» 5 Lessons in Futureproofing Products from Brown Toilet Paper
9/February/2012 16:07 from GreenBiz.com
Innovations -- even ones leading to the most sustainable products of their fields, like Cascades' new Moka recycled TP -- sometimes fail not because of any inherent fault of their own, but because they're launched at the wrong time.
» Green Blog: Wild Salmon Are Not Holding Up, Study Shows
9/February/2012 12:59 from NYT > Energy & Environment
Salmon populations in California\'s Mokelumne watershed are on the rise, but it turns out that only 4 percent are of wild origins.
» Inside the Killer App for Buildings & Energy Management
9/February/2012 12:45 from GreenBiz.com
Fault detection and diagnostics are at the core of the killer app in today’s building automation and building energy management industry.
» The Next Smart Sustainability Idea: A Net Positive Impact Business
9/February/2012 12:45 from GreenBiz.com
Going beyond what is currently the leading edge of sustainability to a strategy that puts people and the planet at the heart of operations is going to be the key to survival in the 21st century, and a few smart companies are leading the pack.
» Organic Valley Turns to Solar Windows for Green Power, Energy Savings
9/February/2012 12:44 from GreenBiz.com
The co-op that brought sustainable farming to the dairy industry has adopted the latest twist in solar technology: windows embedded with solar cells that generate electricity and save energy by boosting the benefits of daylighting.
» Ocean Energy set to plug into Cornwall\'s Wave Hub
9/February/2012 10:29 from Home - BusinessGreen
business_green 1.5 MW OE Buoy becomes second device to reserve a place at marine power testing site
» UK\'s Offshore Renewables Catapult aims to make a big splash
9/February/2012 10:00 from Home - BusinessGreen
business_green Consortium appointed to develop new £50m Glasgow centre of excellence
» Nuclear Commission Expected to Vote on New Reactors
9/February/2012 09:50 from NYT > Energy & Environment
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has not given a license to build since 1978, a year before the Three Mile Island accident in Pennsylvania.
» A car that drives itself?
9/February/2012 09:15 from Green Futures Articles
Summary Summary text: Peter Madden unveils the future of motoring. Peter Madden unveils the future of motoring. In the not-too-distant future, we'll sit back and relax as our cars drive themselves, automatically selecting the quickest route to avoid congestion and cut pollution. Not that these cars will – strictly speaking – be ours . Who would want the hassle and high-cost of ownership, when we can choose the style of vehicle we need for our particular journey (a single-person micro-car for a meeting in town or a four-wheel drive for a trip to the countryside) and pick ..
» Ed Davey throws weight behind green energy by opening giant UK windfarm
9/February/2012 08:56 from Home - BusinessGreen
business_green Walney farm off Cumbria, opening today, is world\'s largest
» Green Column: Should Plastic Bags Be Banned?
9/February/2012 08:11 from NYT > Energy & Environment
Governments around the world are wrestling with the question of what, if anything, to do about plastic bags, and there are few figures to support any of the arguments.
» National Briefing | Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania: Tax on Gas Industry Is Approved
9/February/2012 06:34 from NYT > Energy & Environment
The Pennsylvania House approved legislation on Wednesday that would authorize a tax on the natural gas industry in exchange for limiting municipal control over where companies could drill.
» Green entrepreneurs offer Davey DECC wish list
9/February/2012 00:05 from Home - BusinessGreen
business_green We ask that you put clean energy and combating climate change at the top of your agenda
» Need a recharging point now? You\'re just a click away
9/February/2012 00:05 from Home - BusinessGreen
business_green New system gives drivers real time data on which charging points are available in eight countries
» Could Iran sanctions spark green revolution?
9/February/2012 00:05 from Home - BusinessGreen
business_green Energy minister says reliance on oil and gas is unsustainable and advocates move to renewables
» Government hints at budget hike ahead of face-saving feed-in tariff plans
9/February/2012 00:05 from Home - BusinessGreen
business_green Minister sets out goal of 22GW of solar capacity by 2020, but fears remain that sector will face further deep cuts to incentives
» There\'s inefficient, and then there\'s really inefficient
9/February/2012 00:05 from Home - BusinessGreen
business_green Labour MP Alan Whitehead slams claims from 100 Tory MPs that wind power is more inefficient than nuclear and coal energy
» Boris and Benyon support waterways clean-up campaign
9/February/2012 00:00 from edie.net - Latest News
London mayor Boris Johnson and water minister Richard Benyon are backing a new campaign to \"clean and green\" East London\'s rivers and canals ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games.
» Nike explores \'waterless dyeing\' to eliminate water use
9/February/2012 00:00 from edie.net - Latest News
Sportswear giant Nike has unveiled plans to implement pioneering \'waterless dyeing\' technology in its manufacturing, in bid to eliminate its use of its water and reduce the risk of effluent discharge.
» Coca-Cola lends weight to recycling concerns over mixed plastics
9/February/2012 00:00 from edie.net - Latest News
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has welcomed calls from waste industry leaders to improve reprocessing quality for used plastic bottles.
» Government announces plans to \'improve\' solar subsidies
9/February/2012 00:00 from edie.net - Latest News
New energy secretary Ed Davey has pledged to make improvements to the Feed-in tariff (FITs) scheme as the results of a public consultation into government plans to reform solar subsidies were unveiled today (February 9).
» Small business leaders show growing interest in renewables
9/February/2012 00:00 from edie.net - Latest News
SMEs are increasing turning to renewable energy generation such as solar panels and anaerobic digestion (AD) to power their own business operations, according to a new survey.
» Green Blog: Surplus Renewable Energy: An Update
8/February/2012 23:05 from NYT > Energy & Environment
From interregional sharing to the development of batteries, the energy secretary offers ideas for coping with a sudden oversupply of power to the grid.
» Green Blog: From 2 Satellites, the Big Picture on Ice Melt
8/February/2012 21:28 from NYT > Energy & Environment
Researchers calculate that from 2003 to 2010, the world\'s glaciers and ice caps lost about 150 billion tons of ice each year.
» Re-Branding Our Species: A Leadership Challenge For All Of Us
8/February/2012 21:22 from SB Articles Archive
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. – Albert Einstein As our species finally breaches the carrying capacity of the planet we call home, we come face to face with that perennial challenge: evolve or die. But now the challenge is both global and immediate. We have explored and exhausted the brand Homo sapiens . It is time to re-brand, to evolve beyond the strategically wise, the rationally refined, the intellectually erudite and the technologically t..
» As Biotech Debate Rages on, More GMOs Get Planted
8/February/2012 20:46 from GreenBiz.com
Even as both sides continue to wage a battle around whether or not genetically modified organisms are good for the planet and its people, new data show that ever-larger swaths of land are being planted in biotech crops.
» A True Leader Creates Leaders
8/February/2012 20:25 from SB Articles Archive
There’s something odd about the notion of “sustainability leadership.” Perhaps it’s that “sustainability” underwhelms. As Michael Braungart reminds us, “Sustainability is boring. How would you characterise your relationship with your spouse? As sustainable? If this is the bigger goal – sustainability – then I feel really sorry because it doesn’t celebrate human creativity and human nature.” Leadership toward less bad, slower decline and holding steady is somehow not compelling. Dr King didn’t have a dream that things hopefully won’t get too much worse. But let’s put that aside, assume we all ..
» Policy Leadership Puts Google at the Top of Greenpeace IT Rankings
8/February/2012 19:46 from SB Articles Archive
Google’s leadership on climate issues moved the search engine giant to the top of Greenpeace’s latest information technology (IT) company rankings, just ahead of Cisco and Ericsson. The fifth edition of the Cool IT Leaderboard ranks 21 IT companies on their clean energy leadership potential, willingness to embrace clean energy solutions and potential to influence energy decisions. Google topped the table for its clear support of stronger US clean energy policy and the strengthening of the EU’s current 20% greenhouse gas target of 30% by 2020. “Technology giants have a real opportunity to use ..
» Nike Gets Behind Waterless Textile Dyeing
8/February/2012 19:37 from SB Articles Archive
Nike could dramatically cut its water consumption in the near future with waterless textile dyeing technology and is encouraging others in the apparel industry to do the same. The sporting goods company has entered into a strategic partnership with DyeCoo Textile Systems B.V., a Netherlands-based company that has developed and built the first commercially available waterless textile dyeing machines. By using recycled carbon dioxide, DyeCoo’s technology eliminates the use of water in the textile dyeing process. The name “DyeCoo” was inspired by the process of “dyeing” with “CO2.” “We believe t..
» Rethinking the Nature of Waste
8/February/2012 18:54 from SB Articles Archive
When you look at an urban landscape, it is often easy to see opportunities for transformation. Every vacant lot is a blank canvas, and a skilled, creative hand can re-invent the space as something beautiful and functional – a green space that will inspire a better quality of life and give neighbors a chance to experience the beauty of the natural world. A blank sheet of paper has the same transformational quality, particularly when it’s recycled into something new. Recycled-content papers are made with post-consumer fiber content; content that at one time was considered “waste.” Boise sees va..
» ClimateCare claims milestone for large-scale cookstove project
8/February/2012 18:38 from Environmental Finance Rss
ClimateCare has claimed a milestone with the largest ever issuance of Gold Standard carbon credits for cookstoves, but the project developer feels held back by the lack of demand in the voluntary carbon market.
» What do flamingos have to do with local and sustainable food production?
8/February/2012 18:33 from Guardian Sustainable Business | guardian.co.uk
John Elkington describes how one restaurant is setting out to balance the ecological books by working with, rather than against, nature Have you heard the one about the chef who fell in love with a fish? If not, check out Dan Barber\'s TED talk . He tells the gripping story of his visits to a fish farm where 30% of the fish-feed was chicken waste, and to a vast wetland aquaculture site in Spain where a key indicator of success is the pinkness of the bellies of the flamingos — and the health of a range of avian predators that consume some 20 percent of the semi-farmed fish. The insight that Bar..
» Green Blog: On Our Radar: A Subglacial Lake
8/February/2012 18:03 from NYT > Energy & Environment
Scientists say they have drilled down through ice and reached Lake Vostok, the largest of more than 280 lakes under the thick ice that covers most of the Antarctic continent. It has been sealed from light and air for millions of years. If evidence of life is found there, it could boost hopes of finding life in similar conditions in icy water on one of the moons of Jupiter.
» California\'s Green Jobs Were Most Resilient During Recession, Fastest Growing Sector
8/February/2012 17:02 from SustainableBusiness.com General News
During the height of the recession, California\'s green economy saw less than half the job losses as the overall economy, and long term, is growing jobs much faster.
» Volkswagen\'s Chattanooga Plant Gets LEED-Platinum Certification
8/February/2012 17:02 from SustainableBusiness.com General News
This is the first manufacturing plant in the world to achieve LEED-Platinum
» Hertz Sets Off on \'Living Journey\' for Global Sustainability
8/February/2012 16:19 from GreenBiz.com
The car rental firm today unveiled a three-pronged platform for strategic growth and sustainability, focused on smart mobility, low-carbon transportation, and community-focused philanthropy.
» India Ups Investments in Solar, Wind As Fossil Fuels Become More Risky
8/February/2012 16:02 from SustainableBusiness.com General News
Costs for imported coal is rising, while they\'re coming down for wind and solar.
» South Korea Votes to Cap Greenhouse Emissions of Largest Companies
8/February/2012 16:02 from SustainableBusiness.com General News
The country voted to launch a cap-and-trade program in 2015.
» E-transparency is vital for a cleaner digital revolution
8/February/2012 15:58 from Guardian Sustainable Business | guardian.co.uk
To reduce its environmental impact, there must be greater transparency from the ICT sector over carbon emissions Don\'t we love it – the digital revolution. Getting the latest show while on the road or the latest sports scores on the train. Our Kindles, i-Pads and Androids enable us to hook up and look up whatever we want really. Knowledge is king; well it used to be. Now it\'s all interpretation and what we do with the knowledge. With this explosion of information comes a whole host of implications. Political transparency for example. President Bashar al-Assad is having to learn fast about cam..
» Dot Earth Blog: Other Voices: The Emptied Forests of Sarawak
8/February/2012 15:56 from NYT > Energy & Environment
The world\'s richest forest, in plant species, loses its animals to unchecked hunting and surrounding development.
» Investors challenge 18 oil and gas companies on climate change, hydraulic fracturing, and sustainability risks
8/February/2012 15:45 from Ceres News Feed
Leading U.S. investors today announced they have filed shareholder resolutions with Exxon-Mobil, Chevron, Chesapeake Energy, ConocoPhillips and 14 other oil and gas companies, pressing them to disclose their plans for managing environmental and workplace challenges such as hydraulic fracturing, greenhouse gas emissions and worker safety.
» Grad Students Design an \'EcoFridge\' That Uses 40% Less Energy
8/February/2012 15:30 from GreenBiz.com
Grads students from UC Berkeley teamed with counterparts in Mexico to design an affordable, energy efficient household refrigerator that also helps curb wasteful habits when using the appliance.
» Enough is not enough: Dax Lovegrove
8/February/2012 15:03 from Guardian Sustainable Business | guardian.co.uk
In the second of our series of interviews with leading sustainability figures, Jo Confino speaks to Dax Lovegrove, head of business and industry at WWF-UK
» South Korea vote paves way for carbon trading scheme
8/February/2012 15:02 from Home - BusinessGreen
business_green Key committee approves carbon trading legislation, clearing way for parliamentary vote
» US Defense Department should seek private investors for solar build-out ICF
8/February/2012 15:00 from Environmental Finance Rss
The US Department of Defense (DoD) needs to engage private investors if it wants to tap the more than 7GW of solar energy potential on its California properties, according to a study by consultancy ICF International.