November, 2009
Costa Cruises Cuts Fuel and Water Use by 5%
Costa Cruises, a cruise line and travel company based in Europe, has cut fuel and potable water consumption by five percent during the fiscal year ...
Climategate: Environmentalists versus climate-change deniers
There are two sides to every story as evidenced by the various opinions across the Web about the recent release of hacked emails and documents ...
Dallas Creating a Carbon-Neutral Urban Block
Dallas aims to take a vacant inner-city block behind City Hall and transform it into a carbon-neutral, sustainable community.
Urban Re:Vision- Dallas ...
New SAP HQ Expected to be 40-50% More Efficient
In building its $90 million new headquarters in Philadelphia, SAP America is expecting energy and water savings of 40-50 percent, when compared to similar buildings.
SAP, ...
Thieves Drunk on Napa Valley Winery Solar Panels
While Napa Valley wineries have been adding solar panels in unprecedented numbers, the solar arrays have posed an easy target for thieves in the ...
Oregon Over-incentifies Renewable Energy, Critics Say
Running counter to Oregon's incentify-it-and-they-will-come strategy for renewable energy, critics say that the state is literally and figuratively throwing money into the wind.
At the ...
Travelocity Uses Facebook to Promote Travel Carbon Offsetting
While at least one travel agency is ditching the notion of using carbon offsets for air travel, a prominent U.S.-based Internet booking agent still ...
Wal-Mart Turns Corrugated Waste into Pizza Boxes
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is collecting cardboard from some of its stores, to be turned into boxes for its private-label take-and-bake pizzas, reports Supermarket ...
Despite Growth in Wind and Solar, Hydro Accounts for 70% of U.S. Renewable Energy
While the use of solar, wind and other renewable energy continues to grow, hydroelectric energy continues to account for the lion's share of U.S. renewable energy, ...
Seizing the Reins on Sustainability
While most executives realize that sustainability could have vast implications for their business, our research reveals that few companies are acting meaningfully on ...
Around the Web – Ethanol, World Cup, Coke, Daewoo, 2010 Trends
Today's news from around the Web.
Green jobs in state getting little stimulus help
LA Times
SA launches ‘greening' strategy for 2010 World Cup
Engineering New...
China Sets Emissions Reduction Target
China will cut its "carbon intensity" or greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) by 40 to 45 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, ...
UK’s Top Brands Fail to Disclose Emissions Data
Google, Burger King, Dyson, Facebook, McKinsey, Amazon and Iceland are some of the 250 top brands that failed to disclose carbon-emissions performance data, according to the ...
2010 Solar Pricing To Be About Half the 2008 Cost
By the end of the year, the levelized cost of adding solar should be about half what it was in ...
15 States Get Failing Grades on Net Metering
When it comes to net metering and interconnection standards, more states received failing grades of "F" than did passing grades of "A."
Make ...
The Outdoor Office: An Emerging Business Concept
Eco-culture stepped into the corporate playing field as soon as business started realizing the money saving and PR benefits of going green. Since then ...
DOE Invests $18M into Small Business Clean Energy Research
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $18 million in funding from the stimulus act to small businesses for the development and deployment of clean ...
Scarce Water Resources a Growing Business Risk
Increasing demand for water resources is a growing business risk, a major economic threat, and a challenge for the sustainability of communities, according to a global resources ...
LEDs Light Up Boston Common
The city of Boston continues its "green" city initiatives to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions by upgrading streetlights with new light-emitting diode (LED) ...
5-Step Guide to Financing Rooftop Solar
Most businesses acknowledge the inherent benefits of using the sun to generate clean energy while, at the same time, saving on utility bills. ...
