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NRG Energy volunteers discover how solar energy may spur economic development in the earthquake-ravaged country.
by Marc Gunther
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Some say animals emit less methane than we've been told <span style='orphans: 2; widows: 2;'>— and that herds can be managed to restore the environment.
by Marc Gunther
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The oil and gas giant says meeting both future energy demands and governments' climate goals will be extremely difficult.
by Marc Gunther
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The company talks more about why it's setting a zero emissions goal for its offices and factories by 2040, and how its sustainable sourcing goals could have a big impact on the way cocoa is grown.
by Marc Gunther
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The wife of Bill Niman, the name that launched a revolution in human cattle farming, is a vegetarian. But she's quick to say that eating meat is not a sin, although the meat that most Americans eat is a travesty.
by Marc Gunther
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Engineers and soil scientists at Iowa State and its Bioeconomy Institute are trying to find out as they explore the feasibility of a process called biochar.<br />
by Marc Gunther
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Why would the world's largest auto maker invest in a company that helps people use fewer cars?
by Marc Gunther
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An exclusive look at the first chapter of a new e-book exploring the potential -- and potential pitfalls -- of geoengineering to prevent drastic climate change.
by Marc Gunther
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GI Joe has been green since 1964, when the action figure first went into battle for toymaker Hasbro. Now the plastic and cardboard package he comes in will be environmentally-friendly, too.
by Marc Gunther
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A new series of articles in Grist drags Walmart over the coals for not being as sustainable as it could be. While the author raises valid points about Walmart's level of action, there is more to the story.
by Marc Gunther
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A panel of Washington insiders from both ends of the political spectrum agree: We won't be seeing 'comprehensive' climate legislation any time soon. But perhaps not all hope is lost.
by Marc Gunther
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A new organization formed out of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change aims to address climate change -- like so many others before them, with so little success. But their launch event raised one solid idea: It's time to tax carbon.
by Marc Gunther
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The group's executive director, Mike Brune, explains how the nonprofit is putting Michael Bloomberg's $50 million gift to work, and how Occupy Wall Street and the Keystone XL protests tie in to the shift to clean energy.
by Marc Gunther
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The company that started out by creating rewards for recycling is seeking to become a Internet marketing platform that will reward people for how they shop, do laundry and even commute.
by Marc Gunther
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Bill Gates has stepped into the breach to become the world's leading funder of research into geoengineering, and he's brought others, including GE's Jeff Immelt, into the industry as well.
by Marc Gunther
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The first prize from a challenged issued by the Environmental Defense Fund and InnoCentive proposes a simple solution to the problem of pollution from nitrogen-rich farm runoff. It's just one of many little challenges that could add up to big solutions.
by Marc Gunther
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Nothing anyone has tried has accomplished anything meaningful to prevent climate change. That's why now is the only time to start seriously working on geoengineering.
by Marc Gunther
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In a bold and potentially politically risky move, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy organization has pledged $50 million to the Sierra Club to fight coal-fired power plants.
by Marc Gunther
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Eliminating just two to three meat-based meals each week can go a long way toward reducing emissions and slowing the process of climate change.
by Marc Gunther
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Activists from the Rainforest Action Network are targeting The Walt Disney Company for a slack paper-buying policy that allows children's books to be printed from rainforest-destroying pulp.
by Marc Gunther
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The short-term costs of this crisis are staggering and horrifying; the long-term impacts on low-carbon energy options may be just as bad.
by Marc Gunther
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<span class='mceItemHidden' spellcheck='false'>This week, I took a tour of <span class='hiddenSpellError'>Masdar City -- the audacious, carbon-neutral, zero-waste $15 to $20-billion planned development rising out of the Arabian desert. Here's the view from the ground.
by Marc Gunther
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Unilever unveiled its 2020 sustainability plan yesterday, and no one can accuse the company of playing small ball. Unilever's Sustainable Living Plan will attempt to do something that will be incredibly hard to achieve: growing a company's sales without growing its environmental footprint.
by Marc Gunther
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Although illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest -- largely to clear space for cattle ranches and soybean farms -- has slowed in recent years, it's still a huge problem in the fight against climate change, and one that our consumption choices can impact.
by Marc Gunther
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Environmentalists have labored for decades to protect the impossibly vast rainforests of the Amazon, which make up more than half of the world’s tropical forests. But until recently they had little to show for their efforts.
by Marc Gunther