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Archive for February, 2008

Is It Time To Ease Off On The Sustainability Talk?

Is It Time To Ease Off On The Sustainability Talk?
The language of sustainability - phrases like "being proactive;" "our social responsibilities;" and "sustainable value creation" - is becoming ...

APS Plans 280 MW Solar Power Plant

APS Plans 280 MW Solar Power Plant
Arizona Public Service plans to build one of the world’s largest solar facilities – a 280-megawatt concentrating solar ...

Carbon Sciences Wants To Turn CO2 Into Chalk

Carbon Sciences Wants To Turn CO2 Into Chalk
Carbon Sciences says it can efficiently turn carbon dioxide from smokestacks into chalk for use in drywall and other products....

Global Warming Changing Corporate Mindset

Global Warming Changing Corporate Mindset
Climate change is beginning to change the mind-sets, policies and actions of corporate heads, financiers and entrepreneurs as well as leaders of ...

Johnson Controls Wins First Contract Under Clinton Climate Initiative

Johnson Controls Wins First Contract Under Clinton Climate Initiative
Johnson Controls has signed a contract to cut energy use and emissions from the largest shopping mall in ...

Merck Pledges To Cut GHG Emissions 12% By 2012

Merck Pledges To Cut GHG Emissions 12% By 2012
Merck plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its global operations by 12 percent by the ...

Hitachi’s CTO Hu Yoshida On Green Storage

Hitachi’s CTO Hu Yoshida On Green Storage
With storage hardware poised to overtake servers as the power hogs of the data center, Hitachi Data Systems CTO Hu Yoshida discusses ...

Draft Of Energy Star Efficient Server Guidelines Released

Draft Of Energy Star Efficient Server Guidelines Released
The Environmental Protection Agency has released the first draft (PDF) of the Energy Star power efficiency specifications ...

Intel Tops List Of 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2008

Intel Tops List Of 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2008
Intel placed No. 1 in CRO's 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2008 (PDF), the ranking of top ...

Make Room Tupperware, EcoMom Parties The New Thing

Make Room Tupperware, EcoMom Parties The New Thing
EcoMom parties, where the talk is about installing compact fluorescent light bulbs, buying in bulk, and using "smart" power strips that ...

UPS, FedEx Find Ways To Save Gas

UPS, FedEx Find Ways To Save Gas
With record setting gas and diesel prices, fuel-efficient package delivery has taken on an even higher level of importance ...

Porche Will Fight London’s Emissions Tax

Porche Will Fight London’s Emissions Tax
Porsche says it will fight London's £25 daily charge for cars with low fuel efficiency, The Times Online ...

Chinese Polluters Relocate To Avoid Environmental Scrutiny

Chinese Polluters Relocate To Avoid Environmental Scrutiny
Chinese factories are moving inland from coastal regions to provinces such as Hunan, Guangxi, Zhejiang and Jiangxi in order to escape tighter ...

Cadbury Unveils Eco-Eggs

Cadbury Unveils Eco-Eggs
Cadbury has unveiled a range of 'eco-eggs' called Cadbury Treasure Eggs, which rather than being sold in a ...

Toy Makers, Retailers Announce New Safety Policies

Toy Makers, Retailers Announce New Safety Policies
The Toy Industry Association has endorsed the general direction of a proposal for a new toy testing and safety ...

Wouldn’t It Be Nice - U.S. Solar Industry Basks in California Sun

Wouldn’t It Be Nice - U.S. Solar Industry Basks in California Sun
"Wouldn't it be nice if we were older, then we wouldn't have to wait so long, and wouldn't it be nice to ...

Duke Energy Plans To Sell Carbon Offsets

Duke Energy Plans To Sell Carbon Offsets
Duke Energy plans to offer customers the chance to buy carbon dioxide offsets, The Charlotte Observer reports. Duke's program ...

Demand For Organic Food Grows On Campuses

Demand For Organic Food Grows On Campuses
College students are demanding that schools purchase regional produce, AdAge reports. That's forced major food-service companies to look ...

Subaru Among Companies Nearing Zero-Waste

Subaru Among Companies Nearing Zero-Waste
Subaru says that 99.8 percent of the refuse from its Indiana plant - on track to produce 180,000 cars ...

Champagne Region Releases Emissions Data, Reduction Plan

Champagne Region Releases Emissions Data, Reduction Plan
Representatives from the Champagne region say that the region produces 200,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year - or approximately 700g per ...

Today's News

Parse The Greens, Pass The Spectacle

Parse The Greens, Pass The Spectacle

Comments on the Language of Marketing Sustainability. In today's culture of over-parsed lexicon, where we argue the meaning of ... continue »

Timberland’s Journey to Quarterly CSR Reporting
Peak Carbon
Consumers Understand Greenwash, So Why Can’t The Communications Industry?
Environmental Compliance: Initiatives Broaden, Budgets Up - Complete Apps Still Few in Number
Fewer Willing To Pay Premium For Green

Fewer Willing To Pay Premium For Green

According to a green survey from Rackspace Hosting (PDF), 44 percent of respondents are willing to pay more for green products ...

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EIA Projects 50% Growth In World Energy Use By 2030
Fuel Prices, Environment Drive Consideration Of Hybrids
Most Americans Have Made Lifestyle Changes To Help The Environment
Climate Change And Public Health

Climate Change And Public Health

Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, M.D. is interviewed by EnviroTV about the connection between climate change and public health....

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Commute Program Helps Juniper Employees Reduce Trips
Clean Diesel Talked Up At Mid America Trucking Show
Stern Helps Launch New Carbon Ratings Agency
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Says Thin Clients Will Save $500,000

Parse The Greens, Pass The Spectacle

Canada Ad Watchdog Releases Green Marketing Guidelines

Emissions

Ball Aims To Reduce GHG 16 Percent by 2012

Branson Plans Zero Carbon Resort, Launches Eco-Consulting Group

Wal-Mart’s New Milk Jug Cuts Costs, Customers Cry Over Spilt Milk

Hi-Tech

Novomer Makes Sacrificial Binder From Recycled CO2

‘Old’ IT Doesn’t Have To Mean ‘Inefficient’

Sony At Top, Nintendo, MS At Bottom Of Greenpeace Electronics Rankings

Efficiency

Commute Program Helps Juniper Employees Reduce Trips

AASHE Releases Annual Review of Sustainability in Higher Education

Harvard, Yale, Others Embrace Green Design

Manufacturing

EPA Web Site Provides Importing, Exporting Environmental Rules

GHG Emissions Up At Owens Corning, Energy Use Down

Maintaining Product Quality Alongside Environmental Performance

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Harrah’s Pitching Carbon Offsets

Denver International Carbon Offset Program Fails To Take Off

Passengers Will Pay For New EU Airlines Emissions Rules

CSR Reports

IBM Launches Green Consulting Service

Baxter Aims To Reduce GHG Emissions By 45% By 2015

JohnsonDiversey Saves Customers Over 1B Gallons Of Water In 2007

Major Players

P&W Geared Turbofan Engine Could Help Industry Cut Emissions

Dell Power Supply First To Receive ‘80 Plus Gold’ Certification

Dow Raising Prices, Again

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