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Easy rider: Can e-bicycles take off in America?
The Faraday Porteur e-bicycle As a way to get from here to there, bicycles have a lot to offer. Biking is good for your health. It’s good for the planet. It’s cheaper than driving or public transit....
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What’s for breakfast? Time to get Beyond Eggs.
Next time you dig into a breakfast of fried eggs, or enjoy a cupcake from your favorite bakery, or boil some egg noodles, don’t stop and think about the chicken that laid those eggs. You may lose your...
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Fortune Brainstorm Green, and the limits of corporate sustainability
Harrison Ford at Fortune Brainstorm Green The 2013 edition of Fortune’s Brainstorm Green conference was, by most accounts, a hit. We had a record number of attendees, including more than 50 CEOs of...
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General Motors, Coca-Cola, NRG Energy: Sustainability leaders at Brainstorm...
General Motors’ Dan Akerson at Brainstorm Green Dan Akerson, the chief of executive of General Motors, loves the Chevy Volt. Bea Perez of Coca-Cola is backing inventor Dean Kamen, who wants to take a...
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Free market environmentalism
I believe in the power of markets. I believe in environmental protection. I believe in limited government. Can those beliefs be reconciled? I believe they can, even though environmental problems are...
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Environmental Defense Fund: Why Walmart’s sustainability index matters
Alisha Staggs of EDF Last month, I wrote three blogposts adding up to more than 2,000 words about Walmart’s supplier sustainability index. I did so because I think it’s a big deal, but skeptics remain....
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A politician who isn’t afraid to talk about overconsumption
Business Week recently ran a good story by Joel Stein headlined How Jerry Brown Scared California Straight. Jerry Brown, being sworn in as California governor in 1975 Mostly it’s about how Brown...
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Mosaic: Solar power, people power
Solar panels on the roof of the Wildwoods Convention Center I’ve never been to Wildwood, New Jersey. Most likely, I’ll never go. But with a click or two on my laptop, I just invested $100 in a 487 kw...
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Seafood is having its Portlandia moment
Cooking for Solutions is a delightful annual conference, fund-raiser and celebration of seafood sustainability produced every spring by the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I’m just back from the 2013 event,...
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BrightFarms: Scaling salad, locally
Paul Lightfoot, the CEO of BrightFarms, pitched his company during an American Idol-like panel called Great Green Ideas at Fortune Brainstorm Green. He didn’t win the audience vote, but I think...
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Unilever’s Paul Polman: Pushing the boundaries of sustainability
More than any other big-company CEO, Paul Polman is serious about sustainability. Polman is serious about pretty much everything, actually. He’s serious about a vast array of problems facing the world,...
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EFW Partners: Investing in scarcity
For a century or two, people have argued about whether the world is running out of the things we need. So far, we’re not. (Well, unless you are a farmer in Kansas in need of water.) Human ingenuity,...
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My Greenpeace conundrum
Greenpeace USA wants me to renew my annual membership. I’m ambivalent. A letter signed by Phil Radford, who leads Greenpeace USA, paints a dire picture of the state of the environment: We all see...
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Whole Foods: Misguided about GMOs?
I’m not a scientist, and I don’t pretend to be one. But where possible, I try to be guided by science in my writing. That’s true when it comes to climate change. That’s true, too, when it comes to...
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LEDs: A better light bulb. Again.
So you remember CFLs, right? The curlicue bulbs? The time they took to go on? The harsh light? Despite their drawbacks, compact fluorescents have sold fairly well in the US. They save customers money....
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My new gig
This week, I begin work as editor-at-large of Guardian Sustainable Business US. I’m excited. My introductory column is here. I’ve been writing for Guardian Sustainable Business in the UK for about six...
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Pedal power: Why I love bike sharing
Bike sharing is said to be experiencing “the fastest growth of any mode of transport in the history of the planet.” Whether that’s true or not, it’s hard to know. But there’s little doubt that bike...
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David Griesing: “Everyday low prices” hurt us all
Today’s guest post comes from David Griesing. A student of religion and ethics, David has been a non-profit manager, a caregiver, a corporate attorney, a teacher in a school for autistic kids, a...
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Cows save the planet
Cows Save the Planet. How can you resist a book with a title like that? I couldn’t. The subtitle is Unmaking the Deserts, Rethinking Climate Change, Bringing Back Biodiversity, and Restoring Nutrients...
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What Warren Buffett could learn from Bill Gates
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have been billionaire buddies for decades. There’s a lot to admire about both men. They have promised to give away most of their vast fortunes and, even better, created...
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