Green Supply Chain

Siluria Gets $20M to Convert Methane to Plastics, Chemicals, Fuels

Siluria Gets $20M to Convert Methane to Plastics, Chemicals, Fuels

Eric Wesoff: September 28, 2011

Using biotech, nanotech, and chemistry to more efficiently transform natural gas into commodity materials

Guest Post: Fighting Illiteracy With Solar Lights

Guest Post: Fighting Illiteracy With Solar Lights

Olivier Jerphagnon: May 18, 2011

Solar-powered LED lights do more than reduce energy consumption.

Molycorp Moving From Miner to Manufacturer

Molycorp Moving From Miner to Manufacturer

Michael Kanellos: April 18, 2011

With another acquisition, the mine-to-magnets strategy gets further underscored.

Sprint CEO: AT&T Merger Threatens Industry, and Use Recyclables in Phones

Sprint CEO: AT&T Merger Threatens Industry, and Use Recyclables in Phones

Simona Drevensek: April 16, 2011

140 million phones end up at the dump each year.

Genomatica Gets $45 Million in a Boost for Green Chemistry

Genomatica Gets $45 Million in a Boost for Green Chemistry

Michael Kanellos: March 1, 2011

Waste Management is an investor.

Toshiba Mulls Getting Rare Earth Metals From Uranium

Toshiba Mulls Getting Rare Earth Metals From Uranium

Nikkei Electronics, Michael Kanellos: December 3, 2010

It’s the nuclear option.

Is There Gold in Garbage?

Is There Gold in Garbage?

Michael Kanellos: December 2, 2010

Will the cost benefits of reuse topple the need to mine?

Roundup: Desalination in China; Autodesk Gives Boost to Sustainable Materials, and More

Roundup: Desalination in China; Autodesk Gives Boost to Sustainable Materials, and More

Michael Kanellos: October 26, 2010

Plus: who will profit from the new diesel regulations?

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.

Sustainability Practices Are Really Risk Management

Sustainability Practices Are Really Risk Management

Katherine Tweed: September 29, 2010

It’s not about going green. It’s about making money and minimizing risk.

Molycorp: Another Dud Green IPO

Molycorp: Another Dud Green IPO

Michael Kanellos: July 29, 2010

Tesla, Jinko above water; Molycorp, A123, Codexis and Energy Recovery below

The Inside Story of PACE

The Inside Story of PACE

Mark Boslet: July 16, 2010

How states’ rights issues could play a role in court—and Congress—in the fight for Property Assessed Clean Energy financing

Can Hara’s Energy Monitoring Save Las Vegas $150,000?

Can Hara’s Energy Monitoring Save Las Vegas $150,000?

Mark Boslet: July 8, 2010

City expects one-year ROI on its choice of Hara’s energy tracking software

Green Collar Jobs Still an Answer to Employment Crisis

Green Collar Jobs Still an Answer to Employment Crisis

Tay Yoshitani: July 7, 2010

Seventy-five percent of U.S. buildings will undergo a retrofit over the next two decades and idle factory space is there for the taking, notes Tay Yoshitani.

Will RFID Finally Make Sense With Recycling?

Will RFID Finally Make Sense With Recycling?

Michael Kanellos: July 2, 2010

You’re trash! And you always will be.