Sustainability

Institutional asset managers, banks and pension funds representing more than $10 trillion in investments call for more action on corporate emissions reductions.

February 22, 2012 7:14am | By Heather Clancy

Bring back the good old days of U.S. oil production? Think again. Columnist Chris Nelder skewers recent proposals for energy independence with cold, hard data.

7 | February 22, 2012 4:03am | By Chris Nelder

MELBOURNE -- A 21-year-old design student has created a 'cook at home' biodegradable chair.

February 22, 2012 3:33am | By Lieu Thi Pham

Damien Hirst, the controversial, wealthy British artist whose pieces include a shark's head suspended in formaldehyde, is turning his attention to preserving something else - the environment.

February 20, 2012 1:26pm | By Mark Halper

DELHI -- Asia Pacific, with 60 percent of the world's population, is racing against time to meet its Millennium Development Goals on reducing child mortality and improving maternal health.

February 20, 2012 8:13am | By Betwa Sharma

What does empathy have to do with innovation and technology? According to Rhode Island based designer Seung Chan Lim, plenty and not enough.

1 | February 19, 2012 5:04pm | By Sun Joo Kim

In the last few months, the trend of movie stars and rock stars promoting their own architecture and design projects has grown. Can celebrities boost the design industry's visibility--and success?

February 19, 2012 12:15pm | By Reena Jana

Want to make sure your business is supporting a thriving city? Follow these steps.

February 16, 2012 7:38pm | By Tyler Falk

Sony hopes that 'smart sockets' could become a way to regulate energy use in the future.

1 | February 16, 2012 7:56am | By Charlie Osborne

A University of Nevada study commissioned by Schneider Electric finds some hotel executives are worried energy management could be at odds with guest satisfaction.

February 16, 2012 6:24am | By Heather Clancy

A team of Swiss scientists hope to become pioneers in the effort to mop-up our orbit and prevent satellites and 'spacejunk' colliding.

February 16, 2012 6:14am | By Charlie Osborne

Burbank Water and Power has revamped its campus to showcase and utilize water-saving streetscape systems.

February 16, 2012 6:00am | By Mary Catherine O'Connor

PARIS -- As political parties battle it out before the French presidential election, an underdog environmentalist party fights to be heard.

February 16, 2012 12:30am | By Bryan Pirolli

The freezers, which use about 10 percent less energy, ditch harmful coolants in favor of hydrocarbon refrigerants.

5 | February 15, 2012 10:29am | By Heather Clancy

MELBOURNE -- Just like the character of Don Draper in Mad Men, copywriter Ben Keenan is in the business of ideas. He claims that creativity is a learned skill not an inherent ability.

1 | February 15, 2012 5:46am | By Lieu Thi Pham

For a long time, a ride on an Amtrak train meant leaving digital technology at the station. Now, the U.S. rail operator is working to leap ahead -- and convince commuters that rail is 21st century...

3 | February 15, 2012 5:29am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

Energy futurist Chris Nelder explains why you can run from EROI, but you can't hide, and why savvy energy investors should use it as a guide instead of ROI.

29 | February 15, 2012 5:00am | By Chris Nelder

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's new open-source education platform promises to bring free online education to the masses. The name? MITx.

1 | February 14, 2012 9:22am | By Andrew Nusca

A New Jersey biofuels start-up says that it has the technology to make tens of millions of gallons of high-octane gasoline per year.

2 | February 13, 2012 8:27pm | By David Worthington

Thanks to a new study, choosing an LED reflector bulb for a home, commercial or industrial business just got a little easier.

February 13, 2012 12:40pm | By Kirsten Korosec