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Results From Carbon Footprint Calculators Vary Widely

Results From Carbon Footprint Calculators Vary Widely
A recent University of Washington study found that when the same values were used with 10 different online carbon ...

Hearst Catches Green Flak Over Esquire’s E-Ink Cover

Hearst Catches Green Flak Over Esquire’s E-Ink Cover
Esquire Magazine, published by Hearst, is taking heat (here & here) over the use of E-Ink in its upcoming 75th ...

Dell Releases Corporate Responsibility Report

Dell Releases Corporate Responsibility Report
Dell has released its corporate responsibility report for FY 2008 (PDF). Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions increased ...

Sainsbury Saves At Checkout With Two-Sided Receipt Printers

Sainsbury Saves At Checkout With Two-Sided Receipt Printers
UK food retailer Sainsbury's has won the European Retail Solutions Best Green IT Initiative Award 2008 for using simultaneous ...

Coke Cuts Water Use Ratio 3% In 2007

Coke Cuts Water Use Ratio 3% In 2007
Coca-Cola Enterprises, the world's largest marketer, distributor, and producer of Coca-Cola products, has published its third Corporate Responsibility and ...

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Facebook App Tracks Energy Consumption

Facebook App Tracks Energy Consumption
Kevin Muise and Jin Fan of Simon Fraser University in B.C., Canada have launched a power consumption monitoring application ...

Estee Lauder Exec’s Advice On Sustainable Packaging

Estee Lauder Exec’s Advice On Sustainable Packaging
John Delfausse, vice president of package design at Estee Lauder Co., recently tackled the need for sustainable packaging by ...

Postal Service Wants To Green 90% Of Fleet

Postal Service Wants To Green 90% Of Fleet
The U.S. Postal Service is participating in Project Driveway to identify new technologies in hopes of replacing ...

Fujitsu Releases ‘Green Policy 2020,’ Holds Off On Details

Fujitsu Releases ‘Green Policy 2020,’ Holds Off On Details
Fujitsu Group has established "Green Policy 2020," which it calls a "medium-term environmental vision." Fujitsu estimates that its initiatives ...

From Purchaser to Participant – Keeping Consumers’ Interest During Recession

From Purchaser to Participant – Keeping Consumers’ Interest During Recession
Even in times of economic strain, people continue to strive for a feeling of connection by participating and expressing their values through ...

Green Bay Packers Launch Environmental Program

Green Bay Packers Launch Environmental Program
The Green Bay Packers recently announced "Packers Green Team," a new program focusing on the use of renewable resources ...

GM, Utilities Partner to Speed Up Commercialization of Plug-Ins

GM, Utilities Partner to Speed Up Commercialization of Plug-Ins
General Motors Corp. and the Electric Power Research Institute, a consortium of over 30 electric utilities, recently announced a ...

Silk Touts Success Of Green Caps

Silk Touts Success Of Green Caps
Silk Soymilk is touting the success of its Green Caps for Green Energy program that donates 30 kilowatt-hours of green tags, ...

Manufacturers In High Gear To Develop Efficient Light Bulbs

Manufacturers In High Gear To Develop Efficient Light Bulbs
German firm Paulmann and Dutch multinational Philips are just two of the manufacturers developing more energy-efficient lights. One problem, according to Deutsche ...

Half Of S&P 100 Released Sustainability Report In 2007

Half Of S&P 100 Released Sustainability Report In 2007
Over 50 percent of America's largest public traded companies now report on their sustainability effort, and over a third integrate elements of ...

Gore Calls For 100% Clean Energy by 2018, Keeps Straight Face

Gore Calls For 100% Clean Energy by 2018, Keeps Straight Face
Al Gore challenged America to make its electricity production completely carbon-free in 10 years, The Washington Post ...

Retailers Get Strict on Green Standards for Suppliers

Retailers Get Strict on Green Standards for Suppliers
Wal-Mart and Whole Foods made announcements this week requiring that suppliers meet the company's sustainability standards. Wal-Mart Stores recently launched ...

Green GM Dealership In Detroit Cuts Energy More Than 50%

Green GM Dealership In Detroit Cuts Energy More Than 50%
General Motors unveiled a $15 million green dealership outside of Detroit today, AdAge reports. The 64,000-square-foot dealership, owned by ...

Hardee’s Lighting Retrofit Reduces Energy Consumption

Hardee’s Lighting Retrofit Reduces Energy Consumption
Hardee's, a subsidiary of CKE Restaurants Inc., recently began a lighting retrofit in over 300 of its restaurants. Working with Regency ...

EU Harnesses Govt Spending Power to Support Green Products

EU Harnesses Govt Spending Power to Support Green Products
The European Commission recently launched Action plan for sustainable consumption, production and industry, a proposal to curb the environmental impact of ...

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Portugal Points The Way For Renewable Energy Adoption

Portugal Points The Way For Renewable Energy Adoption

As the world reels at the high price of fossil fuels, business and governments are increasingly casting about for renewable energy models.  ... continue »

Raw Sourcing: Glass, Plastic or Aluminum?
Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability
Green Communications: 3 Strategies For Getting Past The Crunch
Beyond Tele-Conferencing: How the IT Sector Can Become a Legitimate Climate Solutions Provider
Green Govt Initiatives Grow, Implementation Lags

Green Govt Initiatives Grow, Implementation Lags

Green government is viewed as an important federal initiative by managers, ranking ahead of efforts related to performance improvement and IT security ...

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Automakers Fall Behind On EU CO2 Targets
Shippers Make Changes To Counter Higher Fuel Prices
California Businesses Campaign Against AB32
Workings Of China’s Solar Wall Discussed

Workings Of China’s Solar Wall Discussed

One of Beijing's new additions is the GreenPix Zero Energy media wall, the largest solar powered LED display in the world, ScribeMedia ...

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Organic to Go CEO Discusses Green Economy
Pitney Bowes On Design Of Eco-Friendly Products
“Virtual Water” Content Of Products Measured
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Workings Of China’s Solar Wall Discussed

Burnes’ Aims to Cut Waste 25% in 3 Years

Smart Companies Stay Ahead Of Green Trends

Emissions

Xcel to Disclose Climate Risks

World Bank: CDM Slow and Expensive

12 States Sue EPA Over Refinery Emissions

Hi-Tech

Uptime CEO: Low PUE Numbers ‘Scientifically Meaningless’

Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability

Fairchild Semiconductor Expands ‘Green’ Effort with Global Team

Efficiency

USDA Awards $35M for Renewables and Energy Efficiency

Cray Unveils Energy Efficient Cooling Tech

Wal-Mart Canada Stores to Cut Energy Use 30%

Manufacturing

ExxonMobil Says New Tire Material Increases Fuel Efficiency

Borealis and Uponor Study Water Footprint Of Plastics Industry

“Virtual Water” Content Of Products Measured

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Tacoma Power Buys $15M in RECs

Constellation NewEnergy Supplies US Open With RECs

ConAgra Buys RECs, Joins Climate Leaders

CSR Reports

Coke Rolled Out ‘Green’ Coolers At Olympics

IBM Launches Eco Data Center in Second Life

Most Companies Skip Getting CSR Reports Assured

Major Players

Microsoft Recycling Program Halves Redmond HQ’s Waste

Vestas Launches $100 Million Consumer Ad Campaign

Samsung Criticized for Lack of Recycling Programs

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