GreenBiz Group’s fifth annual2012 State of Green Business Report offers a somewhat mixed view of the current green and sustainable business landscape. “Things aren’t going as well as we’d hoped,” says Joel Makower, principal author of the 84-page report. “For the first time since we began doing our assessment, in 2008, several of the indicators [...]
As heads of state and government ministers start arriving in Durban for the UN climate talks, negotiators are hoping that, come end of the week, some kind of political compromise will have been reached to break the stalemate on a range of issues. The 17th Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the UN Framework [...]
Imagine ordering a latte and getting a seedling along with it. As point of purchase freebies go, you can’t get greener than that. That’s precisely what Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) is offering its coffee aficionados in Mumbai all week. That plus paper carry bags, use of LED lights and switching off signages for half an [...]
Hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” is not only an environmental threat – but a relatively small amount of induced pressure from fracking could potentially trigger earthquakes. This is the view of Dr Chris Hartnady, technical director of earth sciences consultancy Umvoto Africa, who was an invited speaker in a debate on fracking at the Johannesburg [...]
Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has the power to quash any attempts that may jeopardise the country’s astronomy projects, including fracking in the Karoo, her deputy said on Tuesday. Pandor delivered her budget vote in Parliament on Tuesday afternoon. While briefing the media, the minister and her deputy Derek Hanekom promised the country is [...]
New York City’s garbage never looked so good. Solar firms are already lining up for a piece of the city’s landfills, after Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced last week that some 250 acres would be opened for sun-powered installations. The move gives New York a chance to shine in the emerging solar space, and to compete [...]
2011 is shaping up to be the year of the electric car. Clean tech appears to be thriving. Innovative thinking brings us everything from greener cleaning products to new business models such as Zipcar. But while these announcements promise more sustainable ways of doing things, turning to the science pages can quickly undo your positive [...]
Many of us have heard the story about the creation of 3 Green Moms and their game-changing reusable sandwich bags, Lunchskins, that come in a variety of creative and colorful designs. In 2010, 3 Green Moms saved 120 million plastic baggies from landfills and broke $1 million in sales. Patch had the chance to meet [...]
