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FC Now Staff Blog | January 7, 2009 1:41 pm | 0 recommendations

Dine on A Gravely Endangered Species for Only $104,400!

| posted by Anya Kamenetz

Last year, 41 Oma premium bluefin tuna were on the block for the New Year's auction at Tokyo's famous ...

FC Now Staff Blog | January 7, 2009 2:17 pm | 1 recommendation

Clean Tech Recession: Winners And Losers

| posted by Anya Kamenetz

Green energy is still a lightning-fast growth area in venture capital--VC investment in green energy technologies in 2008 exceeded $7.7 billion in...

FC Now Staff Blog | January 2, 2009 1:28 pm | 0 recommendations

Can Wind Save Steel?

| posted by Anya Kamenetz

Wind power was recently ranked in a comprehensive research study...

FC Now Staff Blog | January 1, 2009 11:43 pm | 0 recommendations

What's Next For Social Capitalism?

| posted by Anya Kamenetz

A friend of mine from college has always been committed to fighting international poverty. First she worked for some of the big aid organizations...

Skate the World - Save the Planet

| by Patrick Gates

Skate the World – Save the Planet, Cool Skates tackle Global Warming, Your Personal Transportation Solution, The Ultimate “Green Job” A...

FC Now Staff Blog | December 29, 2008 4:04 pm | 0 recommendations

Could Peak Oil Actually Worsen Climate Change?

| posted by Anya Kamenetz

A couple of weeks ago the usually conservative International Energy Agency predicted that world oil production would...

Sustainable Business Blog

| by Gareth Kane

Everything you need to know to make your business green and profitable.

Bio and Interests: Danielle Brigida

| by Danielle Brigida

I work as an Associate Operations Coordinator for the National Wildlife Federation. I support constituent outreach by investigating online tools and...

FC Now Staff Blog | December 23, 2008 4:04 pm | 0 recommendations

One-Man Sabotage Operation Cuts Britain's CO2 Output By 2 Percent

| posted by Anya Kamenetz

This is the most amazing story I've read in months and I hadn't heard boo about it in the mainstream US press. About two weeks ago a...

FC Now Staff Blog | December 24, 2008 5:08 am | 0 recommendations

Two Cheers For The Four-Day Workweek

| posted by Anya Kamenetz

In the downturn, more companies are cutting labor...

FC Design Expert | December 19, 2008 8:15 pm | 0 recommendations

Easter Island Comes to Detroit

| posted by Terry Tamminen

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FC Now Staff Blog | December 17, 2008 11:03 am | 0 recommendations

Horseradish To Clean Up Risky Carbon Nanotube Spills

| posted by Kit Eaton

Carbon nanotubes are one of the nanotechnology wonder materials of the near future, used in electronics, optics, for super-strong materials and as...

FC Now Staff Blog | December 16, 2008 12:13 pm | 1 recommendation

Should Green Biz Go Big Or Stay Small?

| posted by Anya Kamenetz

Which green companies are best positioned to weather the downturn? "Well established, international companies like...

FC Now Staff Blog | December 15, 2008 12:37 pm | 1 recommendation

Europe's Biggest Polluters See Windfall Profits From Carbon Trading

| posted by Anya Kamenetz

Will the US and the world learn from the mistakes of the European Emissions Trading Scheme, or will we just repeat them? Carbon credit...

FC Now Staff Blog | December 13, 2008 7:46 pm | 0 recommendations

Waste Coffee Grounds Make Great Biofuel

| posted by Kit Eaton

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FC Now Staff Blog | December 11, 2008 3:06 pm | 1 recommendation

Nestle Waters: Corporate Scrooge of the Year?

| posted by Anya Kamenetz

A bottled water company threatens to sue a public utility for infringing on its marketing claims. Seriously, guys?This should go down...

FC Now Staff Blog | December 9, 2008 4:37 pm | 1 recommendation

Recycling Centers Overflow, but Economics Still Solid

| posted by Anya Kamenetz

The prices once commanded by paper, metal, and plastic are collapsing along with the stock market. A main factor: China, factories idle, is no...

Fast Company Feature | December 2008 | 4 recommendations

Top 3 Sustainability Trends for 2009

| by Saabira Chaudhuri

Terry Tamminen, former chief policy advisor for California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, sees three big sustainability trends coming down the...

FC Now Staff Blog | December 4, 2008 1:55 pm | 1 recommendation

Methane Capture? Try Tofu.

| posted by Anya Kamenetz

As the Times points out today, farm animals generate an astonishing...

FC Now Staff Blog | December 4, 2008 10:09 am | 1 recommendation

Electric Cars in Hawaii: The Future of Transport or Just Another Monorail?

| posted by Anya Kamenetz

I’ve written in this space before about the Smart Garage...

FC Now Staff Blog | December 1, 2008 4:51 pm | 1 recommendation

UN Climate Summit: 186 Nations Gridlocked by Global Recession

| posted by Anya Kamenetz

There won’t be too many major decisions made at this week’s ...

FC Now Staff Blog | November 24, 2008 2:31 pm | 1 recommendation

Fate of the Tuna

| posted by Anya Kamenetz

Back in the '90s the giant bluefin swimming off Cape Cod were known as ...

FC Now Staff Blog | November 20, 2008 6:38 pm | 2 recommendations

Telecommuting: Still A Long Distance Away?

| posted by Anya Kamenetz

Barack Obama's incoming chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, addressed an audience...

FC Now Staff Blog | November 20, 2008 1:07 pm | 2 recommendations

Test Ride in a Tesla

| posted by Anya Kamenetz

I’m sipping frothy pumpkin soup concocted by four-star chef Gray Kunz in a pristine white triplex at the ...

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