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EBAY'S WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM PAYS FOR ITSELF

eBay saves water and energy with a program that'll achieve ROI within 18 months. How much could you save? Go to calculator>>

CLEAN ENERGY DOESN'T GET ANY COOLER THAN THIS

Hybrid Cooling Solutions from Ice Energy. There's no cooler way to improve your bottom line. Discover the power of Ice. >>

CUT ENERGY COSTS WITH VMWARE VIRTUALIZATION

Eliminate server sprawl, reduce costs and save energy with VMware Virtualization >>

FINALLY! NEXT-GENERATION CARBON MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FOR BUSINESSES

Clear Standards environmental intelligence software helps businesses measure, analyze, and reduce their carbon footprint. No more spreadsheets! >>

Carbon Offset Companies Criticized, TerraPass Responds

A close look at several carbon offset transactions - including those involving the Oscar presenters and Vail Resorts - reveals that some deals ...

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Small Business Energy Efficiency Quiz

With the right upgrades, the typical small business can cut its energy bill up to 30 percent and see a payback on ...

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EU Leaders Agree: 20% Green Power by 2020

EU leaders agreed Friday that a fifth of the bloc's energy will come from green power sources by 2020, AP reports. ...

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Smithfield Joins CCX, Will Cut Emissions 6% by 2010

Smithfield Foods is joining the Chicago Climate Exchange and has committed to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. by a ...

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New Leaf Paper Manufactures with 100% Renewable Energy

All of New Leaf Paper inventory items are now being manufactured with renewable energy, making it the first paper company in the U.S. ...

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Johnson Controls Launches New Renewable Energy Services

Johnson Controls is expanding its business services to include the design, installation and servicing of geothermal, solar, biomass, wind and other ...

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Bush’s Budget Earmarks $24 Billion for Department of Energy

President Bush's $24.3-billion budget for the Department of Energy remains a tiny part of the overall $2.9-trillion budget plan for 2008. the Detroit ...

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BP to Provide $500 Million Grant to Energy Biosciences Institute

BP's Energy Biosciences Institute will work with the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Illinois to research the creation of renewable energy. BP ...

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NFL Plants Trees, Buys RECs & Feels Heat

The National Football League is planting 3,000 mangroves and other trees native to Florida in an effort to tackle the the Super ...

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BMW Among EPA’s Landfill Methane Partner Award Winners

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Landfill Methane Outreach Program has assisted in developing over 325 landfill gas projects in the past ...

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Bush’s State of the Union Energy Plan Gets Mixed Reaction

President Bush set a goal of reducing U.S. gasoline consumption by 20 percent in the next 10 years during last night's ...

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GE, AES to Develop Carbon Emission Reduction Projects & Sell Offsets

AES and GE Energy Financial Services are creating a partnership to develop greenhouse gas emission reduction projects in the ...

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Salesforce Goes Carbon Neutral in 2007

Salesforce.com has launched a new initiative it's calling Earthforce with the goal of creating a carbon neutral salesforce.com in 2007. ...

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First Commercial Biomass Unit in U.S. in Final Stage

Siskiyou Opportunity Center in Mount Shasta, California is in the final stage of beginning to produce its own biomass electricity from wood ...

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IRS Approves 610 CREBs Applications

Last week, the IRS announced that 610 projects have been given the authority to issue Clean Renewable Energy Bonds, New Rules ...

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City of Millbrae Powers Wastewater Treatment Plant on Kitchen Grease

Millbrae, California's Water Pollution Control Plant is using inedible kitchen grease from restaurants to naturally produce biogas for generating renewable power ...

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