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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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Day 1 at GreenBiz Forum New York shows that business is striding forward — with more innovation to come.
by Marc Gunther
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Environmental groups and large companies -- such as McDonald’s and Walmart -- are collaborating to improve the way beef is produced.
by Marc Gunther
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Consumers say they want green products, but sales of cleaner cars and household products remain small. Companies such as GoodGuide hope to help consumers make a bigger difference.
by Marc Gunther
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Brent Schulkin, the CEO of the startup that aims to harness individuals into a force for good, talks about the power of consumer action and why the stick isn't as effective as the carrot for leveraging sustainability and social media.
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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The outdoor retailer used a full-page ad in the New York Times this last weekend to offer a few wise words about sustainable consumption.
by Marc Gunther
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There is no bigger hurdle to reducing wasteful consumption than the increasingly ridiculous shopping marathon known as 'Black Friday.' Here's what's wrong with this festival of consumerism run amok.
by Marc Gunther
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Portland, Oregon's Bamboo Sushi is powered by wind energy, Marine Stewardship Council-certified, and is singlehandedly proving that sustainable sushi doesn't have to be an oxymoron.
by Marc Gunther
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The fact that consumers ranked Seventh Gen and Whole Foods alongside Trader Joe's and Disney on sustainability -- while shunning Walmart -- underscores the idea that they don't have a clue about green brands.
by Marc Gunther
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Although Chevy has sold only 600 of its highly anticipated hybrid-electric vehicles so far this year -- compared to 70,000 Silverado pickups, for example -- Mike Robinson says the Volt's future is bright.
by Marc Gunther
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It's estimated that beef provides about 1.3 percent of the world's calories, but uses 60 percent of the world's farmland to do so. So why is the World Wildlife Fund trying to create a plan for sustainable beef production?
by Marc Gunther
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Besides being convenient, e-commerce is a way to help fight climate change. So says eBay and a carbon-footprint consulting firm called Cooler, in a report due out today. The report contends that eBay's business of enabling peer-to-peer selling and small retailers generates significant environmental value.
by Marc Gunther
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At the Monterey Bay Aquarium's 'Cooking for Solutions' conference, the closing speech by author and activist Marion Nestle highlighted how changing the world's diets has already begun -- from the bottom up.
by Marc Gunther
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It's that time of year again, when a number of companies try to persuade us that, in honor of Earth Day, we can shop our way to a cleaner, greener planet.
by Marc Gunther
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Can a company dedicated to buying and selling goods thrive while trying to convince people to consume less? eBay and its dedicated green team are working to promote the benefits of buying used products as the only kind of green shopping.
by Marc Gunther
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(Episode 102): The CEO of OPower talks to GreenBiz.com senior writer Marc Gunther about how a simple smiley face can get energy hogs to become energy misers, and how utilities are seeing the light in using behavioral science to drive their quest for efficiency.
by Marc Gunther
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No matter how many environmental wins we achieve, the most important change possible is the one that is hardest for businesses and mainstream environmental groups to embrace: Consuming less is the only solution.
by Marc Gunther