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Strategic Energy Supplies Offsets For Clean Air Business Competition

Strategic Energy Supplies Offsets For Clean Air Business Competition
50 MWhs of renewable energy credits (RECs) were provided by Strategic Energy in conjunction with the Great Race for Clean Air -- ...

Monadnock Releases New Edition Of Sustainable Printing Guide

Monadnock Releases New Edition Of Sustainable Printing Guide
Monadnock Paper Mills has announced the third edition of "A Field Guide: Eco-Friendly, Efficient and Effective Print," the ...

ASU Plans 2 MW Solar Installation

ASU Plans 2 MW Solar Installation
Arizona State University will be home to one of the largest solar power installations at any U.S. university once ...

Wind, Solar From Xcel To Power National Conventions

Wind, Solar From Xcel To Power National Conventions
Both the national Democratic and Republican Conventions will receive enough wind power from Xcel Energy's Windsource program to offset ...

Verizon Call-Switching Center Powered By Fuel Cells

Verizon Call-Switching Center Powered By Fuel Cells
Verizon's call-switching center and office building in Garden City, N.Y., uses seven fuel cells, each of which is able ...

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Duke Plans To Get 20 MW Closer To The Sun

Duke Plans To Get 20 MW Closer To The Sun
More details have come out about Duke Energy's $100 million investment in commercial-scale rooftop solar panels, which we ...

International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance Formed

International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance Formed
Eight of the world's leading carbon reduction and offset providers have formed the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance ...

FirmGreen BioFuel To Fuel Ohio Waste Fleet On The Cheap

FirmGreen BioFuel To Fuel Ohio Waste Fleet On The Cheap
A project of FirmGreen will clean raw landfill gas and produce compressed natural gas for use in fleet ...

Sustainability And Marketing Must Walk Hand In Hand

Sustainability And Marketing Must Walk Hand In Hand
In order to effectively communicate their green commitments companies must bridge the gap between technical and marketing experts, AdAge ...

Busch Cleaning Up 20 Percent Of Fleet In High Asthma Area

Busch Cleaning Up 20 Percent Of Fleet In High Asthma Area
Anheuser-Busch will install pollution reducing equipment in 15 delivery trucks that will operate out of its Bronx, N.Y. location. ...

Lexmark Reports Reduced GHG Emissions, Increased Energy And Water Savings

Lexmark Reports Reduced GHG Emissions, Increased Energy And Water Savings
Lexmark's international headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky, reduced its GHG emissions 11 percent in 2006 from the year before, according to the company's ...

IEA: $45 Trillion Needed To Cut CO2 Emissions 50% By 2050

IEA: $45 Trillion Needed To Cut CO2 Emissions 50% By 2050
The International Energy Agency says that it will take $45 trillion in additional clean technology investments between now and 2050 in order ...

Marriott Flips Switch On Tri-Generation Plant

Marriott Flips Switch On Tri-Generation Plant
The New York Marriott Downtown has flipped the switch on a "microturbine farm." The installation of two hotel owner-funded ...

Toyota Fuel Cell Hybrid Goes Twice The Distance

Toyota Fuel Cell Hybrid Goes Twice The Distance
Toyota has developed a new fuel cell (zero pollution) hybrid powered by hydrogen and electricity that can travel more ...

HP Unveils Ambitious Data Center Project, More Efficient Solar Energy System

HP Unveils Ambitious Data Center Project, More Efficient Solar Energy System
HP's research arm HP Labs has announced new sustainability research initiatives the company says will include an industry-first ...

Timberland Gets First LEED Gold For Mall-Based Store

Timberland Gets First LEED Gold For Mall-Based Store
The USGBC has awarded LEED Gold certification for Timberland's Peabody, Mass. store location, and LEED Silver certification for Timberland's ...

Hilton Sets Target Of 20% CO2 Reduction By 2014

Hilton Sets Target Of 20% CO2 Reduction By 2014
Hilton Hotels has announced sustainability targets it aims to reach by 2014. They include: Reducing energy consumption from direct operations ...

New Belgium Brews Up Sustainable Beer

New Belgium Brews Up Sustainable Beer
Greg Owsley, Chief Branding Officer of the New Belgium Brewery, talks about his company's achievements in sustainability, and the insights gained from ...

TerraPass Launches Customizable Offset Portfolio

TerraPass Launches Customizable Offset Portfolio
TerraPass has announced the first version of a feature through which customers buying carbon offsets can direct the company's efforts to ...

HSBC HQ Goes Solar

HSBC HQ Goes Solar
As part of its $90 million Global Environmental Efficiency Program launched last year, HSBC 's Canary Wharf office tower ...

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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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