Archive for April, 2009
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Meme Mine on WWF, WRI Make Last-Minute Pitches on Climate Change
"To the voting public, what the scientists say is irrelevant anymore for if you read..."
john on Electronics Boom, E-Cycling Lags
"When we fail to get the word out about e-cycling, we fail our consumers and our industry- I second..."
Btok on Canada Delays GHG Emissions Regs, Russia Ups Emissions Cuts
"http://www.infowars.com/dr-tim -ball-on-the-significance-o..."
ruffie on Wind Power Investments Grow in North America
"Anyone with any knowledge of the energy business in Canada knows that the majority of smart..."
Rod Johnson on Stimulus Package Delivers $2.4 Billion for Electric Vehicle Projects
"Will this stimulus be extended to other electric utility vehicles?"
Charli on Trade Group on EPA Chemical Regs: ‘If Everything is a Priority, Then Nothing is a Priority’
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James Beddingfield on Oceans May Trap more Carbon than Forests
"Another great thing about an ocean-based carbon sink is that it can’t..."