Say “Pepsi” and most folks think of the nose-tickling cola that has been Coke’s archrival for over a century. Or chips: About half of PepsiCo’s $58 billion in yearly sales comes from snack foods such as Lay’s and Doritos. But…
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Dan Hendrix: The Future of Interface is Bright & Greener than Ever | GreenBiz
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Because of the enduring green epiphany of its charismatic founder, Ray Anderson, the influence of Interface has always been outsized in the world of sustainability. In the wake of Anderson’s death last autumn at age 77, following a nearly two-year battle with…
Why the Big Apple Can Be the World’s First VERGE City | GreenBiz
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As if recent football results weren’t enough to heat up the rivalry between New York, Boston, and San Francisco, add to the contest the quest for title of “greenest city.” At the GreenBiz Forum 12 in New York City today, this rivalry…
Clean Energy Makes Big Strides, but Just How Sustainable is the Growth? | GreenBiz
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Global investment in clean energy capacity expanded by 5 percent in 2011 to $260 billion. The growth comes despite the considerable drag from economic crisis in Europe and weak growth in the U.S. The new research, compiled by Bloomberg New Energy…
A recipe to jumpstart CCS in the US – the rewards of collaborating with China, 3 of 3 | Global CCS Institute
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This is the third and final installment of a Q&A with John Thompson of the Clean Air Task Force. Previously we talked about Canada’s leadership in CCS and the problems posed by focusing on CCS liability in advance of scaling the technology. In this…
A recipe to jumpstart CCS in the US – the liability barrier, 2 of 3 | Global CCS Institute
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I started my three-part Q&A with John Thompson of the Clean Air Task Force by focusing on Canada’s leadership in CCS. In this installment, Thompson outlines the problems posed by focusing on CCS liability in advance of scaling the technology. Outside…
To jumpstart CCS in the US, look to Canada and China, 1 of 3 | Global CCS Institute
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To John Thompson, CCS is an acronym with more than one meaning. To anyone in the Global CCS Institute’s community it means ‘carbon capture and storage, or sequestration.’ As director of the Coal Transition Project at the Clean Air Task Force,…
How EnerNOC is Evolving Smart Grids and Building Energy Management | GreenBiz
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When I first met EnerNOC co-founder Tim Healy back in 2007, he was riding high on the results of a successful IPO. Catching up with Healy just a few weeks ago, I was struck by the dimming of the outlook…
How SolarReserve Navigates Darkening Prospects for Big Solar in the US | GreenBiz
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On the sun-baked plains outside Tonopah, Nevada, a huge white pillar is inching upwards, as concrete piles up towards an ultimate height of some 60 stories. The slender structure is evidence of the tangible progress — and rising risks —…