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China Softens Coal Focus in Bid to Clean Up Its Skies

China's government pledged to dramatically slow a coal-power building binge that is threatening its environment, saying it would shut down dozens of coal-power plants and stop some new construction.

DHL Pilots Carbon-Neutral Bike Deliveries

DHL Express is piloting a cargo bicycle program for inner-city deliveries. The bikes, called 'DHL Cubicycles' are customized, four-wheel bikes that can carry a container with a load of up to 125 kilograms (one cubic meter in volume). The program reduces emissions by minimizing the mileage and time spent on the road by standard delivery vehicles. As e-commerce volumes surge, efforts to minimize the industry's high carbon footprint are increasingly important.

Amazon Deforestation, Once Tamed, Comes Roaring Back

A few months ago, a representative from Cargill traveled to this remote colony in Bolivia's eastern lowlands in the southernmost reaches of the vast Amazon River basin with an enticing offer.

Sustainability Group Advocates New Packaging Design for E-Commerce

Packaging for e-commerce may well look different from that of the traditional retailer. And lucky that it is, given commerce sales grew in the U.S. at 14.6 percent in 2015, according to Internet Retailer.

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Top 5 Benefits of Sustainable Supply Chains

The key to a sustainable supply chain is trust between customers and suppliers - and this can also create more profitable supplier relationships, according to Suhas Apte and Jagdish Sheth, the authors of The Sustainability Edge: How To Drive Top-Line Growth With Triple-Bottom-Line Thinking.

Shell Takes Small Step to Fuel Toyota's Giant Hydrogen Leap

Royal Dutch Shell Plc. will build seven fueling stations for hydrogen cars in California through a partnership with Toyota Motor Corp., laying down their latest bet on the demise of the internal-combustion engine.

Researchers Testing RFID for Saving Endangered Plants

Researchers at the University of Kent are teaming up with the South African National Biodiversity Institute to raise funding that will enable the launch of a radio frequency identification-based solution to protect rare and endangered plants from poaching.

E.U. Shipping Emissions Vote Met With Industry Disapproval

By majority vote, the Members of the European Parliament have agreed to include shipping in the European Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) Directive as of 2023, unless there is a comparable system agreed under the auspices of the IMO by the end of 2021.

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The North Face, Patagonia to Phase Out Perfluorinated Chemicals

Gore Fabrics says it will eliminate perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) of environmental concern from its products by 2023.

Vanilla Shortage Starts Race for Substitutes

Short supply and soaring prices are forcing flavour companies to find natural alternatives.

Global Energy Demand Is Doubling Asia's Liquefied Natural Gas Prices

As global energy demand rises, the market for LNG continues to expand. Set to increase by 50 percent between 2015 and 2020, the LNG market is one of the fastest growing in the world.

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For Trucking Regulation, It's a Foggy Road Ahead

GPS technology can tell a commercial trucker all about routes and traffic conditions. But when it comes to predicting the regulatory landscape, the road ahead is a lot less clear.

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