Decarbonization

Think about the aerodynamics of jet plane, a sailboat and a minivan. When we build things to fly through the air or propel us through the water, we design efficient vehicles. Not so with cars. Aptera, an auto company startup, aims to change that. Read More

In developing a rating for fast food companies based on their overall environmental sustainability, has Greenopia stepped into a big pile of redundancy? Read More

Historically, owners of lodging establishments throughout the United States and Canada have ignored the sun as a source of potential energy to heat water. Whether because of concerns about cost or misperceptions about how solar thermal technology works, solar hot water heating systems have been rare. But now that's all beginning to change. Read More

The telecommunications giant will spend up to $565 million over the next decade on 8,000 compressed natural gas vehicles and more than 7,000 gasoline-electric hybrids. Read More

Restaurant giant Yum Brands Inc. has opened an eco-friendly KFC-Taco Bell in Northampton, Mass., marking the 11-year-old company's first attempt to seek green building certification for one of its eateries. Read More

Apple Inc. had its shareholder meeting Wednesday and the media focused on the absence of its charismatic leader Steve Jobs. But there's an even more famous guy associated with Apple: Al Gore. And Conrad MacKerron asks how it can be that with Gore on its board, Apple continues to be outdistanced by its peers on climate issues and initiatives to address them. Read More

LEED certification is something for any business to be proud of, but real estate lawyers and consultants say that claims of certification bear examination. Read More

New buildings claiming environmental friendliness and/or LEED certification are popping up every day, but it's important to remain wary of greenwashers. Read More

With milk production accounting for more than 60 percent of the carbon footprint for its chocolate, confectioner Cadbury is teaming up with dairy farmers to trim down that figure -- and a big part of the strategy is putting cows on a lower-fiber diet so that they "burp" less. Read More

The carbon footprint of a bag of Walkers Crisps shrank 7 percent in the last two years, allowing the United Kingdom snack manufacturer to continue marketing the product using the Carbon Trust's Carbon Reduction Label. Read More