CoolPlanet Biofuels: Too good to be true?
An inside look at a company that says it can produce virtually limitless amounts of cheap gasoline while creating more land for food production and solving the climate crisis. ... [Read More]
 
Leading gas companies already meet EPA's 'fracking' air pollution standards
The EPA just announced new regulations to curb the air pollution associated with the hydraulic fracturing of natural gas wells. Many companies, such as Southwestern Energy, already meet the new rules.... [Read More]
 
How energy companies do (and don't) manage their water footprints
NGOs and companies in a wide range of industries have taken increasingly ambitious steps to manage their water footprints. Most oil and gas firms, however, have remained silent on the matter. ... [Read More]
 
How to Avoid Another Deepwater Horizon Spill
Creating a culture of safety is the oil industry's best option for avoiding another environmental disaster.... [Read More]
 
Daniel Yergin: How 'The Walmart Effect' Applies to Shale Gas
The ability to extract natural gas from shale, using a controversial technique known as fracking, is reshaping America's energy landscape.... [Read More]
 
Most Oil and Gas Companies Shunning Sustainability Goals
A new benchmarking study finds that half of the top firms in the industry have not announced specific goals for addressing environmental impacts.... [Read More]
 
Hawken and McKibben on the State of Change in the Green Movement
The two top-tier environmentalists, who have taken very different paths to addressing our environmental woes, sat down last week to talk about the growth of renewables, the need to break the power of ... [Read More]
 
Tar Sands Protest Spotlights Looming Eco-Catastrophe
In the last two weeks, about 700 Americans -- with more to come -- have been arrested in front of the White House, calling on President Obama to block the construction of the $7 billion, 1700-mile K... [Read More]
 
First Takes: Is the Deepwater Well Still Leaking? GM & LG Team Up on EVs & More
The Marcellus Shale gas estimate gets a huge cut, reporters find oil on the surface of the sea in the Gulf, and H&M publishes its ninth annual CSR report, in this morning's first look...... [Read More]
 
What NASCAR Can Teach Sustainability Professionals
NASCAR is a 63-year-old, family-run, privately held company that governs America's No.1 spectator sport -- a showcase for fast cars zooming around racetracks. How is it making green work?... [Read More]
 
How to Navigate the Risks of Drilling in a De-Iced Arctic Circle
The extractive industries are preparing to swoop in and capture their shares of Arctic oil and gas as the top of the world loses its ice cover. Here's how they can approach it with caution, transparen... [Read More]