Renewable Energy & Sustainability

SmartBrief on Sustainability

News about the future of sustainable business

SmartBrief on Sustainability

How brands can go from zeroes to heroes

5/21/2013

  • TriplePundit.com

Cutting waste and pollution to zero might sound like a good thing, but when it comes to marketing messages, zero "has very limited appeal unless we talk about zero calories," writes Raz Godelnik. Stro… Read More

Wind Energy SmartBrief

The latest wind energy news and information

Wind Energy SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: American Wind Energy Association

Minn. regulators await responses on project's PPA

5/21/2013

  • Post-Bulletin (Rochester, Minn.), The

Xcel Energy and New Era Wind have yet to respond to an order from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to update the panel about the outcome of the conflict between the two firms concerning their… Read More

RFA SmartBrief

News on ethanol and other biofuels

RFA SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Renewable Fuels Association

Poll finds strong interest in fossil fuel-free investing

5/21/2013

  • DomesticFuel.com

The majority of the more than 2,000 retail and institutional investors polled by SRI voiced interest in eliminating fossil fuels from their investment portfolios due to concerns over climate change. S… Read More

PERC SmartBrief

Propane industry news

PERC SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Propane Education & Research Council

N.C. county is chosen to test-drive propane-fueled school bus

5/21/2013

  • WECT-TV (Wilmington, N.C.)

Brunswick County, N.C., has been selected to test-drive a propane autogas-powered school bus. The testing will last through September. Bobby Taylor, the school district's transportation director, said… Read More

A&WMA SmartBrief

Air and waste news for environmental professionals

A&WMA SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Air & Waste Management Association

AkzoNobel to reduce emissions through algae-based tailored oils

5/15/2013

  • Environmental Leader

AkzoNobel has reached an agreement with Solazyme on producing tailored oils from algae rather than petroleum. The move could reduce AkzoNobel's per-ton emissions in surface chemistry and decorative pa… Read More

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