Decarbonization
Video: Six Critical Levers to Transform our Energy Future
From building retrofits to energy generation, there are just a few areas -- each of which poses big challenges -- that, if tackled right, can put us on the path to a clean energy future. Read More
The Companies that Will Make a Business Out of Geoengineering
Bill Gates has stepped into the breach to become the world's leading funder of research into geoengineering, and he's brought others, including GE's Jeff Immelt, into the industry as well. Read More
Canadian Truckers Can Now Earn Carbon Credits from Fuel Efficiency
In a first-of-its-kind deal, a group in British Columbia has reached a five-year agreement to sell carbon offsets created through the reduction of diesel fuel consumption by heavy trucks and equipment. Read More
A Report from PepsiCo's Road to Zero
The company has set an ambitious goal to make its 27-year-old Frito-Lay manufacturing facility in Arizona a "near net zero" consumer of energy and water. Here's how it's progressing. Read More
How FedEx is Starting Its Shift to Electric Vehicles
In a preview of the upcoming Net Impact conference, FedEx's vice president of sustainability talks about how the delivery giant is embracing alternative fuels in its delivery fleet. Read More
FirstFuel Aims to Deliver 'Zero-Touch' Building Energy Audits
Leaders of the startup say their Rapid Building Assessment Platform can add speed and volume to the often balky process of onsite energy audits. Read More
Alcoa Looks to the Sky to Cut its Mine's Energy Footprint
A system put in place in 2007 at Alcoa's Jamaican mining operations has saved the company more than $1.5 million in energy costs and cutting fuel use -- reducing emissions and saving energy at the same time. Read More
Empire State Building's Green Transformation Earns LEED-Gold
The iconic skyscaper, whose green retrofit and refurbishing have become almost as celebrated as the landmark, achieved the certification under Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design standards today. Read More
How Con-Way Delivers Greener Trucking
Heavy-duty trucks, the workhorses of commerce, are integral to the supply chain of every business. The movement to reduce their impact on the environment is huge. Here's what a major industry player is doing to help. Read More
Commutes Get Easier Around the World, but IBM Finds Plenty of Pain
The annual Commuter Pain study from IBM, which looks at commutes in 20 cities across the globe, finds that public transit use is up and traffic is somewhat down, but commuters are still highly stressed out about their daily grinds. Read More