Tesco Joins Sainsbury's in Embracing Bagged Milk

A second U.K. retailer has started offering Dairy Crest milk in bags, which use 75 percent less packaging than milk in jugs. Read More

Did the Cash for Appliances Program Work?

It's been a huge success. It hasn't gone anywhere. Actually, it's a little of both -- depending on which state you look at. Read More

Green Grid Updates PUE with 4 New Flavors to Boost Accuracy

The Green Grid has released a new, updated set of guidelines for calculating the Power Usage Effectiveness ratio, one that aims to make the standard both more accurate and more widely adopted. Read More

8 Firms Chosen to Spearhead Global Building Efficiency Project

3M, Cleveland Clinic, Dow Chemical, Grubb & Ellis, Marriott International, Nissan, Target Corporation and Walmart will take part in the the Global Superior Energy Performance Partnership to speed efficiency improvements in commercial buildings and industrial facilities. Read More

Dissolving Microneedles Take a Stab at Zero-Waste, Painless Shots

 Administering vaccines with a small patch covered in numerous microscopic needles instead of a hypodermic needle could lead to more effective vaccinations that anyone can give and that leave no sharp waste. Read More

Can Brazil Save the Amazon?

Environmentalists have labored for decades to protect the impossibly vast rainforests of the Amazon, which make up more than half of the world’s tropical forests. But until recently they had little to show for their efforts. Read More

Five Benefits of Data Center Energy Management

The amount of money wasted each year on idling servers equals the cost of the Apollo space program. But a number of simple strategies can help get your server load under control and start your company saving energy and money. Read More

Dissolvable Eco Wedding Dress Tests Marriage's Sustainability

A dress designed in collaboration between fashion and engineering students leads to a greener gown for (indoor) nuptials. Read More

NetApp Scores First-Ever Energy Star Label for Data Centers

One month after the new green data center certification opened for business, the company has become the first to earn the label for its RTP data center, with a score of 99 out of a possible 100. Read More

10 Things to Know About Life Cycle Assessments

Life cycle assessment (LCA) has come a long way in the past few years, evolving from a niche activity carried out by academics and a few forward-thinking businesses to a mainstream practice talked about publicly by Fortune 500 companies. There is still, however, some confusion about what LCA is, what it's good (and not so good) for, and where it might be headed.  Read More