Tilde Herrera

Tilde Herrera is an associate editor at GreenBiz.com

Nike: From Considered Design to Closing the Loop
By Tilde Herrera, October 19, 2009
Nike's corporate responsibility agenda has evolved from one based on risk and reputation management to being a source of innovation, a change that has yielded not only new products, but a shift in...
Walmart Sustainability Index Means Big Business ClimateBiz.com
By Tilde Herrera, September 24, 2009
Oct. 1 marks the official start of the first phase of Walmart's Sustainability Index, which offers both a huge business opportunity for suppliers and a potentially huge environmental business for...
PG&E Ditches U.S. Chamber of Commerce for Anti-Climate Bill Efforts ClimateBiz.com
By Tilde Herrera, September 22, 2009
The Northern California utility said today it is leaving the Chamber over what it calls an extreme position on climate change. Just weeks before, Duke Energy and Alstom Power left another trade...
Creative Solution to Banned-Liquid Waste Problem Takes Off at PDX
By Tilde Herrera, August 06, 2009
The Transportation Safety Agency banned liquids from carry-on bags exactly three years ago this week, forcing millions of travelers to check their luggage or throw away bottled drinks and...
Hertz Turns to Plant Oils to Squelch Stinky Cars
By Tilde Herrera, July 28, 2009
The Hertz Corp. is tackling one of the most common complaints in the car rental industry with a biodegradable, non-toxic product that saps the stench from stinky rental cars without comprising air...
Discarded Food Finds New Life as Electricity ClimateBiz.com
By Tilde Herrera, July 15, 2009
Unwanted, thrown away food in the San Francisco Bay Area soon find new life as electricity. The East Bay Municipal District plans to dramatically boost the amount of food scraps it converts to...
Ford Developing Laser Ignition to Cut Exhaust Emissions ClimateBiz.com
By Tilde Herrera, July 14, 2009
Ford Motor Co. and researchers at the University of Liverpool are developing a car ignition system that swaps spark plugs for a laser beam to start vehicles while generating fewer greenhouse gas...
L.A.'s Coal Ban Leads to Another Abandoned Power Plant ClimateBiz.com
By Tilde Herrera, July 13, 2009
The Sierra Club enjoyed a victory last week when a Utah-based utility announced it would walk away from plans to build a coal-fired generating unit in the state. According to the environmental...
Path to $3B in Stimulus Funds Revealed to Renewable Energy Developers ClimateBiz.com
By Tilde Herrera, July 10, 2009
The Energy and Treasury departments released eagerly awaited guidance Thursday to help renewable energy project developers apply for roughly $3 billion in stimulus funds, which experts say will...
New S.F. Food Policy Boosts Local Farms
By Tilde Herrera, July 09, 2009
San Francisco has adopted what may be the country’s first county food policy that aims to improve access to healthy food while supporting local agriculture and reducing shipping-related greenhouse...

The Selling of Earth Day 2009: The Good, Bad, and Ugly
By Tilde Herrera, April 21, 2009
Part two of our Earth Day 2009 package looks beyond what companies are doing in offices and on their own campuses to explore the ways they're sharing their efforts with the world at large. ...
Live From Ceres: Climate Change Requires Bold Thinking ClimateBiz.com
By Tilde Herrera, April 16, 2009
Earth Policy Institute Lester Brown and PG&E CEO Peter Darbee argued Thursday that bold actions are required to address climate change at the level needed to preserve civilization. ...
Cap-and-Trade Called a 'Silver Bullet'
By Tilde Herrera, March 24, 2009
In this ClimateBiz.com Q&A, Miriam Horn, co-author of "EARTH: The Sequel," describes some of today's emerging cleantech innovators and the reasons they need a cap-and-trade to help bring their...
New GreenBiz Report Explores the Tools and Travails of Greener Supply Chains
By Tilde Herrera, November 09, 2008
In the latest GreenBiz Report, Terry Yosie of the World Environment Center shares best practices for successful green supply chain initiatives in developing countries. ...
Obama Must Tie Green Agenda to Economy: Panel
By Tilde Herrera, November 09, 2008
President-Elect Barack Obama stands a better chance of advancing a green agenda in his first 100 days in office if he can mobilize the country around environmental issues and tie green initiatives...
Industry Must Lead Toward Sustainable Economy: Panel
By Tilde Herrera, November 05, 2008
Businesses must also address societal problems by incorporating sustainability into economic policies and focusing on long-term solutions, according to a panel of experts gathered on the opening...
Putting a Cost on Carbon ClimateBiz.com
By Tilde Herrera, September 24, 2008
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) begins auctioning off permits today for the carbon dioxide that can be produced by more than 200 electricity generators in 10 Northeastern and Mid-...
Are Carbon Labels Worth It? ClimateBiz.com
By Tilde Herrera, September 22, 2008
It's an evolving practice filled with pitfalls and the expense of accurately measuring product carbon footprints across supply chains spanning continents. If companies can clear that hurdle, they...
Driving a Low-Carbon Commute
By Tilde Herrera, September 14, 2008
From incentivizing carpools and public transit to embracing a remote workforce, companies are learning how successful alternatives to driving alone can offset their carbon footprint and lead to...
Facebook Users Spur Green Power in the Wine Industry
By Tilde Herrera, August 19, 2008
Eight wineries will buy renewable energy credits as part of a program called Green My Vino, a Facebook application that lets users lead the charge. ...

Tesla's $465M Loan to Speed Development of All-Electric Sedan
By Tilde Herrera, June 23, 2009
Tesla’s plans to build a $57,400 all-electric sedan will move forward now that the company has secured $465 million in federal loans. Tesla, along with Ford Motor Co. and Nissan North America,...
San Franciscans Must Recycle and Compost -- or Else
By Tilde Herrera, June 09, 2009
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted today to require all businesses and residences to recycle and compost their garbage or face fines, which could lead to a lien on their property. ...
Toyota, Coda to Bring New Electric-Powered Vehicles to Market
By Tilde Herrera, June 04, 2009
Toyota will soon begin selling a diesel hybrid lift truck in Japan that cuts fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions in half. Meanwhile, a newly formed company will introduce an all-electric sedan...
Climate Change Pros: Male, Well-Paid and Secure ClimateBiz.com
By Tilde Herrera, June 03, 2009
Professionals in climate change-related fields are more likely to be male, highly educated, well-paid and not worried about losing their jobs, according to a new survey. ...
M&S to Recycle All Food Waste as Part of Zero-Waste Goal
By Tilde Herrera, June 01, 2009
The U.K.-based retailer reportedly signed a new business contract that will turn all food waste from its operations into compost or energy. ...
A New Era of 'Climate Thinking' ClimateBiz.com
By Tilde Herrera, May 26, 2009
In a keynote speech delivered at the Women's Network for a Sustainable Future in Santa Clara, Calif., last week, California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary Nichols described how a new way of...
Cleantech, Sustainability and Women
By Tilde Herrera, May 21, 2009
An all-star panel of female executives from the information technology, transportation, finance and nonprofit sectors gathered Thursday to discuss the sustainability opportunities offered by...
Continuing Current U.S. Energy Policy Called 'Perilous' ClimateBiz.com
By Tilde Herrera, May 18, 2009
A group of retired U.S. military leaders released a report today warning that maintaining the country's current energy stance poses significant risks to its national security, ...
Turning Wastewater Sludge Green ClimateBiz.com
By Tilde Herrera, May 14, 2009
The city of Sanford, Fla., has found a new way to deal with its never-ending stream of wastewater sludge: converting it into renewable energy. ...
Finding the Skills to Turn a Company Green From Within
By Tilde Herrera, May 13, 2009
Executives from Net Impact, eBay and Timberland discuss the skills employers find desirable for positions with an environmental or larger CSR focus. ...

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U.S. Chamber's Climate Stance At Odds With Some Members ClimateBiz.com
By Tilde Herrera, May 06, 2009
The Chamber’s enduring resistance to climate change regulations has put it at odds with some of its members, many of which have in recent years formed coalitions and taken policy stances...
Live from the Ceres Conference: Why Should a Coffee Company Care About Climate Change? ClimateBiz.com
By Tilde Herrera, April 15, 2009
At the Ceres conference in San Francisco, Ben Packard of Starbucks explains how its stakeholders nudged the company to enter the public policy arena to lobby for strong climate change laws and...
EU Steel Industry Reaps Extra Carbon Permits Worth $1B-Plus ClimateBiz.com
By Tilde Herrera, April 09, 2009
Aggressive lobbying scored the European steel industry more free carbon permits than needed. ...

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