Agriculture
Limoneira Leans on Solar for 1MW to Power Irrigation Wells
California citrus, avocado, cherry and nut producer Limoneira has installed 6,400 solar panels to generate up to one megawatt of energy, or enough to power ...
Sustainable Agriculture Requires Farm Modernization, Free Markets, Tech Adoption
A new report focuses on the challenge of how to sustainably meet the growing energy and food demands of a global population approaching nine billion people ...
Greenpeace Says Big Brands Destroying Rainforest
A three-year investigation by Greenpeace into Brazil's cattle industry shows that the expansion of the cattle sector is driving the deforestation of the Amazon ...
McDonald’s Europe Promotes Sustainable Farming
McDonald's Europe has launched its Flagship Farms initiative, aimed at promoting and sharing the benefits of sustainable agricultural practices among its suppliers and the farming community, reports ...
Lipton Partners With National Geographic to Tell Sustainability Story
Lipton has contracted with National Geographic's Web site to create a micro-site that tells about sustainable agriculture in general, including the origins of Lipton teas, as well as sustainability, social and economic aspects of ...
Mars, TerraCycle Turn Office Coffee Waste Into New Products
Millions of offices make coffee every day. Mars Drinks, which makes Flavia coffee, is partnering with TerraCycle to recycle all elements of the coffee-making process. Through ...
Union Pacific Greens Refrigerated Boxcars
Refrigerated rail boxcars that carry fresh produce, dairy and meats are getting a greener look at Union Pacific, which has invested $18 million in the past ...
Wavering Dem Climate Bill Support Could Mean 2010 Signing
Just a week ago climate legislation was said to be on the fast-track, with it set to come to a House vote within a month. ...
Business Moguls Aid Rainforest Project
The Rainforest Project launched by Great Britain's Prince Charles has gained the support of some key business executives. Richard Bronson, Chief Executive Officer of Virgin, and ...
Full Sail, New Belgium Breweries Push Sustainability
Two of the top national microbreweries are making visible pushes into sustainability. Full Sail Brewing has been named one of the top 100 green companies in Oregon ...
Cargill Sells GHG Emissions Offsets
Cargill has become among the first major agribusiness firms to sell carbon emissions offsets derived from its farming operations. Cargill registered and sold 400,000 tons of ...
Stonyfield Targets Cow Burps for Emissions Reductions
Organic dairy Stonyfield Farm has found a way to reduce methane emissions 12 percent by adjusting the cattle feed mix so it produces fewer burps. As ...
Pew Center Launches Online Climate TechBook
The Pew Center has released an online resource -- called the Climate TechBook -- that delivers information on technologies to help reduce greenhouse gas ...
Chiquita Nabs Logistics Sustainability Award
For its efforts toward sustainability in supply chain logistics, Chiquita Brands International was awarded the 2009 Circle of Excellence award by the Distribution Business Management ...
Bayer To Invest $1.4B in Climate Research
From 2008 to 2010, the Bayer conglomerate plans to spend $1.4 billion on research and development of projects and technologies related to the climate. Additionally, Bayer aims ...
Unilever Adding Sustainably-sourced Tea, Palm Oil, Tomatoes
As part of its plans to roll out Rainforest Alliance-certified teas worldwide by 2015, Lipton is making the United States its next market for the ...
EPA Renewable Fuel Standard To Foster Advanced Biofuels
In the face of declining U.S. biofuel production, the White House is forming a working group to speed the sustainable development of biofuels and make ethanol ...
Farm States Seek Cover From Climate Bill
Farm states, fearing a rise in input costs related passage of climate legislation, are making their voices heard on Capital Hill. Carbon caps would cause increased input ...
25% of North American Firms Say No to Offsets Thru 2012
A new survey indicates that more and more companies are purchasing carbon offsets. The trend is bigger in Europe than North America and elsewhere in the ...
John Deere Adds Wind Farm in Tornado-stricken Greensburg, KS
On May 4, 2007, strong winds literally wiped the town of Greensburg, Kan., off the map. An EF5 tornado leveled 95 percent of the city, which ...
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