Business: How are businesses in your community innovating to build for the future and adapt to a changing planet?

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The Nexus between Water, Energy and Climate: Creating a Resource Efficient Economy

Environmental and Energy Study Institute

The Royal Danish Embassy and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) held a Congressional forum focused on ... more ...

Biofuels, Business, Clean Tech

The i3 Market Intelligence Platform

Whitney Michael

i3 is simply one source for instant updates on clean technology investments, IPOs, mergers, acquisitions, business ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Green Cities, Smart Cities

I-Portz: Interactive Solar Carports

steven durham

Solar carports will open up complimentary eco-friendly electric vehicle delivery and commuter “stop and ... more ...

Green Building, Transportation

Natural Gas as the “Atomic Bomb” of the Energy Debate

Planet Forward

Reed Hundt, Chief Executive Officer of Coalition for Green Capital, argues that natural gas is the "atomic bomb" of the ... more ...

Natural Gas, Renewable Energy

Deborah Wince-Smith and Debra Rowe Discuss Green Jobs

Planet Forward

Are green jobs just a “nice thing to do” or a central part to a successful business? Deborah Wince-Smith and ... more ...

Mark Vachon, GE ecomagination, on Sustainable Business

Planet Forward

Mark Vachon, Vice President, GE ecomagination, attended the GW Moving the Planet Forward Innovation Summit at The George ... more ...

GWU President Steven Knapp on Sustainability on Campus

Planet Forward

President Steven Knapp discusses sustainability on the George Washington University campus with Planet Forward creator ... more ...

Campus Sustainability, Climate Change, Colleges and Universities

Lower Emissions: Good For The Environment and Businesses

UNSW Australia

Cutting down on carbon emissions isn’t just good for the environment-its good for business too. UNSw’s Dr ... more ...

Business, Climate Change, Economics

eRecycling for eWaste

Minnesota 2020

The shelf-life of every day electronics seems to be getting shorter by the season. Especially with the influx of smart ... more ...

Clean Tech, Efficiency

One Man’s Waste is Another Man’s Mushroom…?

Back to the Roots

Back to the Roots is committed to transforming one of the largest waste streams in America – the tons of coffee ground ... more ...

Agriculture, Business, Education, Green Communities, Green Living, Health

Georgia Tech: Engagement, Innovation, Sustainability

Georgia Tech focuses on solving real-world sustainability problems for people around the world.
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Adaptation, Business, Campus Sustainability, Clean Tech, Education, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living

Beer Cans Heat Up the Solar Scene

Non Encrypted

There is a solar fad raging like fire across the United States and beer cans are the main component. Washed and ... more ...

Activism, Business, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Solar

Lower Cost Intelligent Irrigation Systems

I have invented a way to lower to cost of installing the wiring for intelligent irrigation systems. Currently, the wire ... more ...

Agriculture, Efficiency, Engineering, Water

Saving farm land

Jerry Boucher

All around you see farmlands up for sale. What one usually will see are warehouse buildings taking their places. Why do ... more ...

Growing Energy Labs, Inc: Creating the Internet of Energy

Growing Energy Labs, Inc.

Capturing sunlight to power our homes at night has been one of the key problems businesses and scientists have been ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Green Building, Green Communities, Renewable Energy, Science, Solar

Going Off the Grid: Reed’s Green Growers

Rosemary Reed

This woman-owned farm has gone completely off the grid. Is this a sustainable model for farmers across the nation? ... more ...

Agriculture, Business, Economics, Education, Efficiency

Osorb® Oil Spill Cleanup

After a disaster, how do you protect your water supply from contamination? Osorb would absorb the toxic chemicals in the ... more ...

Business, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Science, Water

Educating the Public about Environmental Issues on T.V. and at Movie Theaters

Heather Garvey

Educating the public about environmental issues is absolutely essential. Nobody at the grocery store understands why I ... more ...

Activism, Adaptation, Education, Green Living, Policy

Former CIA Director James Woolsey on Refueling our Vehicles

United States Energy and Security Council

Are flex-fuel cars the future? Former CIA Director James Woolsey proposes that we "do like the Brazilians do." See why ... more ...

Adaptation, Biofuels, Efficiency, Green Living, Natural Gas, Renewable Energy

Green Roofs: Reflecting Light and Radiating Cool

National Science Foundation

A new study indicates that painting building roofs white could significantly cool cities and mitigate some of the ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Science

Glass Powder Absorbs Oil, Waste from Water and Air

National Science Foundation

NSF-sponsored research at an Ohio college has led to a revolutionary discovery, a new form of silica glass that can ... more ...

Adaptation, Business, Clean Tech, Economics, Science

A New Generation of G4 Guidelines

Mike Wallace, the Director of the GRI office in the U.S., explains what the G4 guidelines are, “the most widely ... more ...

Adaptation, Business, Education, Efficiency, Green Communities

New Materials Turn Heat Into Electricity

National Science Foundation

Most of today’s power plants–from some of the largest solar arrays to nuclear energy facilities–rely ... more ...

Efficiency, Engineering, Renewable Energy, Science, Solar, Water

Using Insulation for Greater Energy Efficiency

Paul Bertram of Kingspan discusses their work in the area of insulation and how it can improve the energy efficiency of ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Business, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living

The New York Stock Exchange Takes on Largest Solar Project in the U.K.

Hear from Michelle Greene about what the NY Stock Exchange is doing to work towards a greener planet. Greene discusses ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Business, Climate Change, Efficiency, Green Building, Renewable Energy, Solar

Helping to Fund a Greener Corporate World

Danielle Lanyard is the founder and CEO of Green Breakfast Club, a non-profit organized around the philosophy that green ... more ...

Activism, Business

Making Businesses More Aware of their Carbon Footprint

If consumers are more aware of the carbon footprint of their products, will they make better choices? Mike Bellamente of ... more ...

Adaptation, Business, Climate Change

Reusing Office Space as a Means for Greener Comapnies

Listen to what Kevin Moss of BT has to say about what his company is doing to reduce their carbon footprint in regards ... more ...

Adaptation, Efficiency, Transportation

The Future of Smart Communities: Public/Private Partnerships

Tim Greeff, Policy Director at the Clean Economy Network, tells us why Verizon may hold the key to green communities and ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Engineering, Green Living

Greening our Schools and Creating Sustainability Natives

Check out some ideas by Rachel Gutter and Richard Fedrizzi of the U.S. Green Building Council. These two have big plans ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Clean Tech, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living

The Real Rainforest Cafe

Matthew Eastman

I still have a lot of footage to look through from my trip to the Finca. I was a part of their volunteer program for ... more ...

Agriculture, Efficiency, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy

Water, Water Everywhere. Or Is It?

Organica-Sustainable Water

Americans use more than 400 billion gallons of water in a single day, that’s more than our total oil consumption in a ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Business, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Policy, Science, Water

Harnessing Solar Power for Hot Water

Heating your water with solar energy makes sense. The technology is affordable, hassle free and environmentally ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Science, Solar

Two Bedrooms, One Bath, One-Third Average Annual Energy Use

Middlebury Solar Decathlon 2011

This video is part of a series of four videos (Walkthrough, Market Appeal, Architecture, and Engineering) submitted to ... more ...

Agriculture, Architecture, Business, Economics, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Science, Solar, Solar Decathlon

KGRA Converts “Waste Heat” into CO₂-Free Electricity

KGRA Energy, a two-year-old venture-funded company employs organic Rankin cycle (ORC) technology to harness waste heat ... more ...

Adaptation, Business, Climate Change, Science

America’s Greenest Pastime: Seattle Mariners Pitch Efficiency and Recycling

Baseball has long been known as America's national pastime. But the sustainability efforts of several Major League ... more ...

Activism, Business, Efficiency, Green Building, Green Communities, Humor

Positive Trend: Making Brownfields Green, Waste Clean

Laura DiMugno

Companies in the renewable-energy and clean tech arena are pioneers in leading the world into a cleaner future. But they ... more ...

Adaptation, Business, Clean Tech, Renewable Energy, Solar

Biomass Converters Cash in on Woodchips

Second Nature

University of Montana president George Dennison discusses how biomass converters, such as the university’s ... more ...

Business, Campus Sustainability, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Science

American Energy Innovators

Frank and Planet Forward Innovator, Danny Kennedy, were featured on energyNOW this weekend. Watch their segment with ... more ...

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Floods, Farmers and Climate Change

Even before this week's floods engineers in Mississippi have been working on projects that would alleviate flood damage. ... more ...

Adaptation, Agriculture, Climate Change, Engineering, Water

Painting Their Faces Green

Hannah Chalker

More recycling bins in the Grove – there is actually a major demand for recycling in the Grove. Director of ... more ...

Green Communities, Green Living, Policy

Using common practices to combat warm temps.

Ahmad Coleman

By using our commonsense in warmer climates by covering up ourselves with sunscreen,limiting our exposure to the sun, ... more ...

Adaptation, Climate Change, Green Building, Green Living, Health, Science