photo: Todd Woody In The New York Times on April 12, I wrote about San Francisco International Airport’s new “green” terminal: SAN FRANCISCO — If the prospect of flying holds all the appeal of a cross-country bus trip, the $6,500, lipstick-red leather Egg chairs at San Francisco International Airport’s Terminal 2 are intended to return [...]
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Virgin green: SFO’s new enviro-friendly airport terminal
Posted in corporate green, corporate sustainability, tagged Virgin America on April 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sports leagues team with enviros to push solar on stadiums
Posted in alternative energy, corporate green, corporate sustainability, energy, environment, green tech, Natural Resources Defense Council, renewable energy, solar energy, tagged NBA, NFL, NHL, NRDC, professional sports, solar energy, stadiums on September 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I wrote this story for Grist, where it first appeared. Talk about sporting greens: On Wednesday, all of the United States’ professional sports leagues said they would distribute a guide on how to switch to renewable energy and urge their teams to solarize their stadiums. The guide was prepared by the Natural Resources Defense Council [...]
The great carbon market crash of ’09
Posted in carbon trading, climate change, corporate sustainability, environment, tagged Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Chicago Climate Exchange, Ecosystem Marketplace, Voluntary carbon markets on June 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This post first appeared in Grist. As we know, one of the few beneficial side effects of the Great Recession of 2009 was the decline in global greenhouse gas emissions as our consumer-centric economy sputtered. But that also sent the voluntary carbon markets into a tailspin, according to a new report released Tuesday by Bloomberg [...]
The oil spill’s challenge to corporate sustainability
Posted in corporate green, corporate sustainability, tagged BP, Corporate Eco Forum, corporate sustainability, KMPG International on June 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This post first appeared on Grist. I generally don’t write much about big business, but in light of the implosion of BP’s “green” oil company image — it’s looking more Exxon than eco — I went to a dinner Monday night in San Francisco attended by dozens of Fortune 500 executives committed to corporate sustainability. [...]
Fuelish behavior: It’s not just your car, it’s you
Posted in corporate sustainability, enviro startups, green cars, green tech, tagged Dan Steere, GreenRoad on June 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In my new Green State column on Grist, I write about GreenRoad, a Silicon Valley startup that uses technology to change drivers’ behavior to cut fuel use — and greenhouse gas emissions — as well as accidents: I recently took the Chevrolet Volt for a spin near San Francisco’s ballpark, checking another item off my [...]
IBM to suppliers: Track energy use, carbon emissions
Posted in corporate green, corporate sustainability, green tech, IBM, tagged environment and sustainability, IBM, supply chain on April 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Photo: IBM In a story in The New York Times on Wednesday, I write about IBM’s new initiative to green up its $40 billion global supply chain: I.B.M. said on Wednesday that it will require its 28,000 suppliers in more than 90 countries to install management systems to gather data on their energy use, greenhouse [...]
The new green wave: Sustainable surfing
Posted in corporate sustainability, enviro capitalism, green startups, green tech, tagged Action Sports Environmental Coalition, Frank Scura, Green Foam Blanks, Joey Santley, Lost Enterprises, Matt Biolos, Steve Cox, sustainable surfing on November 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
photo: Todd Woody In Thursday’s New York Times, I write about the latest trend to come out of Southern California — sustainable surfing: SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. A few blocks from the beach, the pungent smell of polyester resin wafts from the surfboard factories that crowd an alley known as the surf ghetto in this Southern [...]
Green MBAs’ return on investment
Posted in corporate green, corporate sustainability, energy efficiency, Environmental Defense, tagged Climate Corps, Environmental Defense Fund, Fortune 500, Green MBAs on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
photo: EDF In my new Green State column on Grist, I catch up with the Climate Corps, a group of green MBA students sponsored by the Environmental Defense Fund. The Climate Corps recently finished 10-week internships with Fortune 500 companies, saving them an estimated $54 million through energy efficiency measures the students identified: Back in [...]
Ex-Sierra Club chief: Take the environment out of sustainability
Posted in corporate green, corporate sustainability, tagged "Strategy for Sustainability: A Business Manifesto, Adam Werbach, Saatchi & Saatchi S, Sierra Club, sustainability on August 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My latest Green State column on Grist is an interview with Adam Werbach about his new book, Strategy for Sustainability: Adam Werbach’s career is something of a lodestar for the trajectory of the 21st century American environmental movement. A student activist tutored at the knee of the Archdruid himself, the legendary David Brower, Werbach was [...]
IBM charges into the battery business
Posted in alternative energy, corporate green, corporate sustainability, electric cars, energy, energy efficiency, environment, green buildings, green cars, green computing, IBM, water tech, tagged electric cars, Green Sigma, IBM, lithium air batteries on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While the U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday issued nearly $8 billion in loans to Ford (F), Nissan and Tesla Motors to manufacture electric cars and batteries, IBM unveiled an initiative to develop a next-generation battery technology that would allow those vehicles to travel 400 miles or more on a charge. Big Blue will investigate [...]
