Can companies be sustainable AND grow?
How can better business processes and technology find ways to solve sustainability challenges involving materials, energy, water and more? A
Dan Ilett
The 3 things standing in the way of sustainability
In an earlier post, we asked if it would be possible to power the world with clean energy. The United
Could we power the world with just clean energy?
As if the year 2012 doesn’t already portend challenges enough, what with all the Mayan prophecy baggage … now the
The fruits of austerity: Oil drilling in state parks
Think about spending time in a state park, and what images come to mind? Camping under the stars, perhaps. Or
Fighting climate change: Good for your health & diet
Cutting emissions of black carbon pollution and the greenhouse gas methane could do more than help control the planet’s
Would banks lend again if they could get a cut of your power bill?
A common complaint in the “new normal” aftermath of the global financial crisis is that banks, despite receiving massive bailouts,
If wishes were biofuels, we'd all be energy-independent
Critics of environment- and efficiency-focused government regulations like to portray such laws as trampling on people’s freedoms: the
How to lose 55 BILLION gallons of gas? Blame friction
Friction is a fickle friend for motorists. On the one hand, you wouldn’t want to find yourself without it
One of world's most advanced grid control systems quietly switches on
One of the most advanced power-grid control systems in the world has quietly switched on in the northeastern US.
Pull CO2 straight from the air? Sure ... for a $10/gallon gas tax
The author of the first-ever university textbook on carbon capture says it might one day make sense to pull
Drowning in data? The big flood's yet to come
If you think the amount of data your organization has to deal with is overwhelming now, you ain’t seen
Global risks threaten to sow 'seeds of dystopia'
Leadership failure on a global scale threatens to sow “the seeds of dystopia” — a future beset by rising economic inequality,