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My Beef with Beef
Should environmentalists just say no to eating meat?That was the headline over my latest story for the YaleEnvironment360 website. The story looked at the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, a collaboration between environmental groups and...
Zero waste: Exciting, radical and real
Zero waste is one of the most exciting ideas I’ve come across in nearly a decade of writing about business and sustainability.In the short run, it makes business sense.In the long run, it has the potential to transform the way we design and...
Big and small questions about food
I’ve just returned from the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Cooking for Solutions conference feeling optimistic about the potential to change the way we grow food, cook and eat. Maybe it’s the wine, the seafood, and the wonderful fruits and vegetables...
Should you eat farmed fish? It’s complicated
For environmentalists, some food choices are simple. Eating less red meat is better than eating more. Beef and cheese have bigger climate impacts than turkey and eggs. Fruits and vegetables in season likely have a smaller footprint than...
Organic Farming: Beyond the Yield Debate
Yields from organic farming may not match those produced by farmers who use synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, but there are other good reasons to buy and support organic–its health benefits, the good that it does for farm workers, even its...
Organic food is not as “green” as you think
To Hindus, cows are sacred. Jewish dietary laws (kashrut) and Muslim dietary laws (halal) prohibit pork consumption. Traditional Catholics abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent. Religion and food have forever been intertwined. Food...
Food for thought from Tyler Cowen
This month, just for fun, I’m doing to devote most of my writing to food and sustainability. My plan is to write about organic vs. conventional yields, a controversy around Fair Trade, the giant candy company Mars, clean cooking fuels in...
They said it at Brainstorm Green
Here are some highlights of FORTUNE’s Brainstorm Green conference, which wrapped up yesterday. I’m co-chair of the event, which brought about 300 corporate leaders, environmentalists, investors and academics to Laguna Niguel, CA, for three whirlwind...
Zimride: Reinventing the road trip
Hitchhiking is so yesterday. A San Francisco-based startup called Zimride is using the power of social media to connect drivers with people needing rides–saving people money, helping the environment and sometimes helping its customers...
Chronic Polluters Endanger Public & Worker Health
Today’s guest post comes from Elizabeth Grossman, a gifted environmental journalist who is the author of Chasing Molecules: Poisonous Products, Human Health, and the Promise of Green Chemistry, High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden...
What is the Recylebank?
Recyclebank is on a roll. The New York-based company that rewards people for recycling their household garbage last week announced a $20 million strategic investment from Waste Management, the nation’s largest trash hauler. As part...
Wall Street Should Heed 'OccupyWallStreet'
Corporate America should be paying attention to #OccupyWallStreet, which at breathtaking speed — less than three weeks – has sparked protests across America, made the front pages of national newspapers and led to an explosion of creative and...
