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More Fortune 500 companies are doing their part to reduce their environmental impact. Food conglomerate Kraft has recently announced that it will increase its purchases of raw ingredients from only Rainforest Alliance Certified farms by 10 times by 2012.
Kraft is already one of the largest purchasers of coffee beans from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms, purchasing nearly 30,000 [...]

When we think of rooftop solar technology everyone will more than likely think of solar panel arrays formed from photovoltaic solar cells. However, a new California-based company has taken another solar design to the rooftops.
A company called Spogoy has designed a solar system that enables solar thermal technology to be installed on top on industrial facilities.
Typically, solar [...]

If you have been fortunate enough to go on a beach vacation this year, or if you live near the coasts, you may have noticed an influx of jellyfish. Not all sting humans so they appear to be more of an annoyance but, it could be a sign of changing environments.
Explosions of jellyfish populations can [...]

The State of North Carolina has taken an interesting stance on wind turbines. North Carolina has decided they do not like wind turbines on their mountaintops because it looks ugly. Therefore, the state universities and energy companies are now thinking of offshore wind development.
To be fair, North Carolina has not officially banned wind turbines from [...]

You may be saying, “Well it’s about time.” Unfortunately, publicly traded companies are not welcoming these new shareholder resolutions with open arms. Shareholders can now propose corporate resolutions that force a corporation to take a proactive stance on climate change.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a decision on Tuesday that will make it easier [...]

When people mention wind turbines everyone immediately thinks of massive wind farms in rural areas that capture wind horizontally with 3 massive blades. But, it does not have to be this way and, in fact, there are vertical wind turbines currently being developed.
To envision how a vertical wind turbine would work or look, just picture [...]

A new study finds that children do hold part-time jobs. Unfortunately, the “part-time job” is watching too much television and not spending time outside.
The new study revealed that children up to their pre-teen years watch between 28 to 32.5 hours of television every week. Interestingly though, the amount of time spent watching TV does decrease [...]

In the latest set of climate talks in Luxembourg, leaders of the European Union have agreed with the negotiation position that would set greenhouse gas emission limits on the maritime shipping and airline industries.
Currently, the EU already has emission limits on their own domestic airline and shipping industries with goals set for 2012. However, the EU [...]

As more studies are released, the problems that will arise due to global warming continue to mount. The newest potential crisis is a reduction in timber harvest yields in the Northwest region of America.
Researchers from Oregon State University along with the U.S. Forest Service have been conducting climate change modeling experiments to determine the effects [...]

You read that headline correctly. UK-based scientists claim they will help reduce the world’s greenhouse gas emissions with garlic.
A biotech company called Neem Biotech Ltd thinks they can help combat greenhouse gases by reducing the amount of methane gas released by from a cow’s flatulence.
It may sound funny at first, but remarkably the methane released [...]