Danny Bradbury

Danny Bradbury is a regular contributor to BusinessGreen, a U.K.-based website on business and the environment published by Incisive Media. As a freelance technology journalist with 20 years' experience, he has written extensively for the Guardian, the Independent, the Financial Times, the National Post in Canada, Backbone magazine, MSN Canada and the trade press.

Ocean acidification will cost global economy $1 trillion by 2100

October 9, 2014

by Danny Bradbury

The rise in acidity from carbon pollution is threatening the vital fisheries and ecosystem services we depend on. Here's the price tag.
Plastic costs the environment $75 billion each year, report says

June 29, 2014

by Danny Bradbury

Blame the food sector as the worst offender to natural capital, particularly the oceans, says this U.N. study.
- Design & Packaging
- Waste Management
White House commits to powering up on renewables

April 23, 2014

by Danny Bradbury

At the Solar Summit, the Obama administration announced it will promote renewable energy installation for federally subsidized housing and military bases
- Renewable Energy
SolarCoin promises incentives to solar energy producers

February 4, 2014

by Danny Bradbury

Can this Bitcoin-style digital currency mobilize investment in new solar projects?
- Renewable Energy
- VERGE
GM intensifies Army's hydrogen fuel cell research

October 3, 2013

by Danny Bradbury

The manufacturer expands U.S. Army program to test new durable hydrogen fuel cell materials and designs.
- Design & Packaging
- Fleet Management
Lowe's Teams Up with Sungevity to Accelerate Solar Sales

May 17, 2011

by Danny Bradbury

The home-improvement retailer has become the latest company to take steps to speed adoption of renewables and grow the market for clean energy, in homes as well as businesses.
EPA Set to Regulate Toxic Emissions from Power Plants

March 17, 2011

by Danny Bradbury

The agency's new rules aim to slash mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants by 91 percent.
- Emissions Reduction
- Pollution Prevention
BP Brews Up an Ethanol Breakthrough with Engineered Yeast

January 3, 2011

by Danny Bradbury

A BP-backed research project promises to commercialize a new method to make cellusosic ethanol "very soon."
P&G Unveils First North American Zero-Waste Plant

December 10, 2010

by Danny Bradbury

Procter & Gamble has announced its first zero-waste-to-landfill manufacturing plant in North America in the latest move towards its goal of becoming a zero-waste company. The company has already achieved zero-waste status for eight manufacturing facilities in other regions, including Belgium and the U.K., but the Maine plant represents the first U.S. facility to embrace the model.
- Waste Management
Apple Falls, HP Rises in Latest Greenpeace Toxic Tech Scores

October 27, 2010

by Danny Bradbury

The environmental group has released the latest version of its influential Guide to Greener Electronics, with Nokia in the top spot and Nintento stuck in dead last.
- Design & Packaging
- E-waste