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The dismissal of a green advocate at a major energy corporation and other recent developments raise a critical question: Are big companies too invested in the status quo to be trailblazers.
by Marc Gunther
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Some banks and governments are issuing green bonds to fund renewable energy projects, but questions remain about this financing tool's effectiveness.
by Marc Gunther
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Faced with the prospect of a dwindling customer base, some power companies want to end public subsidies.
by Marc Gunther
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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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Israeli-based startup Better Place's woes raise questions about the future of electric cars.
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 San Francisco-based company is selling 200,000 of its solar-powered lanterns and lighting systems a month.
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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Some companies in the country are positioned to take their innovations to the global market.
by Marc Gunther
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Corporate sustainability pioneer John Elkington examines the movement to bring negative outputs to zero.
by Marc Gunther
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What's changed? For one thing, according to a leading environmentalist: "The most powerful people in the country have been pretty damn inconvenienced."
by Marc Gunther
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Bill Gates is backing the world's largest algae farm. What does he know that the rest of us don't?
by Marc Gunther
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This revolution will definitely not be televised -- it's being delivered via facebook apps, plus old-fashioned technology like letters that show customers how their energy usage compares to their neighbors.
by Marc Gunther
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Plants -- the green, leafy things, not factories -- are key to feeding the hungry and fueling vehicles sustainably. Here's a look at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, which is tackling some of the most important problems on the planet.
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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Biotech company Novozymes has launched an energy-and-fuel company in Mozambique that makes ethanol from cassava for use as a cooking oil.
by Marc Gunther
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An inside look at a company that says it can produce virtually limitless amounts of cheap gasoline while creating more land for food production and solving the climate crisis.
by Marc Gunther
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Germany -- once the world's leading solar power market, is cutting back on subsidies and installations, following a trend occurring worldwide. Although a grim sign, the shift also highlights the need to get serious about climate and energy party.
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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Steve Case, who led America Online to glory during the Internet boom, aims to disrupt the energy, healthcare and education industries as the CEO of Revolution.
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