Economics

Global Voluntary Carbon Market Doubled in 2008 to $705M

With an estimated 123 million tons of carbon credits traded in 2008, the voluntary carbon market across the world nearly doubled from the 65 million tons ...

Cleantech VC Investment Down 63%

Feeling the pinch of the global economic turndown, U.S. cleantech companies saw venture capital investment of $277 million for the first quarter of 2009, a drop ...

Mindy Lubber of Ceres on Climate Change and Finance

Mindy Lubber, President of Ceres, addresses how the financial world is starting to address climate change. Ceres, a coalition of investors and ...

Senator Kerry: Climate, Energy Challenges Spell Opportunity

At a reception for representatives of 17 countries attending President Barack Obama's "Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate" in Washington, D.C., this week, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., compared pending climate legislation to the successful ...

73% of Americans Look to Technology to Solve US Problems

To help the United States achieve long-term success, investing in innovation and advanced technology is the key, according to 73 percent of Americans surveyed in March ...

Seizing Power and the Moment

If there’s a sector of society that’s tied to the whipping post right now, it’s the business and financial community. And if that community has a ...

Politics Remains an Obstacle to Project Development

Energy: The Profit Angle from Institute at Golden Gate on Vimeo. Amory Lovins, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at the ...

FedEx CEO: Tax Carbon, Don’t Institute Cap-and-Trade

FedEx Chief Executive Officer Fred Smith said he is in favor of a carbon tax, but that he does not agree with the Obama Administration's proposal ...

Economic Downturn Painful for the Environment

Olga Speranskaya, a Russian scientist and winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize, says the world economic downturn will hurt efforts to save the environment. A ...

EPA’s GHG Endangerment Ruling Puts Utilities, Manufacturers on Defensive

In the wake of the Environmental Protection Agency's so-called "endangerment" ruling on greenhouse gases, pundits are in full-spin mode, with advocates, critics and interested observers detailing ...

Adapting Skills For The Green Tech Revolution

The recent multi-billion-dollar U.S. stimulus package is paving the way for a smarter national infrastructure, which will inevitably creates job, stimulate economic growth and drive innovation ...

Sustainable Food Packaging Grows Despite Economy

While many food and beverage companies are embracing recycled and sustainable packaging options, the sector faces its own challenges in economic sustainability because of the global ...

Green Office Buildings Yield Financial Benefits

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has announced the first study on the financial performance of "green" office buildings in the United States. Conducted by ...

Green Technology Investments Plummet

Private-sector investments in green or sustainable technologies declined 48 percent for the first quarter of 2009, according to a new report from the Cleantech Group ...

House Ups the Ante on Emissions Bill

New climate legislation from the House of Representatives, which would cut national greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent from 2005 levels by 2020, is more aggressive than ...

Potential IBM Takeover of Sun Microsystems May Have Green Fallout

IBM's potential takeover of Sun Microsystems has been making headlines since late last week. As the deal is further scrutinized, some pundits are wondering whether the ...

California Governor Announces ‘Green Corps’

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a new "Green Corps" to train at-risk youths for jobs in the green sector. Nationwide, ...

GreenLight Pallet to Reduce Carbon Footprint By Moving Overseas Facilities to Portland

GreenLight Pallet Co., the manufacturer of a corrugated pallet system, is moving its UNIPAL Pallet manufacturing system and equipment to Oregon from its current production ...

Dow Urges 100% Packaging Recyclability

Dow Chemical Co. is challenging other firms in the packaging supply chain to convert to recyclables. If 100 percent of packaging were recyclable, some of society's ...

Major Brands Say ‘Green’ Manufacturing Practices A Must In Downturn

Boeing, Coca-Cola and General Mills say cleaner, safer and more energy-efficient manufacturing practices are a necessity during economic downturns, according to a new white paper released by Rockwell Automation. "Perspectives on Sustainable Production: Delivering Economic ...