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- Wall Street vs. Green Street: Who is Doing Better?
While Wall Street has suffered a meltdown that threatens credit flow around the world, Green Street has been hit, but not badly hurt. ...
- The Five Horsemen of Environmental Change
Just as railroads fundamentally changed the country and the world in the 19th century, five even more power technologies are already among us, making it all the more ...- A Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste
The meltdown currently enveloping Wall Street is the result of decades of mismanagement and malfeasance by market managers, but it also offers us the opportunity to further ... - The Five Horsemen of Environmental Change
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The Big PictureEnergy prices and atmospheric temperatures are rising -- putting energy efficiency on everyone's front burner as a smart environmental and business practice.
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The average company could recycle half of the waste it produces. The environmental benefits seem obvious, but are businesses really considering waste reduction as a means to cut costs? The Xerox Corporation has, and this 155-page guide and accompanying workbook will help other businesses to do so as well.
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The Big PictureBecause traditional, nonrenewable energy sources such as oil and coal harm the environment in their extraction, processing, delivery, and use, customers say they are willing to pay more, if necessary, for cleaner energy
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Pollution Prevention (P2)
It doesn’t take a leap of faith to understand that the best way to reduce toxic emissions is to not make them in the first place. That’s the simple idea behind pollution prevention: the "best" pollution is the one you never create. Putting that into practice has led companies to re-examine their products and processes with an eye to reducing or eliminating toxic ingredients, recycling or reusing chemicals to keep them out of the waste stream, and using a wide range of alternative materials to replace polluting ones.
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Just as railroads fundamentally changed the country and the world in the 19th century, five even more power technologies are already among us, making it all the more imperative that we examine them from their potential environmental impacts.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- The San Francisco Board of Supervisors are asking for state legislation on extended producer responsibility, putting more companies in charge of handing or paying for product takeback and disposal.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The ninth edition of the survey of major electronics manufacturers finds that many companies are making at least some progress, but Nokia regains the lead with improved takeback programs.
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WARREN, Mich. -- General Motors plans to reduce, reuse, and recycle all waste from more than 80 manufacturing plants around the world by the end of 2010.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The three companies, along with new eco-patents released by Sony, more than double the total number of patents on environmental innovations that are available in the Eco-Patents Commons.
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Gold mining is a dirty business, for many reasons. In poor countries, where most of the world’s gold is mined, regulations are lax, cyanide is commonly (and carelessly) used to separate gold from waste rock, and children work under unsafe conditions, literally scratching out a living from the earth.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute opened its doors to the public last week, offering a peek at the center that will help businesses reduce toxic chemical use and improve green manufacturing.
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The other day, John McCain visited an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico to call for more offshore drilling. The massive Chevron rig produces 10,000 barrels of oil a day.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Independent Evaluation Group examined the effectiveness of World Bank projects in nine countries between 1990 and 2007. While the bank has made progress, results vary.
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Unlikely as it may seem, the obstacles, benefits and opportunities encountered in the greening of the funeral home business offers take-aways applicable to making change happen in any industry.
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FARNBOROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM -- Canadian aircraft and rail manufacturer Bombardier is launching a new family of fuel-efficient, single-aisle commercial airliners.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has created a new campaign to support the use of SmartWay certified vehicles.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- In its latest Guide to Greener Electronics, Greenpeace started looking at a number of energy issues, causing many companies' score to drop drastically.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Transportation company Horizon Lines has announced a broad environmental initiative, taking into account marine environment, emissions, sustainability and carbon offsets.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Con Edison Co. of New York plans to replace thousands of miles of lead underground cables with newer versions made with less hazardous materials as part of a voluntary EPA program.