Six new companies have joined global renewable energy campaign RE100, and are making commitments to 100% renewable power. The “ambitious global campaign led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP, to engage, support and showcase influential businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity” announced its six newest commitments on the sidelines of the … [continued]
Goodyear’s developed a process for extracting silica from the ashes of rice husks, creating a use for this material that normally goes to landfills.
Originally published on Planetsave. It wasn’t until recently that American business started discovering that what’s good for the planet is also good for the bottom line. In fact, the link between green and profit is still pretty hidden, especially from consumers. It shouldn’t be: thus the national television rollout of So … [continued]
While a bunch of rich white men are off in the desert getting their freak on, a few hundred women gathered in a Beverly Hills conference room to politely discuss how they’re actually changing the world. The Women in Green Forum began in 2009, and now holds events in both Los Angeles and Washington DC. The 2013 Los Angeles speakers included game-changer Kabira Stokes, founder of Isidore Recycling. She may look like any model/actress/entrepreneur you’d meet in LA, but she’s a lot smarter than most.
Recycling was a big topic at Sustainable Brands this year. More specifically, how brands are making money out of trash. A perfect storm of forces has coalesced to make recycled plastics more viable than they used to be, and sometimes more viable than virgin plastics. A persistently weak economy, a generation growing up with terror of environmental collapse, and the passion to do their best to prevent that, and “waste” becoming more plentiful than crude oil. William McDonough’s pioneering work in Cradle to Cradle is finally heading into the mainstream.
Someone from Technica Communications recently passed along this post below. These are some really great women making huge differences in the world we live in through their efforts to advance clean energy and other cleantech. Check out the list (full repost from Technica Communications): It’s easy to forget sometimes … [continued]
