What Are Biofuels and Why Should I Use Them In My Car?

One of the hottest new topics around is biofuels. But, what are biofuels? Can they save the planet? Can your vehicle utilize them? It’s a complex topic, but we’re here to help. Let’s hop into it! We’ll show you everything you ever wanted to know about biofuels, where they come from, and if they’re the […]

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Fannie Mae’s Chrissa Pagitsas on sustainability in financing to improve affordable housing

Financing, utility relationships, transportation and community — this is why the biggest mortgage financer in the U.S. cares about sustainability.

Unilever’s Viviana Alvarez on embedding circular economy principles organization-wide

With market drivers showing the need to implement a more circular economy for plastics quickly, Unilever is on the case.

Community solar-plus-storage goes big in Massachusetts

Home owners are going solar, without having to put anything on their roof.

Playing for keeps: Is designing emotional durability the key to a circular economy?

We have too much stuff, and too much consumer detachment. But getting people to see material products as long-term is hard.

These marbled Bluetooth speakers are made from non-recyclable plastic waste

They said that this plastic couldn’t be recycled, but UK-based company Gomi found a way nonetheless. Each speaker is made from about 100 non-recyclable plastic bags of multiple colors, creating the individualized unique look. The sustainable design company won a 10,000-pound grant from the Environment Now Programme in January 2018 to kickstart the project and were funded further by the Santander Big Ideas Competition later that year. Co-founded by Brighton-based sustainable designer Tom Meades,…

Many Companies Inaccurately Estimate The Climate Benefits Of Their Products

Cold-water laundry detergents, fuel-saving tires, energy-efficient ball bearings, emissions-saving data centers. Corporations are increasingly claiming that their goods and services reduce emissions. Thirty-six percent of companies responding to a 2017 survey by CDP claimed they sold products that would help consumers avoid emissions—a 20 percent increase from the year before

UTA project to show how farmers, ranchers can make food transportation more efficient

(University of Texas at Arlington) Caroline Krejci, an assistant professor in the Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington, will use a $299,310 grant from the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education program to explore how to solve the problem of inefficient shipping and storage through collaborative transportation and aggregation, opening avenues for cost savings and easier delivery.

Plastic invades the once pristine waters of the Philippines (photos)

A new expedition finds pervasive plastic in the Verde Island Passage, home to one of the largest concentrations of marine life in the world.

Propane R290 could ease consumers’ concerns over global warming – Supermarket News

Sponsored by Hussmann Corporation A record number of Americans are paying more and more attention to the issue of climate change and its impact on their lives, according to a new survey by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication…