General
The Sustainability Puzzle
Energy Efficiency, Resource Productivity, Sustainable Homes, and Green Businesses - how does this all fit together?
Solar Marches On
Krugman’s endorsement of solar energy is even more compelling when renewables such as solar are juxtaposed with fossil fuel-based electricity. Under our current system, the cost of electricity to consumers, businesses and society at large is intrinsically linked to the price of fuel.
Debate: Powering the Future vs. Propping up the Past
The long history of government subsidies and other forms of support provided to the nuclear, coal, oil, and natural gas has aided those now mature industries in reaching their current shares in electricity production. It's time to level the playing field.
BSR 2011: How Coke, UPS & RMI Deliver Greener Trucking, Transport
In September, Coca-Cola added six all-electric trucks to its fleet of more than 700 alternative fuel vehicles in North America. This spring United Parcel Service, with a green fleet of more than 2,300 vehicles, began its tryout of a lightweight delivery van clad in rugged ABS plastic that's expected to boost fuel efficiency by 40 percent.
Does Japan Really Need Nuclear?
On Friday, Japan will mark nine months since the massive 8.9-magnitude quake and subsequent tsunami that caused the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The crisis has "sharply divided intellectuals and elites from the public."
