- The NYC Ice Cream Truck That's Redefining Ice Cream
Picture a hot summer afternoon. Neighborhood kids running in slow motion around a New York City block, the corner...
August 28
- The Water Footprint: Obey Your Thirst
We’ve all heard of the carbon footprint, and many of us have heard of the ecological footprint, but the water...
August 28
- The Economics of Conservation: Natural Capital Project Helps Determine the Cash Value of Nature
Economica is a force of nature. But just as importantly, nature is a force of economics.
Determining the economic value, in hard numbers, is the mission of Natural Capital Project .
August 27
- Is IBM Greenwashing the US Open?
IBM made a respectable but surprising move when it sold off its PC hardware business in 2004 to focus on...
August 27
- Find Out What Really Drives Food Prices (It Ain't Ethanol)
FoodPriceTruth.org is a mythbusting organization aiming to provide the truth about food prices, ethanol and oil. Oh, and about World poverty.
August 27
- The Ethanol Quandary And Why Governments Ignore It
Ethanol. The ins and outs of why governments fail to regulate biofuels.
August 27
- Civic Honda
It's as simple as the name of the company's diminutive, inexpensive yet iconic product, the Civic. Honda Motor Company...
August 27
- Simplifying Solar Shopping - RoofRay
Have you looked at your energy bill lately? Felt the pain at the pump? Has solar been on your mind...
August 27
- To Fly or not to Fly? The "Greening" of the Airlines
Despite this summer’s soft demand for air travel and record-breaking gas prices in the U.S., the aviation industry projects a...
August 27
- Dell Receives EPEAT Gold on New Hybrid Line
In its race for the green tech gold medal (sorry, I'm not supposed to use Olympics references anymore), Dell has...
August 27
- Where’s the Beef? The Drive towards Social Performance Mapping
In the mid-2000s, I worked as a senior grantmaker at a New York-based foundation. In addition to annual or bi-annual...
August 26
- MBA Teams Step Up to the Green Challenge
Winning Teams Put Ideals Into Action To Reduce their University’s Environmental Footprint Every spring, Net Impact, a group of future...
August 26
- Sustainable Biofuels: Hows 'bout a shot of tequila with that ethanol, sir?
The first draft of sustainable biofuels standard may open up opportunities and kick-start R&D into a wide range of ethanol and biofuel feedstocks with an even wider range of potential benefits.
August 26
- Shareholders Vote for Climate Change Resolutions in Record Numbers
A record 57 climate related shareholder resolutions were filed this year—a figure that has doubled over the past 5 years.
August 26
- Carbon Footprint Labeling - Pilot Program Launches in Japan
Japan will soon pilot a national carbon footprint labeling system. While the carbon footprint calculation system is still in the...
August 26
- SMS to the Rescue: Text messaging bridges the Digital Divide
According to Walter Stahel -- one of the founders of the sustainability movement and original thinkers behind the Cradle-to-Cradle design...
August 25
- Native Energy Inc. Partners with DNCC on the "Green Delegate Challenge" at Democratic Convention
Native Energy Inc. provides carbon offsets for the delegates at the Democratic Convention in Denver.
August 25
- Calling All Socially Responsible Designers
Designers enrich our lives in a myriad of ways. From furniture to coffee mugs, a designer is part of...
August 25
- Non Food Biofuel Crops Are Highly Risky According To The United Nations
Non food biofuel crops are massively dangerous in many cases says the United Nations in a special paper. Many of the crops are classified as 'invasive species' which threaten to overrun other farms...
August 24
- Texas Company Patents Biomass Biofuel Technology
A Texas company says it has developed the technology to create biofuel that is 'the holy grail' of all biofuel. Costs per gallon are between $1.70-$2.00.
August 23
- Pacific Organizations Urge Australia And New Zealand To Attune Immigration Policies To Global Warming Related Causes
Over 100 immigration organizations have urged Australia and New Zealand to relax immigration policies so people from Pacific islands endangered by global warming have better chances to escape their fate.
August 23
- Manitoba Hydro Targets Industrial Customers To Convert To Biomass Fueled Power
Manitoba Hydro targets 250 of its industrial and agricultural customers to start using biomass as fuel to run their power/heating systems. Customers are urged to undertake feasibility studies into how to use biomass including waste wood, crop residues and livestock manure.
August 23
- Boom & Bust, Boon or Bane: Shale Gas Fever Spreads
As a shale gas booms spreads across the U.S. and into urban areas, environmental and public interest groups are joining local residents in growing numbers to call for greater investigation and oversight of water contamination, toxic chemical usage and the environmental effects.
August 22
- Weekly Wrap-Up of Business, Environment, and Bottom Line News from GreenBiz.com
As part of a new effort to reach out to our friends over at GreenBiz.com, this is the first installment...
August 22
- What Governments Must Do To Protect Elderly From Global Warming
The elderly are the most vulnerable to the effects of global warming. UK researchers investigated what action governments must take to better protect them.
August 22
- Green Building's Product Directory Is Available Next December
Building a green home? Check out a new product catalogue of green building materials. Published by GreenBuilding.com
August 22
- Weeklong UN Conference on Climate Change Begins
“Climate change is with us,” began the Honorable Mr. Kwadwo Adjei-Darko, Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Environment of...
August 22
- Can a Beauty Company Help the Planet?
Aveda, the beauty company owned by Estee Lauder, recently launched a bottle cap recycling program after a survey it conducted...
August 22
- Algae Farming Is Considered Viable Option By Top Policy makers
A large scale algae farming project which the US government ran in between 1970-1996 was closed down because the method at the time was not cost competitive compared to petroleum. But the oil price has tripled since 1996.
August 22
In case you haven't checked it out already, be sure to drop by TreeHugger and see the new design. If you know me personally, this is why I haven't been seen by light of day in weeks. But it's 95% done (ok, it's a permanenet work in progress), but I have to say it looks pretty good! 
Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
The Lazy Environ- mentalist: Your Guide to Easy, Stylish, Green Living
World- changing: A User's Guide for the 21st Century
The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More
The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual
Walking the Talk: The Business Case for Sustainable Development
The Sustainability Advantage : Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line
Blink : The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
