Episode 150: Mobility insights from Lime, clean-energy policies that work

Also in this episode, digging into sustainable agriculture and what’s in store at the upcoming Sustainable Innovation Forum, being held alongside COP24 in Poland.

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Episode 150: Mobility insights from Lime, clean-energy policies that work

Global Climate Action Summit: A business preview

Five themes, hundreds of events. Inside the upcoming San Francisco extravaganza.

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Global Climate Action Summit: A business preview

Behind the scenes: How Mars sources renewable energy

Here’s how the M&Ms maker is taking a bite out of its emissions.

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Behind the scenes: How Mars sources renewable energy

Barbie Gets a High-Tech Makeover with an Interactive LED Dress and Stylus

It can’t be said that  Barbie  doesn’t have an eye for emerging trends. After dipping her toe into everything from aeronautics to zookeeping, America’s favorite plastic dilettante is poised to tackle the next big thing:  smart clothing . Unveiled at the  2013 Toy Fair  in New York City, the upcoming  “Digital Dress” doll  features an interactive touchscreen frock that lets just about anyone “draw” their own animated designs, no programming experience necessary. READ MORE >   Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: barbie , barbie digital dress , barbie doll , barbie high-tech dress , barbie LED dress , digital dress doll , eco friendly toys , Inhabitots , parenting , toys

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BusinessClimate: Bringing corporate sustainability to the mainstream

The founder and principal of the upcoming BusinessClimate sustainability event discusses how sustainability is moving from the realm of CSR to competitiveness to national security, but how more evolution is needed to make it mainstream. 

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BusinessClimate: Bringing corporate sustainability to the mainstream

LG, Intuit, Igefa Pilot New UL 880 Sustainability Standard

UL Environment and GreenBiz Group publish the final version of UL 880 today, which, along with the upcoming UL 881 for service companies, will serve as the foundation of ULE’s new Sustainability Quotient Program.

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How FedEx is Starting Its Shift to Electric Vehicles

In a preview of the upcoming Net Impact conference, FedEx’s vice president of sustainability talks about how the delivery giant is embracing alternative fuels in its delivery fleet.

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JCI Unveils Panoptix Platform to Boost Building Performance Insight

Johnson Controls introduces a new cloud-based strategy to help close the gaps between green building design and actual building performance.  

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Will the New iPhone Lead to an E-Waste Avalanche?

Apple’s new CEO unveiled the latest iteration of the iPhone this morning, and while it will get gadget-lovers’ hearts beating faster, it also brings the challenge of what to do with millions of soon-to-be-outdated phones.

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Jessica Alba Fights to Regulate Chemicals, Leonardo DiCaprio Supports Sean Penn, and More

Photo: Andreea Angelescu/Corbis Along with being part of the upcoming green celebrity baby boom , Jessica Alba is also the celebrity spokeswoman for Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families — and she took her anti-toxin message on the road this week when she joined Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) at media briefing in Washington, D.C. She was there to support an o… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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