Google, Jane Goodall, forests and the cloud

28 Dec, 2009 10:59 am Not long ago, the only people who could access and analyze satellite images of the earth were government officials, the military,...

The green race to the top

26 Nov, 2009 12:37 pm If climate regulation will burden businesses or increase costs, then why are so many companies strengthening their voluntary response to the climate crisis...

Why don?t we pick the low-hanging fruit?

23 Apr, 2009 05:54 pm As a reporter who writes about business and the environment, I?ve heard the expression ?low hanging fruit? used to describe energy efficiency countless...

GE & Google say: Get Smart

24 Feb, 2009 07:37 pm Google?s working on a software, called the Google PowerMeter, to show consumers their consumption in real time. As Ed Lu, a Google executive (and former...

The (Not So) Invincible Society

3 Nov, 2008 03:11 pm Policymakers and the public think of modern industrial society as being resilient and durable. Are they right?

Do food miles matter?

17 Jul, 2008 09:56 am There?s no doubt that buying and eating local food is a hot trend. But is it good for the environment?

Green power player

23 Jun, 2008 04:11 pm Who?s the most powerful person in the world of green business? It might be Jeff Immelt, Lee Scott, John Doerr, Tom Friedman.....

Airlines, emitting and spinning?

10 Jun, 2008 09:26 pm Few businesses are as beleaguered as the airline industry. So I can understand why the airlines don't want their greenhouse gas emissions regulated...

Hybrid Cars: A Troubled Future?

3 Mar, 2008 02:54 pm According to a recent study, hybrid vehicles that run on both internal combustion engine and electric batteries are no more than a temporary step until...

Virgin Airlines Flies Biofuel Plane

26 Feb, 2008 10:51 am CNN's Rosemary Church speaks with Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Airlines about the biofuel flight. The world's first biofuel-powered commercial aircraft...

The Pintadas Project

27 Feb, 2008 11:13 am The film is about an SouthSouthNorth Adaptation project implemented in the semi-arid region of Brazil. The focus of the project is to improve agriculture...

A New Way to Assess Local Ecosystems Sustainability

29 Feb, 2008 09:08 am Ecosystems are in flux around the world. Important species are disappearing due to mismanagement and climate change, while invasive new species are appearing...

The Bad News about Going Green

15 Feb, 2008 04:58 pm Wal-Mart. GE. DuPont. Starbucks. Timberland. Coke and Pepsi, Ford and GM, BP and Shell. Is there a big company in America that isn't saying all the right...

Working Together to Prevent Decline of Coastal Ecosystems

31 Jan, 2008 04:32 pm Recent scientific studies have documented the alarming decline in coastal ecosystems and habitats worldwide.

Water, Beer, and the White House

27 Dec, 2007 12:05 pm Marc Gunther discusses the topic of climate change in the upcoming 2008 U.S. presidential election.

Human Influence on Ecology

18 Dec, 2007 11:30 am Scientists have reclassified biomes like deserts and forests into ecosystems that show how humans have altered the Earth. Jorge Ribas (Discovery News)...

Climate Change Politics

12 Nov, 2007 12:52 pm President Bush is willing to sign climate change legislation, if Congress passes a bill that meets with his approval. That, at least, is what U.S...

Paving the Way

2 Nov, 2007 10:09 am This is the second in a series of video podcasts for the PBS series e2 energy. Each podcast takes you beyond the episodes and deeper into the world of...

Inverting Sustainable Development: Rethinking Ecology, Innovation, and Spatial Limits

10 Oct, 2007 12:38 pm The public debate on environmental sustainability seems to be oscillating between two unsound extremes: either radical reforms aimed at dramatic reductions...

Congress, Ready to Act on Climate Change

3 Sep, 2007 01:31 pm I?m at lunch with a Washington lobbyist who has good news. ?It?s quite plausible that we can get a cap-and-trade bill through this Congress,?...

Nanotechnology and Sustainability

22 Jun, 2007 05:04 pm Nanotechnology has the potential to make a big impact on sustainability; but to achieve this potential, we need a multiple of cross disciplinary approaches...