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Emissions Intensity Falling Globally

Emissions intensity, the amount of carbon generated from fossil fuel use per unit of gross domestic product (GDP), fell globally in all but two years between ...

JohnsonDiversey Ups GHG Reduction Target to 25%

JohnsonDiversey plans to more than triple its original greenhouse gas reduction commitment, from 8 percent to 25 percent by the end of 2013. JohnsonDiversey made the ...

Sainsbury’s Offers Free London Electric Car Charging

UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's is installing electric car charging systems at 11 of its London supermarkets. The retailer intends to give away charging services ...

Carbon Trading Could Trigger a ‘Sub-prime Style’ Economic Crash

Plans to expand carbon markets at UN climate talks this December could trigger a second 'sub-prime' style financial collapse and fail to protect the world ...

Peabody, Exxon Accused of Undermining Climate Talks

Negotiations for a new climate treaty in Copenhagen this December are being blocked by a multi-national backlash led by fossil fuel industries and other heavy ...

BMW, Toyota, Ford Tout Eco-cars

More and more automakers are playing up their hybrid cars, and other environmental ...

In ‘Apathy Gap,’ Energy Efficiency at Home Ranks Low

When asked what two home improvement projects consumers would consider if they were given $10,000, improvements related to energy efficiency were outweighed by kitchen/bathroom ...

China Pushes for CO2 Storage, Not Emissions Reductions

The head of the U.S. delegation at U.N. climate talks in Barcelona this week says China should cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, ...

Clean Tech VC Funding On Rebound, Up 50% Since 2nd Quarter

Venture capital funding for the clean tech industry, beleaguered for most of the year, finally rebounded in the third quarter, according to figures from ...

IECC Building Code Recommendations Add Up to 30% in Energy Efficiency Gains

The development committee of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) has recommended the IECC adopt new building codes that would result in 30 percent in energy ...

Disney Buys $7M in Reforestation Offsets, a Corporate Record

Walt Disney Corp., by donating about $7 million to various conservation programs, aims to offset a portion of its emissions. Some are calling the move by ...

McKesson to Save $300K Via Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

McKesson Corp. continues to gain a better understanding of its emissions, energy consumption and water consumption companywide. In the firm's 2008-2009 Corporate Citizenship Report, the ...

Sprint to Save $2.1M With Eco-Friendly Packaging

By redesigning packaging for its phone accessories, Sprint expects to save $2.1 million annually in packaging costs. This represents a 35 percent reduction in ...

U.S. Export-Import Bank Adopts Carbon Policy to Support Renewable Energy

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) says it is the first Export Credit Agency (ECA) to adopt a comprehensive Carbon Policy ...

Greening the Automotive Supply Chain

In the last decade there has been a significant increase in public awareness of the need to conserve energy, recycle waste, and make lifestyle ...

Yokohama Rubber Cuts GHG Emissions 13.4% in 2008

Yokohama Rubber Group's greenhouse gas emissions at operations in Japan were 13.4 percent lower in fiscal year (FY) 2008 than in the base year (1990), marking ...

Electronics Industry Lawsuit Called ‘Attack on States’ Rights’

As the electronics industry continues its lawsuit against New York City's e-waste recycling law, a number of state and local government representatives have signed ...

Wal-Mart Adding LEDs to 650 Stores

Megaretailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to use LED lights inside 650 new and renovated stores. Cree Inc. has been selected to handle the installation, ...

One Committee Down for Senate Climate Bill, Five More to Go

All seven Republicans in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee boycotted voting on the Senate climate bill, allowing the bill pass to pass ...

EU Poised to Give Heavy Industry Free Carbon Permits

European industries including metals, building materials, textiles and ceramics will benefit from free carbon permits, starting in 2013, under the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme. Operators in those ...