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Greenpeace Says Big Brands Destroying Rainforest

Greenpeace Says Big Brands Destroying Rainforest
A three-year investigation by Greenpeace into Brazil's cattle industry shows that ...
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Coffee Maker Offers $800,000 in Climate Change Grants

Coffee Maker Offers $800,000 in Climate Change Grants
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is encouraging organizations to apply for grants to help respond to climate change. Green Mountain Coffee will award four ...
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Global Hospitality Industry Taking Green Steps

Global Hospitality Industry Taking Green Steps
Government agencies, developers, and operators in the hospitality industry have numerous opportunities to jump on the green bandwagon, found Ernst & Young ...
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Marriott Promo Benefits Amazon Rainforest

Marriott Promo Benefits Amazon Rainforest
Marriott announced that it will contribute funds to protect the endangered Brazilian Amazonas rainforest on behalf of its customers who book ...
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Mexico’s First LEED Gold Rating: HSBC Tower

Mexico’s First LEED Gold Rating: HSBC Tower
The HSBC Tower in downtown Mexico City is the first building in Latin America to receive LEED Gold certification from the Mexico ...
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Merrill Lynch Launches Client-Based ‘Climate Change Solution’

Merrill Lynch Launches Client-Based ‘Climate Change Solution’
Merrill Lynch has launched "Green & Gold," what it describes as "a full-service climate change solution with a strong focus on ...
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Dole Offsets Transport of Bananas and Pineapples in Costa Rica

Dole Offsets Transport of Bananas and Pineapples in Costa Rica
Dole says that its operating division in Costa Rica will purchase carbon offsets from the Costa Rican Government's program ...
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Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Announced, Chevron Hits the Ceiling

Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Announced, Chevron Hits the Ceiling
The 2008 Goldman Environmental Prize recipients have been named and Chevron isn't happy. The prizes reward grass-roots environmental ...
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Marriott Steps Up Green Efforts With $2M Rainforest Pledge

Marriott Steps Up Green Efforts With $2M Rainforest Pledge
Marriott International has signed an agreement with the state of Amazonas to help protect 1.4 million acres of endangered ...
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Starbucks Helps Growers Enter Carbon Credit Biz

Starbucks Helps Growers Enter Carbon Credit Biz
Some Fortune 500 companies are getting involved in ecosystem services. That is, finding ways to repay nature for the ...
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Tate & Lyle Promotes Fairtrade Commitment

Tate & Lyle Promotes Fairtrade Commitment
Here's a look at an ad for Tate & Lyle's taste and smile initiative, which promotes the company's sugar trade commitment ...
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CEOs Sign Numerous Environmental Pledges At Global Compact Summit

CEOs Sign Numerous Environmental Pledges At Global Compact Summit
A flurry of press releases have come out of the Global Compact leaders Summit that's finishing up in Geneva. Top executives of corporations such ...
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Recent RFPs

Recent RFPs
April 2007 (via CEEP)  Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate U.S. & China Clean Water and Clean Energy  ...
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GM Facilities Cut Energy Use by 25%

General Motors reduced its energy use by 25 percent and added solar and landfill gas as energy sources at its ...
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Dow Unveils New Solar Material, Could Ease Silicon Shortages

Dow Corning has produced a solar-grade silicon derived from metallurgical silicon that the company said exhibits good solar cell performance characteristics ...
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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’

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

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

CBO: Cap-And-Trade to Cost $175 Per Household

CSR Reports

SAB Miller Targets 25% Reduction in Water Used in Brewing

Molson Coors Cuts CO2 Emissions by 12%

Successful Design in CSR Reporting, Part 2

Major Players

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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