How eBay Built Its New Energy Efficient Data Center
By building its new data center for energy efficiency, eBay hopes to ready itself for larger data loads while reducing its future power bills. Read More
Nascar green flags 'e-scrap' recycling program
The sophisticated electronic components in race cars, fleet vehicles and the big rigs used for NASCAR will be fodder for an e-waste program the racing organization is introducing this season. Read More
Lego's Parent Spends $530M on Offshore Wind
Lego's parent company joins a growing group of corporations -- including Google, BT and Ikea -- to invest directly in large renewable-energy projects. Read More
Manchester United Scores Second Green Certification, Aims for Third
The football club has earned two environmental certifications, recently becoming the first to earn ISO14001 certification; now it's setting its sights on a sustainable events standard. Read More
Fast Food Packaging Study Finds McD's, Starbucks are Green Leaders
McDonald's and Starbucks stand out at leading examples of what fast food companies should do to lower the impacts of their packaging. Read More
Ikea's Steve Howard on Bringing Sustainability to the Masses
One year into his term as chief sustainability officer at Ikea, Howard talks about his move from The Climate Group to the global retailer, Ikea's push for certified cotton and timber, and how to make sustainable products affordable. Read More
How U.S. Pro Sports Teams Rank on Environmental Disclosure
How do teams in the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL stack up in their sustainability efforts? Maybe better than you'd expect, but they're still mostly out in left field. Read More
What Oat Hulls Can Teach Us About Tapping Employees' Innovation
John Hellweg, recently retired from General Mills, shares the effort it took to complete a nearly 25-year-long process to turn a waste stream into a fuel source. Read More
The VA Department's Veterans Canteen Service Attacks Food Waste
Food waste isn't a problem generally associated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, but the network of cafes and food service operations catering to VA facilities generates tons of it. Read More
Is There a Leaner Way to Footprint?
Measuring and communicating the carbon footprint of consumer goods is a resource-intensive effort that may be doomed to fail. But lean manufacturing process, already widely adopted and respected, hint at what might be done with the carbon footprint concept. Read More