June, 2008
Denver International Carbon Offset Program Fails To Take Off
Denver International Airport's plans to implement a carbon offset program for travelers has been placed in an indefinite holding pattern due to minimal interest from vendors, USAToday reports.
Last year, Greenprint ...
‘Old’ IT Doesn’t Have To Mean ‘Inefficient’
According to a report from Accenture that analyzed results of case studies backed by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, existing data centers can achieve energy efficiency close to that of new centers ...
Fleet Managers Should Beware Of Hype Surrounding Hybrid Retrofits
ABI Research says hybrid retrofits may not always hold the solution to rising fuel prices for fleet owners, Environmental Protection reports.
While there are some new hybrid systems, such as idle-stop systems ...
Sony At Top, Nintendo, MS At Bottom Of Greenpeace Electronics Rankings
In the 8th edition of "Guide to Greener Electronics" published by Greenpeace, only Sony and Sony Ericsson score more than 50 percent in the organization's rankings of companies based on their ...
Harvard, Yale, Others Embrace Green Design
Small middle school Sidwell Friends, which has plants sprouting on its roof, and a research complex at Harvard University that has sunlight-harvesting glass-bubble lounges are just two examples of the inventiveness being ...
Passengers Will Pay For New EU Airlines Emissions Rules
An airlines industry lobbyist says passengers will be the ones paying for pollution credits that all airlines arriving or leaving from airports in the European Union will be required by buy beginning ...
Clean Diesel Talked Up At Mid America Trucking Show
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 and services this year; down significantly from the 59 percent of respondents that ...
UN Global Compact Delists 630 Members
The United Nations Global Compact has removed 630 companies (PDF) from its list of participants for failure to communicate progress.
In the past, there was a perception by some that ...
Maintaining Product Quality Alongside Environmental Performance
In response to consumer demand for low priced innovative products that meet environmental compliance standards, manufacturers are finding ways to balance restrictions with product quality, Industry Week reports.
Failure to abide by increasing environmental standards ...
Tax Credits For Green Rooftops In NYC
Building owners in New York City who install green rooftops on at least 50 percent of available rooftop space can apply for a one-year property tax credit of up to $100,000, Storm ...
Efficiency = Economics For HK’s Textile Industry
WWF and a small number of factory owners in Hong Kong and southern China are developing a carbon labeling system to measure how effective factories have been in reducing CO2 emissions, AFP ...
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 "is," where "organic" needs governmental defining, and where sound bytes become context for ...
More Big Rigs Cut Emissions, Achieve SmartWay Certification
International's LoneStar truck has received the U.S. EPA's SmartWay certification for its fuel efficiency and emissions reductions, and is the first "classic-styled Class 8" truck to do so, the company announced.
The ...
Stern Helps Launch New Carbon Ratings Agency
P&W Geared Turbofan Engine Could Help Industry Cut Emissions
Pratt & Whitney has developed a jet engine that burns less fuel, emits less CO2 and is cheaper to use then most other jet engines, Wired reports.
Pratt's geared turbofan engine, which ...
Canada Ad Watchdog Releases Green Marketing Guidelines
A new guide (PDF) from the Canadian Competition Bureau of the Canadian Standards Association provides the business community there with green marketing guidelines.
While the guide is not law, the Competition ...
‘Large Rhetorical Statement’ On Emissions Reductions Expected At G8
Pew Environment Group Deputy Managing Director Philip Clapp said in a telephone briefing that the likely outcome of the G8 climate change talks July 7-9 is a "large rhetorical statement that everyone is committed to ...
California Unveils Ambitious Emissions Plan – 30% Cut By 2020
California's Air Resources Board has released a draft plan to reduce California's greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent over the next 12 years. The ARB says that the recommended reduction ...
Clif Bar Discusses Sustainability Efforts
Clif Bar, winner of the Acterra Award for Sustainability, discusses its sustainability efforts.
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
