Lauren Hepler
CalMatters
Lauren Hepler, a former GreenBiz senior editor, is economy reporter at CalMatters. She has covered urban development, technology and public policy for the New York Times, Slate magazine, Congressional Quarterly, the Silicon Valley Business Journal and OpenSecrets.org.
Oakland aims for clean energy fix to health, jobs gap
The California city hopes to outpace state and federal renewable energy mandates. Read More
Meet the ex-White House official growing the market for community power
Solar is at a pivotal point: How many people will get access? Enter Michelle Moore and Groundswell. Read More
Can $1 million and 9 months birth equitable cities?
The Rockefeller Foundation and the Boulder-based Unreasonable Institute are launching a new city-specific social impact accelerator. Read More
Greenpeace takes aim at not-so-sustainable seafood
Sodexo and Aramark lead off a less-than-glowing analysis of the state of sustainable seafood. Read More
8 food data companies to watch
What happens when you combine Big Data and the push for more sustainable food systems? Read More
LEED for vertical farms? Defining high-tech sustainable food
The Association for Vertical Farming aims to create the first sustainability standard for towering indoor food systems. Read More
From GMOs to robots, the fight over the future of food is here
Labor shortages, bioengineering and the ill-effects of climate change are now part of a day's work in some corners of the agriculture industry. Read More
Episode 36: Brexit, VW and 21st century environmentalism
This week's podcast: Times are changing politically across the business landscape and in what's expected of advocacy groups like the Audubon Society. Read More
Volkswagen's $15 billion lesson on the stakes of sustainability
Could the automaker's landmark U.S. settlement actually be a good thing for corporate environmentalism? Read More
Energy meets security: Can the military scale clean power?
The state of Hawaii, famous for its large military presence, is at the center of a much bigger conversation about how national security intersects with climate adaptation. Read More
