11 hot offstage moments at GreenBiz 18

Peek at these (mostly) behind-the-scenes memories from four days of sustainability knowledge-sharing and celebrating last week in Phoenix.

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Zero waste at GreenBiz 18, and how you can help

Sponsored: Four days. More than a thousand attendees. Zero landfill waste.

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Zero waste at GreenBiz 18, and how you can help

Here are 5 ways climate became part of the 2018 Davos dialogue

Despite the U.S. government’s silence, plenty of world leaders and corporate chieftains are speaking up.

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Science-based targets gain traction

It’s a budding movement, and questions remain about how some companies can set targets without major changes to their business, but it’s a big step forward.

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Science-based targets gain traction

The death of ‘alternative energy’

Remembering the days when that term referred to clean coal and fracking.

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The death of ‘alternative energy’

5 Myths About Ecotourism Debunked

As editor of Eco Companion, I spend my days writing about wonderful eco-lodges, tours and conservation projects from all over the world. And in my time, I’ve come across plenty of misconceptions about my subject of choice: ecotourism. So I’m here…

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Annual Heat-Related Deaths are Expected to Rise 257% by 2050 in the UK

Hot sun / Shutterstock Historically, the UK has seen only a fraction of heat-related deaths compared to the number of cold-related deaths. But this is all about to change due to climate change. A new study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health by Public Health England and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine shows that deaths resulting from hot weather are expected to soar over the next four decades and that the number of annual deaths in the UK related to heat will rise by 257 percent by 2050 and 535 percent by 2080. Read the rest of Annual Heat-Related Deaths are Expected to Rise 257% by 2050 in the UK Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Climate Change , decrease in cold related deaths uk , dr. sortis vardoulakic , excessive heat , global warming , heat related deaths climate change , heat related deaths elderly , heat related deaths in uk , heat related stress , heat stroke deaths , journal of epidemiology and community health , london school of hygiene and tropical medicine , overheating , public health england , rise in heat related deaths uk , rise in hot weather days        

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Forest Restoration Initiatives Reduce Wildfire Risk, Produce Responsible Timber

Since 2010, high-intensity fires have burned more than 5 million acres of forest lands across the western and central United States. On the heels of the Wallow Fire, which burned nearly 539,000 acres in four days and was the largest forest fire in…

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Companies Get a Boost in Stock from Reporting Greenhouse Gas Info

A new study suggests that companies that publish press releases on their carbon footprints — and their efforts to shrink those footprints — see a boost in share value in the days after announcements.

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Climate Change Causing National Park Peak Attendance To Come Earlier In Summer

Since the late 1970s the date of peak attendance in US national parks has shifter four days earlier, with the greatest variation in places with warmer spring temperatures.

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Climate Change Causing National Park Peak Attendance To Come Earlier In Summer

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