Archive for April, 2009

Senator Kerry: Climate, Energy Challenges Spell Opportunity

Senator Kerry: Climate, Energy Challenges Spell Opportunity

At a reception for representatives of 17 countries attending President Barack Obama's "Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate" in Washington, D.C., this week, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., compared pending climate legislation to the successful ...

April 30, 2009

DOE, Hospitals Aim for Reduced GHG Emissions

DOE, Hospitals Aim for Reduced GHG Emissions

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched the Hospital Energy Alliance (HEA) to drive energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the healthcare ...

April 30, 2009

Leading Packaged Food Companies Continue to Use BPA Chemical

Leading Packaged Food Companies Continue to Use BPA Chemical

Fourteen of the largest public packaged food and beverage companies still use chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in their packaging despite studies linking the synthetic sex hormone to ...

April 30, 2009

Energy Tech Sales Help Siemens Beat Profit Estimates

Energy Tech Sales Help Siemens Beat Profit Estimates

While being battered by the global recession, European manufacturing giant Siemens AG nonetheless beat its quarterly profit estimates, based in part on strong sales of wind turbines and electrical transformers. Munich-based Siemens's main industry, energy ...

April 30, 2009

Abbott Cuts CO2 Emissions and Water Use by 15% in 2008

Abbott Cuts CO2 Emissions and Water Use by 15% in 2008

Abbott has reduced its CO2 emissions and water use by 15 percent in 2008, according to the company's 2008 Global Citizenship Report. The report provides an ...

April 30, 2009

Chicago May Get Largest U.S. Urban Solar Plant

Chicago May Get Largest U.S. Urban Solar Plant

On the south side of Chicago, a former industrial park is the proposed site of a $60 million project to add 10 MW of solar photovoltaic ...

April 30, 2009

110 More Kohl’s Stores Earn Energy Star Rating

110 More Kohl’s Stores Earn Energy Star Rating

Kohl's Department Stores has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR label for 110 additional stores, and became the first specialty department store to ...

April 30, 2009

The Key to Major Data Center Savings? Concrete Floors

The Key to Major Data Center Savings? Concrete Floors

By simply using concrete floors and an overhead cooling system, it has been found that a company can gain IT data center energy efficiency. Because such a ...

April 30, 2009

73% of Americans Look to Technology to Solve US Problems

73% of Americans Look to Technology to Solve US Problems

To help the United States achieve long-term success, investing in innovation and advanced technology is the key, according to 73 percent of Americans surveyed in March ...

April 30, 2009

US Adds 2,800 MW of Wind Energy in 1Q 2009

US Adds 2,800 MW of Wind Energy in 1Q 2009

More than 2,800 megawatts of wind energy industry was installed in the United States over the of the first quarter of 2009. That's enough to power ...

April 30, 2009

Device Lets Computers ‘Sleep’ Yet Function, Saves 80% Energy

Device Lets Computers ‘Sleep’ Yet Function, Saves 80% Energy

A new computer device promises to gain the efficiency of letting a computer "sleep" yet still allow it to perform some basic functions like instant messaging ...

April 30, 2009

Starbucks Cuts Monthly Water Use to 24 Gallons Per SF

Starbucks Cuts Monthly Water Use to 24 Gallons Per SF

Starbucks has launched its new interactive Global Responsibility annual report with a customizable report feature at the Starbucks Shared website. The latest report shows that the ...

April 29, 2009

Climate Change Is Coming, Is Your Company Ready?

Climate Change Is Coming, Is Your Company Ready?

The Obama Administration-backed 2009 Waxman-Markey House Draft and the America's Climate Security Act of 2008 (2008 Senate Bill) proposes an 83 percent reduction in GHG emissions ...

April 29, 2009

Nissan, Seattle Plan for Electric Cars

Nissan, Seattle Plan for Electric Cars

Seattle is working with Renault-Nissan to add recharging stations for electric vehicles, according to a press release. Renault-Nissan has been working with a number of cities ...

April 29, 2009

Philadelphia Strives to Be America’s No. 1 Green City

Philadelphia Strives to Be America’s No. 1 Green City

Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter and the mayor's Office of Sustainability have released a comprehensive plan to make Philadelphia the greenest city in the United States by ...

April 29, 2009

Mohawk Fine Papers Named Top Green IT User

Mohawk Fine Papers Named Top Green IT User

Computerworld has released its second annual Top Green-IT Organizations issue, which covers the achievements at 12 IT departments that are reducing power demands and using technology ...

April 29, 2009

Coke Showcases Sustainability in Nation’s Capitol

Coke Showcases Sustainability in Nation’s Capitol

Coca-Cola has chosen Washington, D.C., to make a statement about its commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency. At each step in the manufacturing, ...

April 29, 2009

GPMGD Eclipses 1,000 MW in Renewables Purchased

GPMGD Eclipses 1,000 MW in Renewables Purchased

Collectively, members of the Green Power Market Development Group have purchased 1,000 megawatts worth of renewable energy over the past nine years, according to a press release. The group, which was formed in 2000 by the ...

April 29, 2009

Electrolux To Reduce Energy Use 15%

Electrolux To Reduce Energy Use 15%

By 2103, Electrolux, which sells the Electrolux, AEG-Electrolux, Eureka and Frigidaire brands, aims to reduce its own energy use 15 percent in factories, offices and warehouses from ...

April 29, 2009

Jones Lang LaSalle Quantifies Clients’ Carbon Footprint

Jones Lang LaSalle Quantifies Clients’ Carbon Footprint

In 2008, Jones Lang LaSalle helped reduce its real estate clients' carbon footprints by more than 438,000 tons. The efforts generated $95 million in energy savings ...

April 29, 2009

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