Archive for September, 2008
CIOs Discuss Green IT and Cost Efficiency
At the AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference in Sausalito, Calif., technology executives discuss the motives behind going green, ZDNet reports.
Automakers Lose Fight, EU Sticks To Tough Emissions Law
Just recently, it seemed that EU automakers may succeed in weakening emissions law, but on Thursday the European parliament voted 46-19 to force automakers to abide by the original emissions ...
Enterprise Opens ‘Green Branch’ in California
Enterprise Rent-A-Car announced its first “Green Branch”in Sacramento, where 70 percent of the fleet will be fuel efficient cars including hybrid vehicles and vehicles that average a highway fuel efficiency rating ...
Volvo Launches Hybrid Bus, Touts 30% Lower Fuel Consumption
Volvo launched the Volvo 7700 Hybrid, which the company is touting as the market's first commercially viable hybrid bus. The hybrid bus uses up to 30 percent lower fuel consumption. The automaker ...
CO2 Climbing Regardless Of Economic Downturn
Although scientists thought an economic downturn would slow energy use, carbon dioxide emissions climbed 3 percent from 2006 to 2007, according to the Global Carbon Project's latest research, AP reports. U.S. ...
Steel Industry Can Save $105 Million in Energy Costs
Save Energy Now Assessments, conducted by the Department of Energy Industrial Technologies Program, identified more than $105 million in potential energy cost savings for 23 U.S. steel manufacturing facilities that participated ...
Jewel-Osco Opens Energy-Efficient Store
Jewel-Osco announced it will seek LEED certification for its first “green” store opening this week in Chicago. The multi-leveled building is 65,000 square feet in size and will have sustainable design elements ...
Suzlon, ADAGE, Wal-Mart Announce Green Commitments
At the 2008 Clinton Global Initiative, several companies announced plans to invest in the green economy. Suzlon Green Power announced a $5 billion commitment in green energy assets over five years, which aims to bring ...
Spartech Cuts Waste 54%
During 2007, Spartech Corporation prevented or recycling over 287 million pounds of waste, which represents a 54 percent increase over 2006 efforts. Thirty-five of Spartech's plants have been recognized by the U.S. EPA ...
GM Receives 49% Positive Mentions in Blogosphere
According to a new report by J.D. power and Associates' Web Intelligence Division eco-friendly marketing gets good exposure, Brandweek reports. The report analyzed 40 million blog posts between January-June of this year for several industries ...
EU Automakers May Succeed in Weakening Emissions Law
The EU Environment Committee will likely pass the first mandatory set of carbon caps on the auto industry this week. But automakers appear likely to win significant compromises, Wall Street Journal ...
IBM Launches ‘Cradle to Grave’ Environmental Consulting
IBM is now offering Environmental Product Lifecycle Management to help clients make their products more eco-friendly from development and manufacturing through delivery and use to end-of-life reclamation and recycling Last month, IBM ...
Aviation, Shipping Need To Cut Emissions, Trading Will Fall Short
A Merrill Lynch report says that a proposed new E.U. emissions trading scheme -- which requires airlines in Europe to pay for their carbon emissions, and is expected to be approved later ...
Toyota Parts Center Taps Sun for Power
Toyota announced that the solar system it is installing on the roof of its North America Parts Center California will be operational in early October. The company is touting the 242,000-square ...
RGGI Holds First Mandatory CO2 Auction
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the first mandatory cap-and-trade auction in the U.S., opens Thursday. It is expected reduce CO2 emissions by 10 percent in ten years, MarketWatch reports. CO2 ...
Gore Calls For ‘Civil Disobedience’ To Stop Construction Of Coal Plants
Al Gore is urging young people to stop the construction of coal plants without carbon capture and sequestration technology through acts of disobedience, Reuters reports. Speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative, Gore ...
Tetra Pak Discusses Sustainability Initiatives
Tetra Pak discusses greening initiatives at Natural Products Expo West 2008.
WCI Releases Design Of Regional Cap-and-Trade Program
The Western Climate Initiative has announced recommendations for the design of a regional market-based cap-and-trade program. The group released a draft of its program in July. The WCI - consisting of ...
Microsoft’s ‘Greenest’ Data Center Goes Online
Microsoft announced the opening of its 470,000 square foot data center in San Antonio this week, which is being touted as the company's “greenest” project to date, mySanAntonio.com reports. The company invested ...
HP Analyzes Supply Chain Emissions Data
Hewlett Packard announced it has collected emissions data associated with its largest suppliers, which represents more than 80 percent of the company’s costs for materials, manufacturing and assembly of its products ...
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Jetset1 on Energy-Savings Claims Don’t Add Up for Microsoft’s Windows 7
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Iain on McD’s in Germany Trades Red for Green In Logo
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Clyde on Climate Scientists Alleged to Have Manipulated Data
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Meme Mine on WWF, WRI Make Last-Minute Pitches on Climate Change
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