Economics
Green Business Travel At Risk In The Recession
Green Economic Stimulus Creates Jobs, Saves Taxpayers Money
Green components of an economic recovery effort can both create jobs now and offset costs to taxpayers through future energy savings, according to a report ...
Organic Cotton Supply Outpaces Demand
Organic cotton supplies in 2008 rose as global organic cotton production outpaced demand. Merchants, spinner and integrated mills also held more fiber inventories, according to Organic Exchange, ...
Nicholas Stern Discusses Environment And The Economy
LSE Professor Nicholas Stern discusses his thoughts on the environment and the economy.
Current Tech Could Cut Emissions 35% Below 1990 Levels
Organic Food Sales Slow
Recession has driven consumers to cut costs, slowing sales of organic food in the U.S., Britain, France, and Germany, Reuters reports.
In the U.S., typical growth rates of 20 percent to 30 percent for organic ...
Less Food Waste Cuts San Diego’s Income
As the economy declines, so is the amount of trash thrown out by San Diego residents and consumers. Last month, haulers brought in 66,000 tons of trash to the city's Miramar landfill ...
House Ways & Means Okays Energy Tax Credits
Advanced Data Centers Receives Utilities Reward
Advanced Data Centers (ADC) has announced that it has been rewarded by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) for their McClellan Park wholesale data center, which focuses on energy efficiency. The reward, called ...
Are Major Carbon Emission Cuts Worth The Cost?
Environmentalists and those who reject climate change are in disagreement about the value of major carbon emission cuts, Scientific American reports.
Bjorn Lomborg, economist and founder of Copenhagen Consensus; Peter Huber, a ...
As Supplies Grow and Demand Falls, Solar Power Systems Become Cheaper
Economic Slowdown Continues To Drive Recycling Industry Down
Jerry Powell, editor of Resource Recycling magazine told Popular Mechanic that recycled materials have dropped about two-thirds to three-quarters in value. The price of recycled polyethylene terephthalate plastics plummeted from $396 ...
Economic Downturn Thwarts Growth of Wind Power
New installed wind capacity will increase by only 14 percent globally this year, according to market researcher Emerging Energy Research. Accenture estimates that wind power capital expenditures over the next to years ...
Clorox’s Green Line Takes 42% Of Natural Cleaners Market
Clorox's Green Works line, launched in Dec. '07, has become the top-selling line of natural cleaners, reports the Associated Press (via the Mercury News).
Clorox has 42 percent of the total natural ...
Exxon Mobil to Lawmakers: Tax Carbon, Don’t Use Cap-and-Trade
Exxon Mobil wants Congress to forego the cap-and-trade law it is considering and implement a $20-per-ton "carbon tax" instead. It is the first clear call by the CEO for a price on ...
Venture Capitalist Warns U.S. Is Lagging Behind On Green Tech Revolution
John Doerr, a venture capitalist whose early investments helped launch Google and Amazon, told members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee that the U.S. is on the verge of being ...
While Not Profitable, Recycled Waste Still Cheaper Than Regular Waste
Last November, Frederick County commissioners gambled when they signed a two-and-a-half year contract (expiring April 24, 2010) to pay $12 per ton to haul recyclable waste to a processing plant in Howard ...
‘Smaller is Better’ Movement to Progress in 2009
As the economy takes a nosedive, the reality or the risk of running short of money will prove to be real incentives for consumers and businesses to find efficiencies, AdWeek reports.
Businesses ...
Green Jobs Offer Hope In Blue Economy
While Detroit's automakers are begging for $17.4 billion from taxpayers to prevent their collapse, 80 miles northwest of the city, Hemlock Semiconductor Corp announced a $3 billion expansion that could add 500 ...
Green Business 2008 – Environmental Leader’s Most Popular Stories
With 2008 just out the door, it's a good time to look back at the green business issues and news items popular with top sustainability executives. Here are Environmental Leader's top green business stories for ...
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
