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Archive for March, 2008

Israeli Water Industry Wants To Quench World’s Thirst

Israeli Water Industry Wants To Quench World’s Thirst
After decades of developing water technologies, Israel is now exporting them, turning water into a potentially lucrative worldwide business....

WOM Could Unlock $104 Billion In Green Technology Sales

WOM Could Unlock $104 Billion In Green Technology Sales
Americans' appetite for environmentally friendly technologies and consumer products is grossly underserved, with a potential $104 billion in sales ...

Software Calculates Carbon Footprint What-Ifs

Software Calculates Carbon Footprint What-Ifs
ILOG has released a Carbon Footprint extension to its LogicNet Plus XE supply-chain application, InfoWorld reports. The software can map out several ...

Samsung, Toshiba Top Greenpeace Electronics Guide - Nintendo In Basement

Samsung, Toshiba Top Greenpeace Electronics Guide - Nintendo In Basement
Samsung and Toshiba share the top spot in the latest edition of Greenpeace's quarterly Guide to Greener Electronics (PDF). Nokia missed ...

Toyota Backs Plant-A-Tree Program On Facebook

Toyota Backs Plant-A-Tree Program On Facebook
Toyota has partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation to create a Facebook application called Tree Planter. Users ...

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Banks Want ‘Carbon Principles’ Extended To Municipal Utilities

Banks Want ‘Carbon Principles’ Extended To Municipal Utilities
Bankers are discussing the development of lending guidelines - similar to the carbon principles issued by J.P. Morgan ...

Companies Aim For ‘Green’ Concrete

Companies Aim For ‘Green’ Concrete
W. R. Grace & Co. has invested in Ceratech, a Maryland-based firm that has developed what it calls ...

BT Says CSR Week A Big Success

BT Says CSR Week A Big Success
BT held its fourth CSR week earlier this month. Adrian Hosford, BT's director of corporate responsibility, said that ...

NCAA Schools Big On Environmental Initiatives

NCAA Schools Big On Environmental Initiatives
With March Madness upon us, Juice Energy has put together a list of what the leading conferences are ...

Book Industry Undergoing Green Transformation

Book Industry Undergoing Green Transformation
The U.S. book industry emits over 12.4 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, or approximately 8.85 pounds of ...

Dow’s Liveris On High Energy Prices And USCAP

Dow’s Liveris On High Energy Prices And USCAP
Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris discusses high energy prices and USCAP at WSJ's ECO:nomics conference....

Hospitals Cut Waste By Recycling Single-Use Devices

Hospitals Cut Waste By Recycling Single-Use Devices
Hospitals are starting to recycle and reuse items that are labeled for single use - scissors, scrubs, even surgical ...

BASF Measures Sustainability Of Food Production

BASF Measures Sustainability Of Food Production
BASF has developed a tool for its customers in the food industry which gives information on the composition ...

Soaring Diesel Prices Spur Interest In Hybrid Trucks

Soaring Diesel Prices Spur Interest In Hybrid Trucks
New EPA standards and $100-a-barrel oil are creating demand for hybrid big rigs, garbage trucks and dump trucks, ...

Will Recession Derail Your CSR Efforts?

Will Recession Derail Your CSR Efforts?
Two major corporate social responsibility questions will be faced during the economic downturn, according to Ethical Corporation. Will consumers ...

CIOs Face Green Sales Barrage

CIOs Face Green Sales Barrage
CIOs are seeing green sales pitches on all types of products. One challenge is seeing past the marketing hype ...

JCPenney Launches ‘Simply Green’ Label, Store ‘Green’ Zones

JCPenney Launches ‘Simply Green’ Label, Store ‘Green’ Zones
JCPenney has joined the green private label fray with "Simply Green." Beginning this month, some JCPenney private brand ...

Ethical Image Hard Sell For Chemical Companies

Ethical Image Hard Sell For Chemical Companies
The Chemical industry places 9 out of 10 in Covalence's EthicalQuote ranking (PDF), ahead of Oil & Gas. In 2007, ...

Bissell Showcases Green Products

Bissell Showcases Green Products
Bissell has launched a new green initiative at this year's International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago, where it's showing off a ...

Involving Stakeholders in Measuring Sustainability Performance

Involving Stakeholders in Measuring Sustainability Performance
In the remote fjords of east Iceland, a partnership between Alcoa, its electrical supplier Landsvirkjun, and various stakeholder groups helped ensure ...

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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
Automakers Fall Behind On EU CO2 Targets

Automakers Fall Behind On EU CO2 Targets

According to a new study by European Federation for Transport and Environment, car makers are not doing enough to meet the ...

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Shippers Make Changes To Counter Higher Fuel Prices
California Businesses Campaign Against AB32
IBM Study: All Vehicles Hybrid By 2020
Organic to Go CEO Discusses Green Economy

Organic to Go CEO Discusses Green Economy

Organic to Go CEO Jason Brown talks about the rise of green-collar jobs in the U.S. and how's he's been able to ...

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Pitney Bowes On Design Of Eco-Friendly Products
“Virtual Water” Content Of Products Measured
Tour Of Cline Cellars’ Solar Power System
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Wal-Mart Canada Stores to Cut Energy Use 30%

Body Shop Shares Green Product Stories

Pitney Bowes On Design Of Eco-Friendly Products

Emissions

World Bank: CDM Slow and Expensive

12 States Sue EPA Over Refinery Emissions

iLinc Receives Green Excellence Award

Hi-Tech

Uptime CEO: Low PUE Numbers ‘Scientifically Meaningless’

Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability

Fairchild Semiconductor Expands ‘Green’ Effort with Global Team

Efficiency

Microsoft Recycling Program Halves Redmond HQ’s Waste

DiGi Aims to Cut CO2 Emissions By Almost 50%

Ameren Taps Lockheed Martin To Spearhead Efficiency Programs

Manufacturing

Borealis and Uponor Study Water Footprint Of Plastics Industry

“Virtual Water” Content Of Products Measured

GM Powertrain Plant Adds Solar

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Constellation NewEnergy Supplies US Open With RECs

ConAgra Buys RECs, Joins Climate Leaders

CCX Trades RGGI Contracts

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

Vestas Launches $100 Million Consumer Ad Campaign

Samsung Criticized for Lack of Recycling Programs

Ford Researchers Create 40% Soy-Based Foam

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