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Energy

Video Interview: The Future of Fish

Over 85% of global fisheries are at limit or exploited.  What can be done to reverse this trend and drive […]

Connie-Kwan

September 21, 2011

Energy

Terra Cycle Pushes E-waste Collection Boundaries With Mice Brigade

“I see dead computer equipment. They are everywhere. And they DO know they are dead.” Or at least obsolete. It […]

Leon Kaye

September 21, 2011

Energy

Is the Future of Solar Technology Looking Bright? Experts Discuss

These are tough times for the solar industry. Companies such as Evergreen solar and SpectraWatt have filed for bankruptcy, while […]

Phil Covington

September 21, 2011

Technology

Somalian Famine Highlights the Need for Urgent Sustainable Development

In 1984, when the world was assaulted with terrible pictures of famine coming out of Ethiopia, several original charity singles […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

September 21, 2011

Technology

Solar-Powered Fuel Cells Put Low Cost Clean Energy within Reach

Bloom Energy has been steadily racking up corporate clients for its industrial sized, emission-free fuel cells, and now it looks […]

Tina Casey

September 21, 2011

Energy

Store Take-Back Program Provides Used Clothes to Refugee Camps

By Pankaj Arora How do you make the best use of your used clothes? Uniqlo shows how – in a […]

TriplePundit

September 20, 2011

Technology

How the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Jumpstarts Clean Energy Projects

Located in Colorado, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) can help advance the clean energy economy, according to a talk […]

Scott Cooney

September 20, 2011

Technology

Lockheed Martin Jumps on the Clean Energy Bandwagon

Companies in the renewable energy marketplace see the field in a variety of ways. Likely they all see a multi-tier […]

Scott Cooney

September 19, 2011

Technology

Four Fuel Alternatives That Have Been Overlooked

By Lee Pickering Fuels, petrol, oil, and diesel – they all have to come from somewhere. For decades, we’ve taken […]

TriplePundit

September 19, 2011

Technology

Empire State Buildng Gets LEED Gold Certification

New York City’s iconic Empire State Building has been getting a lot of press lately for its energy efficiency improvements. […]

Tina Casey

September 19, 2011

Energy

St. Louis Puts Solar Power on Low Income Housing

The St. Louis Housing Authority has installed solar power systems on its administrative headquarters and four affordable housing complexes. Real […]

Andrew Burger

September 19, 2011

Technology

Subway Train Wheels: The Next Power Source?

Think of how much energy it takes to stop a moving subway train as it screeches into each and every […]

RP Siegel

September 19, 2011

Energy

Complete the Loop by Buying Recycled

By Ashok Kamal, Bennu There is a saying that “You haven’t really recycled until you’ve bought recycled products.” This suggests […]

TriplePundit

September 19, 2011

Energy

Seven Companies Stop Using SFI Certified Wood

Here’s a quick green test: What is the eco-label that generates the most controversy? If you answered SFI give yourself […]

Raz Godelnik

September 16, 2011

Energy

Video Interview: Oakland Market Feeds Bodies and Souls

Imagine living in a low-income neighborhood, not owning a car, and the closest grocery market that sells fresh fruits and […]

Connie-Kwan

September 15, 2011

Energy

Impact Investing: Hawai'i's Ulupono Initiative

It could be argued that Hawai’i’s three main sustainability challenges are energy (90% diesel-powered), food (90% imported, mostly processed), and […]

Scott Cooney

September 15, 2011

Technology

Why Apple Should Make the iPad Solar Powered

There are already rumors that Apple’s third generation of the iPad (iPad 3), might be released by Thanksgiving or next […]

Raz Godelnik

September 15, 2011

Energy

San Francisco Processes 600 Tons of Compost Daily

San Francisco, the gleaming city by the sea that houses the Golden Gate Bridge and unnatural amounts of fog also […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

September 15, 2011

Technology

Hall Winery: 1st Napa Winery To Offer Electric Car Recharging

Walgreens is installing 800 recharging stations across the USA. Their goal is to be “the Nation’s largest retail host of […]

Bill Roth

September 15, 2011

Energy

The Gates Foundation Invests in GMO Research in Africa

The Gates Foundation is normally known for its work eradicating malaria and polio through innovative methods. Recently however, it has […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

September 14, 2011

Energy

Mexico's First Integrated Solar System Now Online

The border city of Mexicali will be home to Mexico’s first integrated solar power system and manufacturing plant, Baja Sun […]

Andrew Burger

September 14, 2011

Energy

USDA Bans More E-coli Strains from Meat

It is not easy being a pathogen, unless you are one of those strains of E. coli bacteria that in […]

Leon Kaye

September 14, 2011

Technology

EV Charging: How Easy And How Much?

Imagine a day where you can drive by your local gas station and its ever escalating prices without having to […]

Bill Roth

September 14, 2011

Technology

Google Releases Details on its Carbon Footprint

Last Thursday Google released for the first time details on its carbon footprint. The figures themselves were interesting, but the […]

Raz Godelnik

September 13, 2011

Technology

Test Drive: Mitsubishi i Electric Car and Chevy Volt

Electric cars are coming to dealers near you. The question is, should you buy one? After testing driving the Mitsubishi […]

Bill Roth

September 13, 2011

Energy

7 Hot Topics from SOCAP 2011

As SOCAP 2011 – a conference focused on “accelerating the flow of capital to social good” – drew to a […]

HeatherKing

September 13, 2011

Energy

Video Interview: Green Jobs for Native Americans

At SOCAP 2011, many international companies solving global poverty issues were represented, but poverty is also a reality for millions […]

Connie-Kwan

September 13, 2011

Energy

Air Force Partnership with Solar Company Demonstrates Potential Success of the American Jobs Act

When President Obama addressed Congress last week to enlist support for the American Jobs Act, he could have easily used […]

Tina Casey

September 12, 2011

Energy

Bon Appétit Management Company Reduces GHG Emissions from Food Waste

The Bon Appétit Management Company is the nation’s leading sustainable dining services. They are an onsite restaurant company that provides café and […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

September 12, 2011

Energy

Habitat for Humanity's Impact on Green Home Market

Habitat for Humanity is one of the world’s leading builders; in 2010, they built and sold over 38,000 homes. Build […]

HeatherKing

September 12, 2011

Technology

SOCAP 2011: The Convergence of Money and Meaning

The food was great and the company was inspiring.  SOCAP 2011, a conference at the intersection of money and meaning, […]

Connie-Kwan

September 11, 2011

Technology

Un-Analytics: Google's Solar Panel Performance Problem

By: Dan Auld Google loves talking about world before analytics — when most website owners knew almost nothing about their […]

TriplePundit

September 9, 2011

Energy

Insurers Still Not Factoring Climate Change Risks Into Business Models

More than half of insurers that responded to a National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) climate disclosure survey  named market […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

September 9, 2011

Technology

New Japanese Wind Turbine Triples Power Output Without Increasing Size

Necessity, as we’ve all been told can sometimes be the mother of invention. In Japan, there is a necessity for […]

RP Siegel

September 9, 2011

Energy

Patagonia Partners with eBay to Reduce Consumption

When preparing for a month-long trip to South America a few years ago, I used eBay to purchase moisture-wicking winter […]

Leon Kaye

September 8, 2011

Technology

Humboldt Residents Say Not In My Backyard To Wind Farm

A proposed wind power project in California’s Humboldt County ShellWind Energy, Inc. (SWE) is drawing some serious “not in my […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

September 8, 2011

Energy

Investment Fund Launches to Build Model Local Foodshed

There’s a lot of hubbub these days about developing healthy, thriving local food systems, but who is actually financing this […]

Lesley Lammers

September 7, 2011

Technology

Breakthrough Material: Novacem Carbon Negative Cement

Most people, when they think about global warming, and the sources of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which, by the […]

RP Siegel

September 7, 2011

Energy

GE Launches Refrigerator Recycling Program

What do you do with a refrigerator once it reaches the end of its life?  Well, in our parents’ and […]

Leon Kaye

September 7, 2011

Energy

Germany Sets New Renewable Energy Record

While the latest green headlines in the U.S. are mostly depressing with growing signs that the Obama administration will approve […]

Raz Godelnik

September 6, 2011

Energy

Island Community Invests in Tidal Energy

Construction of the world’s first community-owned tidal power plant is moving towards fruition on the northernmost UK Shetland island of […]

Andrew Burger

September 6, 2011

Energy

Nestle's Anti-Organic Stance is Disappointing, but Expected

Nestle has a very pro-GMO policy and has invested in GM-coffee research, so its vocal anti-organic stance is to be […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

September 6, 2011

Technology

Biofuels Propel Blue Angels Over Labor Day Weekend

Labor Day weekend often means that very last summer barbecue, final road trip, baseball pennant race showdowns, and for some […]

Leon Kaye

September 6, 2011

Energy

Blue is the New Green: Why Environmentalists Need to Pay Closer Attention to the Ocean

By Ashok Kamal, Bennu Did you know that 70% of the world’s oxygen comes from the ocean? Or that 97% […]

TriplePundit

September 6, 2011

Energy

Is Monsanto's BT Corn Losing Its Pop?

One thing about Mother Nature, unlike man-made machines or objects – she never stops being created. Nature is always changing, […]

RP Siegel

September 5, 2011

Technology

Tata Motors' Air Car: Which Way Does the Wind Blow?

More about the Tata Air Car Tata Motors Air Car—Is it Really Coming? How Does a Compressed Air Car Work? […]

spuma

September 4, 2011

Technology

Hunter Lovins on Green Vehicles: Sustainability is High Performance

Sustainability Guru Heads Up an Exiting Day of Alt-Vehicle Fun, at Northern California Racetrack Sustainability leader L. Hunter Lovins is […]

spuma

September 2, 2011

Technology

Volvo & Siemens Kick Off EV Partnership

Companies from Volkswagen to Mitsubishi are determined not to miss out on the electric vehicle (EV) rush, and now Sweden’s […]

Leon Kaye

September 2, 2011

Energy

Volkswagen Investing One Billion Euros in Wind Energy

In an attempt to hedge against future rising energy prices, Volkswagen announced last week that it will invest up to […]

Leon Kaye

September 1, 2011

Energy

Could Walmart Revive the Downtowns They Helped Kill Long Ago?

You’ve heard the story before. Walmart opens a store near a small town.  The store is often on the edge of that […]

Leon Kaye

September 1, 2011

Technology

Principles and Practices of Enterprise IT Efficiency

We partnered with Microsoft to run key findings from a recent white paper entitled “The IT Energy Efficiency Imperative” as […]

Microsoft

August 30, 2011

Technology

Ground Breaks for Large Carbon Capture and Storage Facility in Midwest

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has plenty of supporters and critics.  Is it a boondoggle that will do nothing to […]

Leon Kaye

August 30, 2011

Technology

IBM and University of Texas at Austin Develop a Flood Prediction System

In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, which caused flooding on the East Coast, it is good to know that IBM […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

August 30, 2011

Energy

USDA Announces 900 Federal Energy Projects for Farms and Small Businesses

President Obama made a group of announcements related to biofuel policy on his bus tour through the Midwest this summer, […]

Tina Casey

August 29, 2011

Energy

Green IT – The Other Clean Tech

By Ashok Kamal, Bennu In many academic, policy and business circles, the term “clean tech” is synonymous with renewable energy. […]

TriplePundit

August 29, 2011

Energy

PepsiCo To Launch Sustainable Agricultural Initiative Next Year

PepsiCo told Business Green it will launch a sustainable agricultural initiative next year. Dan Bena, director of sustainable development for […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

August 29, 2011

Energy

Smucker's Choice: Make Money or be Eaten for Lunch

“Climate change is like the Internet – It arrives one year, it gets bigger every year, it never goes away […]

Raz Godelnik

August 26, 2011

Energy

Is GMO Corn a Threat to Fish?

Have shared in this column some of my concerns over the cultivation and proliferation of genetically modified foods. In response, […]

RP Siegel

August 26, 2011

Technology

Brazilian Wind Power Now Cheaper Than Natural Gas

Wind power in Brazil now costs less than natural gas. Brazil’s National Electric Power Agency held a series of energy […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

August 26, 2011

Energy

Sustainability Campaign Could Learn From Organic Movement’s Shortcomings

By Anthony Zolezzi, Greenopolis It can be difficult to admit that a cause in which you have been deeply involved […]

TriplePundit

August 26, 2011

Energy

How Listia's Online Trading Is Helping to Reduce Landfill Waste

We all have things to give away, sell or get rid of but with no clear-cut method of actually doing […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

August 26, 2011

Energy

PR: Evil Tool of Manipulation or Powerful Ally in Greening The World?

PR. Two letters that can spark a volatile emotional reaction in many people. And judging from a recent article in […]

Paul S

August 25, 2011

Energy

Ocean Acidification Devastates Oyster Farms in the Pacific NorthWest

This is World Water Week and I have been writing a lot of water-related posts lately. Water is a resource […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

August 25, 2011

Technology

CSR En Español?

Ok, bear with me for a moment.  Did you know that 1 in 4 American children are Latino, and 1 […]

Nayelli

August 24, 2011

Energy

Farmers Markets Good Source of Jobs Despite Lack of Government Support

If you’ve noticed more farmers markets around in recent years, you aren’t imagining things — local farmers markets in the […]

Lesley Lammers

August 24, 2011

Energy

Volkswagen to Roll Out New One Seater Electric Car

Single-seat cars have come, gone, and remained about as popular as the Segway, but Volkswagen is going to give them […]

Leon Kaye

August 24, 2011

Energy

How Recognizing Ecosystem Services Can Make Agriculture More Sustainable

Food prices are predicted to increase by 30 to 50 percent over the next several decades, according to a new […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

August 24, 2011

Technology

Aptera in Need of Wings: Company Refunds All Customer Deposits

Hot on the heels of the meltdown of Green Vehicles, yet another electric vehicle start-up is showing signs that it […]

spuma

August 23, 2011

Technology

The Efficiency Opportunity Roadmap

We partnered with Microsoft to run key findings from a recent white paper entitled “The IT Energy Efficiency Imperative” as […]

Microsoft

August 23, 2011

Energy

Three Ways to Increase Organic Food Distribution

By Derek Singleton Over the last couple of decades, the organic food industry has grown by leaps and bounds. According […]

TriplePundit

August 23, 2011

Energy

Renewable Energy Usage Surpasses Nuclear

There are a ton of energy sources.  Some are renewable, some not so renewable.  On the renewable front, we have […]

Jonathan Mariano

August 23, 2011

Energy

Coffee's Grande Water Footprint

In a world of depleting resources, the onus to think about consumption is not just on the manufacturer but also the consumer. […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

August 22, 2011