Barramundi Fulfills Elusive Promise of Sustainable Seafood
What makes Australis such an interesting company is that its product -- farm-raised barramundi -- is an environmentally-preferable alternative to most farmed fish. It doesn't need to eat a lot of other seafood to grow, it doesn't make a lot of waste, it doesn't require a lot of antibiotics ... and it tastes O.K., too. Read More
How the Kyoto Cooling Fan Revolutionizes Data Center HVAC
Dr. Bob Sullivan, the pioneer of hot-aisle and cold-aisle data center cooling, talks about how a simple invention for using outside air in HVAC systems can turn conventional cooling on its ear. Read More
Schneider Acquires Data Center Service Firm Lee Technologies
Schneider Electric has acquired Lee Technologies of Fairfax, Va., in a move that is expected to buttress Schneider's formidable business in data centers by bringing in a firm that specializes in providing services for the facilities. Read More
USPS Data Center Consolidation to Reduce Energy Use, Redundancy
The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General plans to consolidate four of its data centers into a single, energy-efficient facility that will be built in 10 months. Read More
How the Smart Grid is Key to a Sustainable Energy Future
The Smart Grids Technology Roadmap from the International Energy Agency shows how use of smart grid technologies can be expanded, and identifies goals that must be met for widespread adoption of clean technology. Read More
Ford Uses Recycled Carpet Under the Hood
Ford put more than 4 million pounds of recycled carpet around vehicle engines last year. Read More
Principles of Climate Capitalism
In this exclusive excerpt from her new book, L. Hunter Lovins offers a glimpse of how smart climate capitalists are not only using resources efficiently, they are redesigning business processes and the way products are made and delivered. Read More
Unilever Tops List of Sustainability Leaders
Just months after unveiling its Sustainability Living Plan, Unilever has rocketed to the top of a list of global corporate leaders, according to the latest survey of sustainability experts conducted by the research firm GlobeScan Inc. and the think tank and strategy consultancy SustainAbility. Read More
US Foodservice to Power SC Fleet with Waste Cooking Oil
US Foodservice acquired Bluffton, S.C.-based WVO Industries with an eye on turning the waste vegetable oil used in its customers' deep fryers into biodiesel to power its fleet. Read More
P&G Scorecard Puts Supply Chain on Notice
P&G's supplier environmental scorecard will now affect how the company rates suppliers, with rewards going to those that perform well and bring in innovative ideas. Read More