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Oil company claims "net zero' emissions goal

And yet it still plans to sell more oil...




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UK Company Pulls Out of Controversial Kenya Biofuel Project

Conservationists are celebrating a British firm's recent pullout from a biofuel project in Kenya that they say would have destroyed the Tana River Delta, a wetland ecosystem crucial for regional wildlife.




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Hawaiian Licorice Company offers all-natural, mouth-watering flavors

This is candy in its purest form -- certified organic ingredients, zero artificial colors and flavors, no preservatives or GMOs.




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100% nuclear free: Japan shuts down its last reactor

On Monday (Sunday locally), Japan switched off the last of its operating nuclear reactors and became 100% nuclear-free.




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California feeds the duck with mandatory solar panels on new houses

Fortunately, that's not the only change in their building regulations.




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Whatever happened to Jimmy Carter's solar panels: The sequel

Instead of an exciting adventure, we got a road not taken.




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Spanish lawmakers aim for 90% carbon cuts by 2050

By 2030, 70% of the country's electricity could come from renewables.




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Seafood company charged for mislabeling blue crab meat

Capt. Neill's Seafood Inc. said its blue crab meat was American-grown, but it was imported from South America and Asia.




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This solar hydropanel can pull 10 liters of drinking water per day out of the air

SOURCE is a solar-powered and self-contained device capable of harvesting up to 10 liters of clean drinking water per day from the air.




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LEGO dumps oil company partnership, makes things a bit more awesome

Over the past three months, over a million people from all around the globe have contacted LEGO to ask them to drop their oil partnership.




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Which fashion companies are on track to detox?

Greenpeace has released its Detox Catwalk report for 2016, revealing which companies are on track to meet detox commitments by 2020 and which are lagging far behind. The results may surprise you.




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World's biggest tuna company promises to clean up its act

It's good news... but we shouldn't be eating tuna at all.




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Multifunctional loft system expands small San Francisco apartment

A custom-made addition to this small condo packs in extra features and functionality, creating more spaces in one.




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Winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize tackles illegal palm oil companies in Indonesia

From palm oil invaders to adorable Sumatran rhinos, this story about a recent environmental victory will inspire you.




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New York City's Mayor de Blasio to divest from big oil and sue the companies

Changes closer to home would be nice too.




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Transformer tiny house automatically expands with RV-inspired pop-out

It's one answer to the complaint that tiny houses are too small: build it with an electrically operated, expandable slide-out.




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Coal divestment reaches Japan

Nippon Life Insurance will become first major Japanese institutional investor to ditch coal.




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Scottish architect's Design-Build company MAKAR is doing wonders with wood

MAKAR is doing the kind of work that puts North American architects and builders to shame.




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Solar Panels, Reforestation Project in Works for Armenia's First Green Pilgrimage Site

The Echmiadzin Cathedral complex in Armenia is one of 12 spiritual destinations that are becoming more sustainable.




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San Diego Homeowners, Unite for Cheaper Solar Power: One Block Off the Grid Expands Program

If you live in San Diego and find the prospect of banding together with your neighbors to get better rates on installing your own solar panels interesting, then this one is for you: 1BOG (that's One Block Off the Grid ...) has announced that they will




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Japanese robot hangs drywall like a pro

The HRP-5Ps were created by man. They evolved. There are many copies. And they have a plan.




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In California, people without rooftop solar panels pay a $65 per year subsidy to those with them

Solar power is a wonderful thing but the benefits are not evenly distributed.




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Google's new HQ, designed by BIG and Thomas Heatherwick, says a lot about the company

If you want to attract good people these days you have to give them a nice place to work.




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Google Buys 781MW of Wind, Solar, and 73 more companies demand a strong climate deal

Big business may be coming to the climate party late. But it is making its presence known.




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Big tech companies join fight for clean power standards

Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft have joined together to support Obama's Clean Power Plan as it faces legal opposition.




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Montreal's impressive food recovery program will expand throughout Quebec

A partnership between Moisson Montreal and the largest grocery chains in the province will continue to salvage hundreds of tons of food that would otherwise be discarded.




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How Corn Is Expanding Our Waistlines And Crippling Our Health System

Michael Pollan said in the Omnivore's Dilemma that if you eat industrially, you are made of corn. In Corporate Knights, "the magazine for clean capitalism", Toby A.A. Heaps picks up on this theme and looks at the causes




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Help Michael Pollan Write the <em>Food Rules</em> Expanded Edition - Submit Your Rules Via Slow Food

Now Michael Pollan's Food Rules wasn't my favorite book of his, but it was a best-seller and a new edition is being written--and Pollan is in general a fine writer. To help craft it Pollan is partnering with Slow Food USA for a user-generated portion




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11 outdoor gear companies with great repair or return policies

It's a sign of quality when companies are willing to stand by the goods they sell.




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Pope Francis asks oil companies for a 'radical energy transition'

The leader of the Catholic Church used his strongest language yet to call for 'decisive action, here and now.'




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Ex-poachers and farmers work together to protect endangered pangolins

A community effort in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains offers hope for this unique mammal.




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Companies are promoting false solutions to plastic waste

They may sound progressively eco-friendly, but a new Greenpeace report explains why they're not.




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Global Economy Expanded More Slowly Than Expected in 2011

Without a more comprehensive vision of economic health and better ways to measure it, we are flying blind on a path to economic decline and collapse.




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Wired Magazine Tells Us "Don't Worry, Be Happy" About Climate, Population, Resources, Pandemics

Matt Ridley might be right about the world not ending on December 21 this year. But the rest of the article is delusional.




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How many solar panels does it take to fill up a hydrogen car?

Stanford scientists figure out a way to get hydrogen out of seawater. Does this matter?




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Elusive bush dogs caught on film in Panama

The rarely seen canids were found to be surprisingly widespread across the country.




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Can cities sue oil companies for damages due to climate change?

A Toronto city councillor is going to try.




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Heat pumps may soon be charged with propane instead of greenhouse gases

Not just for barbecues, some companies are switching over completely.




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It was too good to last: Japan to step up efforts to resume whale hunting near Antarctica

Two steps forward, one step back for Japan. The rest of the world has moved on from whaling, why couldn't they do too?




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Maine student rejects scholarship from bottled water company

Despite needing to pay a hefty tuition bill this fall, Hannah Rousey refused to take money from Poland Spring Bottling Co., a subsidiary of Nestlé.




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This company is using algae to make environmentally friendly inks

Instead of heavy metals, petroleum products, and toxic solvents, this printing ink is made with algae grown by Living Ink.




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We've got twins! Extremely rare panda cub twins born in Atlanta zoo

Pandas, which are one of the better known endangered species out there, just aren't very good at breeding, making their survival more problematic than if, say, they had cubs by the bucketload every year.




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Can SUBSPORT Help Chemical Companies Move Towards Safer Alternatives?

The Substitution Support Portal SUBSPORT launched this week, intending to give business improved tools for substituting hazardous chemicals with safer substitutes.




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Swedish company is building wind turbine towers out of timber

It seems that you can build just about anything out of wood.




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Why choosing solar panels or a hybrid car has more impact than you think

As it turns out, personal energy choices can be contagious.




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Beautiful Black Teahouse In Czech Republic Uses Traditional Japanese Finishing Technique

Charred wood never looked so good.




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What Role Do Carbon Offsets Play in a Struggling Economy? Q&A with the Carbon Neutral Company

Are carbon offsets still relevant in turbulent economic times, and how has the concept evolved? Join us for a live chat with the Carbon Neutral Company to find out.




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Pantone's dire new hues are the colors of dying coral

The Glowing, Glowing, Gone is a brightly somber campaign calling for urgent action against climate change.




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Bank of England Governor: Companies that ignore climate crisis will go bankrupt

Are we about to have a "Minsky Moment"?




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Will the pandemic bring back bartering?

As the global economy wildly fluctuates and suddenly out-of-work people struggle to pay the bills, can old-fashioned bartering make a comeback?