How to make top-down and bottom-up sustainability converge
Fits and starts are all too common in the sustainability world.
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Verizon sees big things for the Internet of things in 2017
Last year, the Internet of things accounted for just a small portion of the $132 billion in sales generated by telecommunications giant Verizon — if all goes well, the company might cross the $1 billion threshold in annual sales for this business within the 12 months.
7 essential lessons about the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) promises to reduce energy consumption, transform the way our businesses operate and in general improve the quality of life for billions of people.
Water efficiency challenges flow into 2017
We continue to overspend our budget when it comes to freshwater resources globally. No country is immune; this is not just a challenge for arid regions.
Meet the four horsemen of the climate apocalypse
Let's face it, the climate community just got "Romneyed."
Are ‘open source’ seeds necessary for a resilient food system?
Frank Morton has been breeding lettuce since the 1980s. His company offers 114 varieties, among them Outredgeous, which last year became the first plant that NASA astronauts grew and ate in space.
The dirt on tourism and climate change
More than many other industries, tourism relies on a stable climate, whether attracting customers to lavish lakes, bountiful beaches or majestic mountains.
Is more tech the answer to climate woes? New study says yes
The pace of the global rollout of clean technologies needs to increase tenfold, exceeding the pace of change seen in previous industrial revolutions ....
Why Europe is leading on climate-conscious business
In 2015, I moved to Europe to develop our international services at 3Degrees.
From the Capitol to a garden market, planting a ‘climate change agent’
U.S. climate policy will go local after the presidential inauguration Jan. 20. In the absence of the prospect of national action, local businesses have a significant opportunity to enhance the local economy and combat climate change through their operations.
