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The first full day of a technology-focused gathering in the run-up to this summer's Rio + 20 conference in Brazil highlighted how Big Data, coupled with innovative ideas for dealing with Big Data, can make big impacts at every level.

theoceanproject: Many non profit organizations take money from companies who seem to be working at cross purposes. Is it ethical? http://t.co/f5YBM5iW

Plastic hangers, buckets and trays are being recycled to make the handles for a greener version of the Xtreme3 razor.

theoceanproject: RT @SeasTheDayTips Help a child plant a tree, preferably near a body of water to help prevent erosion http://t.co/Y0z5e4oZ

A relatlively large number of business leaders are shifting their firms to be ready for the new energy economy, but important questions remain, including how to measure success and how to convince others to join in the quest.

A relatlively large number of business leaders are shifting their firms to be ready for the new energy economy, but important questions remain, including how to measure success and how to convince others to join in the quest.

From green data center management to real-time carbon emissions tracking, more than 100 developers and sustainability professionals gathered last week to hack together solutions for a greener planet.

The head of sustainability and innovation at Nike offers her advice to entrepreneurs and other sustainability professionals, and details on how her company is experimenting with radically new and different materials, redesigning supply chains, and driving social innovation in the athletic apparel industry.

The latest figures from Ernst & Young show a 4.5 percent dip in investments in clean technologies last year. Given how bad the Year of Solyndra was for all things green, there's reason for optimism.

theoceanproject: To our US fans, check it out! SeaWeb had a Superbowl Ad about the ocean!... http://t.co/5yx3Icyr

The co-founder of Artists for Humanity talks about training in the arts, and all it entails in terms of community, responsibility and hard work, helps to set them up as future leaders of a more sustainable world.

The co-founder of Artists for Humanity talks about training in the arts, and all it entails in terms of community, responsibility and hard work, helps to set them up as future leaders of a more sustainable world.

A search for common ground among people deeply split over greenhouse-driven global warming.

Royal Caribbean Cruises and the corporate parent of Travelocity are among the travel industry heavyweights that are lining up behind standards set by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council.

theoceanproject: Shells, trees and bottoms: Strange places fish live http://t.co/DW6Yi7kE

theoceanproject: [US] Federal Government Opens More Ocean to Wind Projects http://t.co/fykdfYdz

Although it's a festival of excess in many ways, Super Bowl XLVI, taking place this Sunday, reveals how far the NFL -- and pro sports in general -- has come in considering and trying to reduce their environmental impacts.

California joins New York and Washington in requiring insurers that that write in excess of $300 million in premiums to respond to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Climate Risk Survey.

theoceanproject: A New Company Bonus Plan: Reduce Your Carbon Footprint, Earn $100 http://t.co/MMMWEvmr

theoceanproject: @lynnhasselbrgr yes! We just posted about it on Facebook... pretty unsettling stuff...