Marketplace – Sustainability

Marketplace – Sustainability

The new holier than thou 3 Sep 2010, 6:05 pm

Tess Vigeland speaks with author Andrew Potter about his latest book “The Authenticity Hoax,” where he argues that things like the locavore and eco-tourism is the new way to flaunt wealth.

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The problems stirred up by coffee cups 25 Aug 2010, 9:13 am

Did you have a cup of coffee this morning? Coffee is big business for a number of companies, but the beverage has created some complicated recycling issues and raised environmental questions as well. Sustainability reporter Adriene Hill talks with Steve Chiotakis about problems with paper coffee cups.

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Program trains solar panel installers 23 Aug 2010, 9:17 am

Underwriters Laboratories, the group that certifies the safety of many products, has designed a new training program for electricians who install solar panels. Leoneda Inge reports.

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Where the oil industry meets alternative energy 11 Aug 2010, 10:57 am

Nolan Hart got a lot of photos of drilling rig explosions and pumpjacks at sunset from working 25 years in the oil industry. Krissy Clark perused his site and explored how oil and gas-based energy is fueling renewable resources.

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BP spill inspires fashion through disaster 11 Aug 2010, 5:00 am

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has inspired a string of t-shirt designs. We gathered a few stand-outs.

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EPA takes aim at cement plants 10 Aug 2010, 6:01 pm

We’ve known for some time that mercury’s a toxic pollutant. The government’s regulated many factories’ emissions of the stuff. And the newest as of this week: cement plants. Scott Tong reports.

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China will spend $75B annually on clean-energy technologies 9 Aug 2010, 11:18 am

The Chinese government plans to spend $75 billion on clean energy technologies, boosting wind, nuclear, solar and carbon storage.

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Sustainable fishing: What’s the catch? 5 Aug 2010, 5:50 pm

One of the clearest signals that grocery stores are going “green” is the proliferation of products touting “sustainable” credentials. Lately, that label has hooked the West Coast’s tuna fishing industry. But what exactly does “sustainable fishing” mean? Rob Manning reports.

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San Francisco plastic bag ban could extend to all city retailers 4 Aug 2010, 10:34 am

San Francisco might expand its ban on plastic bags in big supermarkets and chain drugstores to all retailers. Many business owners are against the idea, but not all.

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SLIDESHOW: In Canada, oil flows from the sand 3 Aug 2010, 9:03 pm

About half of Canada’s oil production comes from so-called ‘oil sands’ through an extraction process that is expensive, energy intensive, and leaves an impact on the environment. Follow reporter Sean Cole on a photo tour of the sands 500 miles north of Calgary.

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