GreenBuzz Newsletter from GreenBiz.com February 10, 2012

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5 Lessons in Futureproofing Products from Brown Toilet Paper
By Marc Stoiber

Innovations -- even ones leading to the most sustainable products of their fields, like Cascades' new Moka recycled TP -- sometimes fail not because of any inherent fault of their own, but because they're launched at the wrong time....Read More



UK Retailers Test-Drive Greener Fruit Packaging to Cut Food Waste
By Jonathan Bardelline

Strips that absorb the gas that accelerates fruit ripening are being tested by Marks & Spencer and Tesco in the hopes of slashing food and packaging waste....Read More



IKEA Powers Up Stronger Solar Commitment, New EV Charging Stations
By Leslie Guevarra

The furniture retailer expands its solar agenda in the U.S. yet again and adds more EV charging stations to its stores, while Hertz test drives wireless charging for electric cars....Read More

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KPMG Shelves Controversial Green Energy Report
By Jessica Shankleman

The consultancy has announced it will not publish the full findings of a report that suggested big financial savings if the UK focused on nuclear and gas instead of renewable energy, after a leaked press release sparked a media storm....Read More



Carl Bass: Environmentalist, Craftsman, CEO
By Marc Gunther

The head of the computer-assisted design firm talks about the ongoing revolution in how software can enable sustainable innovations in everything from electric cars to the San Francisco Bay Bridge....Read More

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Speeding the Transition to a Low-Carbon Future

3 Ways to Get Ahead of Climate Change, Without Ditching Oil (Yet)
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Despite the painfully slow progress on a global transition to clean energy, there are three relatively simple ideas that, if widely implemented, could offset a big chunk of fossil fuel emissions and buy us time while we shift to clean energy....Read More

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