DAVOS, -- Twenty U.S. businesses, 19 from the U.K. and 15 from Japan were named in this year's list of "Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World."

OAKLAND, Calif. -- New studies have found that bisphenol A lingers in the human body longer than previously expected and that mercury has been found in many common brand name food and drinks that contain high fructose corn syrup.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, and Washington, D.C. -- Voluntary purchases of certified renewable energy by businesses in the Green-e Marketplace program hit a record high last year, according to the Center for Resource Solutions, the nonprofit that administers the third-party certification service.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- McKinsey & Company has updated its global greenhouse gas abatement curve, which looks at the costs and potential of more than 200 ways to reduce emissions. The analysis finds there is the potential to hold back global warming, though it will take plenty of investment and work around the world.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The Colorado-based brewery is taking cardboard partitions out of most of its 12-packs, and earlier this month released its first sustainability report.

-- With the recent market crash, the national dialogue has turned more toward keeping a roof over your head than putting a green roof on your office. So what's a sustainable brand to do? Here are a few strategies to keep you afloat during these tumultuous times.

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The Electric Power Research Institute will join five utilities in the U.S. and Canada to study the feasibility of retrofitting existing coal-fired power plants with carbon capture technology.

SEATTLE, Wash. -- AFS Trinity Power Corporation announced this week that it has upgraded its prototype for a high performance, high mileage green SUV with new technology to extend the vehicle's driving range.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- MBDC, which administers Cradle to Cradle (C2C) certification for products, has developed a C2C certification for individual materials and ingredients in products.

DENVER, Colo. -- The Denver regional office of the EPA issued an objection to approval of the Big Stone II coal-fired power plant and said the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources has 90 days to resubmit its air quality permit for the proposed facility.

THETFORD CENTER, Vt. -- The nonprofit Center for Sustainable Innovation has come up with a resource that enables companies to measure their water footprint.

VALHALLA, N.Y. -- The MicroGreen oil filter, which uses two layers of filters to help oil last eight times longer than usual, has been named a preferred source offering for all New York state agencies and local governments.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Saying the days of federal heel-dragging are over, President Barack Obama directed the Environmental Protection Agency today to reconsider a ruling that prevented California and more than a dozen other states from enforcing stricter auto emissions laws and ordered the Department of Transportation to implement higher fuel efficiency standards.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The second annual California Green Innovation Index compiles a wide array of statistics, showing how the state is making progress on cutting greenhouse gas emissions from a number of sources.

NORTHBROOK, Ill. -- The venerable product safety testing service is launching an environmental claims verification service, UL Environment Inc. The new unit was created to help companies and the public make sense of green claims and provide manufacturers with transparency and credibility in the marketplace.

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Although consumers have dialed back their spending in a big way, a new study finds that when people do spend these days more than 75 percent consider environmental and social aspects in deciding what to buy and about a third are willing to pay more for those benefits.

-- In this era of heightened environmental awareness, the ability to recognize the transformational power of the green movement -- and act on it -- can be the difference between life and death for a business. Brandi McManus' four-part series "Growing a Green Corporation: Meeting the Next Great Disruptive Challenge of the 21st Century" begins today with a look at the perils of failing to recognize disruptive change.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Casdex Inc. and CinnaWorks, the largest franchisee of the Cinnabon brand, are partnering to digitally archive the pastry retailer's HR records.