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A look at the key phrases restaurants are serving up for the health-conscious customer.

If K-Cups are considered the future of coffee, new research is calling into question the future of the K-Cup.

Think on a big scale. Developing solutions to environmental challenges and teaming up with big players can secure a profit for startups.

Win over leadership as well as rank and file workers with clear overarching objectives, specific goals winning plans and preliminary results from test groups.

What does 'sustainable beef' actually mean? Here's what we know so far.

Daniel Schrodt worked as a consultant on forestry and gardening for 20 years before jumping into the world of franchising.

The burrito chain has said that if climate change continues to adversely affect the weather, some options may be dropped from the menu.

A roundup of the 10 most interesting new technologies that make us scratch our heads and say, 'What the heck?'

A consortium of sustainability researchers sponsored by Boeing, Honeywell and Etihad Airways has conducted promising research on shrub-like plants that could give the airline industry, among others, an alternative to oil.

Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell franchisees are joining together on an unlikely issue: our nation's fuel supply.

One might wonder how a scientist would go about attaching anything to a tiny, buzzing insect. The answer might surprise you.

As McDonald's promises to buy 'verified sustainable' beef by 2016, the question remains -- what exactly is sustainable beef?

"Clean tech" may not be the easiest sell. But startups in the sustainable technology sector offer the next wave of discoveries with potential for big returns.

As the New York City Council's decision on the Styrofoam ban nears, Dart Container has offered an alternate solution.

Use these helpful tools to track extreme conditions locally and afar.

Portland, Maine, joins the list of cities mulling a ban on polystyrene - a move that small-business owners and franchisees say will unfairly increase costs.

You may have read that the recent acceleration of Arctic melting will lead to $60 trillion in global economic losses. Don't believe it.

A smoothly run business is a lot like an ecosystem. Here are four ways to learn from nature to better manage your business.

The President unveils a set of executive actions Tuesday that aim to cut carbon pollution and prepare the U.S. for extreme weather changes.

A new survey reveals green products and services give small businesses a competitive advantage.

A look at how Green Toys brought sustainability into business production.