Service Dog Supports Cedar Crest Middle School Student to Shine Onstage

For the first time at Cedar Crest Middle School, a service dog accompanied a student actor onstage. Guest blogger Gwen Wenger talks about her daughter Emma's experience in the school play and how service dog SSD Kindle helped make it possible.

Republic Services South Texas Food Drive

During the month of November, several of Republic’s South Texas Area locations, including Southwest Houston, Northwest Houston, McCarty Landfill, Customer Service and the Consolidated C&C Center, held their 5th annual Food Drive, supporting the Greater Houston Food Bank.

A Clean-Energy Future: The Road Ahead?

Many environmental thought leaders have said the Chevrolet carbon-reduction initiative leaves a legacy. We asked Sue Hall, CEO of Climate Neutral Business Network, to provide insight as to what the future holds.

COP21: This Time, It’s Different

“This time it’s different.”

That’s a theme I am hearing quite a lot here in Paris in the midst of the COP 21 climate change conference. There is a sense that, despite this being yet another international meeting to discuss how we can tackle the common challenge of global climate change, this time it will be different. This time we will make meaningful progress. We’ve heard that before. So why is “this time” different?

Turning Around the Energy Crisis

“An exciting, original approach how we can fast track the green economy and green finance by combining opportunity and responsibility in new compelling ways.”

Sustainable Packaging

Watch the sustainable packaging video from UPS.

Deal Prospects Improve as Time Narrows: Tracking the Climate Talks

Optimism continues to improve in Paris as ministers get down to the hard graft of bridging divisions between rich and poor countries.

Business Leaders Come to Paris to Show Support for International Climate Agreement and Showcase Solutions at Caring for Climate Business Forum

Unprecedented corporate engagement on key climate issues including carbon pricing, finance, responsible policy engagement and science-based targets were announced today at the conclusion of the Caring for Climate (C4C) Business Forum, the official avenue for business at the Conference of Parties (COP) event in Paris.

High School Students Drive Others to Take the It Can Wait Pledge

High school students across the nation are putting down their phones – at least while they are behind the wheel – and urging people, young and old, to join them in taking the It Can Wait pledge, a promise to refrain from texting, emailing, posting or surfing the web while driving.

See How Much CO2 the Earth Is Churning Out in Real Time

Fossil-fuel burning and deforestation are the main drivers of global warming. The CO2 they give off makes up more than 75 percent of annual climate pollution. The Bloomberg Carbon Clock is a real-time estimate of the global monthly atmospheric CO2 level.