Corporate Sustainability

Can Green Tech Get Help From the Healthcare Industry?

Can Green Tech Get Help From the Healthcare Industry?

Herman K. Trabish: February 4, 2011

The harm of climate change opens enormous opportunities in healthcare.

No Fracking Way: Gasland vs. Shale Gas

No Fracking Way: Gasland vs. Shale Gas

Eric Wesoff: February 2, 2011

Is hydraulic fracturing of the Marcellus Shale an energy transition strategy, or an environmental disaster in the making?

The Saudi Arabia of Old Tires

The Saudi Arabia of Old Tires

Michael Kanellos: January 25, 2011

It’s the Story of Garbage! This installment: Lehigh Technologies and the old tire conundrum.

Mixed Greens: Car Rental Company Plans Eco Cities, Toyota’s No-Rare-Earth Motor, and More!

Mixed Greens: Car Rental Company Plans Eco Cities, Toyota’s No-Rare-Earth Motor, and More!

Michael Kanellos: January 18, 2011

It’s the People’s Republic of Green Technology.

Guest Post: To Fight Climate Change, Vote With Your Wallet

Guest Post: To Fight Climate Change, Vote With Your Wallet

Sundeep Ahuja: January 17, 2011

Americans plunk $4.3 trillion into consumer spending. It can shape behavior, says Sundeep Ahuja.

Mixed Greens: China Slashes Rare Earth Exports, $22M for Trucker Tech, and More!

Mixed Greens: China Slashes Rare Earth Exports, $22M for Trucker Tech, and More!

Michael Kanellos: January 7, 2011

Plus, Vestas sells 25 turbines to China.

A New Source of Oil: Old Carpet

A New Source of Oil: Old Carpet

Michael Kanellos: December 29, 2010

Will 2011 be the year of the garbage pile?

The World’s Best Green Technology?

The World’s Best Green Technology?

Michael Kanellos: December 9, 2010

SAP adopts solar, LED lights, electric cars, videoconferencing and DC data centers in Palo Alto. Guess which one saves the most?

Guest Post: Five Steps Toward Better Business Performance Through Energy Management

Guest Post: Five Steps Toward Better Business Performance Through Energy Management

Michael Meehan: December 9, 2010

Tying sustainability to compensation is one idea, says Michael Meehan.

The Peat Bog Goes 21st Century

The Peat Bog Goes 21st Century

Herman K. Trabish: November 4, 2010

Bord Na Mona once sustained Ireland with peat, but it’s writing a new contract with nature.

Guest Post:The Next Stage in the Industrial Revolution

Guest Post:The Next Stage in the Industrial Revolution

Michael Kanellos, Tay Yoshitani: November 3, 2010

After Eli Whitney, Henry Ford and Michael Dell, efficiency and sustainability are the next logical steps, argues Tay Yoshitani.

Toyota, Scientists Spearhead Mineral Recycling for EVs

Toyota, Scientists Spearhead Mineral Recycling for EVs

Nikkei Electronics: October 29, 2010

With Chinese exports in flux, a group of researchers and Toyota launch separate efforts to delve into the blue bin for minerals. 

Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne and Prop 23

Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne and Prop 23

Eric Wesoff: October 23, 2010

Republicans, Democrats, VCs, sensitive and once-angry songwriters gather to raise money to fight California’s Prop 23.

The Man on the Street Says Yes to Solar

The Man on the Street Says Yes to Solar

Herman K. Trabish: October 19, 2010

Open House at Solar Power International proves that the public gets it—but when will the people in power follow?