How does your state stack up when it comes to energy efficiency? The nonprofit American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has just issued its eighth annual State Energy Efficiency Scoreboard, which assesses states based on policies that encourage energy savings, efficiency investments and jobs in the clean energy sector. So you can look it up. Does your […]
Following in the footsteps of Google, Facebook confirmed yesterday that it too would likely drop its membership in the controversial corporate lobbying group the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), as environmentalists have long been pressuring. The group writes “model” legislation supporting the fossil fuel industry and opposing clean energy. Facebook says it’s unlikely it will […]
Undeterred by naysayers and attempts to discourage adoption of electric cars, Tesla Motors has announced its plans to build a giant “gigafactory” to manufacture the batteries that power the cars. Tesla’s electric vehciles are too expensive for most Americans. But the company’s new Nevada battery factory could start to change that. Photo credit: Shutterstock The […]
Ice cream lovers who prefer to steer clear of genetically modified organisms (GMO) will be happy to hear that Häagen-Dazs has confirmed it will not use vanilla produced via synthetic biology, a new set of “extreme” genetic engineering techniques. “Häagen-Dazs and other leading ice cream companies are doing the right thing by listening to the growing number of consumers […]
The American Legislative Exchange Council—the now infamous ALEC—has lost yet another member. Microsoft announced this week that it’s severing its relationship with the group, which writes and pushes so-called “model legislation” that’s very conservative, pro-big business and anti-environment. Microsoft was a member of ALEC’s Communications and Technology Task Force, but said it is no longer participating […]
Sustainable fishing farms in Ghana, air-cleaning carpets and software that operate trains to save on energy. These are just some of the surprising headlines from our case study Sustainia100 that EcoWatch was among the first to report on last week. Over the last six months, we have researched more than 900 innovations, technologies and projects […]
Editor’s note: This is the sixth and final part in a series on the various aspects of the Sustainia100. Here are parts one, two, three, four and five. Fashion offers a plethora of opportunities for sustainability, from the materials used to the amount of water and energy used to create clothing. The Sustainia100 recognizes the best of the best, from Levi & Strauss […]
If the name Erin Brockovich only reminds you of a 2000 feature film starring Julia Roberts, you’ve got some catching up to do. The Lawrence, KS native is a consumer advocate and environmental activist who took it upon herself to create a national reporting registry map where Americans can keep record of various health concerns […]
Editor’s note: This is part four of our look at various aspects of the Sustainia100. Here are parts one, two, three, five and six. The Information Technology and Education sections of the Sustainia100 are as geographically diverse and innovative as any. These solutions have deployed in airports, the classroom and more. They have impacted the lives of everybody from farmers to grade-school children. Bangladesh, […]
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