Projections from the U.S. Government for energy prices over the next year-and-a-half offer a mixed picture. (See Figure 1.) On the one hand, prices are...

In rock climbing, both muscle power and endurance training make up a successful climb. An accomplished climber can climb for extended periods of time without...

Aggressively adopting telepresence can help the world's largest companies save billions of dollars in travel expenses while significantly reducing their carbon footprints. At the same...

Two themes tend to stand out when you look at the portfolio of venture firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson. One, the firm likes to plunge into...

Adopting measures to reduce its global carbon footprint, Manpower Inc. has avoided 400,000 pounds of CO2 emissions by holding its annual Global Leadership Team meeting...

The US Environmental Protection Agency has released its  new vehicle fuel economy labels  which are proposed to replace the current vehicle labels starting with the...

Owning the world's largest vehicle fleet isn't a responsibility Enterprise Holdings takes lightly. We operate the Alamo Rent-A-Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental brands,...

UPS has set a new efficiency goal for its ground delivery fleet. The company is aiming for a 20 percent increase in overall miles per...

Amid the poster-board displays and smiling, hand-shaking entrepreneurs at the Cleantech Open National Conference in San Jose last week, a trend emerged. A number of...

Almost two-thirds of private and government-owned automobile fleets are unlikely to purchase either an all-electric or hybrid vehicle, according to a recent survey covered by...

...while climate science provides evidence of general trends, we are still a long way from being able to predict specific climate events. In lieu of...

Schneider was influential in the public debate over climate change and a lead scientist on the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which shared...

We’ve taken a good long look at CEJAPA, the 801-page Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act that was introduced recently by Sens. John Kerry...

Twelve major U.S. companies  delivered  an open letter to the U.S. Senate urging legislators to pass comprehensive climate change legislation that will reduce greenhouse gas...

"According to the independent American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) most economists — including both critics and supporters of climate and energy legislation —...

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today received the results of the independent evaluation of Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) Smart Meter deployment, focused...

Smart meters installed by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. are performing accurately, according to an independent study released Thursday, despite thousands of consumer complaints, The...

DOE announced on August 31 that two million smart meters have been installed across the country, supported by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding that...

Networking giant Cisco and smart meter leader Itron have joined forces to deliver an IP-based communications platform to the smart grid market, but the  announcement...

If you think that the task of modernizing our nation’s century-old power grid seems overwhelming, you are not alone. This arduous, complex and multi-faceted transition...

The capability to provide artificial sunlight has dramatically expanded the boundaries of time and space, adding hours to the day when we may see and...

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), along with stakeholders, has  released the state’s Zero Net Energy (ZNE) Action Plan for Buildings . The roadmap provides...

The green building sector will drive the adoption of building information modeling (BIM) software, according to a new SmartMarket Report from McGraw-Hill Construction. The report,...

The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that it has  earmarked $120 million to be divided among about 120 organizations working to weatherize buildings for...

There are increasing numbers of LED replacement products for T8 fluorescent lamps, which are widely used in retail and commercial buildings, but the US Department...

As more companies show interest in creating corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports that actually demonstrate transparency and accountability, there is a surge in integrated reporting,...

Pick a framework, any framework. While  LEED  is the name of the game in green building standards, a clear winner in the sustainability reporting framework...

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) , which is hosting its  2010 Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency  in Amsterdam through Friday, announced  two new goals...

More and more, company websites are becoming dynamic educational tools that businesses can use to communicate their sustainability strategy to stakeholders. As a recent report...

As more and more companies make serious efforts to improve their environmental performance, the topic of reporting is taking on a new level of importance....

Timberland plans to expand the company’s Green Index label from 14 percent to 100 percent of its Timberland branded footwear by the end of 2012....

The global market for sustainable packaging is projected to reach $142.42 billion by 2015, according to a report from Global Industry Analysts (GIA). Growth drivers...

As sustainability increasingly moves from fringe to mainstream, getting into the green game has become a corporate imperative. Because most established companies were founded before...

KINGSPORT, TN —  Eastman Chemical Company  wants two-thirds of revenue from new products to come from items that are more sustainable than alternatives. The company...

It's just another one of your typical entrepreneurial stories. A 36-year-old professor sits at home vexed by a common problem. His wife complains it's a...