The billionaire's new NGO, Carbon War Room, puts the global shipping industry's massive carbon footprint under the spotlight, and spread the word about simple ways to shrink its impact.
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Last week, we released the sustainability rankings of the world's largest oil and gas companies. Despite the skepticism of whether the industry can ever be green, there are plenty of reasons to...
The year 2010 is a crucial year for forests. In March, major donor countries and forest-rich countries will meet in Paris, Nairobi and Manila, each grappling with the same question: How can...
Medium-duty trucks, a mainstay for American fleets, produce more than 80 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. Environmental Defense Fund and PHH Arval are now offering fleet managers a...
Why on earth would Houston, the city of "drill-baby-drill", the fossil-fuel capital of America, the city whose NFL franchise used to be called the Oilers, embrace the electric car? For...
In early February, President Obama did something that his predecessor George W. Bush was unable to do: He pushed the restart button on the U.S. nuclear power industry
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Is the political malaise about climate change getting you down? Take a trip to Colorado, a clean energy hotbed that is creating thousands of new green jobs despite the climate cold war in...
There is much to learn from Toyota's grief. As automakers set out to release innovative vehicles, they will do well to remember the past few weeks. With consumer perception such a powerful force,...
Today, Walmart made its first major commitment to reduce greenhouse gases -- but in typical fashion, rather than set a tough goal that might affect its own growth curve, the company plans to turn...
Walmart's new commitment to cut 20 million metric tons of CO2 emissions from its supply chain is big news in and of itself, but it's the way the company will leverage its suppliers to make cuts...
Climate Counts' new Industry Innovators program aims to build on the corporate climate momentum seen over the last year. The nonprofit...
Small nukes are a hot topic right now because three utility companies -- Tennessee Valley Authority, First Energy Corp. and Oglethorpe Power Corp. -- have agreed to work with Babcock & Wilcox...
Banks and other financial institutions could refurbish their tarnished reputations by using their smarts to innovate new financial products that actually help average Americans while addressing...
By most measures, wind energy has been a great business lately, but its supporters need to be honest about costs as well as the benefits, since both are substantial.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published interpretative guidance on corporate climate change disclosure a few weeks ago, leaving many companies wondering which steps they need...
A coalition of big environmental groups and businesses that include Duke Energy and El Paso Corp. are part of a coalition that wants to use markets to protect the world's forests and curb climate...
By investing solely in firms that are top performers on social and environmental issues, and setting the bar very high for which companies make the cut, the "Natural Capitalism" author...
Long a taboo subject, altering the planet as a solution to climate change is now being talked about openly these days by scientists, environmentalists and policy thinkers. Will it work, and how...
Why should companies worry about carbon management given the lack of a definitive outcome from climate talks in Copenhagen? Panelists from UPS and Motorola shared their firms’ motivations at...
Corporate sustainability is like teen sex. Everybody talks about it. Nobody does it very much. And when they do it, they don’t do it very well. Friend and colleague Joel Makower likes to...
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Julie Corbett, founder of Ecologic Brands, the company that developed a new paper-plastic...
