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How a Broader Definition of 'Value' Opens the Door to Sustainability
What's the business driver for sustainability initiatives? Beyond a small group of no-brainers, many companies are struggling to justify investing in green projects. Embracing a new definition what's valuable can help chart the path forward. Read More
Why Taipei 101 Lifts Green Building, and Green Jobs, to New Heights
While American media and pundits are bemoaning our inability to create any jobs or compete on green technologies, Asian countries are putting to work -- with great results -- the same ideas that have been killed in US political skirmishes. Read More
Why the Government Needs to Play a Role in Innovation
The Internet, shale gas technologies and Google search engine all had their origins in research funded by the U.S. government. These are just a few examples, and show why now is exactly the wrong time to stop supporting cleantech innovation. Read More
Charting the Future of Green Teams
It's starting to look like the days of stand-alone, grass-roots voluntary green teams are over. Instead, get ready for the rise of Green Teams 3.0. Read More
SF's Transamerica Pyramid Achieves Green Building Milestone
San Francisco's iconic Transamerica Pyramid, a unique silhouette on the city skyline for almost 40 years, celebrates a green building milestone. Read More
Amory Lovins' Burning Quest to 'Reinvent Fire'
Lovins talks about his new book, Reinventing Fire, its implications for companies, and what it will take to make its vision a reality. Read More
What 'Making Sustainability Everyone's Job' Really Means
Canadian insurance provider The Co-operators, has figured out a unique, and uniquely effective, systems-based approach to embedding sustainability into everyone's job. Their vice president of human resources explains how it works. Read More
Electric Buses Plug In to US Market with New Models, More Bucks
Electric buses in the news from the likes of BYD, Smith Electric Vehicles and Proterra. Read More
How Crony Capitalism Dominates the Sugar Business
The industry behind the nation's favorite sweetener relies on government trade barriers and subsidized water costs to grow sugar cane in Florida -- and the Everglades are paying the price. And there's a Monica Lewinsky angle, to boot. Read More
Hilton LightStay Program Cuts Hotel Energy Use by 6.6%, Saves $74M
The global hotel chain announced the 2010 results of its sustainability measurement system, finding significant cuts in energy use, emissions, waste and water use. Read More