The Power of Peer Pressure in Combatting Climate Change

We can solve the climate crisis with the right tools -- solar panels, wind turbines, electric car batteries, No. 10 envelopes and smiley faces. What? Envelopes? Smiley faces? Read More

NYC's '1,000 Green Supers' Program Lands $2.8M Federal Grant

The U.S. Labor Department's release this week of $100 million in Recovery Act funds for green job training includes a nearly $3 million grant to New York City's innovative energy efficiency education program for building superintendents.   Read More

Coca-Cola Greens Lights and Power for Iconic SF Billboard

Coca-Cola's glittering billboard, a fixture in downtown San Francisco for more than 70 years, has been replaced with a state-of-the-art LED display that's 80 percent more energy efficient while retaining the classic look of the world-renown logo.   Read More

The Issues of Tech Transfer and Intellectual Property in Climate Change Solutions

The world will not be able to mitigate the impact of climate change without advanced clean technologies. Although technology is not the only solution, it is a critical element in the fight against climate change. Read More

Three Solutions for the Supply Side of the Energy Efficiency Equation

While serious discussion has taken place at the U.N. climate change conference in Copenhagen, the lack of any concrete policy so far shouldn't stop us from making real progress when it comes to providing cleaner, smarter, more efficient energy options. Read More

A Night at Hamlet's Castle: Much Ado About … What?

Will a climate agreement by any other name smell as sweet? Read More

San Francisco's Landmark Transamerica Pyramid Goes Green

Today, the most famous building in San Francisco is also one of the most environmentally friendly in the country. The Transamerica Pyramid building has achieved a LEED Gold certification. Read More

Japan, U.S. Come out Tops In Use of Green IT for Emissions Reductions

A new ICT Sustainability Index released by IDC ranks the G20 countries on how well they've incorporated technologies from smart grid to teleworking that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 5.8 gigatons by 2020. Read More

COP15, BINGO and the Leaked Danish Text

For the business community, the place to find out what has and is taking place at the COP15 climate conference is the daily BINGO meetings, which stands for Business and Industry Non Governmental Organizations. On the third day of the conference, the BINGO meeting saw debate over a controversial Danish text some say favors developed countries, while separately, the island of Tuvalu asked for the conference to be suspended until developed countries take on legally binding targets. Read More

Coca-Cola Puts HFC Vending Machines on Ice, Full Phaseout Set for 2015

The Coca-Cola Company has pledged to replace all its vending machines using hydrofluorocarbons with coolers that employ more environmentally friendly refrigerants by 2015, the beverage firm and Greenpeace said. Read More