June 24th, 2008
DOE Plans $1.3 Billion CCS Investment Under Restructured FutureGen
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement to invest in multiple commercial-scale Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle or other clean coal power plants with cutting-edge carbon capture and ...
Carbon Trust Launches Carbon Reduction Certification Program
The Carbon Trust has launched a new green standard that requires an organization to measure, manage and reduce its carbon footprint and make reductions year-on-year. The Carbon Trust Standard requires organizations ...
Mazda To Increase Fuel Efficiency 30% By 2015
Through new engine technology and lighter materials Mazda says it plans to increase the fuel efficiency of its vehicles by 30 percent over the next seven years, sportscarsfans.com reports.
The company says ...
Ray Anderson On Sustainability At Interface
At the World Food Business Summit, Ray Anderson, founder & chairman of Interface, spoke about sustainability with Forum Magazine.
Novozymes To Make Big Wind Power Purchase
As part of a partnership with DONG Energy, Novozymes says its facilities in Denmark will be wind powered by 2012, Ethanol Producer Magazine reports.
The Danish company that supplies enzymes to the ...
Renewable Energy ‘Essential Part’ Of Hawaiian Utility
Through a competitive bidding framework the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission implemented in 2006, the Hawaiian Electric Co. says it is seeking developers interested in supplying up to 100 MW of renewable ...
BeGreen Announces Carbon Calculator For Green Builders
A carbon calculator unveiled by BeGreen, is designed to help designers and builders meet green standards, The Dallas Morning News reports.
Based on the USGBC's LEED program, the calculator joins a handful of ...
Vendors Should Highlight Cost Savings Of Green IT
GreenFactor's recent survey of IT decision makers found that more than 70 percent would either "'probably' or ‘definitely'" increase their preference for a brand's green products if they were convinced ...
James Hansen: Try Fossil Fuel CEOs For ‘High Crimes Against Humanity’
James Hansen, one of the world's leading climate scientists, told the House Select Committee On Energy Independence And Global Warming that he is 99-percent certain that the concentration of CO2 in the ...
Mercedes To Introduce Cleanest Diesel SUV In The U.S.
Mercedes-Benz has announced it is ready to introduce the R, ML and GL 320 SUVs equipped with Mercedes' BlueTEC technology in the U.S. The company says that the vehicles are the ...
Most Americans Have Made Lifestyle Changes To Help The Environment
More than half of U.S. adults have made changes in their lives that they believe will help the environment, according to a Harris Poll.
The poll of 2,602 U.S. adults shows that nearly three-quarters of ...
OfficeMax Offers 100% PC Recycled Paper To Self-Serve Customers
OfficeMax is now offering 100 percent post-consumer paper at its self-serve copy machines, OfficeMax announced. Customers can upgrade from 30 percent to 100 percent post-consumer paper for a limited time at ...
EPA Could Set Emissions Limits On Transportation Fuels
The U.S. EPA may set limits on GHG emissions associated with gasoline and other transportation fuels, The Wall Street Journal reports.
A 2007 Supreme Court ruling said greenhouse gases could be ...
Cisco To Cut GHG Emissions 25% By 2012
Cisco has set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its worldwide operations by 25 percent over the next four years, reaching its goal in absolute terms by 2012.
Over the last six months, Cisco ...
Big Players Taking Lead In Solar Partnerships
Some say interest in solar technology from the world's largest corporations gives credibility to the industry and proves that it is not just a "fad" and that new players might even be ...
CEOs Call For International Climate Treaty
Ninety-nine companies say a new climate change treaty with incentives to capture and store CO2 is needed to fight global warming, Bloomberg reports.
In a statement prepared by the World Economic Forum ...
Nike, DyeCoo In Waterless Dyeing Team-Up
