Hedge fund guru George Soros becomes latest billionaire investor to unveil plans for investing in the fight against climate change. Read More

Many existing insurance coverages will be negatively impacted by climate change, such as professional liability, workers compensation, and of course, property insurance. Without some adjustment and advanced planning, insurers will discover these and other lines of insurance to be unprofitable or possibly taken over by a government-controlled risk transfer mechanism. Read More

Utility company National Grid began sending energy report cards to 50,000 of its Boston area customers this week, hoping their ability to compare consumption with their peers will drive down energy use. Read More

Smart companies that pursue zero waste are also taking us closer to an industrial system inspired by nature, where there's no such thing as garbage. Lipton's employees and management have developed just such a system in Suffolk, Va. Read More

The Rocky Mountain Institute has created a new tool to help people understand how their buildings use carbon and what they can do to reduce emissions from building projects. Read More

At the second annual Biomimicry Conference in San Diego, attendees learned about electronic displays that mimic butterflies to save energy, carpeting tiles inspired by forest floors in order to be easily swappable, and a range of products that move water and air efficiently by copying natural spirals. Read More

The vision: green rooftops, not just as gardens, but as urban agriculture hubs for herbs and edible greens, grown in renewable energy-powered greenhouses, allowing city dwellers to grow and sell food locally. Read More

Fans of the TV series Amazing Race were treated to a disturbing and disheartening spectacle Sunday night, as competitors used cutters, hammers, screwdrivers, and their bare hands to tear apart electronics, throw them haphazardly into piles, exposing themselves, onlookers, and the environment to dangerous toxins. All this in the name of supposed recycling. Perhaps the show should be renamed Amazing Waste? Read More

The company also launched a new contract service to calculate the carbon footprint of individual customers' shipping activities. Read More

Why is there so much emphasis on lagging sustainability indicators? There are a number of widely used performance frameworks that use leading indicators to foster the long-range thinking that is so important in the world of sustainability. Read More