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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 ...

October 27, 2009

Supply Chain Needs to Measure Carbon Footprint

Supply Chain Needs to Measure Carbon Footprint

Peter Graf, Chief Sustainability Officer for SAP, discusses how companies in the business ...

October 27, 2009

TX, NY and MD Schools Top EPA’s Green Power Schools Ranking

TX, NY and MD Schools Top EPA’s Green Power Schools Ranking

Schools in New York, Texas and Maryland top the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's inaugural ranking of the top 20 primary and secondary schools nationwide that ...

October 27, 2009

94% Think of Energy Efficiency When it Comes to ‘Sustainable Production’

94% Think of Energy Efficiency When it Comes to ‘Sustainable Production’

Energy efficiency (94 percent), followed by waste reduction and environmental impact (both 78 percent), are the first things that corporations consider when they decide to pursue ...

October 26, 2009

Leading CEOs Advise Congress to Support All Energy Sources, Electric Grid

Leading CEOs Advise Congress to Support All Energy Sources, Electric Grid

Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers at leading U.S. companies, is urging Congress and the Obama Administration to support renewable and traditional sources of ...

October 22, 2009

CA, MA and CT Tops in Energy Efficiency

CA, MA and CT Tops in Energy Efficiency

The current economic downturn is not derailing state-level efforts to improve their energy efficiency in areas such as buildings, industry and transportation systems, according to ...

October 22, 2009

ABC Criticized for ‘Vastly Polluting PR Stunt’

ABC Criticized for ‘Vastly Polluting PR Stunt’

As ABC begins promoting its "V" series, the broadcaster is coming under fire for its method of promoting the show. ABC is owned by Walt Disney ...

October 21, 2009

GE, Whirlpool, Others Launch Smart Green Grid Initiative

GE, Whirlpool, Others Launch Smart Green Grid Initiative

GE, Whirlpool Corp. and other technology and utility businesses have established a new collaborative effort aimed at demonstrating the ...

October 21, 2009

Mohawk Fine Paper Joins U.S. Chamber Exodus

Mohawk Fine Paper Joins U.S. Chamber Exodus

Citing its disapproval with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's position on climate change, another company has left the fold. Mohawk Fine Paper believes that to belong ...

October 21, 2009

Supply Chain Sustainability Fits Into Corporate Branding

Supply Chain Sustainability Fits Into Corporate Branding

Michael Levine, of Epstein, Becker & Green, discusses how brands integrate sustainability principles ...

October 15, 2009

Wells Fargo Targets 20% U.S. Emissions Cut

Wells Fargo Targets 20% U.S. Emissions Cut

Banking giant Wells Fargo & Co. plans to reduce its U.S. greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent by 2018, compared to a 2008 baseline. The ...

October 15, 2009

Voluntary Carbon Market Found Lacking

Voluntary Carbon Market Found Lacking

Industry players in the voluntary carbon market are unhappy with the lack of meaningful emission cuts, yet voluntary emissions cuts continue to gain steam. For instance, ...

October 15, 2009

Stop Cooling the Data Center

Stop Cooling the Data Center

Cooling is not going to be a major contributor to data center costs in five years. In fact, in five years, the temperature in ...

October 15, 2009

Renewables More Viable at Commercial Buildings After DC Power Standard

Renewables More Viable at Commercial Buildings After DC Power Standard

Businesses are now able to more easily adopt renewable energy sources and energy-saving devices with the introduction of the first DC power standard for commercial buildings. ...

October 14, 2009

VSP Vision Care HQ Cuts Energy Use 27%

VSP Vision Care HQ Cuts Energy Use 27%

All four buildings on VSP Vision Care's Rancho Cordova, Calif., campus have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star for superior energy efficiency. Three ...

October 14, 2009

Staples, Dogwood Alliance Promote Forest Carbon Offsets

Staples, Dogwood Alliance Promote Forest Carbon Offsets

Once upon a time at loggerheads, Staples and the Dogwood Alliance have come to an agreement that should help protect forests by ...

October 12, 2009

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 ...

October 10, 2009

Greener Dawn Building Goes Carbon Neutral

Greener Dawn Building Goes Carbon Neutral

After relocating to a building that takes advantage of natural ventilation to reduce heating and cooling bills, and purchasing carbon credits to ...

October 9, 2009

Energy Secretary Chu: Apple Leaving Chamber ‘Wonderful’

Energy Secretary Chu: Apple Leaving Chamber ‘Wonderful’

Stepping into controversial territory, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that Apple's decision to leave the U.S. Chamber of Commerce was "wonderful." Speaking to reporters at a ...

October 9, 2009

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 ...

October 7, 2009

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