The top 15 U.S. retailers were responsible for as much climate pollution in 2019, from their shipping alone, as the energy used to power 1.5 million American homes, a report released Monday by Pacific Environment finds. Walmart tops the list, with 3.7 million tons of CO2 pollution — more than a … [continued]
In the fall of 2020, Lyft, working with the City of Portland, dramatically expanded and upgraded Portland, Oregon’s bikeshare system, called Biketown. The expansion included adding an additional 13-square mile area for the city and the introduction of an entirely electric fleet, solidifying Biketown’s unique relevance among bikeshare systems…
Honda and Nike have both recently announced new commitments to renewable energy that move the clean energy revolution forward.
Footwear megalith Nike has announced its second major wind Power Purchase Agreement with Avangrid Renewables, an 86 megawatt contract for wind energy in Texas that brings Nike’s total renewable energy sourced in North America up to 100%.
More than 300 companies worldwide have now committed to setting ambitious Science Based Targets to reduce emissions, with more than 90 new companies joining this year alone, and also now includes 50 US businesses.
An open letter signed by more than 600 members of the United States’ business and investor community has called on President-elect Trump, President Obama, Members of the US Congress, and Global Leaders to back a “low-carbon USA” and commit “to addressing climate change”.
Donald Trump thinks he is the smartest person in any room but the leaders of 365 leaders of major American corporations think he is an idiot for threatening to pull the US out of its commitments made last year in Paris.
Originally published on Bikocity. Portland has been the #1 large city for bicycling (in the United States) for a long time, considerate and supportive of bicycle commuting. The city shows that planning and consideration make a difference, and the city has even gone without any bicyclist deaths from accidents for several years. The latest news from Portland … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. To listen to the right wing crazies tell it, global warming and climate change are fictions created by treehuggers and do-gooders on the left who want to interrupt the neverending flow of government dollars that prop up the global business community — those public spirited business … [continued]
Big-name Fortune 500 companies like Goldman Sachs, Nike, Johnson & Johnson, Starbucks, and others, have pledged to 100% renewable electricity. As part of Climate Week NYC, a number of big-name Fortune 500-listed companies have joined RE100, “an ambitious global campaign led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP, to engage, support and … [continued]
