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House Appropriations Clears EPA Spending Bill

House Appropriations Clears EPA Spending Bill
The House Appropriations Committee has approved a $10.6-billion spending bill for the U.S. ...
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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 ...
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Made of Veggies, Powered by Chocolate

Made of Veggies, Powered by Chocolate
After you run it in a race, can you cook it ...
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EPA Renewable Fuel Standard To Foster Advanced Biofuels

EPA Renewable Fuel Standard To Foster Advanced Biofuels
In the face of declining U.S. biofuel production, the White House is forming ...
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FedEx Plans to Use 30% Biofuels by 2030

FedEx Plans to Use 30% Biofuels by 2030
By 2030, FedEx plans to obtain 30 percent of its fuel from biodiesel, ...
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California Pushes Through Low-Carbon Fuels

California Pushes Through Low-Carbon Fuels
California's Air Resources Board voted to adopt a regulation that will put ...
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Lockheed Martin Expanding Into Green Market

Lockheed Martin Expanding Into Green Market
As part of the expansion into the renewable energy market, Lockheed Martin Co. has ...
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Earth Biofuels Changes Name to Evolution Energy

Earth Biofuels Changes Name to Evolution Energy
Dallas-based Earth Biofuels Inc., known for its biodiesel and ethanol operations, is changing its name to Evolution Energy Inc. The name change ...
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Clean Energy Patents: Wind Up, Solar Flat, Fuel Cells Still King

Clean Energy Patents: Wind Up, Solar Flat, Fuel Cells Still King
Clean energy patents reached their highest level to date in 2008, according to ...
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Turning Brewing Waste Into Ethanol

Turning Brewing Waste Into Ethanol
E-Fuel Corp. and Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. are working together to produce ethanol from ...
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Shell Accused of Greenwashing, Again

Shell Accused of Greenwashing, Again
Royal Dutch Shell has been accused of exaggerating environmental policies in the ...
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Forest Industry Turns Green to Make Green

Forest Industry Turns Green to Make Green
With lumber and paper markets depressed, forest industry leaders are shifting focus to the production of renewable energy, writes Don Brunell, ...
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Biofuels Reality For Airlines Within 3 to 5 Years

Biofuels Reality For Airlines Within 3 to 5 Years
Japan Airlines recently became the first Asian carrier to fly using blended biofuel in what is seen as an increasing ...
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Wal-Mart Tests New Trucks, Surpasses Fuel Efficiency Goals

Wal-Mart Tests New Trucks, Surpasses Fuel Efficiency Goals
Wal-Mart announced this week that they would be testing four new kinds of ...
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Disneyland Powers Steam Trains With Recycled Cooking Oil

Disneyland Powers Steam Trains With Recycled Cooking Oil
Disneyland Resort is now using recycled cooking oil to power its Disneyland Railroad steam trains, eTurboNews reports. “Now ...
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AEP’s Green Fleet Recognized By EPA

AEP’s Green Fleet Recognized By EPA
American Electric Power, which operates 110 flex-fuel vehicles, 24 hybrid utility trucks, and more than 80 ...
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Movers Becoming More Eco-Friendly

Movers Becoming More Eco-Friendly
Moving companies are cashing in on consumers desire to go green, reports the New York Times. For years, businesses, supermarkets and pharmacies ...
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General Dynamics Awarded “Green” Jet Engine Contract

General Dynamics Awarded “Green” Jet Engine Contract
 The US Air Force awarded a unit of General Dynamics an $18.5 million contract this month to develop a greener jet engine, ...
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Sainsbury’s To Generate Power From Unsold Food

Sainsbury’s To Generate Power From Unsold Food
Sainsbury's announced that it is planning to divert all UK food waste away from landfill to a biomass plant ...
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Ford’s Gioia Talks Alternative Fuels at the Detroit Auto Show

Ford’s Gioia Talks Alternative Fuels at the Detroit Auto Show
Nancy Gioia, director sustainable mobility technologies and hybrid vehicle programs for Ford Motor Company, discusses alternative fuel vehicles at the  Detroit Auto ...
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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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More Green Products and Services Available for Office Landscaping
More Green Products and Services Available for Office Landscaping

SAB Miller Targets 25% Reduction in Water Used in Brewing
SAB Miller Targets 25% Reduction in Water Used in Brewing

Cisco Wants to Transform Energy Demand and Use with Smart Buildings
Cisco Wants to Transform Energy Demand and Use with Smart Buildings

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

Energy Star Homes Save $250M on Utility Bills in 2008
Energy Star Homes Save $250M on Utility Bills in 2008

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

Black & Veatch HQ to Showcase Sustainability
Black & Veatch HQ to Showcase Sustainability

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

Electronics Firms Face Off Against Mandated Recycling Programs
Electronics Firms Face Off Against Mandated Recycling Programs

REI, Founding Farmers, North Face Win A.R.E. Sustainability Awards
REI, Founding Farmers, North Face Win A.R.E. Sustainability Awards

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Carbon Management IS Information Management

Carbon Management IS Information Management

Jon Z. Bentley
IBM Global Business Services

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

The Hope Behind The Holes In The Climate Bill
Energy Costs Rising, Regulations Imminent - Are You Ready?
Energy - It Just Doesn’t Add Up
FTC on Greenwashing: Is That All There Is?

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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’

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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

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CSR Reports

SAB Miller Targets 25% Reduction in Water Used in Brewing

Molson Coors Cuts CO2 Emissions by 12%

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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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