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A startup company comprised of MIT graduates that has created an emissions-reducing, nanoengineered cement won $100,000 in funding to get its business off the ground. Read More

Carbon capture and storage is a nascent industry facing substantial hurdles. It could contribute 19 percent of the total greenhouse gas emission reductions necessary between now and 2050. But for that to happen an estimated 3,400 CCS projects would need to be in place. Read More

Procter & Gamble has launched a scorecard to measure the environmental impacts of hundreds of suppliers, share practices and encourage improvements.   Read More

In its 2010 Global Sustainability report released Tuesday, the company described its efforts over the course of a year in which it made a slew of notable headlines. The company has improved fleet efficiency by 60 percent and reduced facility greenhouse gas emissions by 5 percent, but faces challenges in reducing packaging and eliminating PVC. Read More

The bamboo packaging that Dell is using to cushion laptops has been certified compostable.   Read More

Walmart's sustainability goals might mean an added cost burden all the way up to the chemical supply chain. But so far, the chemical industry as a whole is giving its approval to the U.S. retailing giant's various green initiatives. Read More

Sixty-two General Motors plants are now zero waste facilities by recycling or reusing more than 97 percent of the materials left from the manufacturing process that would otherwise be sent to landfills, the company said. Read More

The latest college rankings place Babson College, the College of William & Mary, and the University of Virginia at the top for their sustainability coursework for business students. Read More

Designers are tapping advanced building technology as well as concepts dating to ancient times to green a terminal at San Francisco International Airport that will be the new home for Virgin America and American Airlines domestic flights. Read More

In an effort to help ease China's energy shortage and put tons of biowaste to good use, a 250,000-head cow farm in north eastern China will use animal dung to power four GE Jenbacher biogas engines and produce an estimated 38,000 MWh a year.   Read More