In early February, President Obama did something that his predecessor George W. Bush was unable to do: He pushed the restart button on the U.S. nuclear power industry. Obama announced the first loan guarantee to the nuclear industry in nearly three decades — a ...read more
London, United Kingdom — Food and research groups in the United Kingdom are investigating how much waste is created in the lifecycles of four types of food.
The research, commissioned by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), hopes to map out the amount of food ...read more
Toyota’s recent problems have shown that even a mighty and seemingly invulnerable brand can be brought to its knees in an instant.
But although the automaker’s image is tarnished, Toyota will eventually recover. Consumer confidence will likely return and the company’s PR nightmare will fade ...read more
LONDON, United Kingdom — Measuring and driving the sustainability of the information and communication technology (ICT) industry has been a key focus in recent months: Environmental efforts from the industry will not only help reduce waste and energy use from electronics themselves, but can also ...read more
It is becoming increasingly common for companies to measure and report the water they consume within their four walls. Yet they rarely track all the water used to make the electricity powering their operations.
It’s called the forgotten water footprint and it’s about to get a ...read more
Editor’s Note: To celebrate the launch of the third annual State of Green Business report, we will be highlighting over the next two weeks the 10 big trends that are shaping the future of the greening of mainstream business. You can download the report for ...read more
What does Toyota’s travails mean to green marketing?
That’s a question that seems ripe these days, as the leading Japanese auto maker gets a comeuppance for its allegedly serious safety defects — and the more than eight million cars it has recalled worldwide as a ...read more
OAKLAND, CA — Arizona will no longer participate in a regional greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program that was to begin in 2012 because of fears it would stall an economic recovery in the state.
Gov. Jan Brewer issued an executive order (PDF) last week in which ...read more
Editor’s Note: Marc Gunther also conducted a podcast interview with Jeff Horowitz, the co-founder of Avoided Deforestation Partners. You can listen to their conversation on GreenBiz.com: “Growing Money on Trees”]
The Sierra Club and American Electric …
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Editor’s Note: To celebrate the launch of the third annual State of Green Business report, we will be highlighting over the next two weeks the 10 big trends that are shaping the future of the greening of mainstream business. You can download the report for ...read more
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