Business & Policy

    The latest on sustainable business and industry, environmental strategies, economics, and food policy.
    Attendees photograph one another outside the main entrance on the first day of the UNFCCC COP 27 climate conference on November 06, 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
    United Nations Urges Companies to Stop Greenwashing
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    Biden Dedicates $9B to Fund Half a Million Heat Pumps
    Amazon Go's first store
    Amazon Go Seeks Toughest Zero Carbon Certification
    Crab Pot on deck of the fishing Boat
    Understanding the Sustainable Seafood Industry
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    Will Fuel Prices Drive Energy Conservation?
    Is this journey really necessary?
    House of Lords Committee Calls for Living a 1.5 Degree Lifestyle
    Pedestrians walking everywhere in Detroit, 1917
    California, Where Jaywalking Laws were Invented, Now Legalizes It
    Yvon Chouinard
    Yvon Chouinard Just Gave Patagonia Away to Help the Environment
    Lizz Truss
    Are British Conservatives Really Committed to Climate Action?
    Cryptocurrency Bitcoin in hand
    Why Cryptocurrency Is Bad for the Environment
    19 of the Best Environmental Charities to Support
    street view in Haarlem, Netherlands
    Dutch City Moves to Ban Ads for 'Intensively Farmed' Meat
    farmer's field during drought in UK
    British Supermarket Lidl Commits to Selling Produce Stunted by Drought
    Detail of giant blue-colored water pipes, a peculiar system used to pump away ground-water from flooded foundations of construction sites.
    The Inflation Reduction Act Is a Huge Win for Climate But Still Falls Short
    DOE
    Solar Could Be the Keystone of Biden’s Decarbonization Plans
    Large group of wind turbines on the hill at Interstate 84 in Oregon, Near Portland, USA
    What Oregon's Ambitious Climate Bill Means for Climate Change
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    What Is the Migratory Bird Treaty Act?
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    What Is a Carbon Tax?
    A large field of lettuce growing near the foothills in Yuma, Arizona.
    Eat Your Salad While You Can—There May Not Be Any Lettuce This Winter
    President Biden Signs Inflation Reduction Act Into Law
    What’s Not in Biden's Climate Bill Is Just As Vital As What Is
    A bag of coffee with a fair trade label on a counter with coffee cups
    The Treehugger Guide to Sustainable Certifications
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    The Beer Can Is an Unsustainable Tale of Convenience, Corporate Concentration, and Profit
    XXXL keystone pipeline protestors
    Keystone XL Pipeline: Timeline of Events
    Close-Up Of Water Splashing On Rock
    What Is the Clean Water Act?
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    Supermarket Ditches 'Best Before' Dates, Asks Shoppers to Use Their Own Judgment
    Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss in BBC Leadership Debate
    Why Don’t British Conservative Politicians Support Renewable Energy?
    A vintage photo of a 1920s car with a woman driver
    How GM Invented Planned Obsolescence
    Lush green valley flanked by mountains in Bhutan
    10 Countries and Territories With the Most Protected Land
    Collection of garbage in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
    The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Overview, Impacts, and Solutions
    a vineyard in Shropshire
    Climate Change May Turn the UK Into a Global Wine-Producing Powerhouse
    dried chickpeas in a bowl
    Global Chickpea Shortage Could Eat Into Your Hummus Habit
    couple dining al fresco in Mallorca
    Spain Has a Plan to Tackle Food Waste
    What Are Public Lands?
    Walmart version of Canoo
    Walmart to Buy 4,500 Electric Delivery Vans That Look Like Toasters
    Deborah Osei-Mensah
    West African Cocoa Farmers Earn Just $1 per Day
    Amazon doing a delivery by e-cargo bike
    Amazon Is Using E-Cargo Bikes in London to Solve the Last Mile Problem
    Nordstream 2 receiving
    European Union OKs Nuclear Power and Natural Gas for 'Green' Investment
    Portrait of grey wolf
    Judge Restores Endangered Species Act Protections
    Filling pickup truck at gas station
    Biden Calls on Congress to Suspend Federal Gas Tax for 90 Days
    European Union Flag with connectors
    Small Changes, Like Standardizing Charging Cables, Have Big Impact
    Joe Biden on earth Day
    Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Promote Oil Alternatives
    manufactured homes
    New Energy Standards for Manufactured Homes Are Way Too Weak
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    Aviation Industry Has Missed Climate Targets for 20 Years
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    Bush-Era Efficiency Standards for Light Bulbs Are Back
    facade of Ikea store Vienna
    Vienna's New IKEA Store Is a Giant Set of Shelves
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    Dollar Stores Are Full of Toxic Products
    Oil rig in the permian basin
    US Resumes Drilling on Public Land, Showing We Have Learned Nothing in 50 Years
    Carmine pigments and dried cochineal insects in Mexico
    What Is Carmine—And Why Is It So Controversial?
    Apple aluminum
    Apple Gets First Commercial-Grade Low-Carbon Aluminum From Elysis
    Border controls are coming for carbon
    European Union to Impose a Tax on Imported Carbon
    An aerial look at Brompton's new HQ in Ashford
    Brompton Plans Bike Factory on Stilts With No New Car Parking Spaces
    Wheat being unloaded
    How Food Prices Are Affected by Fossil Fuels
    Urban Arrow e-bike
    Governments Should Subsidize E-Bikes, Not Gasoline Prices
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    Facebook Failed to Label Over 50% of Posts From Top Climate Deniers
    Coors Light six-pack in cardboard sleeve
    Coors Light Announces End to Plastic Beer Rings
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    2018 Farm Bill: Summary and Impact
    Industrial smokestacks.
    Pollution Prevention Act: Summary and Importance
    chemical waste drums in front of heavy industry
    What Are Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)? Definition, Examples, and Environmental Concerns
    Environmental air Pollution dumping into the sky above
    How Green Is Biden’s Industrial Decarbonization Plan?