Trending: Wastewater, Algae Have Untapped Potential for Clean Water, Energy...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is funding a project to cultivate microalgae as biomass for fuels and an array of consumer products. The microscopic single-cell organisms could unlock an affordable...
View ArticleExxonMobil Amps Up Cleantech Investment While Blocking Shareholder Vote on...
Global fuels giant ExxonMobil seems to be unmoved by the investigations into its climate change lies – first in New York and now in California– and the international Paris Agreement that calls for...
View ArticleSupreme Court Halts Obama's Clean Power Plan
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with conservatives seeking to delay the enforcement of President Obama's Clean Power Plan until legal challenges are resolved. The move is a blow to the...
View ArticleTrending: Apple Invests $1.5B in Clean Energy; 17 States Won’t ‘Stay’ Clean...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to delay the enforcement of President Obama’s Clean Power Plan was a victory for the coalition of 27 industry opponents and mostly Republican-led states that...
View ArticleHilton, Whole Foods Go Head to Head on Energy Efficiency in DOE Reality Series
This week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the “Better Buildings Challenge SWAP,” a three-episode web-based reality series in which Hilton Worldwide and Whole Foods Market swap...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Drought Added $2B In Energy Costs, Caused 10% More Emissions
California’s drought is contributing to a dangerous cycle: Reduced water flows have reduced hydroelectric power generation, leading to an increased reliance on natural gas for the state to meet its...
View ArticleWinning Water Tech Removes Contaminants Using Bubbles, Wastewater Minerals,...
Last week,Veolia, The Water Council and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) announced the first-ever “Pow! emPowering Opportunities in Water” competition winners: water technology...
View ArticleGreiner: Everything You Need to Know About Corporate Carbon Pricing, and Why
Advances in renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy storage are pushing us toward a more sustainable, low-carbon future, but an outright energy revolution is being held back by the fact that the...
View ArticleUnited Flights from LA to San Francisco Now Use Biofuel, Create 60% Less...
Regularly scheduled United Airlines flights between Los Angeles and San Francisco will be fueled by a blend of 30 percent biofuel and 70 percent traditional fuel, reducing an estimated 60 percent of...
View ArticleThis Company Accounts for More Than Half of Denmark's CO2 Reduction
The energy sector accounts for around one-third of global CO2 emissions. Thus, countries’ urgent need to combat climate change is strongly related to energy companies’ ability to change from ‘black’ to...
View ArticleSouth Pole Group: Why Companies Should Care About Renewable Energy
The landmark international climate change nearly 195-nation agreement that came out of COP21 late last year sent a message to the world that a low-carbon future is imminent.The Paris Agreement, for the...
View ArticleUtility Companies Turn to ‘PR Guru’ for Help Cleaning Up Their Reputation
The trade organization representing investor-owned electric companies, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), has hired a communications consultant who will help utilities rebrand themselves into...
View ArticleThe Bar for Corporate Leadership on Climate Has Been Raised
As the legal briefings pile up over the EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP), I’m inspired by the growing number of companies and business organizations standing up for the most significant step in U.S....
View ArticleB of A Expands Catalytic Finance Initiative, Directs $8B to High-Impact...
A consortium of leading financial institutions and investors today announced a new partnership under the Catalytic Finance Initiative (CFI), to direct $8 billion in total commitments toward high-impact...
View ArticleOffshore Wind Farm the Size of Malta to Power 1M UK Homes
The world is picking up on the fight against global warming and more renewable energy capacity is under construction. In this transformation, impressive pieces of cleantech engineering are seeing the...
View ArticleCan ‘The Paris Effect’ Take Companies, Governments Beyond Flagship Initiatives?
This April 22, world leaders will convene to sign the Paris Climate Agreement. The international regulatory environment and national policies to curb emissions are reshaping global markets....
View ArticleNo Excuses for UK Businesses: DONG Energy Offers ‘Green’ Electricity for the...
Danish utility company DONG Energy is offering renewable electricity to business customers in the United Kingdom for “no additional premium” compared to “brown energy” sources. In an announcement late...
View ArticleTrending: Beverage Makers Turning Production Waste Into Biomass, Carbonation
The Arandas, Mexico-based Tequila Cazadores distillery has become a shining example of Bacardi’s “Good Spirited” corporate responsibility program. The facility is now 100 percent biomass-fueled thanks...
View ArticleDow Teams Up to Advance Renewable Energy, Circular Economy Goals
This week, The Dow Chemical Company launched two new partnerships aimed at advancing two of its seven 2025 Sustainability Goals, launched last year.First, the company announced it has stepped up its...
View ArticleToyota Advances Safer, Longer-Lasting Rechargeable Batteries
Earlier this month, engineers at the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA) announced they made a breakthrough in magnesium battery technology that could lead to smaller, longer-lasting...
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