Energy

A new Burger King restaurant in Germany features wind, solar, lighting, heating and cooling systems that are expected to produce whopping cuts in energy use and costs. Read More

Even though the world is rightly castigating BP for the devastation in the Gulf of Mexico, there is still important work to be done in partnerships between environmental groups and corporations -- even corporations like BP. Read More

The EPA quietly published this week the formulas for Nalco's Corexit chemical oil disperants, which have been used in unprecedented amounts to try and fight BP's gulf oil spill. Read More

The Gulf oil spill is now at least three times the amount of the 11-million-gallon Exxon Valdez spill in 1989. How BP handles the catastrophe will be the true measure of the company -- and a sign of whether the industry has learned from the disaster 21 years ago.   Read More

The market for tools measuring corporate greenhouse gas emissions has nearly doubled since 2008 as an increasing number of customers, investors, and regulators pressure companies to report on their climate impacts. This guide will help you examine the tools on the market and choose the solution that works best for your company’s needs. Read More

Calling the connection between manure and computing a "symbiotic relationship," a new research paper from HP Labs outlines how a mid-sized dairy farm can power a one-megawatt data center. Read More

Carbon capture and storage is a nascent industry facing substantial hurdles. It could contribute 19 percent of the total greenhouse gas emission reductions necessary between now and 2050. But for that to happen an estimated 3,400 CCS projects would need to be in place. Read More

In its 2010 Global Sustainability report released Tuesday, the company described its efforts over the course of a year in which it made a slew of notable headlines. The company has improved fleet efficiency by 60 percent and reduced facility greenhouse gas emissions by 5 percent, but faces challenges in reducing packaging and eliminating PVC. Read More

Designers are tapping advanced building technology as well as concepts dating to ancient times to green a terminal at San Francisco International Airport that will be the new home for Virgin America and American Airlines domestic flights. Read More

In an effort to help ease China's energy shortage and put tons of biowaste to good use, a 250,000-head cow farm in north eastern China will use animal dung to power four GE Jenbacher biogas engines and produce an estimated 38,000 MWh a year.   Read More