Waitrose Dumps Bagged Milk, Another U.K. Retailer Embraces It
U.K. supermarket Waitrose is switching from plastic bags back to plastic bottles for its milk at the same time Sainsbury's is rolling out bagged milk at all its stores. Read More
Inside the World's Greenest Data Center
Hewlett Packard's Wynyard data center in Stockton, U.K., has turned an old transport warehouse into a supersized, super-green computing facilty -- one the company says is the world's greenest. Read More
Target Goes from Zero to 60 on In-Store Electronics Recycling
Target has added recycling bins for electronics, ink cartridges and bottles to its stores, and Canada is gaining more ewaste recycling thanks to Goodwill and Dell. Read More
PUE to Become Global Standard for Data Center Efficiency
The Green Grid today announced a global effort to develop an Energy Star-like rating for data center energy efficiency, using its popular power usage effectiveness ratio as the benchmark for green data centers. Read More
Intel Adds Sustainability to Corporate Charter
In response to a shareholder resolution filed by Harrington Investments, Intel has agreed to amend its corporate charter, calling efforts on sustainability a "fiduciary duty" to its stakeholders. Read More
Snyder's of Hanover Packs Organic Pretzels in Corn-Based Bioplastic
Snyder's of Hanover is now packing its line of organic pretzels in bioplastic derived from corn. Read More
Can GMO Pigs Shrink the Gulf's Dead Zone?
The latest crazy idea of the day combines genetic modification with industrial agriculture to reduce water pollution from hog farms. Read More
Scorpion Venom Strikes at Pain Without Morphine's Addictive Sting
Scorpion venom could lead the way to morphine alternatives without side effects like addiction, according to research at Tel Aviv University. Read More
Shell-Based Ceramics, Bone Cars, and Other Biomimicry Challenges
Biomimicry has the potential to improve ceramics, cars and other objects with materials that copy the strength of clam shells and bones, but such investigations will also need to look at the end-of-life for those materials. Read More
A Roadmap for Crafting Corporate GHG Programs
The sheer number of voluntary GHG programs these days can be bewildering. To help solve that problem, EDF has created a step-by-step guide for developing a strategy for GHG emissions that can lead to credible and lasting reductions. Read More