Price ultimate driver of greener energy use: GE

According to Reuters, “Pricing systems that encourage households to use energy more efficiently are the best way to help consumers to protect the environment, a senior General Electric Co executive said on Tuesday. Bob Gilligan, GE’s vice president of transmission and distribution, said the development of appliances that adjust their own energy use in response [...]

Bunge Limited to Expand Sugar and Bioenergy Business in Brazil

According to the Press Release, “Bunge Limited (“Bunge”) (NYSE: BG) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to become the 100% owner of Usina Moema Participacoes S.A. (“Moema Par”). Moema Par is a holding company that wholly owns one sugarcane mill in Brazil and has ownership interests in five others. Together, the cluster [...]

Eco-Friendly Flooring

For those looking to remodel their homes in the near future, or for others who are looking into buying a new domicile, look at your feet. Not at your shoes, but what resides beneath them. There are many different materials that have and are being used for flooring, though few of them are “green” and [...]

Electric carmaker Tesla preparing IPO: sources

According to Reuters, “U.S. electric sports car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles. An IPO filing from the six-year-old start-up, best known for its $109,000 all-electric Roadster, is expected any day, said one of the sources. The [...]

Green Japan making waves

Long before the idea of creating power from the motion of the oceans, the Japanese have had a fascination with waves and weather. Ever since the kamikazes (divine wind) saved them from Mongol invasions under the command of Kublai Khan in the 13th century, the Japanese have honored the sea and its power. In more [...]

Clean Energy Dollars Find Home in San Francisco Bay Area

When it comes to research, the universities of the San Francisco Bay Area are some of the finest institutions devoted to that task. Due to this incredible amount of advancement in a geographically small area, many businesses have developed in fields of scientific advancement, thus giving graduates a place to apply their skills. The U.S. [...]

Nike Reuses Shoes

The US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) promotes the theme of “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”, in efforts to create less waste on Earth. Many companies and corporations have taken this theme to heart, Nike in particular. While the athletic shoe/clothing provider has come under fire in the past few decades for their labor practices, their system of [...]