Tag: business
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P&G to Eliminate Deforestation From Palm Oil Products
We may not see the full result for six more years, but Procter & Gamble made it official this week—the company will remove all deforestation from its palm oil supply. The Cincinnati, OH-based company announced a no-deforestation policy for its products, which include Head & Shoulders and Oil of Olay. While the policy calls for no deforestation in…
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How Sustainable Design Makes Our Cities Safer
As cities in the developing world continue to grow, so do their traffic safety concerns. Latin America, for instance, now sees three times as many deaths from traffic crashes as Europe, the vast majority of which occur in cities. Vulnerable road users are particularly at risk: Older pedestrians and cyclists can account for up to 45 percent of…
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ALEC Attacks Ohio Renewable Energy Standard, Local Newspapers Fail to Show Fossil Fuel Connection
[Editor’s note: I was part of a large group of people, businesses, organizations and policymakers that worked to pass Ohio’s renewable energy standard, SB 221. For years we’ve been working to protect this standard as it’s under attack by ALEC and members of the Ohio General Assembly. Frustration is at an all-time high as Ohio…
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U.S. Wind Power Cut Nearly 100 Million Tons of Carbon Emissions in 2013
Wind energy figures from 2013 keep pouring in and they continue to impress. According to a report preview from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), wind generation reduced carbon dioxide emissions in the power sector by 4.4 percent. That’s good for 96 million metric tons, or the equivalent of taking 16.9 million cars off the road. …
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How an Unprecedented Nuclear Subsidy Deal Could Kill UK Renewables
The United Kingdom’s plans to build heavily subsidized nuclear power stations have come under withering attack from a coalition of members of Parliament, academics, energy industry experts and environmental groups. Evidence has poured into the European Commission, which is investigating whether the deal with the giant French nuclear company EDF breaks EU competition rules. The…