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Farm To Table

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Cities across the country are seeing Farm-to-Table restaurants ‘cropping’ up. Some of these – like Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California and Blue Hill in Greenwich Village, New York – have cultivated world class reputations. Initially, farm-to-table advocates focused their attention on locally grown produce because it allowed … More...

Seeds of the Future

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Seeds are the lifeline of growth and survival, offering both practicality and beauty. However, the world’s seeds are facing an increasing problem: extinction. As seeds become lost when they are replaced by modern products, scientists worry that there is not enough diversity to develop the next generation of crops for a warmer, colder, … More...

Food Waste: Problem to Profit

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‘Food Waste’ isn’t a topic that tends to grab attention. But it is a growing problem that poses opportunities for grocery stores, hospitals, universities, and municipalities. When our economy was largely based on farm production, food waste was hardly a problem. As far as the farmer is concerned, this is still true. If produce is … More...

Food Coast to Coast

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For Ocean Spray, transportation costs are pushing them to a novel solution: partner with competitors to cut transport fuel costs … More...

EDF’s Five Rules for More Carbon-Efficient Freight Supply Chain

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1. Choose the most carbon-efficient mode possible. When it comes to carbon emissions per ton-mile, planes emit 47 times more than … More...

The Food: changing corporate cafés

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For companies with corporate campuses, diverse food tastes necessitate new approaches. For many companies, keeping workers on site … More...

Case Study: Novo Nordisk

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This is the story of Novo Nordisk and an aging building, once owned by Merrill Lynch, in Plainsboro, New Jersey. The challenge … More...

The Architect

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Granum a/I has been working with Novo Nordisk for over ten years. In 2006 they created a facilities master plan, which was shelved … More...

The New Grid: What It Means for Savvy Customers

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Once upon a time, utilities delivered energy to our homes and offices, and we had nothing to do with it  except pay the … More...

Energy Efficiency: What Congress Can Agree On

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For the second time in a contentious lame duck session of the 112th Congress, energy efficiency proved to be the 'bipartisan sweet … More...

Taxing Pollution not Profit

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Stop taxing things we do want, and tax those we don't. That's the point of view of Bill Shireman, CEO of Future 500. "Lower taxes … More...

Corporations: The Venture Capital of Clean Tech

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A new influx in corporate investors has started investing in clean and bio technologies, as traditional VCs have largely left the … More...

Creating the Internet of Energy

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Interview:Steve Oser, Director of Development, Pareto Energy. The microgrid company "What Microgrids do is decentralize … More...

Leaping into the 6th Technology Revolution

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We're at risk of missing out on some of the most profound opportunities offered by the technology revolution that has just … More...