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Utilities Face Cost and Implementation Challenges with Smart-Grid Upgrades

Utilities Face Cost and Implementation Challenges with Smart-Grid Upgrades
In the wake of the Department of Energy's $3.4 billion in grants for various smart-grid projects, local governments and utilities are trying to sort out the ...

Water Conservation A Target for Utilities, Investors

Water Conservation A Target for Utilities, Investors
The notion that water is the next oil, in terms of global supply pressures, continues to gain prescience in light of steps to better ...

Sustainable Tips to Save Small Business Owners Money

Sustainable Tips to Save Small Business Owners Money
In recent years, the notion of a “green economy” has gathered steam. The conversation accelerated when the economy worsened and unemployment rose and ...

Sustainable Property Management: Reducing Carbon And Cost

Sustainable Property Management: Reducing Carbon And Cost
Many organizations are facing increasing cost challenges and pressure to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions. One area of opportunity they're beginning to recognize for ...

Climate Change Poses Threat to Oil, Gas Industry

Climate Change Poses Threat to Oil, Gas Industry
About three-fourths of global oil and gas firms say they believe that climate change could cause business downtime, system failures and safety risks, yet just 19 ...

Truck Fleets Prioritize Fuel Savings, High-Tech Features

Truck Fleets Prioritize Fuel Savings, High-Tech Features
Fleet owner demands for fuel savings, environmental benefits and high-tech features now outweigh brand names as companies make buying decisions, according to a global IBM study. The ...

Google, Microsoft, IBM Could Profit by Pressuring U.S. Chamber, Greenpeace Says

Google, Microsoft, IBM Could Profit by Pressuring U.S. Chamber, Greenpeace Says
IT stalwarts like Google, Microsoft and IBM would profit by stepping up the pressure on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to modify its climate ...

IBM Delves Into Supply Chain Evaluation

IBM Delves Into Supply Chain Evaluation
IBM is launching a new consulting service to capitalize on the growth market in companies attempting to evaluate various environmental metrics about ...

Toyota USA’s Data Center Efficiencies Reduce Energy Use 10%

Toyota USA’s Data Center Efficiencies Reduce Energy Use 10%
Improvements at the data center for Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. should help decrease emissions and energy use, according to a press release. Toyota ...

Electric Vehicles – Getting The Plug-Ins Plugged In

Electric Vehicles – Getting The Plug-Ins Plugged In
It’s an exciting vision, really – a whole new generation of clean, energy-efficient plug-in electric vehicles capable of running for long periods from a ...

IT Plays a Role in Net-Zero Buildings

IT Plays a Role in Net-Zero Buildings
Colin G. Harrison, Director of Corporate Strategy for IBM, discusses how information technology ...

IBM, Intel, HSBC, Unilever, Xerox Top Covalence Ethical Rankings

IBM, Intel, HSBC, Unilever, Xerox Top Covalence Ethical Rankings
IBM garnered the top spot in Covalence's ethical ranking of multinational companies. The ranking looks at 541 companies across 18 sectors. This year, Covalence added two ...

CRO Awards Eight CEOs for Corporate Sustainability

CRO Awards Eight CEOs for Corporate Sustainability
Corporate Responsibility Officer (CRO) magazine has released the winners of its third annual Responsible CEO of the Year Awards. Organizations represented include Hess Oil, Green ...

Smart Grid Projects Get Ready to Roll in the U.S., UAE

Smart Grid Projects Get Ready to Roll in the U.S., UAE
Cisco, together with utility, technology and local government partners, are developing some of the nation's first projects to create a smarter electric grid. General Electric is ...

Businesses Find New Ways to Save Energy, Cost in Data Centers

Businesses Find New Ways to Save Energy, Cost in Data Centers
Whether it's a novel technique to cool data centers like the one tested by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, installation of new hardware chosen by Skyservice Airlines, ...

HP, Dell, J&J, Intel and IBM Top Newsweek’s Inaugural Green Rankings

HP, Dell, J&J, Intel and IBM Top Newsweek’s Inaugural Green Rankings
Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Johnson & Johnson, Intel and IBM are the top five leaders in Newsweek's inaugural environmental rankings of America's 500 largest corporations. The Green Rankings ...

IBM Makes Cities and Utilities Smarter with New Technologies

IBM Makes Cities and Utilities Smarter with New Technologies
Moving forward with its strategy for a Smarter Planet, IBM is helping cities and utilities become smarter by providing new technologies and tools to help them ...

USGBC Wants an Environmental Label for Every Building

USGBC Wants an Environmental Label for Every Building
Every building in the U.S. should have a label as to its environmental impact, said the U.S. Green Building Council's president at the Healthy Buildings meeting. ...

IBM, OASIS Advance Smart Grid Initiatives

IBM, OASIS Advance Smart Grid Initiatives
Smart-grid initiatives are taking the form of many different partnerships including product improvements, standards development and demonstration projects that are designed to improve reliability and efficiency, ...

Supply Chain: Green Or Gold Or Both?

Supply Chain: Green Or Gold Or Both?
Companies face increased stakeholder pressure and government regulation to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. To address this issue, companies must take action within ...

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