The 2012 North American International Auto Show this year showcased not just a diverse portfolio of cars built for sustainable mobility, but also new ways of thinking about transportion and...
Last week's consumer electronics extravaganza featured plenty of whimsical gadgets -- gyro-stabilized electric unicycles, anyone? -- but it also showed just how practical, and poised for......
Climate change means we'll have access to Arctic shipping passages, but the emissions savings from reduced shipping distances can't offset the release of emissions from the melting of the...
Creating a culture of safety is the oil industry's best option for avoiding another environmental disaster....
At last week's auto show, car makers from around the globe -- from Tokyo, Detroit, Bavaria and beyond -- brought high-end electric and hybrid vehicles to show off the fact that green is not just......
Everyone is talking about water scarcity as it affects manufacturing and simple survival. But there's another angle that's all too often overlooked: Water is also critical to producing any kind of......
The growth of cloud computing is accelerating -- with the market set to reach $241 billion by 2020 -- and environmental performance is becoming a way for companies to make their services stand out......
As the U.S. government struggles to get the clean economy off the ground, the branches of the Armed Forces have proved more than capable of spearheading the movement.
The success of the Green-e renewable energy certification points the path to a solution that can bring the country's relatively cleaner natural gas supplies to market without polluting the......
In the wake of strict new fuel-efficiency legislation in the United States and Europe, the latest international auto show continues the trend of big green solutions. Here's how physics meets......
Interbrand's just-released ranking of green companies highlights the gap that can occur between environmental performance and customers' perception of that performance. What are the implications......
The extractive industries are preparing to swoop in and capture their shares of Arctic oil and gas as the top of the world loses its ice cover. Here's how they can approach it with caution,......
As more utility companies rely on services beyond simply delivering electrons to attract new customers, it is going to be critical for them to make sure their customers are much more than simply......
When it comes to truly embedding sustainability into a large company, CEOs often are forced into a 90-day mentality because of the pressure to meet quarterly expectations....
Green marketing isn't over, and certainly doesn't need a funeral. But companies that market green products need to stay on top of the latest trends, and here are four tips that can help....
Senior executives who do not engage in public discourse about their companies' sustainability efforts should take a lesson from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke....
Lawmakers' proposals for EV road taxes are fueling a controversy as state governments scramble to protect vital revenue streams from disruptive innovations, like the electric car, that challenge......
The U.S. needs to change its game to accelerate EV adoption and infrastructure development. Automakers, lawmakers, capital investors and everyone else in the value chain could learn a lesson from......
A little-known California bill drafted by lawyers working pro bono could transform the structure for corporations, enabling them to place environmental and social responsibility concerns on par......
Despite the successes of some prizes in achieving environmental goals, prizes are not a cure-all for every woe, as the results -- or lack thereof -- of the overly ambitious $25 million Virgin......