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More and more cars are breaking this threshold. Why has it become such a sacred goal, and what's the impact on the environment?
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In a wide-ranging conversation with GreenBiz Executive Editor Joel Makower today, the co-founders of Method explained why a company created with environmental responsibility written into its DNA would distance itself from the green label.
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Sourcemap, the crowdsourced archive of supply chain information, is readying for a big 2012 with new product and service offerings geared toward large firms with complex supply chains.
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What's the potential of the cloud to change building design? A recent webcast offered a high-level view of the opportunities, current struggles and ways in which vendors are trying to bridge the gap.
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Want to engage your employees or customers on sustainability? Companies are finding that gaming -- and a little friendly competition -- can be an effective means of getting people to tune in to your sustainability initiative.
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The next phase of the aniticpated Eco Index Apparel Tool begins next month with pilot testing, laying the groundwork for apparel and designers to make more sustainable sourcing choices.
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A growing number of companies are turning the concept of intellectual capital on its head by using open source models in the name of sustainability.
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Since its debut two years ago, the WorldFirst Formula 3 race car has garnered accolades, spawned research projects and proved it could drive wheel-to-wheel with its conventional Formula 3 counterparts.
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A renaissance in biology, chemistry and nanotechnology is breeding innovations in technologies that can address environmental problems, such as efficiency or recycling.
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Small companies have the nimbleness to achieve radical innovations, but they lack scale. On the other end of the spectrum are large companies that have the scale, but they face the uncertainty of trying to do something that is working in a radically different way.
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After a water footprint revealed that 85 percent of the water use associated with its toilet paper takes place during flushing, the company set out to create a product that would address an environmental impact long viewed to be outside its reach.
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Nike's corporate responsibility agenda has evolved from one based on risk and reputation management to being a source of innovation, a change that has yielded not only new products, but a shift in the way Nike thinks about doing business, according to Hannah Jones, Nike's vice president of corporate responsibility.
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The Hertz Corp. is tackling one of the most common complaints in the car rental industry with a biodegradable, non-toxic product that saps the stench from stinky rental cars without comprising air quality or aggravating allergies.
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Ford Motor Co. and researchers at the University of Liverpool are developing a car ignition system that swaps spark plugs for a laser beam to start vehicles while generating fewer greenhouse gas emissions. The technology may also overcome the cold-start issue for vehicles running on biofuels.
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Toyota will soon begin selling a diesel hybrid lift truck in Japan that cuts fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions in half. Meanwhile, a newly formed company will introduce an all-electric sedan to California in late 2010.
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(Episode 84): Joseph Fiksel spoke to GreenBiz Radio about the design principles behind his new book, the companies already putting them to work, and advice for those new to the game.
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Earth Policy Institute Lester Brown and PG&E CEO Peter Darbee argued Thursday that bold actions are required to address climate change at the level needed to preserve civilization.
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Wal-Mart’s Matt Kistler recently joined GreenBiz Radio to offer insight into working with its behemoth supply to design products and packaging to be more environmentally friendly.
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A few years ago, Xerox began developing a self-erasing paper that can be used a number of times. Patricia Calkins of Xerox recently joined GreenBiz Radio to discuss the product's creation, as well as the role that lifeycle analysis plays in the company's design approach.
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There's no doubt that the sub-prime residential mortgage crisis has cast a shadow over the economy. But the market remains favorable for commercial green building projects, according to Leanne Tobias, whom spoke to GreenBiz Radio about financing opportunities.
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There's no doubt that the sub-prime residential mortgage crisis has cast a shadow over the economy. But the market remains favorable for commercial green building projects, according to Leanne Tobias, whom spoke to GreenBiz Radio about financing opportunities.
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San Francisco's Department of Environment will meet Monday with Mayor Gavin Newsom's office to discuss the future of green building code recommendations made by a specially-appointed task force.
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Developers gathered Thursday to share successes and lessons learned from building green affordable housing in some of the country's hottest real estate markets.