Mushroom-Based Packaging Uses 98% Less Energy than Styrofoam
A packaging material made of mushroom roots and agricultural waste is lowering its energy footprint further with new sterilizing technology. Read More
Why Walmart Is Doing Business with Seventh Generation
Starting Monday, Seventh Generation products will be sold at Walmart. How did the world's largest retailer come to do business with a firm that had been one of its more vocal critics? Here's a look at the thinking behind the deal. Read More
The Secret Sauce Behind Smucker's Sustainability
Why has this company, which for most of its life has focused on the prosaic business of making jellies and jams, lasted for 113 years? Read More
'Bio-Bug' Taps the Power of Human Waste
The so-called "Bio-Bug" cruised the streets of Bristol using methane generated by the local sewage treatment facility. The waste from 70 homes can power the Bio-Bug for a year, according to Wessex Water and its subsidiary, GENeco. Read More
Nation's Greenest Prison Meets the LEED-Gold Standard
The Coyote Ridge Corrections Center, the greenest prison in the United States, reduces water consumption by a whopping 5.5 million gallons and saves its operators about $370,000 in energy costs each year. It also has a solar array that covers 16,929 square feet and relies heavily on natural light to illuminate occupied space. Read More
Qatar Airways Wins Environmental Award for Fuel Initiative
Qatar Airways, the first airline to run a commercial passenger flight powered by fuel made from natural gas, was honored for its achievement in recent industry awards from Airline Business magazine. Read More
Appliance Makers Agree to Build Smarter, Energy-Sipping Products
Home appliance manufacturers agreed on Tuesday to new energy and water efficiency standards for washing machines, clothes dryers, refrigerators and dishwashers that will reduce the nation's utility bills by billions of dollars. Read More
HP's Flexible 'Butterfly' Data Center Prefabbed to Save Costs
The company's new modular facility is targeted at companies' rapidly growing data storage and management needs, and is designed to cut energy and cooling costs significantly. Read More
The Value of Rewarding Consumers Who Make Green Choices
Most mainstream consumers are not willing to sacrifice price, performance and/or quality to buy more sustainable products. But what if we could completely shift consumer’s environmental habits by providing monetary rewards for doing the right thing? Read More
Tampa Electric and Siemens Join Forces to Capture Carbon
Siemens will help the Florida power generator capture the carbon dioxide emissions from a coal-fired power plant on Tampa Bay. Read More