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Fossil Fuel Emissions Rose 29% since 2000
A report (PDF) by scientists shows that emissions are outpacing the ability of ocean and land carbon sinks to soak up carbon dioxide from the ...
Corporate Jetsetters Can be Carbon Offsetters
A new program from InJet, which offers private corporate jet services, will allow companies and individuals to offset the emissions of their flights. The InJet Green program, ...
Senate Climate Bill May be Reshaped by Coal States
Senators from states heavily reliant on coal-fired electricity want the climate bill to apportion more free carbon permits to their states, reports Reuters. Without such changes, ...
Sustainable Property Management: Reducing Carbon And Cost
Many organizations are facing increasing cost challenges and pressure to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions. One area of opportunity they're beginning to recognize for ...
Healthcare Sector Accounts for 8% of U.S. Carbon Footprint
The U.S. healthcare sector accounts for nearly a tenth of the country's carbon-dioxide emissions, according to University of Chicago researchers. The research takes into account ...
First Large-scale ‘Living Building’ to be Constructed
The Oregon Sustainability Center, which is being called the first large-scale "living ...
First All-Hybrid FedEx Facility Established
The Bronx, New York, operation of FedEx will become the company's first to exclusively use hybrid delivery vans. The addition of 51 new delivery ...
JohnsonDiversey Ups GHG Reduction Target to 25%
JohnsonDiversey plans to more than triple its original greenhouse gas reduction commitment, from 8 percent to 25 percent by the end of 2013. JohnsonDiversey made the ...
Wal-Mart Adding LEDs to 650 Stores
Megaretailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to use LED lights inside 650 new and renovated stores. Cree Inc. has been selected to handle the installation, ...
SC Johnson GHG Emissions Down 27% in Last 8 Years
SC Johnson continues to make progress toward its 2011 GHG reduction goals, according to its 2009 responsibility report (PDF). SC Johnson cut greenhouse ...
Senate Tries to Get Past Hot Air in Climate Hearings
With the Senate set to wrap up three days of hearings on the climate bill Oct. 29, stakeholders on all sides of the debate are ramping ...
Google, Microsoft, IBM Could Profit by Pressuring U.S. Chamber, Greenpeace Says
IT stalwarts like Google, Microsoft and IBM would profit by stepping up the pressure on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to modify its climate ...
Supply Chain Needs to Measure Carbon Footprint
Peter Graf, Chief Sustainability Officer for SAP, discusses how companies in the business ...
Jones Lang LaSalle Puts All Properties in Energy Star Program
Jones Lang LaSalle has become the first major real estate service firm to enroll 100 percent of its managed property in the EPA's Energy ...
In First CSR Report, Deloitte Shows 1.3 Metric Tons of Emissions Per Employee
In its first-ever corporate sustainability report, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu reveals that it used more than 308 million kilowatt hours of electricity in 2008, or about ...
Sweden Mandates Carbon Emissions Labels on Food
New labels listing the carbon dioxide emissions associated with the production of foods, from whole wheat pasta to fast food burgers, are appearing on some grocery ...
Energy-Savings Claims Don’t Add Up for Microsoft’s Windows 7
Microsoft is touting its energy-saving features with the new Windows 7 operating system, but is not making any specific claims about how much power Windows 7 ...
Asda Adopting Own Version Wal-Mart’s Packaging Scorecard
Asda, the UK subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., next year will introduce a packaging scorecard similar to what Wal-Mart has been using. The ...
UPS Trying New Hydraulic Hybrid Trucks
Using trucks where the engine has no direct physical link to the wheels, UPS is testing a new hydraulic hybrid system for some of ...
EU Takes Tough Emissions Stance for Planes, Ships
The European Union has adopted a proposal to curb airline's emissions 10 percent by 2020, and that of ships by 20 percent by 2020. The move comes ...
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