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Cleantech VC Investment Down 63%
Feeling the pinch of the global economic turndown, U.S. cleantech companies saw venture capital investment of $277 million for the first quarter of 2009, a drop ...
Xerox Solid Ink Printer Cuts Waste 90%, Energy Use 9%
Xerox Corp.'s new high-speed solid ink multifunction printer reduces the environmental impact of office printing, with a cartridge-free design that generates 90 percent less supplies waste ...
FedEx Plans to Use 30% Biofuels by 2030
By 2030, FedEx plans to obtain 30 percent of its fuel from biodiesel, ethanol and other second-generation biofuels. The biodiesel would be derived from jatropha and the ...
The Key to Major Data Center Savings? Concrete Floors
By simply using concrete floors and an overhead cooling system, it has been found that a company can gain IT data center energy efficiency. Because such a ...
Device Lets Computers ‘Sleep’ Yet Function, Saves 80% Energy
A new computer device promises to gain the efficiency of letting a computer "sleep" yet still allow it to perform some basic functions like instant messaging ...
Jones Lang LaSalle Quantifies Clients’ Carbon Footprint
In 2008, Jones Lang LaSalle helped reduce its real estate clients' carbon footprints by more than 438,000 tons. The efforts generated $95 million in energy savings ...
CFL Bulbs Sold in Mail-ready Recycling Container
One of the few knocks on compact fluourescent lightbulbs has been the fact that they contain mercury and are not easily recyclable and therefore must be ...
GE Sees $4B Potential in Smart Grids
Within three or four years, GE is poised to reap as much as $4 billion a year in revenue from smart grid technologies, said John Krenicki, ...
Marriott, Hotel Industry Continue ‘Green’ Push
The hotel and hospitality industry continues to make gains in adding energy efficiency -- both on the back end and the front end -- and in ...
LEED Professional Accreditation Hits 100,000, Two New APs Added
More than 101,000 green building professionals have been certified as LEED Accredited Professional (AP), according to the Green Building Certification Institute. With the ...
IT Study: Virtualization, Video Conferencing Can Save Big Money
Looking forward, the IT industry can expect virtualization to dramatically reduce energy use and hardware outlays, and increased use of teleconferencing will result in less business travel, reducing companies' carbon footprint. The server virtualization software market ...
Bank of New York Mellon Adds Renewable Energy Sources, Boosts Recycling
In accordance with its corporate sustainability measures, at least one branch office of the Bank of New York Mellon is recycling three-quarters of all ...
Avoiding Pitfalls on the Sustainability Path to Shareholder Value
Doing good for the environment and society has long differentiated consumer product companies, like Patagonia. The ROI associated with its closed-loop recycling system for polyester, ...
The Smart Grid Faces Off Against Privacy Rights
It's hard to look at a Web browser these days without reading about how an online carbon calculator, smartly tied into the electrical grid, is the ...
IBM Launches New Supply Chain Service
As much as 80 percent of supply chain greenhouse gas emissions occur outside of a company's own operations, but companies can reduce overall emissions from shipped ...
Online Tools Offer Ways to Add Solar, Wind in Harmony With Nature
To some renewable energy companies, a huge swath of barren desert may seem like the perfect place to set up a major solar installation. But certain ...
Business Travelers Identify Top 10 Challenges to Green Corporate Travel
Attendees of the Green Travel Summit identified the top 10 challenges they see preventing more green corporate travel. According to a press release, here are ...
Purdue Helps Company Reduce Energy Ahead of Projection
Indiana companies are saving energy and reducing operating costs thanks to the Energy Efficiency Program offered by the Indiana Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center through Purdue University's ...
Ecos, Coca-Cola Deliver Sustainability Solutions to Restaurants
With the help of Ecos Business Solutions, Coca-Cola is sharing what it has learned through its own sustainability efforts with restaurant customers to encourage more sustainable ...
Accenture’s Intelligent City Network to Promote Smart-Grid Deployment
Accenture has launched the Intelligent City Network to coordinate efforts of utilities and city managers who seek to deploy smart grids. Thought leaders will be able to ...
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Rick Row on Climate Scientists Alleged to Have Manipulated Data
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Pete on Climate Scientists Alleged to Have Manipulated Data
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