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NASA: El Niño Could Provide Some Relief to California Drought
Atmospheric rivers — significant sources of rainfall — tend to intensify during El Niño events, and this year's strong El Niño likely will bring more precipitation to California and some relief for the...
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Colorado State Chemists Develop Recyclable, Biodegradable, Petroleum-Free...
Chemists at Colorado State University (CSU) have developed a new biodegradable polymer. The plastic is made from the bio-renewable monomer Gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and it converts back to GBL when...
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From 'Save the Fish' to 'Hot Right Now': Waste-Saving 'Future Concepts' Born...
The dust may have settled on Sustainable Brands ‘15 London, yet its impacts continue to ripple. Hannah Ritchie’s blog provided excellent coverage of our ‘Future Concepts’ workshop that invited...
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Economists Say Climate Impacts Will Be Worse Than Previously Believed
Experts on the economics of climate change have revealed concerns that damages from climate change impacts will be larger and more immediate than previously estimated, according to a new survey from...
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SolarCity Urges Congress to Extend Solar Investment Tax Credit
SolarCity is calling on Congress to swiftly pass comprehensive legislation that includes an extension of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for solar.The ITC, which was set to expire at the end of 2016,...
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70k Demand UPS and FedEx Leave ALEC, Stop Funding Climate Denial and Animal...
Nearly 70,000 people have signed petitions to pressure UPS and FedEx to leave the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a conservative public policy lobbying group known for its opposition to...
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75% of CEOs Acting to Cut Business Impacts, But Less Than Half See Climate...
Interim results from PwC’s Annual CEO Survey show that CEOs at major international businesses are coming to terms with the implications of the transition to a low-carbon economy, reinforced by the new...
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White House Taps Private Sector for ‘Moonshot for Water’
The White House on Tuesday announced a new public-private water innovation strategy aimed at addressing the impacts of climate change on the use and supply of the nation’s water resources.The strategy,...
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Q&A: Why Wrangler Joined The Sustainability Consortium
The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) announced earlier this week the addition of its newest member — denim brand Wrangler.Formed in 2009, TSC brings together major brands with academic researchers, NGOs...
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What Now? How Businesses Are Rallying to Action After COP21
As evidenced from the unprecedented private-sector engagement in COP21 earlier this month, businesses globally get that they need to innovate (and improve!) their products, services and business models...
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EPA Accused of 'Covert Propaganda' for Social Media Campaign Behind Clean...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) broke the law with its social media campaign to promote the >Clean Water Rule, according to a US Government Accountability Office (GAO) ruling from earlier...
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GM Advancing Global Zero-Waste Goal by Making Shoes, Washing Rags
Making shoe soles and washing solvent-drenched rags instead of discarding disposables are two ways General Motors is approaching its aspirational goal of becoming a zero-waste manufacturer.With the...
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How the Good Work Movement Is Offering Security for Gig Economy Workers
Heard of the Good Work movement yet? If you haven’t, it’s probably because companies such as Uber and Airbnb get more press. The Good Work movement, founded by the National Domestic Workers Alliance in...
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Report: Mobile Tech Helping Save 180 Million Tons of CO2 Each Year
The use of smartphones in the United States and Europe is helping to save more than 180 million tons of carbon emissions a year — an amount greater than the total annual emissions of the Netherlands —...
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Trending: While WRAP, Scottish Designers Tout Merits of ‘Durable’ Fashion,...
Waste reduction charity WRAP’s new Clothing Durability Report reveals that extending the active life of clothing items by nine months could reduce carbon, waste and water footprints of clothing in the...
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Trending: This Week in Upcycling – Champagne Packaging, Rice Waste, Yoga Mats
Upcycling is a great way to use waste to create new products and take the world one step closer to a circular economy. These companies are some of the latest to creatively incorporate the practice to...
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My Christmas Hope: Let’s Change Our Us v. Them Mentality to End Our War on...
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times … the Spring of Hope, the Winter of Despair …”Charles Dickens’ words feel current and vivid as we think about our world today. We may at last have...
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Sustainability and Social Impact: Will it Lead Business Strategy in the...
When I first heard of the Sustainable Brands conference from our friends at Forum For The Future - I couldn't wait to go to one of the events. Luckily for me, it wasn't long until they brought the...
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Automakers Beat GHG Standards for Third Year Running
Vehicle manufacturers have surpassed the more stringent 2014 standards for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the third consecutive year, while model year 2014 fuel economy remains steady at the...
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Local Giving, Global Impacts: The SB 2015 Holiday Gift Guide
Sustainable products geeks rejoice, for 'tis once again the season of giving! And what better way to celebrate and participate than with gifts whose giving creates exponentially more cheer, health,...
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