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Archive for January, 2007

Coal-Fired Power Off Limits to California Utilities

Coal-Fired Power Off Limits to California Utilities
California's Public Utilities Commission is barring investor-owned utilities from entering long-term contracts to obtain electricity from sources that emit more carbon dioxide ...

College Study: Green Practices Need Improvement

College Study: Green Practices Need Improvement
The Sustainable Endowments Institute released its College Sustainability Report Card, which grades 100 leading colleges campus greening practices and endowment ...

Federal Govt Shifts to Hybrids & Green Procurement

Federal Govt Shifts to Hybrids & Green Procurement
President Bush issued an executive order requiring federal agencies to cut their energy consumption, shift federal fleets to plug-in hybrid vehicles, ...

Whirlpool Joins EPA’s SmartWay Transport

Whirlpool Joins EPA’s SmartWay Transport
Whirlpool is the latest company to join SmartWay Transport, the partnership between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the freight ...

California Discusses Joining EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme

California Discusses Joining EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme
EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said members of his staff met with Californian officials last week, before Bush's State of the ...

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Alabama Switches State Fleet to Flex-Fuel

Alabama Switches State Fleet to Flex-Fuel
Alabama is switching its state fleet to E-85. Construction of a 12,000 gallon E-85 tank and two fueling pumps began this week ...

Safeway First Retailer to Join California Climate Action Registry

Safeway First Retailer to Join California Climate Action Registry
Safeway is the first retailer to join the California Climate Action Registry, California's only official registry for greenhouse gas emissions ...

London Releases Sustainable Development Strategy for 2012 Olympics

London Releases Sustainable Development Strategy for 2012 Olympics
The London 2012 Olympic Games are being billed as the greenest games in modern times by the The Olympic Delivery Authority.   During ...

California EPA: Bush’s Energy Plan Could Increase Emissions

California EPA: Bush’s Energy Plan Could Increase Emissions
California environmental officials are now saying that President Bush's energy plan to reduce gasoline consumption by 20 percent could increase greenhouse gas emissions, ...

Lexus Looks for Hybrid Market Share, Steps Up Marketing

Lexus Looks for Hybrid Market Share, Steps Up Marketing
As Toyota's Lexus brand steps up production of hybrid cars such as the LS 600h L, it will launch a broadband video ...

BMW Among EPA’s Landfill Methane Partner Award Winners

BMW Among EPA’s Landfill Methane Partner Award Winners
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Landfill Methane Outreach Program has assisted in developing over 325 landfill gas projects in the past ...

GE, ConocoPhillips Vie for Hunton IGCC Contract

GE, ConocoPhillips Vie for Hunton IGCC Contract
Hunton Energy is planning a $2.4 billion power plant in the Houston, Texas area that includes CO2 sequestration. The Lockwood integrated gasification ...

Bush’s State of the Union Energy Plan Gets Mixed Reaction

Bush’s State of the Union Energy Plan Gets Mixed Reaction
President Bush set a goal of reducing U.S. gasoline consumption by 20 percent in the next 10 years during last night's ...

NYC Plans Hybrid Wind, Solar, Tidal Energy Plant on Randall’s Island

NYC Plans Hybrid Wind, Solar, Tidal Energy Plant on Randall’s Island
New York City's Department of Parks and Recreation is in final contract negotiations with Highland, NY-based Natural Currents Energy Services ...

Clif Bar’s ‘Save Our Snow’ Roadtrip Visits Ski Resorts

Clif Bar’s ‘Save Our Snow’ Roadtrip Visits Ski Resorts
Clif Bar has launched (via TreeHugger) a new marketing campaign, Clif Bar Save Our Snow Winter Roadtrip, that features ...

DOE Plans $17 Million for Auto Efficieny

DOE Plans $17 Million for Auto Efficieny
The U.S. Department of Energy intends to issue $17 million in solicitations to improve automobile efficiency and reduce U.S. dependence on ...

AWEA: Wind Power Capacity Will Grow 26% in 2007

AWEA: Wind Power Capacity Will Grow 26% in 2007
U.S. wind power generating capacity increased by 27 percent in 2006 and is expected to increase an additional 26 percent in 2007, according to ...

Ford Plans Escape Hybrid E85 Demos, Unveils Edge with HySeries Drive

Ford Plans Escape Hybrid E85 Demos, Unveils Edge with HySeries Drive
Ford is producing 20 demonstration Escape Hybrid E85 vehicles for use in fleets in six different states. Deliveries will begin this ...

100 Most Sustainable Companies in the World

100 Most Sustainable Companies in the World
Innovest Strategic Value Advisors is releasing its Global 100 list of the most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic ...

Grgich Latest Winery to Plug Into Solar

Grgich Latest Winery to Plug Into Solar
Grgich Hills winery in Napa Valley has contracted SPG Solar to complete a PV installation that will produce 170.08 kilowatts ...

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Portugal Points The Way For Renewable Energy Adoption

Portugal Points The Way For Renewable Energy Adoption

As the world reels at the high price of fossil fuels, business and governments are increasingly casting about for renewable energy models.  ... continue »

Raw Sourcing: Glass, Plastic or Aluminum?
Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability
Green Communications: 3 Strategies For Getting Past The Crunch
Beyond Tele-Conferencing: How the IT Sector Can Become a Legitimate Climate Solutions Provider
Green Govt Initiatives Grow, Implementation Lags

Green Govt Initiatives Grow, Implementation Lags

Green government is viewed as an important federal initiative by managers, ranking ahead of efforts related to performance improvement and IT security ...

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Automakers Fall Behind On EU CO2 Targets
Shippers Make Changes To Counter Higher Fuel Prices
California Businesses Campaign Against AB32
Workings Of China’s Solar Wall Discussed

Workings Of China’s Solar Wall Discussed

One of Beijing's new additions is the GreenPix Zero Energy media wall, the largest solar powered LED display in the world, ScribeMedia ...

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Organic to Go CEO Discusses Green Economy
Pitney Bowes On Design Of Eco-Friendly Products
“Virtual Water” Content Of Products Measured
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Workings Of China’s Solar Wall Discussed

Burnes’ Aims to Cut Waste 25% in 3 Years

Smart Companies Stay Ahead Of Green Trends

Emissions

Xcel to Disclose Climate Risks

World Bank: CDM Slow and Expensive

12 States Sue EPA Over Refinery Emissions

Hi-Tech

Uptime CEO: Low PUE Numbers ‘Scientifically Meaningless’

Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability

Fairchild Semiconductor Expands ‘Green’ Effort with Global Team

Efficiency

USDA Awards $35M for Renewables and Energy Efficiency

Cray Unveils Energy Efficient Cooling Tech

Wal-Mart Canada Stores to Cut Energy Use 30%

Manufacturing

ExxonMobil Says New Tire Material Increases Fuel Efficiency

Borealis and Uponor Study Water Footprint Of Plastics Industry

“Virtual Water” Content Of Products Measured

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Tacoma Power Buys $15M in RECs

Constellation NewEnergy Supplies US Open With RECs

ConAgra Buys RECs, Joins Climate Leaders

CSR Reports

Coke Rolled Out ‘Green’ Coolers At Olympics

IBM Launches Eco Data Center in Second Life

Most Companies Skip Getting CSR Reports Assured

Major Players

Microsoft Recycling Program Halves Redmond HQ’s Waste

Vestas Launches $100 Million Consumer Ad Campaign

Samsung Criticized for Lack of Recycling Programs

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