Starbucks Agrees to 100% Certified Palm Oil
By 2015, all the palm oil will be from sustainable suppliers, thanks to a shareholder resolution from Green Century.
Owner of Fraudulent Biodiesel Company Goes to Jail
The owner is sentenced to over 12 years in prison and has to pay $42 million in restitution for selling fake renewable fuel credits.
SolarCity Extends Reach to Honda Customers
Partnering with corporations offers SolarCity a vast new market of potential solar customers.
Washington DC Unveils Game Changing Sustainable DC Plan
The wide-ranging, very deep plan targets net-zero buildings, cutting energy in half and getting half of electricity from renewables.
UPS Moves Forward on Solar, Electric Vehicles
UPS is finishing up almost 3 MW of rooftop solar in New Jersey, and rolling out 100 EVs in California.
Hospitals, Medical Centers Honored for Extremely Efficient Combined Heat & Power
CHP is a really smart choice for hospitals and other vital facilities that can't afford power outages.
Help Alberta Expand Tar Sands: Win $35 Million
They are looking for innovative ideas for turning Alberta's carbon emissions into useful products.
A Bit of Good News for Climate: Amazon Should Make it Through
At least one scientist says he's no longer as worried about a catastrophic loss of the Amazon, because of the fertilization effects of carbon.
China Will Tax Carbon, Mandates Industries Buy Insurance
China is mandating that certain industries buy environmental protection insurance, and announced it will start taxing carbon.
Indonesia Tries to Control the Weather
Indonesia is trying to direct heavy floods away from Jakarta by seeding clouds over the ocean.