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The use of renewable energy, also called green energy or green power, can be a key strategy for businesses looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. While fossil fuels, which come from coal, oil, and natural gases, contribute to global warming and cause significant damage to our air, soil, and water, green energy provides clean alternatives that cause little or no pollution at all.
With a wide range of green products on the market or in development, huge output of green fuels, and deep pockets, Solazyme stands out among the hundreds of companies trying to capitalize on the...
This eighth annual Clean Energy Trends report takes stock of the sector against the backdrop of one of the worst years in economic history, in addition to five key trends that promise to shape the...
While China is leading the global clean tech race, the competition isn't over, according to research firm Clean Edge, whose latest report pegged global revenue for solar PV, wind and biofuels at...
Japan's business leaders are focused on cutting emissions, though they have about the same level of a roadmap as Americans; their neighbor to the southwest, however, has quickly moved into the...
Last week, we released the sustainability rankings of the world's largest oil and gas companies. Despite the skepticism of whether the industry can ever be green, there are plenty of reasons to...
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 ...
The world's largest retailer has set a new goal for shrinking its environmental footprint and is turning to suppliers to help achieve a 20-million-tonne cut in greenhouse gas emissions from the...
At a much-buzzed event yesterday on eBay's campus, Bloom Energy unveiled its Energy Server, fuel cell generators that could change the shape of how companies and municipalities get their energy....
Small nukes are a hot topic right now because three utility companies -- Tennessee Valley Authority, First Energy Corp. and Oglethorpe Power Corp. -- have agreed to work with Babcock & Wilcox...
Bacardi Ltd., the world's largest privately held spirits company, cut greenhouse gas emissions 9.2 percent in the last fiscal year by...
By most measures, wind energy has been a great business lately, but its supporters need to be honest about costs as well as the benefits, since both are substantial. ...
With 1,730 stores in the U.S. and western Canada, Safeway Inc. has contracted with environmental and energy management software firm Hara to help reduce energy consumption as well as the retail...
At the National Automobile Dealers Association convention this weekend, Ford unveiled a pilot project aimed at helping its 3,500 dealers nationwide save energy and reduce emissions and other...
Long a taboo subject, altering the planet as a solution to climate change is now being talked about openly these days by scientists, environmentalists and policy thinkers. Will it work, and how...
Why should companies worry about carbon management given the lack of a definitive outcome from climate talks in Copenhagen? Panelists from UPS and Motorola shared their firms’ motivations at...
Global Equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) has extended its money-saving environmental management program to 20 percent of its portfolio, including two companies located...
Corporate sustainability is like teen sex. Everybody talks about it. Nobody does it very much. And when they do it, they don’t do it very well. Friend and colleague Joel Makower likes to...
China can be a great place for international companies interested in green business. It's a matter of getting to know the right people, adapting to the culture and "getting over your fear of...
I promised a post on the State of the Union, and I’ve realized the issue to address is the degree to which the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches of...
In this report, The Climate Group and The University of Michigan (using economic research from Deliotte) aim to shed light on one part of the potential benefits: the manufacture of low-carbon...
In the just-published State of Green Business 2010 report, we take an extensive look at the data behind the move toward making mainstream businesses greener.
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In 2010, we're bringing our acclaimed State of Green Business Forum to San Francisco and Chicago, digging in to the research in the annual State of Green Business report to discover recent trends in green business and hear from industry experts about what the future will hold. Read all our coverage of the events here.
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