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Lamborghini Stampedes Toward Hybrid Car

Lamborghini Stampedes Toward Hybrid Car
While anathema to some Italian sports car enthusiasts, the Lamborghini of the future may well have a hybrid powertrain. Known for thirsty V8s ...

Boston-Power Gets Into Lithium-ion Car Battery Market

Boston-Power Gets Into Lithium-ion Car Battery Market
Boston-Power, known for its lithium-ion battery packs used in Hewlett-Packard laptops, is ...

Sprint Surpasses Recycling Goal, Sharp Adds Solar Cell Phone

Sprint Surpasses Recycling Goal, Sharp Adds Solar Cell Phone
As one major cell phone carrier labors to recycle obsolete units, a manufacturer ...

GE Ecomagination Revenue Grows 21% to $17B

GE Ecomagination Revenue Grows 21% to $17B
In its most recent CSR report, GE shows that it has reduced ...

Chrysler, Ford Seek Green Advances in Vehicles

Chrysler, Ford Seek Green Advances in Vehicles
Chrysler, which has operated from bankruptcy since April 30, is seeking another lifeline ...

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Interchangeable Battery Electric Car Demonstrated

Interchangeable Battery Electric Car Demonstrated
Better Place, a California company, is testing ...

GE Invests Heavily in Sodium Battery Technology

GE Invests Heavily in Sodium Battery Technology
GE is adding a new business unit that will develop and produce sodium ...

Ford Shifting SUV Plant to Electric Vehicles

Ford Shifting SUV Plant to Electric Vehicles
Ford is retooling a Michigan SUV plant to produce its more fuel-efficient Ford ...

Sony Adds Recycling Kiosks at Retail

Sony Adds Recycling Kiosks at Retail
Sony Electronics has added recycling kiosks at more than 80 retailers so far, ...

Four Lithium-Ion Battery Makers Setting Up Shop in Michigan

Four Lithium-Ion Battery Makers Setting Up Shop in Michigan
Michigan's sagging manufacturing base is getting a boost from makers of lithium-ion batteries, ...

A New Generation of Batteries Awaits

A New Generation of Batteries Awaits
If you are a parent, homeowner or someone who frequently uses a cell ...

Dewalt Offers $10 Discount to Promote Battery Recycling

Dewalt Offers $10 Discount to Promote Battery Recycling
To help increase the recycling of batteries used in portable power tools, ...

FedEx Reduces Fuel Use 26% With Hybrid Trial

FedEx Reduces Fuel Use 26% With Hybrid Trial
In an extended trial period using hybrid diesel trucks from Iveco, FedEx has ...

Mitsubishi Has Big Plans for Electric Vehicles

Mitsubishi Has Big Plans for Electric Vehicles
Mitsubishi says its will boost its production target for i-Miev electric cars ...

Better Battery Management Can Save Money

Better Battery Management Can Save Money
Corporate managers are starting to view lift-truck batteries as motive-power assets worthy of careful ...

Stimulus Package Delivers $2.4 Billion for Electric Vehicle Projects

Stimulus Package Delivers $2.4 Billion for Electric Vehicle Projects
President Barack Obama has announced the launch of two major electric ...

IBM Joins Smart-grid Consortium

IBM Joins Smart-grid Consortium
IBM has joined the EDISON research consortium, a Denmark-based collaborative aimed at developing an intelligent infrastructure for large-scale adoption of electric vehicles ...

Volkswagen Teams with Toshiba to Sell Electric Car by 2012

Volkswagen Teams with Toshiba to Sell Electric Car by 2012
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LG and Samsung Announce Solar-Charging Phones

LG and Samsung Announce Solar-Charging Phones
LG and Samsung are both launching cell phones with built-in solar panels for recharging ...

Ingram Book Co. Saves with Energy Efficient Warehousing

Ingram Book Co. Saves with Energy Efficient Warehousing
Ingram Book Co. distributes over 30 million books a year from a 355,000 square foot warehouse in Oregon, reports the News-Review. ...
Consumers Prefer ‘100% Natural’ Label Over ‘Organic’

Consumers Prefer ‘100% Natural’ Label Over ‘Organic’

In a study of consumer opinions of marketing claims, survey respondents identified most ...

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WWF Ranks US 7th Among G8 on Climate Scorecard
Growth of Global Carbon Emissions Cut in Half
Electricity, Heat, Transportation Cause 60% of Emissions

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Carbon Management IS Information Management

Carbon Management IS Information Management

For most organizations today, sophisticated carbon management is simply not possible. At best, ... continue »

The Hope Behind The Holes In The Climate Bill
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Shaklee Discusses its Green Strategies

Shaklee Discusses its Green Strategies

Shaklee Corp. was recognized recently ...

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Sprint Tackles Data Center Improvements
Building a Bridge from Recycled Plastics
The Netherlands Ponders Floating City Architecture
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Marketing

Consumers Prefer ‘100% Natural’ Label Over ‘Organic’

Green Seal Adds First U.S. Standard for Personal Care Products

Show Sustainability Sales Success to Climb Corporate Ranks

Emissions

Cisco Wants to Transform Energy Demand and Use with Smart Buildings

Sony Europe Goes to 100% Renewable Energy

EPA Approves California Emissions Waiver

Hi-Tech

Sony Ericsson Joins Nokia, Samsung as ‘Greener’ Electronics Makers

Online Calculator Gauges IT Data Center Costs and Carbon Footprint

Microsoft Reduces Windows 7 Packaging

Efficiency

Black & Veatch HQ to Showcase Sustainability

Raytheon Meets Green Goals with IT Help

Yahoo! Dropping Carbon Offsets for Greener Data Centers

Manufacturing

Electronics Firms Face Off Against Mandated Recycling Programs

Leading Mobile Phone Makers Agree to Develop Universal Charger

Panasonic Cuts Manufacturing Emissions With Simulation Tech

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Sustainable Agriculture Requires Farm Modernization, Free Markets, Tech Adoption

Audi Promotes Clean Diesel via Facebook, Carbon Offsets

CBO: Cap-And-Trade to Cost $175 Per Household

CSR Reports

SAB Miller Targets 25% Reduction in Water Used in Brewing

Molson Coors Cuts CO2 Emissions by 12%

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Major Players

Fuel Cell Systems to Power 30% of Coca-Cola NY Facility

Australia Joins Carbon Reduction Label Scheme

CSX to Cut CO2 Emissions by 8%

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