Archive for January, 2009
Cisco Debuts ‘EnergyWise’ Power Management Tool
Cisco has introduced a new networking tool to help partners monitor energy use across an entire company. Called EnergyWise, the new system allows managers to monitor and manage energy consumption ...
Raytheon’s Space and Airborne Systems Joins Cool Planet Project
Raytheon's Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) business announced it is now participating in the Cool Planet Project and will begin reporting GHG emissions. The company has saved 7.9 million kilowatt hours of energy ...
In Pursuit of Tech Patents, Ford Outranks Competitors
Ford Motor Company announced that its 2010 Fusion and Fusion Hybrid are setting a new standard for technology innovation, having filed almost 120 U.S. patents and applications. Ford was ranked above other ...
GE To Break Smart Grid Campaign During Super Bowl
During the Super Bowl, GE will launch its new advertising campaign, called “NOW,” with the theme of “innovation you don't have to wait for.” The campaign will incorporate three themes including ecomagination, ...
Citi Saves $1M Per Year With Virtualization
Citigroup began tracking its virtualization efforts in January 2007. So far, 10 percent of Citi's North American IT environment is virtualized, which saves the company about $1 million per year, Citigroup Green IT director Michelle ...
Hotwire Teams With Terrapass to Sell Carbon Offsets
Travel site Hotwire.com has started selling carbon offsets to its customers. Through the program, Hotwire says that customers will only have to pay half of the cost that TerraPass typically ...
Staples Offers Rewards for Ink Cartridge Recycling
Staples is now offering rewards to consumers who participate in their ink and toner recycling program. In exchange for bringing an empty cartridge to the store, they will give consumers ...
KFC Switches to Earth-Friendly Packaging
In an effort to reduce its packaging by 1,400 tons, KFC is now switching from cardboard to recyclable and biodegradable paper wrapping for some of its products, Marketing Week reports. The new ...
Some Climate Damage Unstoppable, Research Says
It's already too late to fix some of the problems caused by carbon emissions, according to research led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA Today reports. In ...
Intel’s Swope Discusses Sustainability And The Economy
Will Swope - VP of Sustainability at Intel - discusses how the environment need not lose out to the economy in 2009....
CA Green Jobs Grow At Fast Clip
Since 2005, green jobs in California have grown at a rate ten times faster than the state's total job growth of one percent, according to the 2009 California Green Innovation Index (PDF), an ...
ShoWare Center Could Be First New Arena to Receive LEED Certification
It looks like the ShoWare Center, home to the Western Hockey League’s Seattle Thunderbirds, will be the first arena to be awarded LEED certification for new construction, according to ...
Less Food Waste Cuts San Diego’s Income
As the economy declines, so is the amount of trash thrown out by San Diego residents and consumers. Last month, haulers brought in 66,000 tons of trash to the city's Miramar landfill ...
UK Hospitals Cut Carbon by Cutting Meat
According to the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), hospitals across the country are cutting meat from the menu in attempts to lower their global warming emissions. Though meat options will still be ...
Lighting Upgrade at Broadmoor Saves $280K Per Year
The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs has upgraded its lighting system by replacing the hotel's incandescent lighting with more than 30,000 energy-efficient lamps. The upgrade is expected to save about ...
To ‘Green’ Super Bowl, NFL Buys Renewable Energy, Plants Trees
This year's Super Bowl is going green: the NFL has expanded its environmental program which had basic recycling to include food donations, green energy purchase, and tree planting. Though the NFL ...
Greener Computing Saves USPS $2.25M
The U.S. Postal Service says it saved more than $2.25 million in the last fiscal year due to greener computing initiatives such as server consolidation and recycling ink cartridges. Over the past ...
Sun Finishes Latest Energy-Efficient Data Center
This week Sun Microsystems unveiled its new energy-efficient data center. Located in Broomfield, Colorado, the power and cooling technologies at this data center will help the company save ...
100+ Hines Buildings Receive Energy Star Label in 2008
International real estate firm Hines announced that in 2008 more than 100 Hines-owned and/or managed office buildings received an Energy Star label. The buildings - totaling over 54 million square feet ...
UL Offers Environmental Claims Verification Service
Underwriters Laboratories, well known for testing product safety, has launched a new unit, UL Environment Inc to verify green claims made by manufacturers. The company says they will work with manufacturers ...
Advertisers
Stay competitive through sustainability.
Find out how at the SAP Sustainability Resource Center. >>
Unclear about the EPA's new GHG Rule?
Learn how it could affect your business. >>
EPA mandatory emissions reporting starts Jan 1st
CSA Standards can help your organization get ready for compliance. Find out how. >>
Survey Results: Product Environmental Compliance Best Practices
How to achieve compliance at a significantly lower cost. Download the full report. >>
Recent Daily News [ see all ]
- 11/23/2009
- 11/20/2009
- 11/19/2009
- Ontario May Follow California’s Lead on TV Energy Efficiency
- EPA Is One Step Closer to New Ship Emissions Standards
- European Paper Industry Cuts CO2 Emissions by 42% since 1990
- CDP Launches Water Disclosure Project
- Whirlpool Cuts Water Use by Nearly 22% from 2004 to 2008
- National Grid Again Rejects High Costs of Offshore Wind
- California City’s Green Building Ordinance Applies to Commercial Buildings
- Agilent To Save $3.5M Over 10 Years With Solar
- S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
- Texas, China Wind Partners May Build U.S. Factory to Appease Critical Lawmaker
- Volvo, Mack Engines First to Meet 2010 EPA Emissions Standards
- Around the Web – Nike, Google, Nissan, Bush’s Green Library, WWF
- Fossil Fuel Emissions Rose 29% since 2000
- SEC Charges Four in ‘Green’ Investment Ponzi Scheme
- No Sunny Skies for Two Solar Projects in Texas, California
- Canada Delays GHG Emissions Regs, Russia Ups Emissions Cuts
- News Corp. Taps Hara for Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management
- Rising Sea Levels Would Hit U.S. East Coast Hardest
- Building an Energy-Efficient Data Center Using Virtualization Technology
- Trade Group on EPA Chemical Regs: ‘If Everything is a Priority, Then Nothing is a Priority’
- A/V Equipment Gets New Energy Star Requirements
- By Scaling Back Catalogs, JC Penney to Save 30% on Paper
- Around the Web – Starbucks, EcoFactor, UPS, Brownfields, Eco-Labels
- Subaru Touts Energy & Environmental Initiatives
Charts [ see all ]
Popular Topics
Energy Efficiency
Data Center
Emissions
Facilities
Electricity
Sustainability
Water
Supply Chain
Efficiency
Green Marketing
Strategy & Leadership
Research
Fleets & Transportation
Carbon Finance
Conventional Energy
Clean Energy
Waste & Recycling
Paper & Packaging
Policy & Law
Utilities
Construction
Comments and Discussions
Tom Stacy on National Grid Again Rejects High Costs of Offshore Wind
"Each time government entices big money investment away from riskier, but clearly..."
miggs on European Paper Industry Cuts CO2 Emissions by 42% since 1990
"Yet another example of the potential of combined heat & power to transform..."
Stevenson on News Corp. Taps Hara for Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management
"All of us should think of ways to save energy now. It is not a myth,..."
Trade Association on Trade Group on EPA Chemical Regs: ‘If Everything is a Priority, Then Nothing is a Priority’
"Seriously… that..."
Gary Markowitz on Supermarkets Tackle Emissions Reductions, Fuel Efficiency
"Supermarkets waste over 10 percent of their energy through improper..."
peter in ireland on Ontario May Follow California’s Lead on TV Energy Efficiency
"Governor Schwarzenegger is shooting himself in the foot! 1...."
Environmental Leader on S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
"The survey respondents (the PDF report mentions 4,000 respondents in 38..."