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Goldman Sachs Executive's Editorial Casts Wall Street In Critical Light

Starbucks, Wal-Mart, Goldman Sachs and Johnson & Johnson are among the companies making the pledge to convert completely to renewable energy. [CNBC] Senate Democratic leaders on Tuesday introduced a measure intended to signal their support of President Obama’s climate change agenda. [The NY Times] An inventor at Boeing believes the roar from aircraft engines can be harnessed to produce… Keep reading →


With 30% coal generation in NRG Energy’s fleet, chief executive David Crane cannot exactly be hailed the Sun King. But the photovoltaic roof over the top tier of the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey is a crowning solar achievement for what may become the largest independent electricity generator in the US after its pending merger with GenOn is approved.

“Not all renewables are created equal and solar has versatility lacking in other technologies such as wind,” said Crane. “To NRG, solar is the gamechanger.” Keep reading →


When it comes to saving energy and pursuing sustainability, corporate peer pressure can be a wonderful thing.

That’s the experience of Walmart, which since 2010 has been using its own environmental policies, along with its considerable corporate muscle, to persuade suppliers to join its ongoing campaign to reduce carbon emissions. Keep reading →