San Diego Water Authority Awarded $1 Million Incentive to Deploy Clean Energy Storage Project

The San Diego County Water Authority has received a $1 million incentive from the California Public Utilities Commission to build and deploy intelligent energy storage that will save ratepayers money and stretch the energy output potential of solar panels already installed at the Water Authority’s Twin Oaks Valley Water Treatment Plant.

World Environment Center President & CEO Terry F. Yosie Stepping Down on December 31 After 11 Years of Service

World Environment Center (WEC) President & CEO Terry F. Yosie announced today that he will depart his post on December 31, 2017, after leading the organization since October 16, 2006.

Barilla 2017 “Good for You, Good for the Planet” Sustainability Report

The Barilla Group has released its 2017 Sustainability Report.

Highlights include Barilla actions to contribute to people’s and communities’ wellbeing and adapt to climate changes and planetary boundaries through collaborative efforts with many stakeholders. It’s a concrete report about Barilla purpose “Good for You, Good for the Planet”.

Duke Energy Awards $1.1 Million in Water Resources Fund Grants to Improve Local Water Quality

Fourteen organizations spanning 27 counties in North Carolina and South Carolina will receive more than $1.1 million in new grants from Duke Energy’s Water Resources Fund to support environmental and wildlife programs.

Brock Environmental Center for a Living Chesapeake: Building a Sustainable Legacy for the Bay

As the tenth building in the world to achieve full Living Building Challenge certification, the Brock Environmental Center continues to draw attention for its sustainable, resilient design. The center has been named among the Top 10 recipients of the American Institute of Architects COTE (Committee on the Environment) Award in 2017.

Measure For Measure: Aclima’s Davida Herzl

Galileo said we should, “Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so.” This week on Sea Change Radio, we take a look at two ways that people are trying to apply that wisdom to climate change. First, we speak to Davida Herzl, the CEO and co-founder of Aclima, a San Francisco-based company that refers to itself as a “FitBit for the planet.”

Free Briefing: Targeting the Climate Change Conundrum

194 countries signed the Paris agreement in 2016 in a unified effort to limit global warming and adapt to climate change. However, with nearly 1 million hectares of coastal ecosystems lost last year, global temperatures rising and 11% of the world's population vulnerable to climate change impacts - the May edition of the EC magazine looks at the steps being taken now to reach climate change targets.

Climate Cast: No Choco-Pocalypse Yet but Cocoa Could Become Scarce

MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner spoke to General Mills vice president Jerry Lynch about how climate change is viewed through the eyes of a major food supplier.

Ecocentricity Blog: Base Camp

Here’s the plan. The next seven blog posts will be a guided tour up the Seven Fronts of Mount Sustainability, Ray Anderson’s famous zero-footprint metaphor.

3 Ways to Move Your Company Toward the Circular Economy

It’s no secret that Earth’s natural resources are diminishing at an increasing rate. According to the Global Footprint Network’s estimate, human demand on our planet’s ecosystems is projected to exceed what nature can regenerate by about 75 percent in the next three years. Considering we only have one Earth, we need to reinvent how we use its resources before it’s too late.

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