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The City Of The Future Is Already Here

The future may seem far away and out of reach, but we're already experiencing many of the benefits of technological advances that will make our cities liveable and sustainable homes. You just have to know where to look. READ»

More Than 25% Of CO2 Emissions Come From Buying Cheap Foreign Goods

The global economy comes with a heavy greenhouse gas cost.READ»

Why Timberland Failed to Meet Its CO2 Emissions Reduction Targets (and You Might Too)

Timberland is being refreshingly honest about not hitting its greenhouse gas-reduction goals. "We have to fix our business process fundamentally," CEO Jeff Swartz tells us. If they can't do it, though, how can anyone?READ»

Company Behind WeatherBug Launches First For-Profit Greenhouse Gas Measurement Network

Earth Networks plans to move beyond static emissions measurements by building the world's first commercial greenhouse gas measurement network.READ»

California Installs World's First Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Network

Elusive greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals be damned--California is about to take decisive action and set up the first statewide GHG monitoring system. The network is being built using GHG monitors from Picarro, which up until ...READ»

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One Step Ahead of the Carbon Cops

Cutting carbon is cutting waste. READ»

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Who Moved My Green Cheese?

Finding Opportunity in the Global Fight Against Climate ChangeREAD»

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Despite Its Name, "Greenhouse Gas" Not Some Cool New Biofuel, EPA Warns

From the department of "how did this not happen 10 years ago," the EPA declared today that greenhouse gases pose a threat to human health as well as the environment. Also: Drinking bleach not good.READ»

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»

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Carbon Poker

Obama wasted no time putting his ante smack in the middle of the green felt for all to see...READ»

EPA to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Biggest Industrial Polluters

Instead of waiting around for Congress to approve the Waxman-Markey climate change bill, Obama has authorized the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to work toward the regulation of large industrial facilities. The announcement ...READ»

The World's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measured by Google Map Mashup

If we are to believe the recent spate of sustainability-themed online map mashups, the best way to make sense of the planet's future is through clickable maps. The most recent entry into the map arena is the greenhouse gas emissions ...READ»

Obama - - the Secret Weapon Against Climate Change

All of the world leaders - - developed and developing nations alike - - have now embraced the goal of keeping the average global temperature rise to no more than 2 degrees Celsius.READ»

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A Train That Is Leaving the Station

Auto workers in Detroit should be learning how to build and service electric cars powered by hydrogen or new battery technology. Laid off construction workers should be learning how to install solar panels or how to insulate buildings to save energy. Unemployed bankers could be learning about counting carbon emissions and about how to reduce those greenhouse gases and use credits to help others do likewise. These are all skills that will be in great demand as the economy recovers, not just for a few more years of pollution-based prosperity, but for generations of sustainable growth to come.READ»

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Supersizing McDonald's Eco-Cred

An insider's bold plan to supersize the eco-cred of McDonald's. Can it become the Wal-Mart of fast food?READ»

Do an Hour on the Lifecycle

I have a friend who swears by an exercise machine called the Lifecycle. He grinds and sweats an hour a day on that thing. Lots of other people do too, or so I’m told (I try to walk the dog three times a week and perform regular leg ...READ»

Three Who Changed the World

It almost sounds like the beginning of a joke or tall tale. An Austrian, a Hawaiian, and a man from China got together in Beverly Hills one day… When I first envisioned a gathering of world leaders, hosted by US Governors who ...READ»

WSJ Says BOO!

With Halloween just over, the Wall Street Journal jumped out from behind a hedge fund and tried to scare the business community right out of its Brooks Brothers boxers. Like most haunted houses and scary apparitions at this time of ...READ»

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How Would You Spend It?

Congress passed the bailout plan with a price tag of nearly a trillion dollars, but the ink was hardly dry on this new Monopoly money when quite a few experts began to predict it wouldn’t be enough. Some estimates hope the ...READ»

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When Coal Makes You Thirsty

Much is written about our oil addiction, but we are addicted to another fossil-drug - - coal. And while oil steals the breath from our kids and incentivizes our bad behavior around the world, coal is the major contributor to global ...READ»