A Banner Year for Sustainability: Translating the Results of 2015

2015 was a pivotal year for global sustainability. In September, the leaders of 193 United Nations (UN) Member States adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs, comprised of a set of 169 targets, are the heir to Millennium Development Goals and represent a shared vision for what needs to be achieved by 2030 to secure a sustainable future. A few months after the SDGs were announced, world leaders gathered in Paris and agreed in principle to a new global framework to address climate change.

While both the SDGs and Paris Agreement are public sector commitments, achieving them will require multi-stakeholder collaboration. Yet these landmark agreements also take center stage in a sustainability environment already ripe with a dizzying array of sustainability frameworks, g

Republic Commemorates Earth Day in South Florida with Expansion of Compressed Natural Gas-Powered Fleet

Republic Services announced today the addition of 62 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) solid waste collection trucks serving customers in Broward and Dade Counties. The new CNG trucks replace older diesel-powered collection trucks, and bring the total number of natural gas vehicles operated by Republic in South Florida to 127

What Does a Forester in Oregon Have in Common With Aircraft Mechanics Students in Turkey?

Dan Shoun, a Lake County, Oregon Commissioner, who spent 30-plus years with the USDA Forest Service, sees wood-based biofuel as a win-win model to curb wildfire risk, support communities and provide low-carbon fuel.

Video: Reliable Power for Development

There is no more critical component to improving the economic standard of living in developing economies than steady, reliable power. In Tanzania, only 11 percent of the population has access to reliable electricity. However, Caterpillar and the Wentworth Group in Tanzania have built a gas-to-power project that brings 24/7 power to the people of Mnazi Bay and the city of Mtwara.

Turning Food Waste into Clean Energy

Caterpillar customer, Harvest Power, and its partners – including many of Orlando, Florida’s theme parks, hotels and restaurants – are now taking 120,000 tons of organic waste every year and turning it into energy by coupling an anaerobic digester with two Cat® generator sets.

Public Voting Period Opens for Hawaii Cleantech Pitch Competition

The voting period for the VERGE Hawaii Accelerate pitch competition opens today, giving the public the chance to weigh in on which innovative startups will be featured at VERGE Hawaii: Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit, June 21-23, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu.

National Grid Launches Energy eBook

How can consumers and local communities move to a clean energy supply chain while maintaining healthy local economies and solving for climate change? Today, National Grid's US President Dean Seavers launched, "The Democratization of Energy: Climate Change, Renewables, and Advancing the American Dream," an eBook that discusses the ways in which we can transition our nation to a decarbonized economy while ensuring delivery of reliable and affordable energy.

LG Electronics Debuts New Energy-Efficient Performance 'High Bay' LED Lighting Technology

LG Electronics USA is introducing its new energy-efficient, performance “High Bay” wireless LED system, designed for easy installation in facilities with tall ceilings like gymnasiums, for example, thanks to its advanced wireless grouping technology and light weight.

5 Ways Renters and Urban Dwellers Can Go Green - Whirlpool Corp. Institute of Home Science

One of the biggest myths about "going green" is that you have to make a major investment to make a difference.

Easy Ways to Go Green in Your Home - Whirlpool Corp. Institute of Home Science

Going green doesn't have to break the bank to make a difference.

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