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Can the PlantBottle Save the Bottled Water Industry?

In a bid to court environmentally-savvy customers, Coca-Cola unveiled the PlantBottle, a recyclable water bottle made from a blend of petroleum-based materials and up to 30% plant-based materials (sugar and molasses). The Dasani ...READ»

Coming Clean on 'AquaFib'

The No. 1 bottled water in the country, Pepsico’s Aquafina, is re-purified municipal drinking water. Yep: Pepsi bottlers around the country tap into the local tap water supply, put the water through an intensive purification ...READ»

Message in a Bottle

Americans spent more money last year on bottled water than on ipods or movie tickets: $15 Billion. A journey into the economics--and psychology--of an unlikely business boom. And what it says about our culture of indulgence.READ»

Not So Fast: The 2009 GreenGadget Buyer's Guide

A Tongue-in-Cheek Guide for Green Gadget Buyers

Gee-whiz products! Breakthrough ideas! The next wave of must-have enviro-gear will blow your solar panels off.READ»

Slouching to Commoditization

As director of national marketing for a grocer, I read with great interest the Fast Company December cover story - "The Wal-Mart You Don't Know." As you know, Wal-Mart is single-handedly responsible for the drive to commoditization ...READ»

Coca-Cola Acquires a Stake in Honest Tea

The best thing that ever happened to organic tea company Honest Tea or a slow but controlled brand implosion?Coca-Cola announced today that it is buying 40% of Honest Tea, the nation's largest selling brand of organic bottled tea. ...READ»

Song's Startup Flight Plan

How does an established corporate giant (in this case, Delta Air Lines) respond to disastrous economic circumstances and the rise of a new breed of competitors that operate by different rules? By creating a whole new operation (in this case, Song) that runs by those rules, and then trying to fly beyond the competition. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the ambitious flight plan and bumpy launch of an internal startup.READ»