012

Energy

Reducing Food Waste Through The Gleaning Project

A couple of months ago, I wrote about Rubies in the Rubble – a London start-up that works towards tackling […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

July 12, 2012

Energy

Monsanto's 2011 Sustainability Report:Cognitive Dissonance?

The question was recently asked here whether a company  that pursues an unsustainable activity as its primary mission could ever […]

RP Siegel

July 10, 2012

Energy

Panasonic, Energizer, P&G Promise to Ramp Up Battery Recycling

Panasonic, Duracell (Procter & Gamble), Energizer and Rayovac today have announced an ambitious nationwide commitment to the recycling of household […]

Leon Kaye

July 10, 2012

Energy

Life on Mars: Interview with the Company’s Chief Sustainability Officer

If I ask people in the sustainability field which company this statement describes, maybe some would know it is Mars. […]

Raz Godelnik

July 9, 2012

Energy

Urban Mining: Billions in Precious Metals Discarded in Landfills

True both literally and figuratively, the old maxim, ‘One person’s trash is another’s treasure,’ is proving especially apt in a […]

Andrew Burger

July 9, 2012

Energy

One Start-Up's Quest to Eliminate Food Waste and Profit

It all started with a plate of waffles at an all-you-can-eat buffet in Provo, Utah. Dan Blake, then a student […]

Raz Godelnik

July 9, 2012

Energy

Spanish Researchers Find Organic Tomatoes Have More Nutrients

The debate about whether organic food has more nutrients might be finally settled, at least in the case of tomatoes. […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

July 9, 2012

Technology

Ecomagination Builds Big Green Revenues for GE

GE launched its ecomagination project back in 2005 to propel the company into leadership status in the emerging sustainable technology […]

Tina Casey

July 7, 2012

Technology

George Brown College: Creating Collaboration for Health Care

Have you ever gone to your primary doctor, only to be referred to a specialist, and the specialist was clueless […]

Jonathan Mariano

July 5, 2012

Energy

UN Calls Israeli Wastewater Treatment Plant ‘Exemplary’

A version of this story originally appeared on NoCamels – Israeli Environment News By Aya Ephrati The Dan Region Wastewater Treatment Plant, known to […]

TriplePundit

July 5, 2012

Energy

Fish and Soybean Farmers to Shake Hands?

The open ocean aquaculture industry may have just made a new friend – the soy industry.  The Soy Aquaculture Alliance […]

Samantha Neary

July 3, 2012

Energy

The Trouble with Locavorism

A husband and wife team from the University of Toronto have recently published a book called The Locavore’s Dilemma: In Praise […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

July 3, 2012

Energy

Is Avon's New CSR Blog Ready to Come Calling?

One of the issues that is receiving greater attention in the green space is CSR communications. For many companies, this concept […]

Raz Godelnik

July 2, 2012

Technology

Federal Grants Help Ease Lithium Supply Bottleneck

An expanded lithium plant has officially opened in North Carolina, and that could spell good news for the U.S. lithium-ion […]

Tina Casey

July 2, 2012

Technology

Evergreen Brick Works: Past and Present Working Together for A Greener Future

When I first heard the name Evergreen Brick Works, I thought I was going to be touring a brick factory […]

Jonathan Mariano

July 2, 2012

Energy

Denmark Will Be 100% Renewable By Mid-Century

Last week, I posted a piece about the DOE’s modeling which showed the feasibility of the US obtaining 80 percent of […]

RP Siegel

July 2, 2012

Energy

Cleanwell: Partnering with Nature to Clean

Nestled a few blocks away from the Embarcadero in San Francisco is an enigma in the clean technology startup world, […]

Jonathan Mariano

June 29, 2012

Energy

ExxonMobil CEO Thinks Climate Change is "Manageable"

While speaking on June 27 to the Council on Foreign Relations, someone asked Rex Tillerson what ExxonMobil plans to do […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

June 28, 2012

Energy

Supporting Sustainable Beer in Asheville, NC: Riverbend Malt House

Read the rest of the series here » By David Ackley As reported by the New York Times just last week, small-scale, […]

TriplePundit

June 28, 2012

Technology

How Can Ethernet Empower Innovation?

Earlier this week, Cisco Canada unveiled its Innovation Centre in Toronto.   The Innovation Centre serves both as a showcase and […]

Jonathan Mariano

June 27, 2012

Energy

Just Two Words – "Plastics" and "Alternatives"

This post is part of the on-going events news, related to the Bay2Rio+20 delegation team’s on-the-ground coverage from Rio+20.  Click […]

TriplePundit

June 27, 2012

Technology

Cisco: Connecting for Sustainability

You may know Cisco as a company that designs, manufactures, and sells networking equipment.  At a quick glance, it may […]

Jonathan Mariano

June 26, 2012

Energy

Coca-Cola Stoops to Corporate Bullying Against SodaStream

In yet another case of a company boasting about its sustainability street cred with a relentless PR machine that wants […]

Leon Kaye

June 25, 2012

Technology

Study: Renewables Could Produce 80% of Our Electricity by 2050

This has to be some of the more encouraging news I’ve heard in a while. A report released last week […]

RP Siegel

June 25, 2012

Technology

Kohl’s Ramps Up Investment in Solar Energy 25% This Year

Wisconsin-based Kohl’s Department Stores not only keeps expanding in a rough economy for retailers, it keeps investing in its long […]

Leon Kaye

June 25, 2012

Energy

Green Jobs and Rio+20: The Dirty Work of Transitioning to a Green Economy

By Hanna Thomas The first step in transitioning to a green economy, is to realize that we actually have to […]

TriplePundit

June 22, 2012

Energy

Hershey Pledges to Improve Cocoa Farming Conditions in Mexico

North America’s largest producer of chocolate, The Hershey Company, certainly made some waves in the past regarding its lag behind […]

Samantha Neary

June 22, 2012

Technology

Green Design Needs Style, Not Just Substance

Can green be beautiful? Logically, it would seem like green and beauty would go hand-in-hand, yet sustainable design is widely considered […]

Andrea Newell

June 22, 2012

Technology

Green Buildings: More Value Than You Can Imagine

By Vreni Hommes The full story of green buildings is still being discovered. Up to now, green buildings have been […]

TriplePundit

June 22, 2012

Technology

UPS Rolls Out Lightweight Composite Trucks In a Move Towards Energy Efficiency

  UPS announced the results of a year long experiment to test five pilot vehicles and gauge whether they could […]

Leon Kaye

June 22, 2012

Energy

Brazil Officials Close World’s Largest Open Trash Site in Advance of Rio+20

By Stephanie Kopf A good way to work on existing problems is to realize they might not be solvable overnight, […]

TriplePundit

June 20, 2012

Energy

Why Rio+20 Matters

With the Rio Earth Summit well and truly underway, news is beginning to pour out of the conference. The current […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

June 20, 2012

Technology

The Top 10 Energy Efficient Televisions From a New Number One Rating Agency

With more electronics on the market than ever before and the growing interest in energy efficient appliances, sorting out which […]

Leon Kaye

June 20, 2012

Energy

Kaiser Permanente: Climate Change Threatens Health Mission

Take that climate change deniers! When a major health care provider on the order of Kaiser Permanente publicly recognizes that […]

Bill DiBenedetto

June 19, 2012

Technology

U.S. Navy Pursues Algae Biofuel

The algae biofuel wars have gone into high boil, as the U.S. Navy continues to press ahead with a major […]

Tina Casey

June 19, 2012

Energy

California Leads the Way on GMO Labeling

GMOs and GMO labeling often lead to heated discussions. The EU has been labeling GM food since 1997 and India […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

June 19, 2012