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Carbon Footprint

How Many Slaves Are Working For You?

A new website and mobile app looks at your purchases and determines the amount of forced labor that's gone into everything you own. The number may surprise you.READ MORE

City Dwellers Have Huge Carbon Footprints, Because They Buy So Much

The conventional wisdom is that urban living is low impact. Not if you calculate carbon usage fairly, says a new study.READ MORE

Companies Managing Their Carbon Footprint: Winners and Losers

In this excerpt form his new book "Cracking the Carbon Code: The Key to Sustainable Profits in the New Economy," author Terry Tamminen examines the state of carbon management and the companies that are taking advantage of this shift to a green economy or those being burned.READ MORE

Europe Enacts Trillion-Euro Energy Accord, But It Ain't Totally Green

Europe committed today to a trillion-Euro transcontinental energy grid to reduce dependence on Mideast oil, strengthen energy supply resilience, and share energy more efficiently. But with a significant nuclear supply in the mix, it's not particularly green.READ MORE

Apple Declines to Take Part in Eco-Rating for Green Cellphones--Do You Blame Them?

Today, U.K. network provider O2 launched its Green Ranking scheme for cellphones. The scheme allows British residents, with a little help from Forum for the Future, to see just how eco-friendly their phones are. So, first up, the ...READ MORE

Huawei: 70% of Carbon Emissions During Products' Lifespan Your Fault

Chinese mobile device manufacturer Huawei has taken the unusual step of thoroughly auditing where the worst polluting happens for its products, and concluded that it's mostly from end users. READ MORE

iFive: Tony Hayward Gone By October, Obama and Cameron, New Star Discovered, Energy Dept Goes Online, China's Clean Energy Plan

While you were sleeping, innovation was doing things. Yep, things. I could tell you, but I'd have to kill you.1. Remember the ocean floor seepage close to BP's containment cap? Apparently it's coming from another well and, says ...READ MORE

Creative Destruction, Eco-Frivolity, and 67 Other Innovations I Saw This Week

Green is a hotbed of innovation today. But which new ideas are groundbreaking, and which are destined for the Darwinian heap? READ MORE

iFive: Energy Change Law in Jeopardy, Storm Hits Deepwater Cleanup, Verizon Goes 4G and iPhone, SpiderKid!, Gaga Goes Homme

While you were sleeping, innovation was being held to ransom on Capitol Hill. Ah, frack it, it said, before shrugging on a suit and smoking a cigarette--all in the name of art.1. Barack Obama's attempts to push his clean energy agenda ...READ MORE

iFive: BP Under the Cosh, Spotify Goes for TVs, Customize Google, World Cup Countdown, and Gates Foundation Goes to Haiti

While you were sleeping, Tony Hayward was nibbling his nails. And innovation? Well, innovation uses nail clippers--and never sleeps.1. BP's shares tanked as the London stock exchange opened, later recovering somewhat. But the U.S. is ...READ MORE

Infographic of the Day: 6 Ways to Lower Your Carbon Emissions

You might be able to cut upwards of 25% of your household carbon emissions in six easy steps.READ MORE

Green Business Sustainable Economics

Currently, over 34-million Americans regularly telecommute, working from a virtual wireless platform reports the U.S. Department of Commerce. Fueled by high-speed broadband adoption, better collaboration tools (SaaS), and growing ...READ MORE

Infographic of the Day: The Seasonal Food Calendar

An easy-to-use chart for finding a low-carbon shopping list.READ MORE

Military Teaches Warthog to Guzzle Biofuel

Check this out for a brain-twisting juxtaposition: The U.S. military has successfully tested out a biofuel system for a "Warthog" A10 Thunderbolt II, one of the most feared combat aircraft in the World. Which is now fluffily ...READ MORE

Should We Replace Workers With Robots to Save Energy?

Technology has made it easy to justify replacing some jobs with electronic counterparts for the sake of saving money, but this is the first instance we've seen of a company replacing workers with robots to supposedly save the ...READ MORE

Infographic of the Day: Is Owning a Dog Worse Than Owning a Hummer?

Two architects and a scientist do the math, and conclude that Fido has a massive carbon paw-print. Seriously?READ MORE

You Can Only Manage What You Measure

Investors and companies should pay attention to the service industry that’s emerging to meet these massive new demands for information. READ MORE

Where's My iPod Made? SourceMap Has the Answer

MIT's Media Lab has designed a way to help you understand the economic and ecological implications behind different products you buy--it's an interactive map that displays where each component came from.READ MORE