Maersk Orders 'World's Greenest Container Ship'
The Danish shipping giant has penned a $1.9 billion deal with Daewook for 10 next-generation vessels that can carry 18,000 containers, and which run slower as a way to cut emissions by an expected 35 percent. Read More
The Year in Biomimicry: Mussels, Elephants, Water Bears & More…
From helmets that protect better to self-sharpening tools to bottles that collect water from the air, read on for some of the biggest innovations inspired by nature in 2010. Read More
Heinz and Coke Team up to Squeeze Ketchup into PlantBottles
The Coca-Cola Company today announced a partnership that will license the beverage giant's plant-based packaging to Heinz for use in its ketchup packaging. Read More
How the ARPA-E 'Incubator' Helps Hatch Next-Gen Energy Projects
Arun Majumdar, the director of Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, lays out the audacious goals and the tough budgetary realities of the U.S. Department of Energy unit that's best known by its acronym ARPA-E. Read More
Sustainability Doesn't Sell … or Does It?
When surveying executives about their top priorities for the year, sustainability falls way, way down the list. But there's a lot more to the story of how and why companies are embracing green initatives. Read More
Using the Principles of 'Cowness' to Create Eco-Friendly Products
Eben Bayer, the co-founder and CEO of Ecovative Design, extols the natural processes and properties of grass and cows as a way of thinking about the design of environmentally responsible products. Read More
Nike: Running Toward Sustainable Consumption
Despite the well-trod cliché that a journey to sustainability is a marathon and not a sprint, Nike, with its Considered design ethos, shows all the signs of being in it for the long haul. Read More
EcoATM Lands $14M in Funding for E-Waste Kiosks
EcoATM has received investment from Coinstar and a grant from the National Science Foundation to advance its kiosks that buy used electronics from consumers. Read More
IKEA to Build Swedish Wind Power Plant
The furniture giant's planned development would create 70 gigawatt-hours of electricity by next year, and will power 17 IKEA stores throughout Sweden. Read More
Winning the Sustainability Battle, Losing the Carbon War?
As head of the Carbon War Room, Jigar Shah has a gigaton-sized challenge ahead of him; and though he's plenty frustrated at the slow pace of progress to date, but sees some rays of light in getting business on board with major emissions-reduction efforts. Read More